# Satomi Ishihara

Kuniko Ishigami (石神 国子, Ishigami Kuniko, born December 24, 1986), better known by her stage name Satomi Ishihara (石原 さとみ, Ishihara Satomi), is a Japanese actress.

## Early life and career

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.
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 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. 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.

## 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

| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
| 2003 | Mado o Aketara | Usagi Yamamoto | Lead role; television film |
| 2003–04 | Teru Teru Kazoku | Fuyuko | Lead role; Asadora |
| 2004 | Tengoku e no Oenka Cheers: Cheerleading ni Kaketa Seishun | Mikiko Morita | Lead role |
| 2004 | Be-Bop High School | Kyōko Izumi | Lead role |
| 2004 | Water Boys 2 | Shiori Yazawa | |
| 2005 | Yoshitsune | Shizuka | Taiga drama |
| 2005 | H2 | Haruka Koga | |
| 2005 | Akai Giwaku | Yukiko Oshima | Lead role; miniseries |
| 2005 | Kaidan Special "Chigiri" | Yui | Lead role; short drama |
| 2005 | Be-Bop High School 2 | Kyōko Izumi | Lead role |
| 2005 | Climber's High | Ayako Mochizuki | |
| 2006 | Ns' Aoi | Aoi Misora | Lead role |
| 2006 | Te no Ue no Shabondama | Risa Sakuraba | |
| 2006 | Ns' Aoi Special "Sakurakawa Byōin Saiaku no Hi" | Aoi Misora | Lead role; television film |
| 2006 | Hyōten | Yōko Tsujiguchi | Lead role; miniseries |
| 2007 | Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi 2007 | Yuri Yoshimura | Lead role; television film |
| 2007 | Hanayome to Papa | Aiko Uzaki | Lead role |
| 2007 | Tales of the Unusual: Autumn 2007 "Mirai Dōsōkai" | Haruka Matsui | Lead role; short drama |
| 2007 | Koi no Karasawagi: Love Stories IV "Koe ga Furueru Onna" | Mutsumi Hikoda | Lead role |
| 2007 | Maru Maru Chibi Maruko-chan Episode 26 | Ping-Pong-Pang's Lady (voice) | |
| 2008 | Rokumeikan | Akiko Daitokuji | Television film |
| 2008 | Puzzle | Misako Ayukawa | Lead role |
| 2008 | Walkin' Butterfly | Yukari Hayase | Guest |
| 2008 | Nagaiki Kyōsō! | Eri Yamada | Television film |
| 2009 | Voice: Inochi Naki Mono no Koe | Kanako Kuboaki | |
| 2009 | Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo | Moeko (45 years ago) | Guest |
| 2009 | Hadaka no Taishō Hinokuni Kumamoto Hen: Onna Gokoro ga Funka Surunode | Tami Shimojō | Television film |
| 2009 | Tsubakiyama Kachō no Nanokakan | Tsubaki | Lead role; television film |
| 2009–11 | Clouds Over the Hill | Sueko Akiyama | |
| 2010 | Daibutsu Kaigan | Abe no Naishinnō | Miniseries |
| 2010 | Hidarime Tantei Eye | Hitomi Sayama | Lead role |
| 2010 | Toubō Bengoshi | Emi Ninomiya | |
| 2010 | Reinouryokusha Odagiri Kyōko no Uso | Kyōko Odagiri | Lead role |
| 2011 | Bull Doctor | Chika Kamatsuda | |
| 2011 | Shimei to Tamashii no Limit | Yuki Himuro | Lead role |
| 2012 | Dakatsu no Gotoku | Shioko Furuda | |
| 2012 | Rich Man, Poor Woman | Makoto Natsui | Lead role |
| 2013 | Lucky Seven Special | Mizuki Kurihara | Television film |
| 2013 | Rich Man, Poor Woman in New York | Makoto Natsui | Lead role |
| 2013 | Tales of the Unusual: Autumn 2013 "Karikon" | Narumi Morita | Lead role; short drama |
| 2013 | Koi | Fumiko Yano | Lead role |
| 2014 | Shinzanmono Special: Nemuri no Mori | Mio Asaoka | Television film |
| 2014 | Heartbroken Chocolatier | Saeko Takahashi | Lead role |
| 2014 | True Horror Stories: 15th-year anniversary special "S Douzan no Onna" | Natsumi Yamabe | Lead role; short drama |
| 2014 | Dear Sister | Misaki Fukazawa | Lead role |
| 2015 | 5→9 From Five to Nine | Junko Sakuraba | Lead role |
| 2016 | Pretty Proofreader | Etsuko Kouno | Lead role |
| 2018 | Unnatural | Mikoto Misumi | Lead role |
| 2018 | Born to Be a Flower | Momo Tsukishima | Lead role |
| 2020 | Unsung Cinderella | Aoi Midori | Lead role |
| 2021 | The Greatest Gift | Yuriko Tabuchi | Lead role; television film |
| 2021 | Love Deeply | Mio Nagisa | Lead role |
| 2024 | Destiny | Kanade Nishimura | Lead role |

