Mikako Ichikawa

Biography

Mikako Ichikawa (市川 実日子, Ichikawa Mikako; born 13 June 1978) is a Japanese actress and model born in Tokyo. She has appeared in films including Blue (2001), Cutie Honey (2004), Memories of Matsuko (2006) and Shin Godzilla (2016). Her older sister is the actress and model Miwako Ichikawa.

== Biography == Due to her older sister being in the modeling business, Ichikawa made several appearances in the fashion magazine Olive during her teens. She then became a model in 1994 under exclusive contract with the magazine. In 1998, she started modeling for other magazines such as CUTiE, spoon. and Zipper. She made her acting debut in the 1998 short film How To Jujutsu, directed by Takashi Homma. She has appeared in films including Blue (2001), Cutie Honey (2004), Memories of Matsuko (2006) and Shin Godzilla (2016). For her role in Blue she won the award for Best Actress at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2003 Yokohama Film Festival. Ichikawa's hobbies are photography and handicrafts.

== Filmography ==

=== Film === Timeless Melody (2000) – Chikako Blue (2002) – Kayako Kirishima A Woman's Work (2002) – Rina Lovers' Kiss (2003) – Miki Ozaki Pretty Woman (2003) Cutie Honey (2004) – Natsuko Aki Be with You (2004) – Midori Nagase; Takumi's co-worker Animusu anima (2005) – Office lady Rampo Noir (2005) segment "Kagami jigoku" Memories of Matsuko (2006) – Kumi Kawajiri; Matsuko's sister Ten Dreamy Nights (2006) segment 'The 5th Night' Life Can Be So Wonderful (2007) – Kanoko Megane (2007) Kissho Tennyo (2007) Romantic Prelude (2009) Wandering Home (2010) – Asami Minato Mother Water (2010) – Hatsumi Rent-a-Cat (2012) – Sayoko Our Family (2014) – Kyōko A Living Promise (2016) Museum (2016) Shin Godzilla (2016) – Hiromi Ogashira The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (2017) The Third Murder (2017) – Shinohara Narratage (2017) Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017) Hitsuji no Ki (2018) – Yasu Sakurakōji A Girl Missing (2019) Dad, Chibi is Gone (2019) The Voice of Sin (2020) – Ami Tang and Me (2022) – Sakurako Side by Side (2023) – Shiori Shin Kamen Rider (2023) – Ichiro's mother Last Mile (2024) – Yuko Shoji Route 29 (2024) – Rieko

=== Television === The Great White Tower (2019), Natsumi Nosaka Atsuhime (2008), Narasaki Ryō Come Come Everybody (2021–22), Berry DCU: Deep Crime Unit (2022), Mako Kuroe The Hot Spot (2025), Kiyomi Endo

== Awards and nominations ==

== References ==

== External links == Media related to Mikako Ichikawa at Wikimedia Commons