# Shizuka Ishibashi

Shizuka Ishibashi (石橋 静河, Ishibashi Shizuka, born July 8, 1994) is a Japanese actress. She is represented by the talent agency Plage.

## Biography

Ishibashi was born as the second of three daughters of actors Ryo Ishibashi and Mieko Harada. She began classical ballet at the age of four and in 2009 went abroad to study at ballet schools in Boston and Calgary, before returning to Japan in 2013.
After her return, she was active as a contemporary dancer until she started acting in 2015. From January to April 2016, she appeared on stage in the Noda Hideki directed play Gekirin. In 2017, she had the leading role in Yuya Ishii's film The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue. She won numerous awards for her role in the film, including the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer. Ishibashi's mother received the same award in 1976, marking the first time in Blue Ribbon's history that a parent and child received the same award.

## Personal life

Ishibashi's older sister is a singer who releases music under the name Yuga. The two appeared together in a commercial for Uniqlo in 2017.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Night's Tightrope | Classmate | |
| 2017 | Parks | Sachiko | |
| 2017 | The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue | Mika | Lead role |
| 2017 | Misshi to Bannin | Sachi | |
| 2017 | Utsukushii Hito: Saba? | Marie | |
| 2018 | And Your Bird Can Sing | Sachiko | Lead role |
| 2018 | Shottan, The Miracle | Sakiko Minami | |
| 2018 | Love at Least | Misato | |
| 2018 | The Nikaidos' Fall | Yuko Nikaido | |
| 2019 | 21st Century Girl | | Lead; anthology film |
| 2019 | Strawberry Song | Chika Amano | Lead role |
| 2019 | Tezuka's Barbara | Kanako Kai | |
| 2019 | The Promised Land | Noriko Tanaka | |
| 2019 | 37 Seconds | Nurse | |
| 2020 | The Town of Headcounts | Beniko Kimura | |
| 2020 | Actress Hisako Harada | Herself | Documentary |
| 2021 | Aristocrats | Itsuko Sagara | |
| 2021 | DIVOC-12 | | Lead role; anthology film |
| 2022 | Prior Convictions | Midori Saitō | |
| 2024 | Who Were We? | Murasaki | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | You May Dream | Sheena | Lead role |
| 2018 | Half Blue Sky | Yoriko Hagio | Asadora |
| 2018 | Dele | Sayaka Haruta | Episode 2 |
| 2018 | Suits | Hinako Machida | Episode 7 |
| 2019 | Yami no Haguruma | | TV movie |
| 2020 | Tokyo Love Story | Rika Akana | Lead role |
| 2020 | A Warmed Up Love | Riho Kitagawa | |
| 2021 | Pension Metsa | Mitsue | Episode 2 |
| 2021 | Zenkamono | Midori Saitō | |
| 2022 | The 13 Lords of the Shogun | Shizuka Gozen | Taiga drama |
| 2024 | Swallows | Riki Oishi | Lead role |
| 2025 | In Lilac Bloom, The Path to a Veterinarian | Natsuna Shizuhara | Miniseries |

### Stage

* Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru (ROGO, 2015)
* Gekirin (NODA MAP, 2016)
* Kosogi otoshi no akekure (BED&MAKINGS, 2019)
* Bibi wo mita! (KAAT, 2019)

### Music video appearances

* "Furukotobumi" by Tamaki ROY (2017)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result |
| 2017 | 30th Tokyo International Film Festival | Tokyo Gemstone Award | The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue | Won |
| 2017 | 9th Tama Film Awards | Best New Actress | The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue | Won |
| 2017 | 41st Fumiko Yamaji Movie Award | Best New Actress | The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue | Won |
| 2018 | 39th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Newcomer | The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue | Won |
| 2018 | 32nd Takasaki Film Festival | Best Newcomer | The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue | Won |
| 2018 | 91st Kinema Junpo Awards | Best New Actress | The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue | Won |
| 2018 | 60th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer | The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue | Won |
| 2018 | Osaka Cinema Festival | Best New Actress | The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue | Won |
| 2019 | 73rd Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | And Your Bird Can Sing | Nominated |
| 2024 | 17th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Actress | Swallows | Won |