Satomi Ishihara
{{Short description|Japanese actress (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Satomi Ishihara
| image = Godzilla Resurgence World Premiere Red Carpet- Ishihara Satomi.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Ishihara at the premiere of Shin Godzilla in July 2016
| native_name = 石原 さとみ
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_name = Kuniko Ishigami
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|24}}
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2003–present
| agent = Horipro
| spouse = {{marriage|Unknown|2020}}
| children = 1
}}
{{Nihongo|Kuniko Ishigami|石神 国子|Ishigami Kuniko|born December 24, 1986}}, better known by her stage name {{Nihongo|Satomi Ishihara|石原 さとみ|Ishihara Satomi}}, is a Japanese actress.{{cite web |url=http://eiga.com/person/16191/|script-title=ja:石原さとみ|trans-title=Ishihara Satomi's profile|access-date=April 5, 2015|publisher=eiga.com inc.|language=ja}}
Early life and career
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Ishihara was born Kuniko Ishigami, on December 24, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan. The origin of her stage name comes from the reverse of her surname "Ishihara" ("raw stone"), which she gave herself as a reflection of her identity as a diamond in the rough, and her given name "Satomi" ("Satomi"), which she gave as a reflection of her desire to be intelligent and beautiful, written in hiragana.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
She attended Tokyo Soka Elementary School, Soka Junior High School, and graduated from Soka High School.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
In 2003, at the age of 16, Satomi began her acting career when she starred in the drama kimi wa Petto, starring Jun Matsumoto and Koyuki.{{Unreliable source?|reason=IMDb is not a reliable source.|date=June 2024}} She has devoted equal time to films and television serials. Satomi was nominated for several such awards, such as Best Actress at the 46th Blue Ribbon Awards for role in the film My Grandpa and Best Supporting Actress in the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for her role in the film And so the baton is passed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1595000/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=Satomi Ishihara Biography|website=IMDb }}{{Unreliable source?|reason=IMDb is not a reliable source.|date=June 2024}} She appeared as Yazawa Shiori in Fuji TV drama Water Boys 2 (2004), as Shizuka Gozen in the NHK Taiga drama series Yoshitsune (2005).
In 2006, Ishihara made her first starring role in a Fuji TV commercial drama series, Ns' Aoi. In the fall of the same year, she made her stage debut as the role of Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker.{{Cite web|title = 石原さとみ、田畑智子で「奇跡の人」|url=https://www.asahi.com/culture/stage/theater/TKY200609260284.html|newspaper = Asahi Shimbun|date=September 26, 2006|language=ja}}
In August 2008, Ishihara made her second stage appearance as Okita Souji in Bakumatsu Junjoden, written and directed by Tsutomu Kohei.{{Cite web|title=石原さとみ、濡れ場に挑戦!? エクスタシーを感じる姿を見て--『幕末純情伝』|url=https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20080813-a005/|website=Mynavi News|date=August 2008|language=ja}} By one month later, in September of the same year, she also portrayed as a Japanese leading JAL flight attendant character Yukari Hayase in Flying Rabbits, directed by Takahisa Zeze.
In 2009, Ishihara made her debut as Kanako Kuboaki in Fuji TV drama series Voice: The Voice of the Innocent, which held every Monday at 9 p.m. In the fall of the same year, she appeared as Takiko Taguchi in Suite: Massacre, directed by Hisashi Inoue.{{Cite web|title=石原さとみさんにインタビュー|url=https://city.living.jp/common/selection/36141/|website=City Living Web|date=October 10, 2012|language=ja}}
In 2010, Ishihara appeared as Akiyama Tokiko (wife of Akiyama Saneyuki) in the NHK special war drama television series Clouds Above the Hill.{{Cite web|title=石原さとみ、本木雅弘の妻役に 「ドキドキと幸せ感じる」|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/65226/full/|website=ORICON NEWS|date=April 4, 2009|language=ja}}
In 2014, Ishihara is known to Japanese television drama audiences for her portrayal as Saeko Takahashi in Shitsuren Chocolatier{{Cite web|title=松本潤・石原さとみ『失恋ショコラティエ』 最終回を検証 サエコ、こわい、サエコ、魔物|url=https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/E1593589767414/|access-date=August 29, 2021|website=エキサイトニュース|date=July 2020 |language=ja}} and gained popularity by appearing in it.
