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Issei Ishida
いしだ 壱成
Born (1974-12-07) 7 December 1974 (age 49)
Tokyo,[1] JapanJapan
Other names
  • Issei Hoshikawa (real name)
  • iSSEi iSHiDa (name as DJ)
CitizenshipJapan
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active
  • 1992–2001
  • 2003–present
Television
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouses
  • Emi Miyake
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2003; div. 2006)​
  • Takako Iimura
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2018; div. 2021)​
Parents
Relatives
  • Sumire
  • Takeshi Ishida (grandfather)

Issei Ishida (いしだ 壱成, Ishida Issei, born 7 December 1974), real name Issei Hoshikawa (星川 一星, Hoshikawa Issei, né Ishida (石田)), is a Japanese actor and musician.

Personal life

Ishida was born in Tokyo.[1] His father is actor Junichi Ishida, and his mother is Mari Hoshikawa (author-translator), an anti-nuclear activist in charge of site management on "Datsu Genpatsu no Hi" at Greens Japan. His uncle, Jun Hoshikawa, was the executive director of Greenpeace Japan, and his half-sister is the model Sumire. His paternal grandfather was a former NHK announcer Takeshi Ishida, and his great-grandfather was Taketaro Ishida, a reporter for the former Chūgai Shōgyō Shinpō (now The Nikkei). His aunt is a musician, Momoko Ishida.

Early life

His father, Junichi, married Mari Hoshikawa when they were students. Issei was born when his parents were twenty years old. His parents divorced when he was three, and he was raised by his mother, with his paternal grandfather Takeshi becoming a substitute for his father.[2] Ishida grew up moving from one place to another such as Yakushima, Yatsugatake, and Oregon in the United States.[3]

Entertainment world

Scoop articles

In 1991, a scandal broke about his father, Junichi Ishida, who was making appearances in "trendy dramas" at the time, and became popular as a "trendy actor." In the women's weekly magazine Josei Seven, the article "Junichi Ishida's secret child" was published as a tabloid rumor on the existence of Issei. Junichi acknowledged the rumor, stating that "The term 'hidden' is misleading. [Mari] just chose not to say anything."[4]

Acting debut

Issei was noticed by a television program producer who happened to be present when he was at one of his aunt's concerts, and subsequently appeared in Fuji TV–The Television tenth anniversary drama special Kanashī hodo Otenki. He received attention for his androgynous appearance, gaining the nickname "Femio" (フェミ男). He later appeared in the same station's "Boku-tachi no Drama" series, Hōkago. After that, he also appeared in hit works such as Hitotsu Yane no Shita and Seija no Kōshin.

Music debut

His music career started with his debut album "Warning" from Warner Music Japan in 1994. The album won a Gold Disk. He later released two other albums. Before his acting career, he focused on music, using this experience to form "The Big Band!!" (along with DJ Dragon, Shinji Takeda, and others) and work as a keyboardist and vocalist. They debuted "Hot Road 1996" from Warner Music Japan in 1996, and performed live at the Akasaka Blitz.

Arrest

On 20 August 2001, he was arrested for violation of the Cannabis Control Law because he was caught in possession of cannabis and LSD. He was sentenced to suspended execution.[5]

Cheating scandal and subsequent firing

He later returned to acting in 2003 after a two-year punishment period. After that, he resumed activities centered on music, films, theatre, etc.

On 26 January 2009, it was discovered that he was cheating on Chiharu Kawai with another woman. According to mass media coverage, the woman was pregnant with a child of Ishida. After the scandal was brought to light, she lost contact with him and subsequently got an abortion. She attempted suicide three times.[6]

His affiliated office also acknowledged that "dating is not a game", and announced that Ishida would be indefinitely suspended from acting.[7]

After dismissal

He traveled to China in 2010, performing as an extra in various films and TV dramas, later appearing as Yan Hui in the Chinese historical drama Confucius.

In his blog just before the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, he discussed being beaten by a member of the Riot Police Unit at 11 years old for participating in a nuclear power phase-out movement with his mother, and revealed that he was called "Raji," which is his Catholic baptismal name.[8]

In 2012, he made various appearances on different television programs; such as Hitoshi Matsumoto no Suberanai Hanashi (23rd edition), Masahiro Nakai no Kinyōbi no Suma-tachi e, Jinsei ga Kawaru 1-funkan no Fukaī Hanashi, Down Town DX: 20-Shūnen Special, and Cream Quiz Miracle 9.

In 2013, he appeared in Soul Dreams at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, and in October, he was the protagonist of People Theater's 58th Performance of Ezo-chi Bekken at the same theatre.

In April 2018, he announced that he was getting married for the third time. His new wife, actress Takako Iimura, was 24 years younger.[9] Iimura also announced her pregnancy. Initially, they planned to submit their marriage forms on the 9th, but Iimura postponed it because she developed acute back pain,[10] and their submission was made later, on the 18th.[11]

In December 2021, he announced that he and Iimura had divorced.[12]

Biography timeline

Major appearances

TV dramas

Stage

Films

Radio

Advertisements

Discography

Singles

Kansai Telecasting Corporation–Fuji TV Shingo & Shinsuke no Abunai Hanashi ending theme
Meiji Seika "American Chips" advertisement song
Nippon TV variety TV Oja Mambo August–September ending theme
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation–Nippon TV drama Pure Soul: Kimi ga Boku o Wasurete mo ending theme

Albums

The songs appeared as part of the narration for the performances of the Opéra National de Lyon conducted by Kent Nagano.

Others

Theme song of his self-starring film, Indian Summer.

References

  1. ^ a b "いしだ壱成公式サイトプロフィール" (in Japanese). 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 December 2011.
  2. ^ Family History (in Japanese). 16 January 2015. NHK.
  3. ^ "親子論。". Shūkan Asahi (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.
  4. ^ Josei Seven
  5. ^ "いしだ壱成の「自己責任」と、"家族"に冷たい石田純一。". Livedoor News (in Japanese). 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. ^ "いしだ壱成が無期限謹慎、無責任二また". Geinō News (in Japanese). nikkansports.com. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ^ "いしだ壱成、クビ！ 二股相手は中絶＆自殺未遂３回 過去には薬物使用で有罪判決" (in Japanese). Zakzak. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. ^ Ishida, Issei (4 March 2011). "今だからみんなで考えたいこと。". Issei Ishida official blog 'Arrivals' powered by Ameba Blog (in Japanese). CyberAgent. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b "いしだ壱成、19歳女優飯村貴子と再婚、すでに妊娠". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports Shimbun. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. ^ "いしだ壱成、婚姻届提出を延期". Modelpress (in Japanese). Net Native. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  11. ^ "いしだ壱成＆飯村貴子、ようやく結婚「これからも仲良く」". Oricon News (in Japanese). oricon ME. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  12. ^ "いしだ壱成 "純一超え"3度目離婚「ぼくと父は何か欠落している」". NEWSポストセブン (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  13. ^ "いしだ壱成 新恋人と石川県の家賃4万2DKアパートで同棲生活". News Post Seven (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  14. ^ "いしだ壱成が11歳下一般女性と再婚 14日に婚姻届提出". Oricon News (in Japanese). oricon ME. 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  15. ^ "いしだ壱成「私の至らぬところが原因」ブログで２度目の離婚を報告". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Shimbun. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  16. ^ "いしだ壱成 再々婚 同棲中の１９歳女優・飯村貴子と入籍 事務所認めた". Daily Sports online (in Japanese). Daily Sports Inc. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  17. ^ "海のオーロラ" (in Japanese). Media Arts Database. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

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