Mao Ichimichi
| Mao Ichimichi 市道 真央 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 1, 1992[1] Osaka, Japan |
| Other names | Rio Minami (南 梨央 Minami Rio), M・A・O |
| Ethnicity | Japanese |
| Years active | 2006-present |
|
Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Black |
| Measurements |
82-58-82 cm 32-23-32 in |
Mao Ichimichi (市道 真央 Ichimichi Mao, born February 1, 1992 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and gravure idol who also does voice over work under the name "M·A·O".[2] In 2011 she made her major acting debut in the role of Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow in the Super Sentai series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
Biography
Mao Ichimichi made her debut under the stage name Rio Minami (南 梨央 Minami Rio) in October 2006 as a seventh-generation member of Horipro Osaka's idol group "HOP Club". In 2007, she appeared in the variety show Enter! 371. After the release of the idol DVD Ike Ike Go! Go! HOP Club in 2010, she parted ways with Horipro Osaka. Moving to Tokyo to restart her career, she abandoned her stage name and signed with Yellow Cab Next. Ichimichi became a co-host in the Weekly Shōnen Jump variety show Sakiyomi Jan Bang!.
In 2011, Ichimichi landed the role of Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow in the Super Sentai series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, following the footsteps of her former HOP Club batch mate Suzuka Morita. In June of that year, she released her first solo idol DVD A Distant Shore, along with a companion photo book of the same title. She then promoted her second idol video Apartment and photo book Afternoon Tea on December.
Filmography
TV series
- Enter! 371 (2007)
- Sakiyomi Jan Bang! (2010)
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger as Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow (2011-2012)
Films
- Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku as Gokai Yellow (2011, voice only)
- Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle as Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow (2011)
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship as Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow (2011)
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie as Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow (2012)
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen as Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow, Geki Yellow (voice) (2012)
- Black Angels as Bar Tender (2011)
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie as Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow (2013)
- 009-1 (2013)
- Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S. as Pasco (voice)
(2014)
- Nuiguruma Z as Kyoko Aikawa (2014)
- Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie as Pasco (voice) (2015)
Video
- Ike Ike Go! Go! HOP Club (2010)
- A Distant Shore (2011, idol video)
- Apartment (2011, idol video)
Books
- A Distant Shore (2011, companion book to idol video of the same title)
- Afternoon Tea (2011, companion book to Apartment)
Anime
- DD Fist of the North Star as Lin (2013)
- Samurai Flamenco as Mizuki Misawa (2013)
- World Conquest Zvezda Plot as Renge Komadori (2014)
- Z/X Ignition as Fierte (2014)
- Brynhildr in the Darkness as Kazumi Schlieren-Sauer (2014)
- Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! as Mikoto Sakuragawa (2014)
- Magic Kaito 1412 as Aoko Nakamori (2014)
- Hi-Scooool! SeHa Girls as Dreamcast (2014)
- Death Parade as Mai Takada (2015)
- Durarara!! x2 as Varona (2015)
- Isuca as Suseri Shimazu (2015)
- Re-Kan! as Kyōko Esumi (2015)
- Gakkō Gurashi! as Yuri Wakasa (2015)
- Jitsu wa Watashi wa as Akane Kōmoto (2015)
Video games
- Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax as Denshin (2014)
References
- ↑ Mao Ichimichi's Profile
- ↑ Mao Ichimichi (March 29, 2012). 快適だねぇ+°. Ichimichi Mao official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved January 2, 2014.
External links
- Mao Ichimichi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Official blog (Japanese)
- Official profile at Yellow Cab Next (Japanese)
- Rio Minami official blog at Horipro (Japanese)