, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress.
Early life and career
Ishihara was born Kuniko Ishigami, on December 24, 1986 in
Tokyo
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, 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.
She attended
Tokyo Soka Elementary School,
Soka Junior High School, and graduated from
Soka High School.
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.
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''.
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''.
In August 2008, Ishihara made her second stage appearance as Okita Souji in ''
Bakumatsu Junjoden'', written and directed by Tsutomu Kohei. By one month later, in September of the same year, she also portrayed as a Japanese leading
JAL flight attendant
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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.
In 2010, Ishihara appeared as Akiyama Tokiko (wife of Akiyama Saneyuki) in the NHK special war drama television series ''
Clouds Above the Hill''.
In 2014, Ishihara is known to Japanese television drama audiences for her portrayal as Saeko Takahashi in ''
Shitsuren Chocolatier'' 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, 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
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. Also, on February 4, 2021, Ishihara had been revealed to have the caught
COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
infection. According to the
Yomiuri Shimbun
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,
The Hollywood Reporter
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,
Variety, and her agency, Ishihara, "is healthy and
hewas not showing any symptoms", though it was reported that she had been recovering at home.
Personal life
In October 1, 2020, Ishihara announced her marriage to an ordinary man. On January 10, 2022, Ishihara announced through her agency that she was pregnant and is expected to give birth around spring. And on April 23, she gave birth to her first child. On March 7, 2025, Ishihara's agency announced that she is expecting the couples second child.
Filmography
Television dramas
Films
Broadcasting
* ''Satomi Say To Me'' (Every Sunday, 9:30 PM, Nippon Hoso)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Official agency profile
Dorama.info profile
mydramalist.info profile
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1986 births
Living people
Actresses from Tokyo
Japanese film actresses
Japanese television actresses
Japanese radio personalities
21st-century Japanese actresses
Asadora lead actors
Horipro artists