### Films

| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
| 2003 | My Grandpa | Tamako Godai | |
| 2005 | Jam Films S Suberidai | | |
| 2005 | One Year in the North | Tae Komatsubara | |
| 2007 | Hōtai Club | Emiko Kiba (Wara) | |
| 2008 | Ginmakuban Sushi Ōji: New York e Iku | Burusu Lily | Cameo |
| 2008 | Flying Rabbits | Yukari Hayase | Lead role |
| 2010 | No Longer Human | Yoshiko | |
| 2010 | Zatoichi: The Last | Tane | |
| 2010 | The Incite Mill | Miya Sekimizu | |
| 2011 | Manzai Gang | Yumiko Miyazaki | |
| 2012 | Gekkō no Kamen | Yayoi | |
| 2012 | Sadako 3D | Akane Ayukawa | Lead role |
| 2012 | Bungo: Stories of Desire | Fujiko | Anthology film |
| 2012 | Crow's Thumb | Yahiro Kawai | |
| 2013 | Sadako 3D 2 | Akane Ayukawa / Sadako Yamamura | Special appearance |
| 2014 | Monsterz | Kanae Kumoi | |
| 2014 | Bakumatsu Kōkousei | Mikako Kawabe | Lead role |
| 2015 | The Lion Standing in the Wind | Wakako Kusano | |
| 2015 | Attack on Titan | Hans | |
| 2016 | Shin Godzilla | Kayoko Ann Patterson | |
| 2017 | Mumon: The Land of Stealth | Okuni | |
| 2019 | The 47 Ronin in Debt | Yōzen-in | |
| 2021 | And So the Baton Is Passed | Rika | |
| 2024 | Missing | Saori Morishita | Lead role |
| 2024 | Last Mile | Mikoto Misumi | |

### Broadcasting

* Satomi Say To Me (Every Sunday, 9:30 PM, Nippon Hoso)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result |
| 2003 | 28th Hochi Film Awards | Best Newcomer | My Grandpa | Won |
| 2003 | 16th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Rookie of the Year | My Grandpa | Won |
| 2003 | 46th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer | My Grandpa | Won |
| 2003 | 13th Japan Movie Critics Award | Best Newcomer | My Grandpa | Won |
| 2003 | 27th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer Award | My Grandpa | Won |
| 2003 | 41st Golden Arrow Award | Broadcast Newcomer Best Newcomer | Teru Teru Kazoku | Won |
| 2004 | 25th Yokohama Film Festival | Best New Talent | My Grandpa | Won |
| 2005 | 29th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Water Boys 2 | Won |
| 2006 | 29th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | One Year in the North | Nominated |
| 2010 | Vogue Japan | Women of the Year | Herself | Won |
| 2014 | 7th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Heartbroken Chocolatier | Won |
| 2018 | 11th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Actress | Unnatural | Won |
| 2021 | 26th Asian Television Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Greatest Gift | Won |
| 2022 | 45th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | And So the Baton Is Passed | Nominated |
| 2024 | 49th Hochi Film Awards | Best Actress | Missing | Won |
| 2024 | 37th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actress | Missing | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Lead Performance | Missing | Nominated |
| 2025 | 67th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Missing | Nominated |
| 2025 | 48th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actress | Missing | Nominated |