Miwako Ichikawa

Miwako Ichikawa

Born: March 19, 1976
in Tokyo, Japan
Born in Tokyo in 1976 Ichikawa Miwako first career film was 2000's Another Heaven, which made her screen debut in the same year as her younger sister Mikako. Miwako, however, had already released a 1999 album called Pin-up Girl. Miwako has also maintained an active fashion modelling career since 1991 and appeared in multiple Japanese magazines. She notably was in All About Lily Chou Chou where Aoi Yu got her start. Ichikawa is signed to the November Agency.

Movies for Miwako Ichikawa...

Call Me Chihiro
Title: Call Me Chihiro
Character: Chihiro
Released: February 23, 2023
Type: Movie
An unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.
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Just Remembering
Title: Just Remembering
Character: Makita
Released: February 11, 2022
Type: Movie
A former couple remembers their most intimate days, only to part once again. A bittersweet love story inspired by a Jim Jarmusch masterpiece, set in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Will I Be Single Forever?
Title: Will I Be Single Forever?
Character: Yukino Sato
Released: November 19, 2021
Type: Movie
36-year-old bachelorette Mami achieved success with an essay she wrote 10 years ago. Mami has since lost her way, and hasn't been able to write a hit piece. Meanwhile Yukino, who leads an independent life, Ayaka who is a housewife, and Miho, who makes her livelihood as a "daddy's girl", are each facing various difficulties in their own lives.
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Around The Table
Title: Around The Table
Character: Tomoyo Kunieda
Released: June 18, 2021
Type: Movie
Haruko is a single mother. She has an unusual living arrangement. She lives with her son Riku, her friend Aiko and Aiko's boyfriend Sorao. One day, Yuko stays at Haruko's house to attend an art institute for the summer. Yuko is the daughter of Haruko's old friend Tomoyo. They haven't spoken for many years prior to Tomoyo reaching out to Haruko to ask if her daughter could stay with her for the summer. Haruko and Tomoyo have an uncomfortable past.
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Drowning Love
Title: Drowning Love
Character: Meiko
Released: November 5, 2016
Type: Movie
Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.
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Cats Don't Come When You Call
Title: Cats Don't Come When You Call
Character: Landlady
Released: January 30, 2016
Type: Movie
Mitsuo is a boxer who prefers dogs but ends up looking after two cats that his brother rescues.
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Title: Lady Girls
Character: Miwa Kudo
Released: October 15, 2015
Type: TV
Lady Girls is a poignant romantic comedy portrays the lives of three single, 40-year-old women as they search for happiness and love while longing to stay always-a-girl-at-heart regardless their age.
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Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
Title: Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
Character: Minae Kakiuchi
Released: April 11, 2015
Type: Movie
A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was killed by someone or committed suicide.
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Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion
Title: Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion
Character: Minae Kakiuchi
Released: March 7, 2015
Type: Movie
A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was killed by someone or committed suicide.
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Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic
Title: Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic
Character: Rina
Released: November 22, 2014
Type: Movie
The intertwined love story of four young people on Christmas night.
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Chokolietta
Title: Chokolietta
Character: Kayoko Miyanaga
Released: October 24, 2014
Type: Movie
Chiyoko's mother died when she was young. Since that time, Chiyoko has closed her heart to others. After her pet dies, Chiyoko feels loneliness. Her mother liked the Italian movie "La Strada." Due to movie study club senior, Masamune, Chiyoko is able to watch the Italian movie "La Strada," which her mother liked. Chiyoko soon acts in a movie directed by Masamune.
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Title: Gu Gu the Cat
Character: Rina Ishikawa
Released: October 18, 2014
Type: TV
About a lady and her cat. The lady's cat dies and she loses all inspiration to continue living, and doing her work from home job. One day when forced to get out of her house for a while she finds and orphaned kitten in the park. The kitten is sick and she takes the kitten to the vet. This kitten brings her out of her depression and gives her new hope.
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Disconcerto
Title: Disconcerto
Character: 西岛咲
Released: October 18, 2014
Type: Movie
Set within the fictional city of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada runs a "benriya" - a general problem solver for hire. His assistant is his former high school classmate Haruhiko Gyoten. A big crisis then occurs for them.
