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| name = Masachika Ichimura
| name = Masachika Ichimura
| image = Ichimura Masachika from "The Man Who Invented Christmas" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (43801626490).jpg
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| caption = Masachika Ichimura at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 [[Tokyo International Film Festival]]
| caption = Masachika Ichimura at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 [[Tokyo International Film Festival]]
| native_name = 市村 正親
| native_name = 市村 正親
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|01|28}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=249745 |title=市村正親 のプロフィール |publisher=allcinema |date= |accessdate=2010-11-04}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|01|28}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=249745 |title=市村正親 のプロフィール |publisher=allcinema |date= |accessdate=2010-11-04}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kawagoe, Saitama]], Japan
| birth_place = [[Kawagoe, Saitama]], Japan
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| occupation = Actor
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| years_active = 1973–present
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| spouse = {{marriage|Mami Yaezawa|1984|May 2003}}<br />{{Marriage|[[Ryoko Shinohara]]|December 2005}}
* {{marriage|Mami Yaezawa|1984|May 2003|reason=divorced}}
* {{Marriage|[[Ryoko Shinohara]]|December 2005|2021|reason=divorced}}
| children = 2
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| years_active = 1973–present
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{{nihongo|'''Masachika Ichimura'''|市村 正親|Ichimura Masachika|born January 28, 1949}} is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born in [[Kawagoe, Saitama]] and studies at Theater Art College in Tokyo after graduating high school. He is best known to anime fans as the voice of [[Mewtwo]]. He is married to singer [[Ryoko Shinohara]].
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{{nihongo|'''Masachika Ichimura'''|市村 正親|Ichimura Masachika|born January 28, 1949}} is a Japanese actor. He was born in [[Kawagoe, Saitama]] and studied at the Theater Art College in Tokyo after graduating high school. He is best known to anime fans as the voice of [[Mewtwo]]. Ichimura is also the ex-husband of actress and singer [[Ryoko Shinohara]].


==Career==
==Career==
In 1973, he made his debut as actor with ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' and became one of top actors of [[Shiki Theatre Company]] since then. He appeared in various musical plays as ''[[West Side Story]]'', ''[[Equus (play)|Equus]]'', ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'', ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' and ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]''. Besides he played the role of [[Shylock]] of ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''.
In 1973, he made his debut as an actor with ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' and became one of top actors of [[Shiki Theatre Company]] since then. He appeared in various musical plays as ''[[West Side Story]]'', ''[[Equus (play)|Equus]]'', ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'', ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' and ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]''. Besides he played the role of [[Shylock]] of ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''.


In 1990, he left the company and now signs up for [[Horipro]]. In 2013, he played the role of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] in "Anjin: The Shogun and The English Samurai" in London.<ref>[http://www.news-digest.co.uk/news/features/9983-masachika-ichimura-interview.html 俳優 市村正親 インタビュー　英国ニュースダイジェスト]</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9842738/Anjin-The-Shogun-and-the-English-Samurai-Sadlers-Wells-review.html Anjin: The Shogun and the English Samurai, Sadler's Wells, review-Telegraph]</ref>
In 1990, he left the company and now signs up for [[Horipro]]. In 2013, he played the role of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] in "Anjin: The Shogun and The English Samurai" in London.<ref>[http://www.news-digest.co.uk/news/features/9983-masachika-ichimura-interview.html 俳優 市村正親 インタビュー　英国ニュースダイジェスト]</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9842738/Anjin-The-Shogun-and-the-English-Samurai-Sadlers-Wells-review.html Anjin: The Shogun and the English Samurai, Sadler's Wells, review-Telegraph]</ref>


In 2014, he cancelled the performance in ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' because of initial [[stomach cancer]] but in November of the year, he finished the treatment and returned to the theatre.<ref>[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp.e.ck.hp.transer.com/e_news/entertainment/entry/24924.html Stage return "wants to affect expectation" through Masachika Ichimura, stomach cancer medical treatment] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141203153241/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp.e.ck.hp.transer.com/e_news/entertainment/entry/24924.html |date=2014-12-03 }}</ref>
In 2014, he cancelled the performance in ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' because of initial [[stomach cancer]] but in November of the year, he finished the treatment and returned to the theatre industry.<ref>[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp.e.ck.hp.transer.com/e_news/entertainment/entry/24924.html Stage return "wants to affect expectation" through Masachika Ichimura, stomach cancer medical treatment] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141203153241/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp.e.ck.hp.transer.com/e_news/entertainment/entry/24924.html |date=2014-12-03 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
He married Japanese actress Mami Yaezawa in 1984, but later divorced in 2003. In December 2005, he remarried singer and actress [[Ryoko Shinohara]]. They have two sons, born in 2008 and 2012.

