Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara (市原 悦子, Ichihara Etsuko, 24 January 1936 – 12 January 2019) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in over 100 films.

Etsuko Ichihara
市原 悦子
Born	(1936-01-24)January 24, 1936 Chiba, Japan
Died	January 12, 2019(2019-01-12) (aged 82)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–2019

Biography

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

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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