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First Class 2
Title: First Class 2
Character: Kaoru Yabuki
Released: October 15, 2014
Type: Movie
Set half a year after the first season of "First Class." Chinami Yoshinari (Erika Sawajiri) begins work as a fashion designer. In the high-end luxury field, big money is involved and Chinami Yoshinari is again trampled over by other women. She attempts to get through by using her wisdom and toughness that she gained from experience.
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Woman Lived Mori Mitsuko
Title: Woman Lived Mori Mitsuko
Character: Naomi Yosida
Released: May 9, 2014
Type: Movie
Drama special "Mori Mitsuko wo Ikita Onna" follows the life of actress Mitsuko Mori and, in particular, when she 26 to 42 years old. Mitsuko Mori went through struggles to find happiness as a woman and an actress.
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Saikō no Rikon: Special
Title: Saikō no Rikon: Special
Released: February 1, 2014
Type: Movie
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It All Began When I Met You
Title: It All Began When I Met You
Character: Chiharu
Released: November 22, 2013
Type: Movie
Six love stories following the love lives of ten different people.
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Title: Bread and Soup and Cat Weather
Character: Misato
Released: July 21, 2013
Type: TV
Akiko (Satomi Kobayashi) lives with her mother, but suddenly her mother passes away. Since then she quits her editing job and takes over her mother's small restaurant. At the restaurant there's only two items on the menu: sandwich and soup.
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Title: Neo Ultra Q
Character: Youki Ueda
Released: January 12, 2013
Type: TV
Ultra Q has returned, and continues investigations of monstrous appearances and strange ecological phenomenons.
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Title: Matrimonial Chaos
Character: 濑田智世
Released: January 10, 2013
Type: TV
Ordinary salaryman Hamasaki Mitsuo works for a company which installs vending machines. He complains about his marriage life while at the dentist office. Mitsuo isn't happy at all with his marriage with his wife, Hoshino Yuka, who has the complete opposite personality from him. He doesn't know if he loves Yuka or not. At this time, Mitsuo meets Kono Akari, his ex-girlfriend from his university days, who is now married to Uehara Ryo.
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Title: Wonderful Single Life
Character: Tsugumi Watanabe
Released: October 11, 2012
Type: TV
"Kekkon Shinai" follows the lives of single people in their 30's and 40's.
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Rebirth
Title: Rebirth
Character: Kumi Sawada
Released: April 29, 2011
Type: Movie
After the collapse of their relationship, Kiwako abducts the 6-month old child of a man she was having an affair with. Raising the child as her own, it is four years before the authorities catch up with her and the young child.
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Title: Mother
Character: Yuzukawa Tamami
Released: April 14, 2010
Type: TV
Yasuko Matsuyuki plays the part of Nao Suzuhara, an elementary school teacher. When she realizes that one of the female students is receiving abuse from her mother, Nao's maternal instincts kick in, and she impulsively decides to bring the girl into her own care. Serving as a substitute mother, Nao takes the child on a trip from Hokkaido to Tokyo, and the two experience various events together along the way.
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Time Lost, Time Found
Title: Time Lost, Time Found
Character: Hikari Miyasato
Released: February 7, 2009
Type: Movie
A woman is forced to choose between her unborn child or medical treatment for re-occuring breast cancer. Shizuku, a talented surgeon, gets pregnant. In the past ten years of her marriage, she hasn't expected a baby because of breast cancer when she was young. She is pleased for the good news with her husband Ryosuke. However, soon after that, she has a relapse of breast cancer. This is the final chance for 38-year-old Shizuku to have a baby. However, she won't be able to raise her baby after the birth. Should she give up the baby and concentrate on medical treatment? Or should she give birth to the baby even if that may shorten her life? Shizuku is afflicted with the ultimate decision. Her life is filled with difficulties, but in the end, there is a big hope remaining.
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Nightmare Detective 2
Title: Nightmare Detective 2
Character: Itsuko Kagenuma
Released: December 20, 2008
Type: Movie
A story of the unexplainable things that inflict sheer terror on human beings and how they leave victims psychologically devastated.
