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Masachika Ichimura

{{short description|Japanese actor}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Masachika Ichimura

| image = Ichimura Masachika from "The Man Who Invented Christmas" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (43801626490).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Masachika Ichimura at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Tokyo International Film Festival

| native_name = 市村 正親

| native_name_lang = ja

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|01|28}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=249745 |title=市村正親 のプロフィール |publisher=allcinema |date= |accessdate=2010-11-04}}

| birth_place = Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1973–present

}}

{{nihongo|Masachika Ichimura|市村 正親|Ichimura Masachika|born January 28, 1949}} is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kawagoe, Saitama and studied at the Theater Art College in Tokyo after graduating high school. He has also done voice acting work, with some of his roles being Mewtwo from the Pokémon franchise and Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Career

In 1973, he made his debut as an actor with Jesus Christ Superstar and became one of top actors of Shiki Theatre Company since then. He appeared in various musical plays as West Side Story, Equus, Cats, Evita and The Phantom of the Opera. Besides he played the role of Shylock of The Merchant of Venice.

In 1990, he left the company and now signs up for Horipro. In February 2001, he reprised the role of Mewtwo in Super Smash Bros. Melee.{{cite web|url=https://sourcegaming.info/2016/05/06/dubbing/|title=Melee Music Developer Roundtable: Voice Dubbing|accessdate=December 27, 2024}} In 2013, he played the role of Tokugawa Ieyasu in "Anjin: The Shogun and The English Samurai" in London.[http://www.news-digest.co.uk/news/features/9983-masachika-ichimura-interview.html 俳優 市村正親 インタビュー　英国ニュースダイジェスト][https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9842738/Anjin-The-Shogun-and-the-English-Samurai-Sadlers-Wells-review.html Anjin: The Shogun and the English Samurai, Sadler's Wells, review-Telegraph]

In 2014, he cancelled the performance in Miss Saigon because of initial stomach cancer but in November of the year, he finished the treatment and returned to the theatre industry.[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp.e.ck.hp.transer.com/e_news/entertainment/entry/24924.html Stage return "wants to affect expectation" through Masachika Ichimura, stomach cancer medical treatment] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141203153241/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp.e.ck.hp.transer.com/e_news/entertainment/entry/24924.html |date=2014-12-03 }}

Filmography

=Films=

  • The Hotel Venus (2004) - Venus
  • Thirteen Assassins (2010) - Kitō Hanbei
  • A Ghost of a Chance (2011) - Tsukutsuku Abe
  • The Floating Castle (2012) - Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  • For Love's Sake (2012) - Shōgo Saotome
  • Thermae Romae (2012) - HadrianThermae Romae#Cast
  • Thermae Romae II (2014) - Hadrian
  • The Kodai Family (2016) - Shigemasa Kōdai Jr.
  • The Stand-In Thief (2017)
  • Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021) - Honda Kakuan{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/90757/|title= 燃えよ剣|access-date= May 10, 2021|work= eiga.com}}
  • And So the Baton Is Passed (2021){{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/94847/|title= そして、バトンは渡された|access-date= April 19, 2021|work= eiga.com}}
  • Daughter of Lupin the Movie (2021){{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/94241/|title= 劇場版 ルパンの娘|access-date= September 9, 2021|work= eiga.com}}
  • Bushido (2024) - Chōbei{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/542398|title= 草なぎ剛×白石和彌「碁盤斬り」に清原果耶、中川大志、斎藤工、小泉今日子、國村隼ら|access-date= September 25, 2023|work= Natalie}}
  • A Conviction of Marriage (2024) - Kannami{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/101642/|title= 夏目アラタの結婚|access-date= June 5, 2024|work= eiga.com}}

=Television dramas=

  • Shishi no Jidai (1980) - Okonogi Kyōhei
  • Furuhata Ninzaburō (1999) - Nao Kuroikawa
  • HR (2002) - Masachika Jin'no
  • Mayonaka no Andersen (2002)
  • Suna no Utsuwa (2004) - Yuzuru Asō
  • Order Made (2004)
  • My Boss My Hero (2006) - Kichi Sakaki
  • Bambino! (2007) - Tekkan Shishido
  • Hatachi no Koibito (2007) - Fūta Suzuki
  • Gō (2011) - Akechi Mitsuhide{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/11-taiga.html|title= 江 姫たちの戦国|access-date= 24 September 2024|work= Haiyaku Jiten}}
  • Young Black Jack (2011) - Dr. Jotaro Honma
  • Beppinsan (2016) - Shigeo Asada
  • Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru (2019) - Tokugawa Ieyasu
  • Everyone's Demoted (2019) - Hideki Fujita
  • Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2019) - Nicholas Tange
  • Nakamura Nakazo: Shusse no Kizahashi (2021) - Ichikawa Danjūrō IV{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/stage/news/437469|title= 中村勘九郎がNHKドラマで"伝説の歌舞伎俳優"中村仲蔵に、共演に上白石萌音ら|access-date= July 20, 2021|work= eiga.com}}

=Musicals=

=Plays=

=Theatrical animation=

=Television animation=

=Original video animation (OVA)=

=Video games=

=Dubbing=

  • The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Jack Skellington{{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=1659|title= ナイトメアー・ビフォア・クリスマス|accessdate= August 16, 2020|work= Star Channel}}
  • Strings (2004) - Kahro
  • The Man Who Invented Christmas (2018) - Ebenezer Scrooge{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=10525|title= Merry Christmas!～ロンドンに奇跡を起こした男～|access-date= June 13, 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}
  • Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) - Wild Knuckles{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=18469|title= ミニオンズ フィーバー －日本語吹き替え版|access-date= June 29, 2022|work= Fukikaeru}}
  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) - Helm Hammerhand{{Cite web |date=2024-08-23 |title=The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Film Reveals Japanese Dub Cast, December 27 Opening in Japan |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-23/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-film-reveals-japanese-dub-cast-december-27-opening-in-/.214650 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}

=Puppetry=

Honors

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Masachika Ichimura}}

  • {{Anime News Network|name|14389}}
  • {{IMDb name|0406754}}
  • [http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=02514&namecode=0 Masachika Ichimura] at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database {{in lang|ja}}
  • [http://www.usagi.org/doi-bin/seiyuu-lookup.pl?DB=anime&value=Masachika+Ichimura&N= Masachika Ichimura] at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database {{in lang|ja}}

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Category:1949 births

Category:Living people

Category:Male actors from Saitama Prefecture

Category:Japanese male musical theatre actors

Category:Japanese male film actors

Category:Japanese male stage actors

Category:Japanese male television actors

Category:Japanese male voice actors

Category:People from Kawagoe, Saitama

Category:Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon

Category:Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class