Shizuka Ishibashi

Shizuka Ishibashi

Born: July 8, 1994
in Tokyo, Japan
Shizuka Ishibashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress. She is represented by the talent agency Plage. 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.

Movies for Shizuka Ishibashi...

Title: The Swallows Don't Come Back
Released: April 30, 2024
Type: TV
Riki, who works as a temp, is distressed when her colleague invites her to earn money by donating her eggs. However, after taking the interview, she realizes it’s not for egg donation but for surrogacy. A former ballet dancer, Kusaoke Motoi, and his wife, Yuko, are looking for a surrogate mother to bear their child in exchange for high rewards.
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Title: Ozu
Released: November 12, 2023
Type: TV
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EVANGELION BEYOND
Title: EVANGELION BEYOND
Released: November 10, 2023
Type: Movie
An original work showing an alternative version of the story of Evangelion with brand new characters. This work depicts the Earth in a devastated state. There are the survivors, and the boys and girls who board the Evangelion to annihilate the enemy called the Apostle. The show combines puppetry, music, contemporary dance and projection arts to create a unique theatrical experience.
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Who Were We?
Title: Who Were We?
Released: October 25, 2023
Type: Movie
A woman who has no memory of her past falls in love with a man who also has no memory. Who were they before they met?
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Title: Knockin' on Locked Door
Character: Kimari Ugachi
Released: July 29, 2023
Type: TV
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エヴァンゲリオン ビヨンド
Title: エヴァンゲリオン ビヨンド
Released: May 6, 2023
Type: Movie
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Manzoku Manzoku
Title: Manzoku Manzoku
Released: December 30, 2022
Type: Movie
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Title: Bad Girl: Glass Ceiling Crushers
Character: Yuko Nashida(梨田 友子)
Released: April 13, 2022
Type: TV
Work-life balance, side job, online meetings… In today's world of drastically-changing work styles, an incredibly cheerful but incapable new employee is borne! Meet Marilyn Tanaka. She is assigned to a redundant department where a peculiar employee, Ms. Minegishi, becomes her senior. "Don't you want to climb the ladder?", she tempts Marilyn.
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Title: Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
Released: April 5, 2022
Type: TV
Hoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of which are included in textbooks and continue to be read today. His stories often feature mystery, science fiction, or fantasy elements. A sometimes "humorous" and sometimes "cynic" look at society and mankind. Always short, but always surprising and unpredictable. Is it a poisonous allegory or a wake-up call? See some of his greatest gems come to life in this 2022 live-action adaptation
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Prior Convictions
Title: Prior Convictions
Character: Midori Saito
Released: January 28, 2022
Type: Movie
Kayo is a probation officer who forges ahead with her job. Continuing to work closely with ex-convicts, she is assigned to Kudo who had committed murder. As she endeavors to rehabilitate him, Kudo suddenly disappears and emerges as a suspect in a case.
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Title: Zenkamono
Character: Midori Saito
Released: November 20, 2021
Type: TV
Agawa Kayo is an upright young woman who earns a living by working part-time at a convenience store. She suffered trauma from some experience in the past and a certain incident makes her decide to become a volunteer probation officer. A volunteer probation officer is a civil servant who helps rehabilitate juvenile delinquents and criminals but receives no pay. They are simply volunteers with a sense of public spirit. After going through a workshop, Kayo who has just become a volunteer probation officer is put in charge of her first case, Saito Midori. The owner of an accessory shop, Midori behaved violently towards an employee and has been released on parole after serving a two-year sentence for extortion and assault. Under the guidance of probation officer Takamatsu Naoharu, Kayo struggles to help her find her place in society.
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DIVOC-12
Title: DIVOC-12
Released: October 1, 2021
Type: Movie
"DIVOC-12" is a project by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. to produce an omnibus consisting of 12 short films, aiming to enable creators, production staff, and actors affected by the coronavirus infection to continue to engage in creative activities.
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Title: My Dear Exes
Character: Sara Mitsuya
Released: April 13, 2021
Type: TV
Omameda Towako recently become the president of the construction company "Shirokuma Housing". She has experienced three divorces and is currently living with her 15-year-old daughter, Uta. Although Towako has been divorced thrice, she remains bright and lives her life strongly. However, her life is constantly disrupted by her three troublemaker ex-husbands.
