Satomi Ishihara


Kuniko Ishigami, better known by her stage name Satomi Ishihara, is a Japanese actress.
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Early life and career

Kuniko Ishigami was born on December 24, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan, to her unnamed parents. The origin of her stage name, who comes from the reverse of her surname, "Ishihara", which she gave herself as a reflection of her identity as a diamond in the rough, and her given name "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, as Shizuka Gozen in the NHK Taiga drama series Yoshitsune.
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 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 in 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. Also, alongside her co-star Nao Matsushita, she appeared as Misaki Fukazawa in Japanese television love comedy drama series Dear Sister.
In 2016, Ishihara starred as her portrayal of Kayoko Ann Patterson in kaiju film Shin Godzilla, and also starred as Etsuko Kouno in NTV drama series Pretty Proofreader.
In 2018, Ishihara starred as Mikoto Misumi in TBS TV drama series Unnatural, and as well as starred as Momo Tsukishima in NTV drama series Born to Be a Flower.
At the beginning of 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. Also, on February 4, 2021, Ishihara had been revealed that she caught COVID-19 infection. According to her agency, Ishihara "is healthy and was not showing any symptoms", though it was reported that she had been recovering at home.
In 2024, Ishihara appeared as a lead role of Saori Morishita in Japanese drama film Missing, which she was nominated for a Hochi Film Award and a Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actress.

Personal life

On October 1, 2020, Ishihara announced that she has been married to an unnamed ordinary man within the year. On January 10, 2022, Ishihara announced through her agency that she was pregnant and is expected to give the birth around spring, and three months later, on April 23 of the same year, she gave birth to her first child. On March 7, 2025, her agency announced that she is expecting to give her birth of second child around spring.

Filmography

Broadcasting

  • ''Satomi Say To Me''

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardWorkResult
200328th Hochi Film AwardsBest NewcomerMy GrandpaWon
200316th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsRookie of the YearMy GrandpaWon
200346th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest NewcomerMy GrandpaWon
200313th Japan Movie Critics AwardBest NewcomerMy GrandpaWon
200327th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer AwardMy GrandpaWon
200341st Golden Arrow AwardBroadcast Newcomer
Best Newcomer		Teru Teru KazokuWon
200425th Yokohama Film FestivalBest New TalentMy GrandpaWon
200529th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearWater Boys 2Won
200629th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressOne Year in the NorthNomitated
2010Vogue JapanWomen of the YearHerselfWon
20147th Tokyo Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActressHeartbroken ChocolatierWon
201811th Tokyo Drama AwardsBest ActressUnnaturalWon
202126th Asian Television AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleThe Greatest GiftWon
202245th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressAnd So the Baton Is PassedNomitated
202449th Hochi Film AwardsBest ActressMissingWon
202437th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest ActressMissing
202579th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Lead PerformanceMissing
202567th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest ActressMissing
202548th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActressMissing