🎙️ Japanese voice actor

Etsuko Ichihara市原悦子

Known for Hitoha Miyamizu in Your Name., Hilda in The Little Norse Prince and Obaa-chan in Miyori no Mori.

anime roles: 5; anime roles
main roles: 0; main roles
active since: 1957; active since
busiest year (1 roles): 2016; busiest year (1 roles)

Best-known roles

Roles per year

Anime with Etsuko Ichihara in the cast

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1 roles in 2016

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Item	Roles
87	0 roles in 1987
88	0 roles in 1988
89	0 roles in 1989
90	0 roles in 1990
91	0 roles in 1991
92	0 roles in 1992
93	0 roles in 1993
94	0 roles in 1994
95	0 roles in 1995
96	0 roles in 1996
97	0 roles in 1997
98	0 roles in 1998
99	0 roles in 1999
00	0 roles in 2000
01	0 roles in 2001
02	0 roles in 2002
03	0 roles in 2003
04	0 roles in 2004
05	0 roles in 2005
06	0 roles in 2006
07	1 roles in 2007
08	0 roles in 2008
09	0 roles in 2009
10	0 roles in 2010
11	0 roles in 2011
12	0 roles in 2012
13	1 roles in 2013
14	0 roles in 2014
15	0 roles in 2015
16	1 roles in 2016

All roles

2016Your Name.Hitoha Miyamizusupporting
2013Ashita no Kibou: Kanashimi yo Arigatou - Takae Tsuneo MonogatariNarratorsupporting
2007Miyori no MoriObaa-chansupporting
1985GongitsuneHaha Gitsunesupporting
1968The Little Norse PrinceHildasupporting

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Birthday: January 24, 1936
Age: 82
Hometown: Chiba, Japan
Active since: 1957
Gender: Female

About

A veteran actress and seiyuu born in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. On January 12, 2019, at the age of 82, she passed away from heart failure. She joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1957, and showed her acclaimed acting skills primarily in stage productions and films. She left Haiyuza in 1971, but gained popularity by starring as the titular character in the live-action television series Kaseifu wa Mita! (The Housekeeper Saw!) from 1983 to 2008. She then won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Black Rain, a 1989 film adapting a novel about the fallout from the Hiroshima bombing. She played the titular warlord character's mother in NHK's live-action historical television series Hideyoshi in 1996, and also starred in other live-action television series such as Bengoshi Takamizawa Kyōko (Attorney Kyouko Takamizawa) from 1998 to 2014. Starting in 1975, Ichihara narrated and voiced Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi, the widely watched television anime series that recounts Japanese folk tales. As a result, her voice became a familiar presence in Japanese living rooms for over two decades. Her other roles include Cyborg 0010 (Helena) in Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars, Hilda in Horus - Prince of the Sun, Bilblanc in Chibikko Remi to Meiken Kapi, the narrator in Ashita no Kibou -Kanashimi yo Arigatou: Takae Tsuneo Monogatari-, and Granny in Miyori in…

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Frequently asked questions

What characters has Etsuko Ichihara voiced?

Etsuko Ichihara's best-known roles include Hitoha Miyamizu (Your Name.), Hilda (The Little Norse Prince), Obaa-chan (Miyori no Mori), Haha Gitsune (Gongitsune), Narrator (Ashita no Kibou: Kanashimi yo Arigatou - Takae Tsuneo Monogatari). Etsuko Ichihara has voiced 5 anime roles.

What is Etsuko Ichihara's most popular role?

Hitoha Miyamizu in Your Name., the most-watched anime Etsuko Ichihara has voiced in.

When is Etsuko Ichihara's birthday?

Etsuko Ichihara was born on January 24, 1936 in Chiba, Japan.