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Aristocrats
Title: Aristocrats
Character: Itsuko
Released: February 26, 2021
Type: Movie
Hanako Haibara was born and raised in the city of Tokyo. After she gets dumped by her boyfriend, while in her late 20's, she goes on blind dates to find a man to marry. Miki Tokioka was born in a province. She studied very hard and entered a prestigious university in Tokyo. She experienced difficult financial times, but she now works at an IT company. Due to a man, Hanako Haibara and Miki Tokioka meet each other.
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Title: Pension Metsä
Character: Mitsue
Released: January 15, 2021
Type: TV
Tenko runs a pension alone. The pension is located in a forest in Nagano, that is full of the Japanese larch tree. She interacts with her guests, who come from all walks of life.
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Tezuka's Barbara
Title: Tezuka's Barbara
Character: Kanako Kai
Released: November 20, 2020
Type: Movie
Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".
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Title: A Warmed Up Love
Character: Riho Kitagawa
Released: October 20, 2020
Type: TV
Kiki Inoue could not fulfill her dream to become an idol and is currently working part-time at a convenience store. Takumi Asaba is the president of a convenience store chain and enjoys criticizing sweets on social media. One day, Takumi found a similar criticism about sweets made by Kiki and invited her to be a staff to develop an original "best seller" sweets.
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Delivery Health
Title: Delivery Health
Character: The escort
Released: September 20, 2020
Type: Movie
The girl, who works as an escort, goes to a hotel room where her guest is waiting. She only finds out that today’s guest is her boyfriend.
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The Town of Headcounts
Title: The Town of Headcounts
Character: Beniko Kimura
Released: September 4, 2020
Type: Movie
Pursued by loan sharks, Aoyama is rescued by a mysterious man in orange overalls, and spirited away to “The Town,” where other dropouts hide out from debtors, abusive partners or the police. It’s a perpetual holiday resort where every need is catered to but hidden in it is a sinister conspiracy.
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21st Century Girl
Title: 21st Century Girl
Character: (segment "Muse")
Released: September 3, 2020
Type: Movie
21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns.
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Switch
Title: Switch
Character: Hoshino Nanami
Released: June 21, 2020
Type: Movie
Prosecutor Komazuki Nao from the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office’s Minato Mirai branch and lawyer Tsutaya Madoka (Matsu Takako) from the law firm Yokohama Gold dated for seven years since the time they were in school. Even after they broke up, they have continued to be hopelessly linked to each other.
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Title: Tokyo Love Story
Character: Akana Rika
Released: April 29, 2020
Type: TV
Nagao Kanji works for an advertising agency in his hometown of Ehime Prefecture. He is assigned to the Tokyo sales department where his colleague Akana Rika takes care of his work. One day, Kanji is invited to drinks by Mikami Kenichi, a former classmate from his hometown who is now in Tokyo, and he is also reunited with Sekiguchi Satomi who has feelings for him. However, Rika ends up joining them when she delivers Kanji’s wallet which he had left in office. On the way back, Rika tells him, “Kanchi, shall we kiss?” and he is rattled. There have been rumours in office that Rika is in a relationship with their boss Waga Natsuki - JDrama Weblog
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The Promised Land
Title: The Promised Land
Character: Asako Fujiki
Released: October 18, 2019
Type: Movie
A girl is kidnapped and the perpetrator roams freely. When a similar case occurs along the same road and in similar circumstances a suspect is identified leading to the accused running away and going into hiding.
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Strawberry Song
Title: Strawberry Song
Character: Sennichi Amano
Released: July 5, 2019
Type: Movie
Kota runs into his old friend Chika on the anniversary of their friend's death. They plan to meet again in a year, but their feelings are complicated.
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37 Seconds
Title: 37 Seconds
Character: Physical Therapist
Released: February 9, 2019
Type: Movie
In 37 Seconds, 23-year-old comic book artist Yuma, physically disabled due to profound cerebral palsy and emotionally stunted by her well-meaning but overly protective mother, forges her own unusual path to sexual awakening and independence while at the same time discovering love and forgiveness.
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The Nikaidos' Fall
Title: The Nikaidos' Fall
Character: Yuko Nikaido
Released: January 25, 2019
Type: Movie
After losing his son, Tatsuya is anguished by the danger of his ancient family line coming to an end. His mother Haru urges him to embark on a loveless second marriage, and meanwhile he secretly hopes that his daughter Yoshiko will marry a husband willing to adopt the Nikaido name and follow in his footsteps.
