Etsuko Ichihara
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Etsuko Ichihara | |
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市原 悦子 | |
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| Born | January 24, 1936 Chiba, Japan |
| Died | January 12, 2019 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–2019 |
Etsuko Ichihara (市原 悦子, Ichihara Etsuko, 24 January 1936 – 12 January 2019) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in over 100 films.
Biography
[edit]She graduated from Waseda University School of Letters and Art and Sciences with B.A. degree.
Ichihara was a member of the Haiyuza theater troupe from 1957 to 1971. She won an award at the Geijutsusai in 1959 and became the star of Haiyuza. She narrated the long-running anime series Manga Nihon mukashi banashi. She won the Japan Academy Prize for Black Rain.[1] Ichihara died of heart failure, twelve days before her 83rd birthday.[2][3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1957 | Snow Country | ||
| 1962 | Burari Bura-bura Monogatari | ||
| 1965 | Kiri no Hata | ||
| 1966 | The Face of Another | ||
| 1967 | Samurai Rebellion | Kiku | |
| 1968 | The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun | Hilda | Voice |
| 1970 | Fuji sanchō | ||
| 1977 | Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears | ||
| 1981 | Buriki no kunsho | ||
| Kofuku | |||
| 1989 | Black Rain | Shigeko Shizuma | Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1997 | The Eel | ||
| 2006 | The Ode to Joy | ||
| 2015 | Sweet Bean | Yoshiko | |
| 2016 | Your Name | Hitoha Miyamizu | Voice |
| 2017 | Soap Bubble | Suma |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Tokyo Megure Keishi | TV Drama series | |
| 1978-79 | Tobe Hissatsu Uragoroshi | Hissatsu series | |
| 1975–94 | Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi | Narrator | Animation series |
| 1996 | Hideyoshi | Naka | Taiga drama |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ichihara Etsuko". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Dai-13 kai Nihon Akademī-shō" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Veteran actress Etsuko Ichihara dies of heart failure at 82". 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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