Masachika Ichimura (市村 正親, Ichimura Masachika, born January 28, 1949) is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kawagoe, Saitama and studied at the Theater Art College in Tokyo after graduating high school. He is best known to anime fans as the voice of Mewtwo. Ichimura is also the ex-husband of actress and singer Ryoko Shinohara.

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Masachika Ichimura
市村 正親
Masachika Ichimura at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Tokyo International Film Festival
Born	(1949-01-28) January 28, 1949 (age 75)[1] Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1973–present
Spouses	Mami Yaezawa ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 2003)​ Ryoko Shinohara ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2021)​
Children	2

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In 1973, he made his debut as an actor with Jesus Christ Superstar and became one of top actors of Shiki Theatre Company since then. He appeared in various musical plays as West Side Story, Equus, Cats, Evita and The Phantom of the Opera. Besides he played the role of Shylock of The Merchant of Venice.

In 1990, he left the company and now signs up for Horipro. In 2013, he played the role of Tokugawa Ieyasu in "Anjin: The Shogun and The English Samurai" in London.^[2][3]

In 2014, he cancelled the performance in Miss Saigon because of initial stomach cancer but in November of the year, he finished the treatment and returned to the theatre industry.^[4]

He married Japanese actress Mami Yaezawa in 1984, but later divorced in 2003. In December 2005, he remarried singer and actress Ryoko Shinohara. They have two sons, born in 2008 and 2012.

On July 24, 2021, Masachika and Ryoko announced their divorce through their office. He took custody of two sons.

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (2007)
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2019)^[16]