Michiko Shimizu (entertainer) explained

Michiko Shimizu
Native Name:	清水 ミチコ
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	27 January 1960
Birth Place:	Takayama, Gifu, Japanese
Nationality:	Japanese
Education:	Bunkyo University Women's College Division of Home Economics
Years Active:	1983 -
Agent:	Jam House
Height:	1.62 m

is a Japanese tarento, comedian, and actress. She is also an impressionist (monomane tarento).

Shimizu's real name is ^[1] She is represented with Jam House. Shimizu graduated from Takayama Nishi High School and Bunkyo University Women's College Division of Home Economics.

She is nicknamed and . Shimizu's catchphrase is .

Impressions

• Shinobu Otake^{[2] [3]}
• Yumi Matsutoya^{[4] [5]}
• Kaori Momoi
• Akiko Yano^[6]
• Remi Hirano
• Ryoko Moriyama^[7]
• Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
• Aya Sugimoto
• Yuriko Koike

Filmography

TV variety

Current appearances

Title	Network	Notes
Tokoro-san no Gakkōde wa Oshiete kurenai soko 'n Tokoro!
Mōsō Nihon Ryōri
Studio Park kara konnichiwa		Presenter of one of the daily specials
Meringue no Kimochi		Narration
Himitsu no Kenmin Show		Irregular appearances
Hitachi Sekai fushigi Hakken!		Quasi-regular contestant

Former appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes
	Jōdan Gahō		TV debut
1986	Hyōkin Yobikō
1987	Waratte Iitomo!		Regular; left on maternity leave from April to September 1988
	Waratte Iitomo! Zōkan-gō
	Waratte Iitomo! Tokudai-gō
1988	Yume de Aetara
	Quiz Derby	TBS	Guest panelist; appeared twice
	Quiz Sekai wa Show by Shōbai!		NTV
	Wordsworth no Bōken	Fuji TV
	Tensai terebi-kun Wide		Narikiri Singers Corner presenter
	Akashiya Mansion Monogatari	Fuji TV
	Akashiya Uken nen Monogatari
	Shijō Saikyō no Mega Hit Karaoke Best 100: Kanpeki ni Utatte 1000 Man-en
	Super Chie Mon	TBS
	TV Tantei-dan
	Hapi furu!	Fuji TV
	Hi 10 Engei Parade		Quasi-regular
	TV o homeru YesTV	NotTV	Regular
	Tamariba

TV drama

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
1988	Manga de Yomu Makuranosōshi		NHK-G
1989	Manga de Yomu Koten
	Jikandesu yo		TBS
	Kitsui Yatsura
	Heart ni Hi o tsukete!		Fuji TV
	Sayonara Ri Kōran	Masako Atsumi
1990	Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari: Saru no Te-sama	Shizu Ishikawa
1992	Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari: Slow Motion
1996	Subarashiki Kazoku Ryokō
	Iguana Girl		TV Asahi
2000	Okumanchōja to Kekkon suru Hōhō		NTV
	Hamidashi Keiji Jōnetsu-kei	Yasuko Omori	TV Asahi
2001	Chura-san
	Beauty 7		NTV	Final episode
2002	Hagure Keiji Junjō-ha	Chiharu Toyama	TV Asahi
	Wedding Planner: Sweet Delivery		Fuji TV
2003	Hostess Tantei Kikiippatsu		TBS
2005	Tiger & Dragon
	Kiken na Aneki		Fuji TV
2006	Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
	Chibi Maruko-chan	Sumire Sakura	Fuji TV
2007	Joshi-ana Icchokusen!		TV Tokyo
2008	Mama no Kamisama		TBS
2009	Chinzan Kachō no Nanukakan	Woman at the window	TV Asahi
2010	Hagane no Onna	Mariko Fujima
2012	Kazoku Hakkei: Nanase, Telepathy Girl's Ballad	Kaneko Kannami	MBS
2013	Kodoku no Gourmet Season 3	Snack mama	TV Tokyo
	Amachan	Music presenter	NHK	Asadora
2016	Sanada Maru			Taiga drama
	Keiji Ittetsu: Inochigake de Sōsa ni Idomu Hannin yori Shinpai-seina Otoko	Kazumi Tange	TV Asahi

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1988	Kimurake no Hitobito
1995	Hana Yori Dango
1996	O Higara mo yoku Goshūshōsama	Motomiya-sensei
2001	Minna no Ie	Mieko Aonuma
	Money zansu
2002	Mobōhan
2006	The Uchōten Hotel	Hall announcer
	Crab Goalkeeper
	Otoko wa Sore o Gamandekinai
2008	Hitorimake
2011	Railways: Ai o Tsutae rarenai Otona-tachi e
2015	When the Curtain Rises	Saori's mother
2018	Life in Overtime
2023	The Forbidden Play	Sachi Murata		^[8]
2024	90 Years Old – So What?			^[9]