On July 24, 2021, Masachika and Ryoko announced their divorce through their office. He took custody of two sons.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''The Stand-In Thief'' (2017)
*''The Stand-In Thief'' (2017)
*''[[Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai]]'' (2021) - Honda Kakuan<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/90757/|title= 燃えよ剣|access-date= May 10, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
*''[[Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai]]'' (2021) - Honda Kakuan<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/90757/|title= 燃えよ剣|access-date= May 10, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
*''And the Baton Was Passed'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/94847/|title= そして、バトンは渡された|access-date= April 19, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
*''And So the Baton Is Passed'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/94847/|title= そして、バトンは渡された|access-date= April 19, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
*''Daughter of Lupin the Movie'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/94241/|title= 劇場版 ルパンの娘|access-date= September 9, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
*''Bushido'' (2024) - Chōbei<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/542398|title= 草なぎ剛×白石和彌「碁盤斬り」に清原果耶、中川大志、斎藤工、小泉今日子、國村隼ら|access-date= September 25, 2023|work= Natalie}}</ref>


===Television dramas===
===Television dramas===
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*''HR'' (2002) - Masachika Jin'no
*''HR'' (2002) - Masachika Jin'no
*''Mayonaka no Andersen'' (2002)
*''Mayonaka no Andersen'' (2002)
*''[[Castle of Sand]]'' (2004) - Yuzuru Asō
*''[[Suna no Utsuwa]]'' (2004) - Yuzuru Asō
*''[[Order Made]]'' (2004)
*''[[Order Made]]'' (2004)
*''[[My Boss My Hero]]'' (2006) - Kichi Sakaki
*''[[My Boss My Hero]]'' (2006) - Kichi Sakaki
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*''Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru'' (2019) - [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]
*''Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru'' (2019) - [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]
*''Everyone's Demoted'' (2019) - Hideki Fujita
*''Everyone's Demoted'' (2019) - Hideki Fujita
*''[[Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon|Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2019)]]'' - Nicholas Tange
*''Nakamura Nakazo: Shusse no Kizahashi'' (2021) - [[Ichikawa Danjūrō|Ichikawa Danjūrō IV]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/stage/news/437469|title= 中村勘九郎がNHKドラマで“伝説の歌舞伎俳優”中村仲蔵に、共演に上白石萌音ら|access-date= July 20, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
*''Nakamura Nakazo: Shusse no Kizahashi'' (2021) - [[Ichikawa Danjūrō|Ichikawa Danjūrō IV]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/stage/news/437469|title= 中村勘九郎がNHKドラマで"伝説の歌舞伎俳優"中村仲蔵に、共演に上白石萌音ら|access-date= July 20, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref>


===Musicals===
===Musicals===
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*''[[Miss Saigon]]'' - The Engineer
*''[[Miss Saigon]]'' - The Engineer
*''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'' - Dr. Pangloss/the narrator [[Voltaire]]
*''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'' - Dr. Pangloss/the narrator [[Voltaire]]
*'' [[Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical)|Two Gentlemen of Verona ]]'' - Thurio
*'' [[Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical)|Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' - Thurio
*''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' - Tevye
*''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' - Tevye
*''[[You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown]]'' - [[Snoopy]]
*''[[You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown]]'' - [[Snoopy]]
*''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' - [[Che Guevara |Che]]
*''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' - [[Che Guevara|Che]]
*''[[Never on Sunday]]'' - Ilya
*''[[Never on Sunday]]'' - Ilya
*'' [[Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical) |Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' - Molina
*'' [[Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical)|Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' - Molina
*''[[Cyrano: The Musical]]'' - [[Cyrano de Bergerac]]
*''[[Cyrano: The Musical]]'' - [[Cyrano de Bergerac]]
*'' [[Scrooge (musical) |Scrooge]]'' - Scrooge
*'' [[Scrooge (musical)|Scrooge]]'' - Scrooge
*''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical)|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]'' - Freddy Benson
*''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical)|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]'' - Freddy Benson
*''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (musical)|Sweeney Todd]]'' - [[Sweeney Todd]]
*''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (musical)|Sweeney Todd]]'' - [[Sweeney Todd]]
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*''[[Love Never Dies (musical)|Love Never Dies]]'' - Erik, the Phantom of the Opera
*''[[Love Never Dies (musical)|Love Never Dies]]'' - Erik, the Phantom of the Opera
*''[[Oliver! (musical)|Oliver]]'' - Fagin
*''[[Oliver! (musical)|Oliver]]'' - Fagin
*''[[Mozart!]]'' - [[Leopold Mozart| Leopold]]
*''[[Mozart!]]'' - [[Leopold Mozart|Leopold]]


