Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara (市原 悦子 , Ichihara Etsuko , 24 January 1936 – 12 January 2019) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in over 100 films.

She graduated from Waseda University School of Letters and Art and Sciences with B.A. degree.

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 died of heart failure, twelve days before her 83rd birthday.