Mikako Ichikawa

Mikako Ichikawa

Birthday: 1978-06-13

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Biography: Mikako Ichikawa, a celebrated Japanese actress and model, hails from Tokyo, Japan. Her career began as an exclusive model for "Olive," a Japanese fashion magazine, in 1994. She held this role until 1998, and subsequently graced the pages of several other magazines including "CUTiE," "Zipper," "Spoon," "Soen," and "GINZA." In addition to her modeling career, Ichikawa made her acting debut in the short film "How to Jujitsu." Ichikawa's acting prowess has earned her numerous accolades, including the Best Actress Award at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival in 2003 for her performance in "Blue." More recently, in 2016, she received the Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and the 40th Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in "Shin Godzilla."

Movies

Side By Side
Side By Side

Mysterious young man Miyama has the ability to sense the thoughts of other people. The secrets of hi...

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Cutie Honey
Cutie Honey

When Honey's uncle gets kidnapped by the evil criminal gang known as "Panther Claw," she must use he...

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Memories of Matsuko
Memories of Matsuko

While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces toget...

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Glasses
Glasses

An overworked career woman leaves her life in the city for an island vacation only to encounter ecce...

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Be with You
Be with You

Takumi and his six-year-old son, Yuji, haven't come to terms with their wife and mother's death. One...

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Shin Kamen Rider
Shin Kamen Rider

A man forced to bear power and stripped of humanity. A woman skeptical of happiness. Takeshi Hongo, ...

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Documentary "Shin Kamen Rider" ~Behind the Scenes of the Hero Action Challenge~
Documentary "Shin Kamen Rider" ~Behind the Scenes of the Hero Action Challenge~

"Shin Kamen Rider" is the first live-action film directed by Hideaki Anno since "Shin Godzilla" seve...

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Wandering Home
Wandering Home

War photojournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Be...

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Basic Tsukamoto
Basic Tsukamoto

Interview with world renown cult director Shinya Tsukamoto. This interview will tell you how and whe...

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Blue
Blue

An introverted schoolgirl falls in love and starts a relationship with one of her classmates. Set in...

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Smap Short Films
Smap Short Films

Short films by top CM directors and CG creators: MUSIC POWER GO! GO! ダモン君の巻; BUS PANIC!!!; GAME SHIN...

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How to Jiujitsu
How to Jiujitsu

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Rent-a-Cat
Rent-a-Cat

A young woman who rents out cats to lonely old folks finds her life turned upside down when a young ...

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Tang
Tang

Ken Kasugai has been deserted by his wife, because he was absorbed in a game. One day, missing child...

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Tracing Jake
Tracing Jake

Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in man...

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Damejin
Damejin

An off-beat comedy about 3 'damejin' (useless persons), who don't work and spend their lives doing n...

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The Extreme Sukiyaki
The Extreme Sukiyaki

Former college buddies Horaguchi and Okawa suddenly reunite on a whim after 15 years apart and try t...

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Our Family
Our Family

The emotional journey of a four-member family that fails to recognize that it is rapidly growing apa...

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Dead End Run
Dead End Run

A collection of three short films by Japanese visual genius Sogo Ishii. Each short focuses on the pr...

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Mother Water
Mother Water

Set with three central figures, "Mother Water" describes the daily lives of people near the Kamo Riv...

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Rampo Noir
Rampo Noir

An anthology film consisting of four segments based on literary works by Edogawa Ranpo....

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Life Can Be So Wonderful
Life Can Be So Wonderful

Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama from Japan....

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Jam Films 2
Jam Films 2

Jam Films 2 features 4 short films by different Japanese directors....

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Romantic Prelude
Romantic Prelude

An aspiring floral designer and the photographer next door become drawn to each other through the ev...

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Animus Anima
Animus Anima

Tokio (Shugo Oshinari) and his sister Sui (Shiina Eihi) fall in love....

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Last Mile
Last Mile

On the night before ‘Black Friday,’ which is the one of the busiest commerce days, a cardboard box, ...

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Ten Nights of Dreams
Ten Nights of Dreams

Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of...

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Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scra...

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The Scythian Lamb
The Scythian Lamb

Based on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town Uobuka, wh...

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Life Is Journey
Life Is Journey

LIFE IS JOURNEY is an anthology of four stories about people who live in solitude, but who yearn for...

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Museum
Museum

In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in c...

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Route29
Route29

Adapted from a book of poems by poet Taichi Nakao, the film is a road story set in beautiful nature ...

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Kissho Tennyo
Kissho Tennyo

A story about Sayoko Kano, a junior high school student, who is believed to be a descendent of an In...

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A Living Promise
A Living Promise

Yuma Nakahara is the CEO of an IT company and he is a workaholic. He is focused only on expanding hi...

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The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

Mika works as a nurse by day; by night she entertains covetous men at a girls' bar. Shinji is blind ...

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Narratage
Narratage

Izumi is a sophomore university student when she hears from her former high school teacher and mento...

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Timeless Melody
Timeless Melody

Kawamoto works and lives in a dilapidated pool hall which also serves as a rehearsal space for him a...

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Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

Set in an alternate universe, the ancient capital of Kamakura is a vibrant town where fantastical cr...

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Travail
Travail

Asami and Rina are two sisters who are both professional shogi players in the same B League. Both ar...

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ReLIFE
ReLIFE

Arata Kaizaki, a jobless adult, undergoes an experiment that makes him 10 years younger. He goes bac...

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The Third Murder
The Third Murder

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what trul...

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Mountain Days with Tom
Mountain Days with Tom

Hana, Toki and Toki’s daughter Toshi begin to live in the countryside. Hana’s nephew Akira, who just...

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Lovers' Kiss
Lovers' Kiss

In Kamakura, 12th grade Rikako falls in love with Tomoaki Fujii, rumoured to be the school Don Juan ...

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Only the Cat Knows
Only the Cat Knows

Masaru and Yukiko have been married 44 years. They have three children who live independently from t...

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A Girl Missing
A Girl Missing

Ichiko works as a private nurse for a family she almost became a part of. While Ichiko cares for the...

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As a Father of Murderer Son
As a Father of Murderer Son

Keiichi Yoshinaga, who works for a major construction company receives a sudden phone call from his ...

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The Voice of Sin
The Voice of Sin

Eiji Akutsu is a newspaper reporter. He is working on unsolved case that took place 30 years ago. Th...

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Tokyo Oasis
Tokyo Oasis

In Tokyo, actress Touko leaves the filming set of her latest project and comes across three people b...

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Making of Cutie Honey
Making of Cutie Honey

Behind the scenes of the 2004 film "Cutie Honey". Extra on Blu-ray Box....

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Okaimono
Okaimono

In a quiet farming village in northeastern Japan, there lives an elderly couple. One day, a notice a...

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The Mother Returns? AI's Will
The Mother Returns? AI's Will

Naoto wants to end his relationship with his stepfather Seiji legally. With this purpose in mind, he...

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