Ikue Sakakibara

Ikue Sakakibara (榊原郁恵) is a recognized Japanese actress and television personality. Born as Ikue Watanabe on May 8, 1959, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, she has maintained a long and active career in the Japanese entertainment industry.

Personal Life and Profile

Sakakibara stands at a height of 155 cm and has blood type B. Her birth name is Ikue Watanabe. In her personal life, she was married to the late actor Toru Watanabe.

Career in Television and Film

Throughout her career spanning several decades, Sakakibara has appeared in numerous television drama series, TV movies, and feature films. Her work encompasses a wide array of roles across major Japanese broadcasting networks.

Selected Television Series

Error (TV Asahi / 2026) - Misato Osako
Iine! Hikaru Genji-kun (NHK / 2020) - Saori's mother
Prayers in the Emergency Room (TBS / 2020) - Mitsuko Ishikawa (ep. 5)
Solitary Gourmet Season 8 (TV Tokyo / 2019) - Middle-aged woman (ep. 1)
Angels in White (Fuji TV-Tokai TV / 2018) - Tomoko Kizaki
Fugitive Boys (Fuji TV-KTV / 2017) - Yuko Masubuchi
Winter, Grasping Love (TV Asahi / 2017) - Misa Okugawa
Tsuribaka Nisshi Season 2 (TV Tokyo / 2017) - Toshiko Hamasaki
Tsuribaka Nisshi (TV Tokyo / 2015) - Toshiko Hamasaki
The Fugitive Lawyer (Fuji TV / 2010) - Ritsuko Enoki
Dandy Daddy? (TV Asahi / 2009)
Real Clothes (Fuji TV / 2009) - ep. 1
Mirai koshi Meguru (TV Asahi / 2008) - Aiko Yoshida

Selected Film and TV Movie Appearances

Cheri Maho The Movie: 30sai made Dotei dato Mahotsukai ni Narerurashii (2022)
Daiyukai 2018 (Fuji TV / 2018)
Sensei wa Erai! (NTV / 2008) - Hanae Matsuki