Etsuko Ichihara (市原 悦子, Ichihara Etsuko; 24 January 1936 – 12 January 2019) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in over one hundred films.
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Ichihara was a member of the Haiyuza theater troupe from 1957 to 1971. She won an award at the Geijutsusai in 1959 and became the star of Haiyuza. She narrated the long-running anime series Manga Nihon mukashi banashi. She won the Japan Academy Prize for Black Rain. Ichihara starred in Makoto Shinkai's anime film Your Name. She died of heart failure, twelve days before her 83rd birthday.
