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.
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Early life and career
Kuniko Ishigami was born on December 24, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan.
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 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 [she] 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
Ishihara announced her marriage on October 1, 2020. She did not reveal her spouse's name, age, or occupation, only that they were not famous. They have two children, born in 2022 and 2025.
Filmography
Broadcasting
Satomi Say To Me (Every Sunday, 9:30 PM, Nippon Hoso)
