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.
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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