Jun Ichikawa was born in Japan, but moved to and was raised in Rome with her family when she was only 7. She speaks fluent Japanese and Italian with a little accent of Rome. She became the lead actress of Cantando dietro i paraventi (2003) by chance, when, in the pre-production of the movie she was chosen to try on the dresses of "The Widow Ching," was noticed and chosen for the part.