Dubbing

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	South Park
2007	Surf's Up	Edna Maverick

Radio

Current appearances

Former appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes
1999	Onegai! DJ	Katsuya to Micchan happyi Weekend	NBS
2004	Michiko Shimizu no Nichiyō wa Mane yo
	Hikaru Ijūin: Nichiyōbi no Himitsu Kichi		Occasional appearances as "Nichiyō Seminar" lecturer
2005	Making Sense		Co-starring with Kōki Mitani
	Michiko Shimizu no Micchan Impossible	NBS

Advertisements

Title	Notes
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Toilet Migakīna
Alico
P&G Nyūnanzai Lenoir	As the voice of Kaori; Co-starring with You and Nene Otsuka
Ichibiki Kondate iroiro Miso
Tsūhan Seikatsu Catalog House advert
Yamadai New Touch	Radio advert

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Ref.
1987	Shiawase no Kocchō
1988	Easy Japanese: Michiko Shimizu no Akarui Nihongo Kōza
1989	Shiawase no kodama
1990	miss Voices
1992	Ame to Muchi	^[11]
2005	Uta no Album
2006	Lip Service
2009	Batta mon	^[12]
2012	Michiko Shimizu Monogatari
2014	Shumi no Engei

Singles

Year	Title
1988	"Konna Watashide yokattara"
	"Fuyu no Hotel"
1992	"Gekkan Myōjō Medley: Shibui-hen"
1994	"Ai shita Hito wa Batsuichi"
2007	"Hotto tto tto na: Mai ni chi"

Videography

Year	Title
1989	Shiawase no Kotchō: Visual
1991	miss Voices: Kore Honbandesu ka?

DVD

Year	Title
2008	Live! Michiko Shimizu no Otanoshimi-kai: Lip Service
2011	Live! Michiko Shimizu no Otanoshimi-kai: Batta mon
2013	Watashi to iu Tanin

Bibliography

Year	Title
1990	Nisemono
1992	Yomu ga ī wa
1994	Zatsunen Joō: TV Nikki wa Yume Nikki
1995	Michiko Shimizu no Kao Mane Juku: Vow Special Edition
2003	Michiko Shimizu no: Kore Dare'!?
2006	Watashi no 10-nen Nikki
2013	Shufu to Engei

Co-authored

Year	Title	Notes
2007	Mukatsuku Futari
2008	Iratsuku Futari
2009	Kamitsuku Futari
2011	Tatetsuku Futari	Co-written with Kōki Mitani
	Nise Fūfumanzai: Warai Hito-kin 23-nen Shinrai no Radio Beverly Hiruzu	Co-written with Fumio Takada

Notes and References

1. Book: Gendainihon Jinmei-roku 98. Nigai Associates. 1998. 1382.
2. Web site: 大竹しのぶ、38年目の初ベスト＆清水ミチコ迎えコンサート. Music Natalie. ja. Natasha. 26 Jun 2013. 3 Dec 2016.
3. Web site: 2015年1月23日放送. https://archive.today/20150503141452/http://tvtopic.goo.ne.jp/program/info/824479/. dead. 3 May 2015. Pittanko Kan Kan. ja. goo TV Hōsō. 23 Jan 2015. 3 Dec 2016.
4. News: 松任谷ユーミソ.
5. Web site: 私の元素　清水ミチコさん. Kurashi to Hoken Web.11. ja. Seimei Hoken Bunka Center. 3 Dec 2016.
6. Web site: 坂本美雨のディア・フレンズ　On Air Report 2013/1/2. ja. Tokyo FM. 2 Jan 2013. 3 Dec 2016.
7. Web site: 森山・清水・一青初の共演／２０日コンサート. Kagawa no News. ja. Shikoku Shimbun. 5 Mar 2015. 3 Dec 2016.
8. Web site: 禁じられた遊び. May 24, 2023. eiga.com.
9. Web site: 九十歳。何がめでたい. April 29, 2024. eiga.com.
10. Web site: 森山良子、清水ミチコ、坂本冬美ら『竜とそばかすの姫』出演 歌のプロが合唱隊に. May 25, 2021. Crank-in!.
11. Web site: 清水ミチコの試供品無料進呈. ja. Tokyo Itoi Shigesato Jimusho. 3 Dec 2016.
12. Web site: 清水ミチコさんと、 健康ごはん。. ja. Tokyo Itoi Shigesato Jimusho. 3 Dec 2016.