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

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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)

Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nomura  •  Takeshi Nozue
CAST:  Takahiro Sakurai  •  Toshiyuki Morikawa  •  Ayumi Ito  •  Keiji Fujiwara

Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nomura  •  Takeshi Nozue
CAST:  Takahiro Sakurai  •  Toshiyuki Morikawa  •  Ayumi Ito  •  Keiji Fujiwara

Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)

Determined to prove its superiority, a bio-engineered Pokémon called Mewtwo lures Ash, Pikachu and others into a Pokemon match like none before.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Mayumi Izuka  •  Yuji Ueda  •  Ikue Otani

Determined to prove its superiority, a bio-engineered Pokémon called Mewtwo lures Ash, Pikachu and others into a Pokemon match like none before.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Mayumi Izuka  •  Yuji Ueda  •  Ikue Otani

Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2001)

The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masamitsu Hidaka
CAST:  Ikue Otani  •  Rica Matsumoto  •  Mayumi Izuka  •  Yuji Ueda

The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masamitsu Hidaka
CAST:  Ikue Otani  •  Rica Matsumoto  •  Mayumi Izuka  •  Yuji Ueda

Veronika Decides to Die (2005)

Towa lives in a peculiar sanatorium after committing suicide. Convalescing in sanatorium, she is informed that she has only 7 days to live. Isolated within their worlds, strange people live in this sanatorium and try to avoid making any contact with her. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Horie
CAST:  Yoko Maki  •  Lee Wan  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Tomoko Nakajima

Towa lives in a peculiar sanatorium after committing suicide. Convalescing in sanatorium, she is informed that she has only 7 days to live. Isolated within their worlds, strange people live in this sanatorium and try to avoid making any contact with her. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Horie
CAST:  Yoko Maki  •  Lee Wan  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Tomoko Nakajima

Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (2013)

Ataru, who suffers from “savant syndrome,” has the power to discover, observe, see through, and deduct microscopic evidence of unsolved cases. Why does he always go to the criminal sites? What explains his strange behavior? Meanwhile, a mystery unfolds with Ataru ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Kimura
CAST:  Masahiro Nakai  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Yuta Tamamori

Ataru, who suffers from “savant syndrome,” has the power to discover, observe, see through, and deduct microscopic evidence of unsolved cases. Why does he always go to the criminal sites? What explains his strange behavior? Meanwhile, a mystery unfolds with Ataru ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Kimura
CAST:  Masahiro Nakai  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Yuta Tamamori

The Floating Castle (2012)

In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika, a frivolous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Higuchi  •  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Mansai Nomura  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Masachika Ichimura

In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika, a frivolous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Higuchi  •  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Mansai Nomura  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Masachika Ichimura

Thermae Romae (2012)

The story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to a modern Japanese bath house. Inspired by the innovations found there, he creates his own spa, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Takeuchi
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Aya Ueto  •  Masachika Ichimura  •  Kazuki Kitamura

The story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to a modern Japanese bath house. Inspired by the innovations found there, he creates his own spa, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Takeuchi
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Aya Ueto  •  Masachika Ichimura  •  Kazuki Kitamura

For Love's Sake (2012)

Troubled high school student Makoto arrives in Tokyo to exact revenge from a past incident. He then falls in love at first sight with Ai, a daughter raised in a wholesome family. Around Makoto and Ai are Iwashimizu, who has feelings for Ai and Gamuko, a gang member ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Emi Takei  •  Sakura Ando  •  Yo Hitoto

Troubled high school student Makoto arrives in Tokyo to exact revenge from a past incident. He then falls in love at first sight with Ai, a daughter raised in a wholesome family. Around Makoto and Ai are Iwashimizu, who has feelings for Ai and Gamuko, a gang member ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Emi Takei  •  Sakura Ando  •  Yo Hitoto

A Ghost of a Chance (2011)

Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

13 Assassins (2010)

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Takayuki Yamada  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Goro Inagaki

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Takayuki Yamada  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Goro Inagaki

The Hotel Venus (2004)

In a strange alienated world there is a secret hotel in a shabby diner called the Venus Café, harboring some unusual people where compelling secrets lie in each resident's heart. Torturing secrets that have broken their emotional boundaries in the past. In this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideta Takahata
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Cho Eun-ji

In a strange alienated world there is a secret hotel in a shabby diner called the Venus Café, harboring some unusual people where compelling secrets lie in each resident's heart. Torturing secrets that have broken their emotional boundaries in the past. In this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideta Takahata
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Cho Eun-ji

Thermae Romae II (2014)

In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the original "thermae" (bathhouse). He receives an order to build a thermae in the colosseum to help gladiators recover from their wounds, but faces difficulties. Thus, Lucius ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Takeuchi
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Aya Ueto  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Riki Takeuchi

In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the original "thermae" (bathhouse). He receives an order to build a thermae in the colosseum to help gladiators recover from their wounds, but faces difficulties. Thus, Lucius ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Takeuchi
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Aya Ueto  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Riki Takeuchi

