Masachika Ichimura

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 Western anime fans as the original voice of Mewtwo. He is married to singer Ryoko Shinohara.

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, 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.

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.

Films

• The Hotel Venus (2004) - Venus
• Thirteen Assassins (2010) - Kitō Hanbei
• A Ghost of a Chance (2011) - Tsukutsuku Abe
• The Floating Castle (2012) - Toyotomi Hideyoshi
• Thermae Romae (2012) - Hadrian
• Thermae Romae 2 (2014) - Hadrian
• Kōdai-ke no Hitobito (2016) - Shigemasa Kōdai Jr.

Television dramas

• Shishi no jidai (1980) - Okonogi Kyōhei
• Furuhata Ninzaburō (1999) - Nao Kuroikawa
• HR (2002) - Masachika Jin'no
• Mayonaka no Andersen (2002)
• Castle of Sand (2004) - Yuzuru Asō
• Order Made (2004)
• My Boss My Hero (2006) - Kichi Sakaki
• Bambino! (2007) - Tekkan Shishido
• Hatachi no Koibito (2007) - Fūta Suzuki
• Gō (2011) - Akechi Mitsuhide
• Young Black Jack (2011) - Dr. Jotaro Honma
• Beppinsan (2016) - Shigeo Asada

Musicals

• Jesus Christ Superstar - King Herod
• West Side Story - Bernardo
• Equus - Alan
• Carousel - Jigger Craigin
• She Loves Me - Georg Nowack
• Cats - Rum Tum Tugger
• The Phantom of the Opera - Erik, The Phantom of the Opera
• Tanz der Vampire - Professor Abronsius
• Miss Saigon - The Engineer
• Fiddler on the Roof - Tevye
• Evita - Che
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Freddy Benson
• Sweeney Todd - Sweeney Todd
• La Cage aux Folles - Albin/Zaza

Plays

• The Merchant of Venice - Shylock
• Anjin: The Shogun and The English Samurai - Tokugawa Ieyasu

Theatrical animation

• Jack and the Beanstalk (1974) - Jack
• Yosei Florence (1985) - Michael
• Pokémon: The First Movie (1998) - Mewtwo
• Giovanni's Island (2014) - Tatsuo Senō
• Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes (2015) - Ikaros

Television animation

• Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000) - Mewtwo

Original video animation (OVA)

• Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) - Red XIII

Video games

• Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - Mewtwo
• Kingdom Hearts (2002) - Jack Skellington
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004) - Jack Skellington
• Kingdom Hearts II (2005) - Jack Skellington
• Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (2011) - Bronev Reinel
• One Piece: Unlimited World Red (2013) - Patrick Redfield
• Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (2013) - Bronev Reinel
• Nioh (2017) - Tokugawa Ieyasu

Dubbing

• The Nightmare Before Christmas - Jack Skellington
• Strings - Kahro

Puppetry

• Sherlock Holmes (2014) - Jonathan Small

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