Hikari Ishida

Hikari Ishida (Japanese: 石田ひかり, Hepburn: Ishida Hikari) (born May 25, 1972) is a Japanese actress. She starred along with Megumi Odaka and Natsuki Ozawa in the TV-series Hana no Asuka-gumi!. She also released several singles and six albums and she had one minor hit with the song "Emerald no Suna". Ishida also made numerous commercials for hair products and released several photobooks and videos. Ishida has had at least one song appear on the NHK program Minna no Uta. She is the younger sister of Yuriko Ishida, who is also an actress.^[1]

Hikari Ishida
Born	(1972-05-25) May 25, 1972 (age 52) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1986–present
Spouse	Kei Kurube ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2

Biography

While pursuing her postsecondary education, Ishida limited her acting career to one television drama a year while also appearing in commercials and giving magazine interviews. While it provided a break from acting during half the year, she felt it added pressure for the single show to be successful. During her free time, Ishida would frequently play video games like Super Tetris and Tetris 2 + BomBliss as well as games popular at her university, such as Dragon Quest and horse racing games. Prior to her university graduation in the spring of 1995, Kagayaku Toki no Nakade began airing on Fuji TV. The show included much of the production staff from her previous drama, Asunaro Hakusho.^[2]

Filmography

Film

• Futari (1991)
• Kamitsukitai / Dorakiyura Yori Ai-0 (1991)
• Aitsu (1991)
• AD Boogie (1991)
• Haruka, Nosutarujii (1993)
• Beru Epokku (1998)
• Fascination Amour (1999)
• Adrenaline Drive (1999)
• Ano Natsu no Hi (1999)
• Kankoku no Obaachan wa Erai (2002)
• Tenkôsei: Sayonara Anata (2007)
• Rin (2018)
• Skeleton Flowers (2021)^[3]
• Homestay (2022)^[4]
• Grown-ups (2022)^[5]
• 90 Years Old – So What? (2024)^[6]
• Blue Period (2024), Marie Yaguchi^[7]
• 366 Days (2025), Yukiko Makiya^[8]
• Let's Meet at Angie's Bar (2025), Azusa^[9]
• Renoir (2025), Utako^[10]
• Rewrite (2025), Kazumi Otsuki^[11]

Television

• Hana no Asuka-gumi! (1988)
• Mama Haha Bugi (1989) (mini)
• 1970 Bokutachi no Seishun (1991)
• Hirari (1992) (Asadora)
• Asunaro Hakusho (1993)
• Kagayaku Toki no Nakade (1995)
• Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998)
• Smap x Smap (1998)
• Kôrei (2000)
• Suiyobi no Joji (2001)
• Karuta kuîn (2003)
• Haken no Hinkaku (2007) (mini)
• Toppu Sêrusu (2008)
• Dan Dan だんだん (2009) (Asadora)
• Only I Am 17 Years Old (2020) (Webdrama)
• The Way of the Househusband (2020)^[12]
• My Girlfriend's Child (2024)^[13]

Discography

• Emerald no Suna / Shiokaze no Himitsu (May 21, 1987) (single)
• Ku.chi.bi.ru / Kiniro no Necklace (04.08.1987) (single)
• Legend (September 21, 1987) (album)
• Koi wa Kakuritsu 51% / Lonely Lonely (04.11.1987) (single)
• Monument (09.03.1988) (album)
• Futari no Kankei / Pastel Memory (April 21, 1988) (single)
• White Virgin (June 21, 1988) (album)
• Shojo.Neppun.Tennenshoku / Ichimai no Shashin (July 13, 1988) (single)
• Koibitotachi no Nuance / Yume o Samenaide (11.10.1988) (single)
• True (October 21, 1988) (album)
• Koi nanonine / Unubore Kagami (February 21, 1989) (single)
• Lamination (April 21, 1989) (album)
• Natural Choice / Nocturne Saigo no Himitsu (July 7, 1989) (single)
• Kaze no Ballerina / Mou Hitori no Akuma (October 18, 1989) (single)
• Rendezvous (November 21, 1989) (album)
• Tomorrow (March 21, 1990) (single)