The Kodai Family (2016)

Kie Hirano is an ordinary OL who often daydreams. Mitsumasa Kodai at the same company as Kie Hirano, but he is an elite salaryman. He is the eldest son in the Kodai family and he is also telepathic. Mitsumasa Kodai got his special ability to read other people's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Hijikata
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Takumi Saitoh  •  Kiko Mizuhara  •  Shotaro Mamiya

Kie Hirano is an ordinary OL who often daydreams. Mitsumasa Kodai at the same company as Kie Hirano, but he is an elite salaryman. He is the eldest son in the Kodai family and he is also telepathic. Mitsumasa Kodai got his special ability to read other people's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Hijikata
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Takumi Saitoh  •  Kiko Mizuhara  •  Shotaro Mamiya

Doraemon: Nobita and the Space Heroes (2015)

One day Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Gian and Suneo were shooting a film as space heroes. When they were shooting the film in the open lot a boy called Aron comes and alerts them of aliens attacking his planet. They agree to help him by turning into real superheroes, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Osugi
CAST:  Wasabi Mizuta  •  Megumi Oohara  •  Yumi Kakazu  •  Subaru Kimura

One day Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Gian and Suneo were shooting a film as space heroes. When they were shooting the film in the open lot a boy called Aron comes and alerts them of aliens attacking his planet. They agree to help him by turning into real superheroes, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Osugi
CAST:  Wasabi Mizuta  •  Megumi Oohara  •  Yumi Kakazu  •  Subaru Kimura

The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin (1999)

The devious leader of Team Rocket Organization, Giovanni, has a fervent ambition to take control of the Pokémon world through both financial and military means. To achieve his military needs, he covets a Pokémon stronger and more adept than any other, a veritable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Yosuke Akimoto  •  Showtaro Morikubo  •  Kyoko Hikami  •  Etsuko Kozakura

The devious leader of Team Rocket Organization, Giovanni, has a fervent ambition to take control of the Pokémon world through both financial and military means. To achieve his military needs, he covets a Pokémon stronger and more adept than any other, a veritable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Yosuke Akimoto  •  Showtaro Morikubo  •  Kyoko Hikami  •  Etsuko Kozakura

War of Lie (2017)

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DIRECTION:  Yoshishige Miyake
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Naohito Fujiki  •  Kiko Mizuhara  •  Naoki Inada

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DIRECTION:  Yoshishige Miyake
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Naohito Fujiki  •  Kiko Mizuhara  •  Naoki Inada

The Last Reunion (2017)

After Isao has reached retirement, he receives a phone call from an ex- elementary school classmate Norio inviting him to a reunion. During the reunion, none of them can claim to have had a wonderful life since graduating from primary school and have their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Uchikata
CAST:  Masachika Ichimura  •  Takuzô Kadono  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Kazuko Kato

After Isao has reached retirement, he receives a phone call from an ex- elementary school classmate Norio inviting him to a reunion. During the reunion, none of them can claim to have had a wonderful life since graduating from primary school and have their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Uchikata
CAST:  Masachika Ichimura  •  Takuzô Kadono  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Kazuko Kato

The Stand-In Thief (2017)

Hajime Onuki (Ryuhei Maruyama) was a thief, but he now works as a welder and lives happily with his girlfriend. Hajime Onuki is threatened by a former partner in crime. He forces Hajime Onuki to break into the mansion of a picture book writer to steal. He is caught ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masafumi Nishida
CAST:  Ryuhei Maruyama  •  Masachika Ichimura  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Anna Ishibashi

Hajime Onuki (Ryuhei Maruyama) was a thief, but he now works as a welder and lives happily with his girlfriend. Hajime Onuki is threatened by a former partner in crime. He forces Hajime Onuki to break into the mansion of a picture book writer to steal. He is caught ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masafumi Nishida
CAST:  Ryuhei Maruyama  •  Masachika Ichimura  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Anna Ishibashi

The Wonderland (2019)

The story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist, Hippocrates, and his student, Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Mayu Matsuoka  •  Anne Watanabe  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Nao Toyama

The story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist, Hippocrates, and his student, Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Hara
CAST:  Mayu Matsuoka  •  Anne Watanabe  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Nao Toyama

Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019)

After accepting an invitation from a mysterious trainer, Ash, Misty and Brock meet Mewtwo, an artificially created Pokémon who wants to do battle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Motonori Sakakibara
CAST:  Masachika Ichimura  •  Rica Matsumoto  •  Ikue Otani  •  Mayumi Izuka

After accepting an invitation from a mysterious trainer, Ash, Misty and Brock meet Mewtwo, an artificially created Pokémon who wants to do battle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Motonori Sakakibara
CAST:  Masachika Ichimura  •  Rica Matsumoto  •  Ikue Otani  •  Mayumi Izuka
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