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Masachika Ichimura

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Masachika Ichimura
A medieval princess on a quest to avenge her father's death awakens in a realm between life and death, where she encounters an idealistic young man from the present day who shows her the possibility of a future free of bitterness and rage.
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Masachika Ichimura was born on 28 January 1949 in Japan. He is an actor, known for 13 Assassins (2010), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998) 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

    13 Assassins (2010)
    13 Assassins
    7.5
    • Hanbei Kito
    • 2010
    Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
    Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back
    6.4
    • Mewtwo(voice)
    • 1998
    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
    7.1
    • Red XIII
    • Nanaki(voice)
    • 2005
    Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
    Minions: The Rise of Gru
    6.5
    • Additional Crew(as Nishimura Masachika)
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Reborn (2026)
      Reborn
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Togo Yoshitaka
      • 2026
    • Mana Ashida in Scarlet (2025)
      Scarlet
      6.2
      • Amulet (voice)
      • 2025
    • Billion×School (2024)
      Billion×School
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Osamu Kagami
      • 2024
    • Yûya Yagira and Yuina Kuroshima in Arata Natsume's Marriage (2024)
      Arata Natsume's Marriage
      6.2
      • Masaharu Kannami
      • 2024
    • Bushido (2024)
      Bushido
      6.8
      • Chobei
      • 2024
    • Masachika Ichimura, Kenta Kiritani, Kôji Seto, and Neru Nagahama in In'nai keisatsu (2024)
      In'nai keisatsu
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Jinichi Yokobori
      • 2024
    • Marriage Is Difficult for a Ninja (2023)
      Marriage Is Difficult for a Ninja
      6.9
      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
      6.7
      • Izumigahara
      • 2021
    • Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021)
      Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
      6.3
      • Kakuan Honda
      • 2021
    • Daughter of Lupin (2019)
      Daughter of Lupin
      6.8
      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
      5.5
      • Shuntaro Maezono
      • 2017

    Additional Crew

    • Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
      Minions: The Rise of Gru
      6.5
      • Japanese dub cast: Wild Knuckles (as Nishimura Masachika)
      • 2022

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Nishimura Masachika
    • Born
      • January 28, 1949
      • Japan
    • Spouses
        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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