Michiko Kichise
Native name吉瀬 美智子
Birth dateFebruary 17, 1975 (age 51)
Birth placeAsakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
OccupationActress · model
Years active1995–present
SpouseUnknown (m. 2010; div. 2021)
WebsiteOfficial website

Michiko Kichise (吉瀬 美智子, Kichise Michiko, born 17 February 1975) is a Japanese actress and model. She received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 2011 for her work in Liar Game: Season 2 (2009–10), Liar Game: The Final Stage (2010), and Bloody Monday Season 2 (2010).[1]

Personal life

In December 2010, Kichise married an ordinary man 10 years older than her. She gave birth to their first child, a daughter, in July 2013 and her second daughter in October 2016.[2]

In April 2024, Kichise announced that she had divorced her husband via her agency's official website and a handwritten letter on her official Twitter.[2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010Elevator to the GallowsMeiko TemiyakoLead role[3]
2019The Confidence Man JP: The Movie[4]
2021Signal the MovieMisaki Sakurai[5]
20227 Secretaries: The Movie[6]
2023Kyrie[7]
2024Dangerous Cops: Home ComingStella Lee[8]
Tomorrow in the Finder[9]
2025A Moon in the Ordinary[10]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007–11Liar GameEri2 seasons[11]
2009TenchijinOyuTaiga drama[12]
2010–11The Woman of SteelIneko HagaLead role; 2 seasons[13]
2014HirugaoRikako Tagigawa[14]
2017Blanket CatsMisaki Fujimura[15]
Cecile's PlotYukako Hamaguchi[16]
2018SignalMisaki Sakurai[17]
2023Burn the House DownSatsuki Murata[18]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
201135th Elan d'or AwardsElan d'or Award for Newcomer of the YearLiar Game and Bloody Monday[1]

References

  1. ^ "ja:「2011年エランドール賞」新人賞6名が決定！ 松下＆向井の“ゲゲゲ夫妻”らが受賞" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  2. ^ "吉瀬美智子が離婚を発表「話し合った結果、今後は別々の道を歩んでいく結論に」" [Michiko Yoshise announces divorce: "After much discussion, we have come to the conclusion that we will go our separate ways from now on"]. Oricon. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  3. ^ "死刑台のエレベーター" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  4. ^ "コンフィデンスマンJP" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "劇場版シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "笑福亭鶴瓶:映画版「七人の秘書」で"極悪経営者"に 玉木宏、濱田岳、吉瀬美智子も出演" (in Japanese). Mantan-web. 4 July 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "キリエのうた" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "帰ってきた あぶない刑事" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "明日を綴る写真館" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "平場の月" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  11. ^ "ライアーゲームの出演者・キャスト一覧" (in Japanese). The Television. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  12. ^ "天地人" (in Japanese). Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  13. ^ "吉瀬美智子主演『ハガネの女』、テレ朝史上最速続編決定 4月ゴールデン進出!" (in Japanese). Oricon. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  14. ^ "昼顔〜平日午後3時の恋人たち〜の出演者・キャスト一覧" (in Japanese). The Television. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  15. ^ "西島秀俊主演ドラマ「ブランケット・キャッツ」に期待の声「これはすごい癒しの時間になりそう」" (in Japanese). Da Vinci. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  16. ^ "セシルのもくろみ" (in Japanese). TV drama database. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  17. ^ "坂口健太郎主演連ドラで8年ぶり刑事役 北村一輝、渡部篤郎も". Mainichi. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Netflixシリーズ「御手洗家、炎上する」新キャストに工藤阿須加、中川大志、恒松祐里ら" (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved May 11, 2023.