Mikako Ichikawa

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| name = Mikako Ichikawa

| image = Godzilla Resurgence World Premiere Red Carpet- Ichikawa Mikako.jpg

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| caption = Ichikawa at the Godzilla Resurgence World Premiere Red Carpet in July 2016

| native_name = 市川実日子

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|6|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan

| native_name_lang = ja

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| relatives = Miwako Ichikawa
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}}

| years_active = 1994–present

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{{nihongo|Mikako Ichikawa|市川実日子|Ichikawa Mikako|born 13 June 1978{{cite web|url=https://with.kodansha.co.jp/article/interview-mikako-ichikawa|title=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」|language=Japanese|website=With Digital|publisher=Kodansha|date=14 April 2023|accessdate=23 May 2024}}}} is a Japanese actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. 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. Among the most notable movies she has appeared in are Blue, Cutie Honey, Memories of Matsuko and Shin Godzilla. For her role in Blue she won the award for Best Actress at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2002 |title=24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002) |accessdate=2013-03-30 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328141921/http://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2002 |archivedate=2013-03-28 }} She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2003 Yokohama Film Festival.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Yokohama_Film_Festival/2003|accessdate=2009-04-16|publisher=Internet Movie Database|title=Yokohama Film Festival: 2003}}

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)
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{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/95214/|title= TANG タング|access-date= March 31, 2022|work= eiga.com}}
Side by Side (2023) – Shiori{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/98784/|title= サイドバイサイド隣にいる人|access-date= January 20, 2023|work= eiga.com}}
Shin Kamen Rider (2023) – Ichiro's mother{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/517774|title= 「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|access-date= March 23, 2023|work= Natalie}}
Last Mile (2024) – Yuko Shoji{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/569034|title= 「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|access-date= April 12, 2024|work= Natalie}}
Route 29 (2024) – Rieko{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/101443/|title= ルート29|access-date= 30 July 2024|work= eiga.com}}

=Television=

The Great White Tower (2019), Natsumi Nosaka{{cite web |url= https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/shiroikyotou/cast/|title= 白い巨塔|accessdate= March 5, 2019|work= TV Asahi}}
Atsuhime (2008), Narasaki Ryō{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/08-taiga.html|title= 篤姫|access-date= 8 February 2025|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}
Come Come Everybody (2021–22), Berry{{cite web |url= https://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2021/07/15/0014504585.shtml|title= 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」|access-date= July 16, 2021|work= Daily Sports}}
DCU: Deep Crime Unit (2022), Mako Kuroe{{cite web |url= https://www.tbs.co.jp/DCU_japan/archive/20210926/|title= 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！！|date= September 26, 2021|access-date= February 7, 2022|website= tbs.co.jp}}
The Hot Spot (2025), Kiyomi Endo{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0001055460/cast/|title= ホットスポットの出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= 8 February 2025|website= The Television|language=ja}}

Awards

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result
2002 \| 24th Moscow International Film Festival \| Best Actress \| Blue \| {{won}}
2003 \| 24th Yokohama Film Festival \| Best New Talent \| Travail \| {{won}}
rowspan=2\| 2017 \| 40th Japan Academy Prize \| Best Supporting Actress \| rowspan=2\| Shin Godzilla \| {{nom}}
71st Mainichi Film Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| {{won}}
2019 \| 32nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| A Girl Missing, Dad, Chibi is Gone \| {{won}}
2020 \| 74th Mainichi Film Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| A Girl Missing \| {{nom}}

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Work

! Result

2002

| 24th Moscow International Film Festival

| Best Actress

| Blue

| {{won}}

2003