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Sex Is No Laughing Matter
Title: Sex Is No Laughing Matter
Character: Student
Released: January 19, 2008
Type: Movie
Mirume is a 19 year old college student who falls in love with Yuri, an almost 40 year old art teacher at his university. Yuri isn't your typical college professor, having a quirky sense of humor and unpredictable personality. When Yuri invites Murume to her studio, she playfully seduces the still naive 19 year old student. Things become more complicated when Mirume discovers that Yuri is married to a much older man....
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Title: Our Textbook
Character: Akiko Misawa
Released: April 12, 2007
Type: TV
A school is supposed to be the safe place for children, but unfortunately it is not any longer. It has so many problems that even most dedicated teachers would give up eventually. Kohei KAJI (Atsushi ITO) a young passionate teacher who's just started his career at a junior high school, but he is thrown into the chaos and desperation when one of his student dies at school. Tamako TSUMIKI (Miho KANNO) is a cool elite lawyer who seems to have some secret connection with that dead girl. Is that an accident? Or suicide? Together they start investigate what has been going on at the school and they have to face some terrifying facts that show how easily one could fall. This is a controversial theme that questions every one of us if we can change the world.
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Title: Our Textbook
Released: April 12, 2007
Type: TV
A school is supposed to be the safe place for children, but unfortunately it is not any longer. It has so many problems that even most dedicated teachers would give up eventually. Kohei KAJI (Atsushi ITO) a young passionate teacher who's just started his career at a junior high school, but he is thrown into the chaos and desperation when one of his student dies at school. Tamako TSUMIKI (Miho KANNO) is a cool elite lawyer who seems to have some secret connection with that dead girl. Is that an accident? Or suicide? Together they start investigate what has been going on at the school and they have to face some terrifying facts that show how easily one could fall. This is a controversial theme that questions every one of us if we can change the world.
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Title: 大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」
Released: May 14, 2006
Type: TV
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Title: God Does Not Play Dice
Character: Hamasuna Yuzuko
Released: January 18, 2006
Type: TV
Everything seems normal until the Oriental Air 402 plane is swallowed into some kind of energy and disappears. Ten years after having everyone think the plane had mysteriously crashed and everyone died, in 2006, it reappears as if nothing had happened. Now the passengers of 402 apparently can experience how life is 10 years after the day they boarded that plane...
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Title: Time Limit Investigator
Character: Kira Kira
Released: January 13, 2006
Type: TV
Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are destroyed. Getting bored of his job, he decides to find a hobby, because it seems important to him to have a hobby. So he decides to puzzle out the unsolved cases on his free time, helped by his coworker Mikazuki, who seems to have a crush on him.
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Into a Dream
Title: Into a Dream
Character: Ranko
Released: June 11, 2005
Type: Movie
Low-profile theater troop actor Mutsugoro Suzuki begins an oneiric journey back to his hometown, marked by his quest to find the one responsible of infecting him with a STD.
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Princess Raccoon
Title: Princess Raccoon
Character: Kome
Released: May 28, 2005
Type: Movie
Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as human). This is an operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.
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In the Pool
Title: In the Pool
Character: Suzumi Iwamura
Released: May 21, 2005
Type: Movie
A free-spirited psychiatrist exudes a magnetic attraction for patients with out-of-the-ordinary neuroses and odd conditions brought about by stress.
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タナカヒロシのすべて
Title: タナカヒロシのすべて
Character: テルミンと俳句の会の女の子
Released: May 14, 2005
Type: Movie
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Title: Older Sister
Character: Manami Hasegawa
Released: April 20, 2005
Type: TV
Naoko Noda, who works in a trading company, is called "anego" by her younger co-workers. What is "anego"? It means "older sister," but in this case it is given as a nickname to Naoko because she is like a big sister to her coworkers, who depend on her to give them advice about everything. This drama, depicts realistically how Naoko lives her everyday life, including her love life, the problems she faces, and her uneasiness about the future. --NTV
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Mirrored Mind
Title: Mirrored Mind
Character: Actress
Released: March 30, 2005
Type: Movie
An actress suffering from an identity crisis finds herself spirited away from the bustle of Tokyo to a tropical paradise.
