Etsuko Ichihara
Japanese actress and seiyū / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Etsuko Ichihara (市原 悦子, Ichihara Etsuko, 24 January 1936 – 12 January 2019)[1][2] was a Japanese actress. She began acting in 1957 when she joined the Haiyuza theatre troupe.[3] She was Shigeko Shizuma in Black Rain and Hihoha Miyamizu in Your Name. She appeared in more than one hundred movies since 1957.
Etsuko Ichihara | |
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市原 悦子 | |
Born | (1936-01-24)24 January 1936 Chiba, Chiba, Japan |
Died | 12 January 2019(2019-01-12) (aged 82) Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1957–2019 |
Ichihara was born in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture in Japan. The first movie she was in was Rikō na oyomesan.[3] After she won an award at the 1959 Geijutsusai because of acting in Chidori, she became the star of Haiyuza. She left the group in 1971.[3] In 1990, she won the Japan Academy Prize for being the "best supporting actress". This is because of her acting in Black Rain.[4][2] Her husband was Satoshi Shiomi, who was a movie director. Shiomi died in 2014.[5]
Ichihara was hospitalised in early December 2018. This was because she had issues with her cecum. She got better and appeared on a Japanese talk show on 21 December 2018. She left the hospital on 30 December 2018. She was hospitalised again on 5 January 2019.[6] She died on 12 January 2019 from heart failure at the age of 82. This was in a Tokyo hospital.[7]