===Plays===
===Plays===
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*''[[Strings (2004 film)|Strings]]'' (2004) - Kahro
*''[[Strings (2004 film)|Strings]]'' (2004) - Kahro
*''[[The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)|The Man Who Invented Christmas]]'' (2018) - [[Ebenezer Scrooge]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=10525|title= Merry Christmas!～ロンドンに奇跡を起こした男～|access-date= June 13, 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}</ref>
*''[[The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)|The Man Who Invented Christmas]]'' (2018) - [[Ebenezer Scrooge]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=10525|title= Merry Christmas!～ロンドンに奇跡を起こした男～|access-date= June 13, 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}</ref>
*''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]'' (2022) - Wild Knuckles<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=18469|title= ミニオンズ フィーバー －日本語吹き替え版|access-date= June 29, 2022|work= Fukikaeru}}</ref>


===Puppetry===
===Puppetry===
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==Honors==
==Honors==
*[[Medals of Honor (Japan)|Medal with Purple Ribbon]] (2007)
*[[Medals of Honor (Japan)|Medal with Purple Ribbon]] (2007)
*[[Order of the Rising Sun|Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette]] (2019)
*[[Order of the Rising Sun|Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette]] (2019)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.sankei.com/article/20190521-GZXJKS37NBKIZACCYLCRUYGVPE/|title= 旭日小綬章・市村正親さん(70) 元気すぎる70歳の「源は観客」|access-date= April 26, 2024|work= Sankei Shimbun}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons cat|Masachika Ichimura}}
{{Commons category|Masachika Ichimura}}
* {{ANN|name|14389}}
* {{Anime News Network|name|14389}}
* {{IMDb name|0406754}}
* {{IMDb name|0406754}}
* [http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=02514&namecode=0 Masachika Ichimura] at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=02514&namecode=0 Masachika Ichimura] at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database {{in lang|ja}}
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 26 April 2024

Masachika Ichimura
市村 正親
Masachika Ichimura at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Tokyo International Film Festival
Born (1949-01-28) January 28, 1949 (age 75)[1]
Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1973–present
Spouses
Mami Yaezawa
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(m. 1984; div. 2003)​
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(m. 2005; div. 2021)​
Children2

Masachika Ichimura (市村 正親, Ichimura Masachika, born January 28, 1949) is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kawagoe, Saitama and studied at the Theater Art College in Tokyo after graduating high school. He is best known to anime fans as the voice of Mewtwo. Ichimura is also the ex-husband of actress and singer Ryoko Shinohara.

Career[edit]

In 1973, he made his debut as an actor with Jesus Christ Superstar and became one of top actors of Shiki Theatre Company since then. He appeared in various musical plays as West Side Story, Equus, Cats, Evita and The Phantom of the Opera. Besides he played the role of Shylock of The Merchant of Venice.

In 1990, he left the company and now signs up for Horipro. In 2013, he played the role of Tokugawa Ieyasu in "Anjin: The Shogun and The English Samurai" in London.[2][3]

In 2014, he cancelled the performance in Miss Saigon because of initial stomach cancer but in November of the year, he finished the treatment and returned to the theatre industry.[4]

Personal life[edit]

He married Japanese actress Mami Yaezawa in 1984, but later divorced in 2003. In December 2005, he remarried singer and actress Ryoko Shinohara. They have two sons, born in 2008 and 2012.

On July 24, 2021, Masachika and Ryoko announced their divorce through their office. He took custody of two sons.

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Television dramas[edit]

Musicals[edit]

Plays[edit]

Theatrical animation[edit]

Television animation[edit]

Original video animation (OVA)[edit]

Video games[edit]

Dubbing[edit]

Puppetry[edit]

Honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "市村正親 のプロフィール". allcinema. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  2. ^ 俳優 市村正親 インタビュー　英国ニュースダイジェスト
  3. ^ Anjin: The Shogun and the English Samurai, Sadler's Wells, review-Telegraph
  4. ^ Stage return "wants to affect expectation" through Masachika Ichimura, stomach cancer medical treatment Archived 2014-12-03 at archive.today
  5. ^ Thermae Romae#Cast
  6. ^ "燃えよ剣". eiga.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "そして、バトンは渡された". eiga.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "劇場版 ルパンの娘". eiga.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "草なぎ剛×白石和彌「碁盤斬り」に清原果耶、中川大志、斎藤工、小泉今日子、國村隼ら". Natalie. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "中村勘九郎がNHKドラマで"伝説の歌舞伎俳優"中村仲蔵に、共演に上白石萌音ら". eiga.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "NINAGAWA Macbeth". www.lincolncenter.org. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  12. ^ "Full Trailer for I.G's Hand-Drawn Anime Film Giovanni's Island Posted". Anime News Network. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  13. ^ "ナイトメアー・ビフォア・クリスマス". Star Channel. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "Merry Christmas!～ロンドンに奇跡を起こした男～". Fukikaeru. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  15. ^ "ミニオンズ フィーバー －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  16. ^ "旭日小綬章・市村正親さん(70) 元気すぎる70歳の「源は観客」". Sankei Shimbun. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

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