Etsuko IchiharaEtsuko Ichihara was a Japanese actress. She appeared in over 100 films.BiographyIchihara 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 (1989 [Japanese film)|Black Rain]. Ichihara died of heart failure, twelve days before her 83rd birthday.