FrameThrower · Actors · Mikako Ichikawa
Mikako Ichikawa
3 films · 132 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2004–2023
Born 13 June 1978 · Tokyo, Japan
Mikako Ichikawa, a celebrated Japanese actress and model, hails from Tokyo, Japan. Her career began as an exclusive model for "Olive," a Japanese fashion magazine, in 1994. She held this role until 1998, and subsequently graced the pages of several other magazines including "CUTiE," "Zipper," "Spoon," "Soen," and "GINZA." In addition to her modeling career, Ichikawa made her acting debut in the short film "How to Jujitsu."
Ichikawa's acting prowess has earned her numerous accolades, including the Best Actress Award at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival in 2003 for her performance in "Blue." More recently, in 2016, she received the Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and the 40th Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in "Shin Godzilla."
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 132 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2004–2023
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress2017
How their films are shot
Measured across 132 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Mikako takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 54% of their frames are day — the look of the work Mikako takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 132 frames from Mikako Ichikawa's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.