In the beginning of the Reiwa period in early 2019, Ishihara was appointed as one of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics torch relay ambassadors,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/sports/olympics/2020-tokyo-olympics-torch-design-resembles-cherry-blossom/97-edc60706-41dc-493e-be94-83a9fc1b5940|title=2020 Tokyo Olympics torch design resembles cherry blossom|website=WCSH|date=March 21, 2019 |access-date=June 8, 2019}} which the country had an upcoming game event a year later. However, the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, on February 4, 2021, Ishihara had been revealed to have the caught COVID-19 infection. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and her agency, Ishihara, "is healthy and [she] was not showing any symptoms", though it was reported that she had been recovering at home.{{Cite news|url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210204/p2a/00m/0et/011000c|title=Popular Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara had COVID-19, set to return to work this weekend|newspaper=Mainichi Shimbun|date=February 4, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/2021-02-04/actress-satomi-ishihara-tests-positive-for-covid-19/.169156|title=Actress Satomi Ishihara Tests Positive for COVID-19|website=Anime News Network|date=February 5, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tokyoreporter.com/entertainment/announcement-of-satomi-ishiharas-positive-coronavirus-test-delayed-by-agency/|title=Announcement of Satomi Ishihara's positive coronavirus test delayed by agency|website=Tokyo Reporter|date=February 4, 2021}}
Personal life
In October 1, 2020, Ishihara announced her marriage to an ordinary man.{{cite news |title=Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara set to marry within the year |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/10/9156f9dc96ed-japanese-actress-satomi-ishihara-set-to-marry-within-the-year.html |access-date=October 3, 2020 |work=Kyodo News+ |date=October 1, 2020}} On January 10, 2022, Ishihara announced through her agency that she was pregnant and is expected to give birth around spring.{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/japanese-actress-satomi-ishihara-announces-pregnancy|title= Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara announces pregnancy|website=StraitsTimes|access-date=January 11, 2021|date=January 10, 2021}} And on April 23, she gave birth to her first child.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-23 |title=石原さとみ、第1子出産 喜びつづる「自分の命よりも大切だと想える存在」【コメント全文】 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2232538/full/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=ORICON NEWS}} On March 7, 2025, Ishihara's agency announced that she is expecting the couples second child.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-16 |title=石原さとみ、第2子を妊娠 出産は初夏 所属事務所が発表「3月いっぱいで産休に入らせていただく」/デイリースポーツ online |trans-title=Satomi Ishihara is pregnant with her second child, due to give birth in early summer, her agency announces, "I will be going on maternity leave at the end of March" |url=https://www.daily.co.jp/en/gossip/2025/03/07/0018724873.shtml?pg=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316041501/https://www.daily.co.jp/en/gossip/2025/03/07/0018724873.shtml?pg=2 |archive-date=2025-03-16 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=デイリースポーツ online |language=en}}
Filmography
=Television dramas=
=Films=
=Broadcasting=
- Satomi Say To Me (Every Sunday, 9:30 PM, Nippon Hoso)
Awards and nominations
File:International Drama Festival in Tokyo 2018 2.png in Tokyo.]]
References
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External links
{{Wikiquote}}
- [http://www.horipro.co.jp/ishiharasatomi/ Official agency profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.jdorama.com/artiste_1816.htm JDorama profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://over-time.idv.tw/cast/castshow_common.php?num=555 Dorama.info profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://mydramalist.info/person/906/ishihara_satomi mydramalist.info profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb name|1595000}}
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{{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer}}
{{Hochi Film Award for Best Actress}}
{{Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress}}
{{Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer}}
{{Tokyo Drama Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{Tokyo Drama Award for Best Actress}}
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Category:Japanese film actresses
Category:Japanese television actresses
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