Minami Ichikawa

Minami Ichikawa
市川 南
Born (1966-07-22) July 22, 1966 (age 58)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materGakushuin University
Occupation(s)Film producer, businessman
Years active1989–present
TitleSenior Managing Executive Officer of Toho
Head of the Toho Motion Picture Group
Chairman of Toho Cinemas and Toho Marketing
Former President of Toho Pictures

Minami Ichikawa (市川 南, Ichikawa Minami, born July 22, 1966) is a Japanese businessman and film producer. An executive officer at Toho Co., Ltd., Ichikawa is the head of their Motion Picture Group, the Chairman of Toho Cinemas, the director of Toho-Towa and the former President of Toho Pictures.[1]

Life and career

Ichikawa was born in Tokyo[1] on July 22, 1966.[2] After graduating from Gakushuin University, he was employed by Toho in 1989. Ichikawa remained in the advertising department for twelve years and was responsible for about thirty films, including Spirited Away (2001).[1][3] In 2002, he moved to the Film Coordination Department, where he organized releasing and planning productions.[1][3] He has worked on the majority of notable Toho films since then, including: Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989),[4]: 21  Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004),[1] Confessions (2010),[5] 13 Assassins (2010),[5] The Eternal Zero (2013),[3] Our Little Sister (2015),[5] Attack on Titan (2015),[6][7] Shin Godzilla (2016),[3] Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017),[5] and Godzilla Minus One (2023).

Filmography

References

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  6. ^ "進撃の巨人 ATTACK ON TITAN : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  7. ^ "進撃の巨人 ATTACK ON TITAN エンド オブ ザ ワールド : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-05.