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Masachika Ichimura

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Masachika Ichimura
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Masachika Ichimura was born on 28 January 1949 in Japan. He is an actor, known for Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998), 13 Assassins (2010) and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005). He has been married to Ryôko Shinohara since 8 December 2005. They have two children. He was previously married to Mami Yaezawa.
BornJanuary 28, 1949
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    Known for

    Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
    Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back
    6.3
    • Mewtwo(voice)
    • 1998
    13 Assassins (2010)
    13 Assassins
    7.5
    • Hanbei Kito
    • 2010
    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
    7.1
    • Red XIII
    • Nanaki(voice)
    • 2005
    Haley Joel Osment, Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, David Gallagher, and Hayden Panettiere in Kingdom Hearts II (2005)
    Kingdom Hearts II
    9.3
    Video Game
    • Jack Skellington(voice)
    • 2005

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    • Billion×School (2024)
      Billion×School
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Osamu Kagami
      • 2024
    • Yûya Yagira and Yuina Kuroshima in Arata Natsume's Marriage (2024)
      Arata Natsume's Marriage
      6.6
      • Masaharu Kannami
      • 2024
    • Bushido (2024)
      Bushido
      6.9
      • Chobei
      • 2024
    • Masachika Ichimura, Kenta Kiritani, Kôji Seto, and Neru Nagahama in In'nai keisatsu (2024)
      In'nai keisatsu
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Jinichi Yokobori
      • 2024
    • Ninja ni Kekkon wa Muzukashi (2023)
      Ninja ni Kekkon wa Muzukashi
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Shosui Kazetomi
      • 2023
    • Satomi Ishihara, Kei Tanaka, and Mei Nagano in And So the Baton Is Passed (2021)
      And So the Baton Is Passed
      6.6
      • Izumigahara
      • 2021
    • Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021)
      Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
      6.3
      • Kakuan Honda
      • 2021
    • Daughter of Lupin (2019)
      Daughter of Lupin
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Gou Enjouji
      • 2020
    • Pokémon (1997)
      Pokémon
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Mewtwo (voice)
      • 2020
    • Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019)
      Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution
      5.7
      • Mewtwo (voice)
      • 2019
    • Masaharu Fukuyama in Everyone's Demoted!! (2019)
      Everyone's Demoted!!
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Hideki Fujita
      • 2019
    • The Wonderland (2019)
      The Wonderland
      6.2
      • Hippocrates (voice)
      • 2019
    • The Stand-In Thief (2017)
      The Stand-In Thief
      5.3
      • Shuntaro Maezono
      • 2017
    • Uso no sensô (2017)
      Uso no sensô
      6.1
      TV Series
      • 2017
    • Nioh (2017)
      Nioh
      7.7
      Video Game
      • Tokugawa Ieyasu (voice)
      • 2017

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      • January 28, 1949
      • Japan
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        Ryôko ShinoharaDecember 8, 2005 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      He acted in the HoriPro Company production of William Shakespeare's play, "Pericles," at the British National Theatre on the Olivier Stage in London, England with Masaaki Uchino, Yuko Tanaka, Kayoko Shiraishi, and Tetsuro Sagawa in the cast. Yukio Ninagawa was director.

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      Known for his portrayal of the Original Phantom, in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" in 1988 in Tokyo produced by the Shiki Theatrical Company.

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