Etsuko Ichihara

Ichihara narrated Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi, voicing grandfathers, children and demons alike, which on reflection is a frightening piece of craft. On screen she could take a whole room with one look through a gap in a door. More than a hundred films, plus a life in the theatre. She died in 2019; the voice still plays in my head unprompted.

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Name (English)

Etsuko Ichihara

Name (Japanese)

市原悦子

Reading

いちはら えつこ

Born

January 24, 1936 – January 12, 2019

Origin

Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Height

160 cm

Occupation

actor / seiyū

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rat

Blood type

A

Agency

ワンダー・プロダクション（最終所属）

Active years

1957 - 2019

Awards & achievements

• Golden Arrow Award

Spouse

塩見哲（1961 - 2014）

Works summary

Appearances

383 (1957–2019)

By year

1957: 4, 1958: 5, 1959: 7, 1960: 9, 1961: 2, 1962: 12, 1963: 6, 1964: 8, 1965: 4, 1966: 9, 1967: 5, 1968: 6, 1969: 8, 1970: 5, 1971: 6, 1972: 7, 1973: 8, 1974: 8, 1975: 4, 1976: 9, 1977: 10, 1978: 7, 1979: 6, 1980: 7, 1981: 9, 1982: 5, 1983: 5, 1984: 5, 1985: 9, 1986: 5, 1987: 8, 1988: 4, 1989: 8, 1990: 2, 1991: 2, 1992: 3, 1993: 6, 1994: 5, 1995: 4, 1996: 3, 1997: 3, 1998: 6, 1999: 2, 2000: 1, 2001: 6, 2002: 2, 2003: 5, 2004: 4, 2005: 6, 2006: 3, 2007: 7, 2008: 4, 2009: 4, 2010: 3, 2011: 3, 2012: 4, 2013: 3, 2014: 7, 2015: 4, 2016: 3, 2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2019: 2

Debut work

りこうなお嫁さん

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etsuko%20Ichihara
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B8%82%E5%8E%9F%E6%82%A6%E5%AD%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11480046

Tags

• Chiba Prefecture
• actor
• seiyū

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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