Shinichi Ichikawa

is a Japanese director and screenwriter. He has participated in the screenwriting of the Ultraman Series.
==Biography==
Ichikawa graduated from Nihon University College of Art Film Department Department of Screenplay, and in 1966, he debuted as a screenwriter for the children's program Kaiju Booska produced by Tsuburaya Productions. For a while after that, he mostly wrote for children's shows, including Ultraseven, which is a masterpiece of this period. After that, he initially served as the main screenwriter of Ultraman Ace, and eventually, he left Tsuburaya Productions as he shifted his focus in the writing field to variety shows.
After leaving Tsuburaya, he became a well-known Japanese screenwriter in the late 20th century through his role as a screenwriter for TV dramas and Dahe dramas. In addition to his activities as a screenwriter, he is active in a wide range of television activities. Because of his contribution to film and television, he has been awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal of Honor by the Japanese government.
===Death===
On December 10, 2011, Ichikawa died of lung cancer at the age of 70.
==Directed Works==
Shinichi Ichikawa wrote the following episodes for the following series:
===Ultraman Series===
*Ultraseven
**The Man Who Came From V3
**The Earthling All Alone
**Terror on the Moon
**The Stolen Ultra Eye
**The Terrifying Super Ape-man
**The Showdown of Dan vs Seven
*Return of Ultraman
**Ultraseven Arrives!
**Monster Channel
**I'll Kill This Monster!
**Leaving My Home Planet Earth
**Go to Hell with This One Blow!
**In Between a Devil & Angel
*Ultraman Ace - Main writer
**Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers
**A 300-Million-Year-Old Terrible-Monster Appears!
**Monster vs. Terrible-Monster vs. Alien
**100,000 Terrible-Monsters! Surprise Attack Plan
**5 Stars Scattered in the Galaxy
**Revenge of Verokron
**You Are the Ace of Tomorrow!
===Others===
*Kaiju Booska (1966)
*Princess Comet (1967)
*Fight! Mighty Jack (1968)
*Operation: Mystery (1969)
*Kamen Rider (1971)
*Silver Kamen (1971)
*Horror Theater Unbalance (1974)
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