Mikako Ichikawa
Mikako Ichikawa 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.
Also recorded as Ichikawa Mikako
Mikako Ichikawa
Dick Thomas Johnson · CC BY 2.0
- Name
- Mikako Ichikawa
- Born
- 13 June 1978
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Nationality
- Japan
- Honours
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Languages
- Japanese
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Mikako Ichikawa 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.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
Mikako Ichikawa (born 1978) is a Japanese actor, actress and essayist, among other activities. The actor was born in Ota.
Languages used include Japanese. Mikako Ichikawa received Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 26 September 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Mikako Ichikawa. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q1042876 · wikipedia · Mikako Ichikawa
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Mikako Ichikawa • Native Name — 市川 実日子 • Born — 13 June 1978 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Relatives — Miwako Ichikawa (sister) • Occupation — * Actress • model • Years Active — 1994–present
Biography
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.
Television
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
Identity
Identity
Mikako Ichikawa is recorded with the occupation fashion model. Recorded as actress, model, narrator and essayist.
Godzilla Resurgence World Premiere Red
Dick Thomas Johnson
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
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Mikako Ichikawa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1042876: Mikako Ichikawa
General reference · Wikidata
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Ref. References • 2002 — 24th Moscow International Film Festival — Best Actress — Blue • 2003 — 24th Yokohama Film Festival — Best New Talent — Travail • 2017 — 40th Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Supporting Actress — Shin Godzilla • 71st Mainichi Film Awards — Best Supporting Actress • 2019 — 32nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards — Best Supporting Actress — A Girl Missing, Dad, Chibi is Gone • 2020 — 74th Mainichi Film Awards — Best Supporting Actress — A Girl Missing
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Kodansha. 俳優・市川実日子にとっての"美しい"とは――「好きな色は、そのときにしかわからない」. With Digital. 14 April 2023.
- 2.24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002). MIFF.
- 3.Internet Movie Database. Yokohama Film Festival: 2003.
- 4.酔いがさめたら、うちに帰ろう。. eiga.com.
- 5.シン・ゴジラ. eiga.com.
- 6.TANG タング. eiga.com.
- 7.サイド バイ サイド 隣にいる人. eiga.com.
- 8.「シン・仮面ライダー」未発表キャスト解禁、竹野内豊・長澤まさみ・松坂桃李ら10名. Natalie.
- 9.「ラストマイル」に石原さとみ・井浦新らドラマ「アンナチュラル」メンバー集結. Natalie.
- 10.ルート29. eiga.com.
- 11.白い巨塔. TV Asahi.
- 12.篤姫. Haiyaku Jiten.
- 13.オダギリジョーが朝ドラ初出演 NHK「カムカムエヴリバディ」. Daily Sports.
- 14.TBS×海外プロダクション共同制作ドラマ 主演・阿部寛演じる新名を取り巻く 強力なキャスト陣が決定！！ 山崎育三郎、趣里、高橋光臣、春風亭昇太、市川実日子 という演技派・個性派の名優たちが集結! 新ジャンル"水中ミステリー"に深みを与える!!. tbs.co.jp. September 26, 2021.
- 15.ホットスポットの出演者・キャスト一覧. The Television.
- 16.第40回 日本アカデミー賞(2017年). eiga.com.
- 17.日刊スポーツ映画大賞 歴代受賞者・作品. Nikkan Sports.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Film memorabilia
37,515 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Mikael ColombuPerson
- Mikael MarcimainPerson
- Mikael PersbrandtPerson
- Mikael SalomonPerson
- Mikako KomatsuPerson
- Mikalay YaromenkaPerson
- Mikami HiroshiPerson
- Mikayil MikayilovPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Mikako Ichikawa?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.