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The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
Title: The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
Released: January 19, 2019
Type: Movie
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Love At Least
Title: Love At Least
Character: Misato
Released: November 9, 2018
Type: Movie
For Yasuko every day is a challenge. Due to her mental illness and hypersomnia, simple things like household chores and holding a job seem impossible. Added to the mix is an indifferent, almost distant boyfriend and an ex-girlfriend with plans to win him back.
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Title: Suits
Character: Hinako Machida
Released: October 8, 2018
Type: TV
Shogo Kai is a lawyer at one of the big 4 law firms in Japan. He is good at his job, but he is arrogant. Shogo Kai only thinks about winning and he thinks the only way to satisfy his clients is to win. He is getting close to becoming a senior partner at the law firm. Shogo Kai's boss worries about his focus on winning above all else. As a condition of his promotion at the law firm, his boss asks him to hire a young lawyer as an associate. Shogo Kai interviews prospective young lawyers and meets Daiki Suzuki. Daiki Suzuki has high intelligence and his memory ability is amazing.
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The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Title: The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Released: September 7, 2018
Type: Movie
Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tournament. At the age of 26, his dream of becoming a professional shogi player collapses due to an age restriction. After he quits playing shogi, he becomes desperate. With the support of his peers, including Yuya Suzuki, and his love of shogi, Shoji Segawa begins to play shogi again. A miracle happens to him.
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And Your Bird Can Sing
Title: And Your Bird Can Sing
Character: Sachiko
Released: September 1, 2018
Type: Movie
With a contagious sense of abandon, three young adults' lives become intimately entangled over the course of a long summer in Hakodate, Hokkaido.
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Utsukushii hito saba?
Title: Utsukushii hito saba?
Released: August 18, 2018
Type: Movie
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Title: dele
Released: July 27, 2018
Type: TV
Freelance programmer Sakagami is paralyzed in the lower half of his body and confined to a wheelchair. He sets up a company called dele.LIFE in partnership with a law firm established by his late father. At the request of clients, Sakagami works together with a freelance jack-of-all-trades Mashiba to delete all unfavorable digital records of their clients left in their computers and smartphones after they die. They are not supposed to see inside the files but when they feel something strange in the client’s death, they cannot help getting involved.
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Misshi to bannin
Title: Misshi to bannin
Released: July 22, 2017
Type: Movie
A historical period drama directed by Sho Miyake.
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Parks
Title: Parks
Character: Sachiko
Released: April 22, 2017
Type: Movie
Jun is a university student. She meets high school student Haru. Haru is looking for Sachiko, the ex-girlfriend of her now deceased father. Jun and Haru meet Tokio. Tokio is the grandson of Sachiko and they learn that Sachiko is now deceased. They find an open-reel tape from Sachiko's articles.
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The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
Title: The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
Character: Mika
Released: February 13, 2017
Type: Movie
Mika works as a nurse by day; by night she entertains covetous men at a girls' bar. Shinji is blind in one eye and ekes out a living as a construction worker. Young and grown-up at the same time, they both lead a lonely existence, but somehow their paths keep miraculously crossing under the Tokyo sky.
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Night's Tightrope
Title: Night's Tightrope
Character: Classmate
Released: October 8, 2016
Type: Movie
Yuki is a 2nd year high school student. She volunteers at a paediatrics ward for her summer vacation, because she wants to witness the moment a person dies. She got that thought after feeling envious of a transfer student's story of seeing a friend's dead body. Yuki has friend named Atsuko. She was bullied in the past and has anxiety issues. She volunteers at a nursing home for her summer vacation, hoping that she will gain courage if she sees the moment a person dies.
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August 8th
Title: August 8th
Released: January 1, 2016
Type: Movie
A short film Sho Miyake made with Shizuka Ishibashi for AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING.
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NAGAHAMA
Title: NAGAHAMA
Released: January 1, 2016
Type: Movie
Two short films born from a collaboration between actress Shizuka Ishibashi, who has been practicing ballet and dance since childhood, and director Sho Miyake. By going back and forth between the various movements of the body in everyday life and dance movements, we will explore together the appeal of the body in film.