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Title: Roomshare no Onna
Released: January 10, 2005
Type: TV
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Jeonju Digital Project 2004
Title: Jeonju Digital Project 2004
Released: November 15, 2004
Type: Movie
Three digital short films: 'Influenza' by Bong Joon-ho, 'Kyo-shin' by Sogo Ishii, 'Dance Me to the End of Love' by Yu Lik-wai
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Kiss & Hurt
Title: Kiss & Hurt
Character: Natsuki
Released: October 30, 2004
Type: Movie
Shun Kosaka has a dream of becoming a novelist and lives in a byte at convenience stores at night. He happened to meet Natsuki, and his life began to change. However, they get involved in an incident related to the local mafia.
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The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
Title: The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
Released: August 11, 2004
Type: Movie
The title is "Thirsty Flower ~ four by four equal one ~", which is a short story of about 60 minutes with four women as the main characters.
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Karaoke Terror
Title: Karaoke Terror
Character: Sugako
Released: November 8, 2003
Type: Movie
One of a gang of karaoke loving middle aged women is murdered by a young man. Her friends track him down and kill him. His friends track them down and kill the killer and it escalates!
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Title: Kougen e Irasshai
Released: July 3, 2003
Type: TV
As a former manager of a top hotel, Seiji has been entrusted with the reopening of a hotel in the high plains that has been boarded up and closed for years. With a budget of 20 million, he begins to hire interesting characters to work there and rebuild the hotel. However, his attempts to get a top chef to draw customers fail. The staff members begin to worry about the hotel's future and try to leave, but at precisely that moment, an elderly man who used to be a chef at a top hotel pays a visit. Will this mean success for Seiji or just add to his troubles? --TBS
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Title: Good Luck!!
Character: Kaori Ogawa
Released: January 19, 2003
Type: TV
Having achieved his life-long dream of being a pilot, Hajime is first officer on an international jetliner and is now working to become a captain. He can't seem to please Captain Koda, who has become an exacting taskmaster since an air incident many years ago. To complicate matters, he begins a relationship with stubborn and straight-talking mechanic, Ayumi, whose parents died many years ago in the plane crash for which Captain Koda feels he is responsible. What follows is a story of 21st century love, dreams, and passion.
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Title: The Private Detective Mike
Character: Miruku
Released: July 1, 2002
Type: TV
Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for his kid sister Akane. Mike's so down on his luck he'll take any case, from finding a lost pet to spying on cheating spouses. But every now and then, along comes a client with dubious and dangerous case… and that's when Mike shows his stuff.
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Concent
Title: Concent
Character: Yuki Asakura
Released: February 2, 2002
Type: Movie
In her brother's apartment where he died, Yuki finds a vacuum cleaner with its cord still hooked up to the outlet. She discovers that the circumstances surrounding her brother's supposed suicide are sketchy at best, yet no one has any answers. When she starts having hallucinations involving his ghost, however, she seeks some psychological help, eventually uncovering some things that she may have wished she'd left covered.
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
Title: All About Lily Chou-Chou
Character: Shimabukuro
Released: October 6, 2001
Type: Movie
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of fictional pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
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Another Heaven
Title: Another Heaven
Character: Asako
Released: April 29, 2000
Type: Movie
A pair of hard-boiled Tokyo cops are investigating a gruesome murder: after killing the victim, the murderer cut his skull open and cooked his brain in a stew. As they try to track down the killer, they discover that, quite literally, everybody is a suspect. Will they bring the terror to an end, or will they become part of it themselves?
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Title: Emergency Room 24 Hours
Character: Shizuka Yokomizo(横溝 静香)
Released: January 5, 1999
Type: TV
Dr. Shindo seems cold, but is a competent surgeon. He is also an ER doctor capable of accurate decisions and treatment, who always tries to see things from the patient’s side. Although once retired from his profession, he one day discovers someone in need of help, who he treats and rushes to the Kohoku Medical University Emergency Center. This incident encourages him to once again work as an ER doctor. Confrontation erupts between female doctor Tamaki, and Shindo, now a just-arrived ER doctor. While this human drama depicts the relationships among doctors and nurses, it appeals emotionally to viewers on the subject of life.
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Title: Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Released: October 4, 1990
Type: TV