Michiko Kichise

is a Japanese actress and model. She received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 2011 for her work in Liar Game: Season 2 (2009–10), Liar Game: The Final Stage, and Bloody Monday Season 2 (2010).

Personal life In December 2010, Kichise married an ordinary man ten years older than her. She gave birth to their first child, a daughter, in July 2013 and her second daughter in October 2016.

In April 2021, Kichise announced that she had divorced her husband via her agency's official website and a handwritten letter on her official Twitter.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Elevator to the Gallows Meiko Temiyako Lead role 2019 The Confidence Man JP: The Movie 2021 Signal the Movie Misaki Sakurai 2022 7 Secretaries: The Movie 2023 Kyrie 2024 Dangerous Cops: Home Coming Stella Lee Tomorrow in the Finder 2025 A Moon in the Ordinary

Television Year Title Role Notes 2007–11 Liar Game Eri 2 seasons 2009 Tenchijin Oyu Taiga drama 2010–11 The Woman of Steel Ineko Haga Lead role; 2 seasons 2014 Hirugao Rikako Tagigawa 2017 Blanket Cats Misaki Fujimura Cecile's Plot Yukako Hamaguchi 2018 Signal Misaki Sakurai 2023 Burn the House Down Satsuki Murata

Awards Year Award Category Work Result 2011 35th Elan d'or Awards Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year Liar Game and Bloody Monday