Etsuko Ichihara

was a Japanese actress. She appeared in over one hundred films.

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. Ichihara starred in Makoto Shinkai's anime film Your Name. She died of heart failure, twelve days before her 83rd birthday.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1957 Snow CountryKanpei 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 Voice1970 Fuji sanchō 1977 Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears 1976 The Youth Killer Jun's Mother 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