| Shizuka Ishibashi | |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Occupation: | Actress, dancer |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
is a Japanese actress.[1] She is represented by the talent agency Plage.
Ishibashi was born as the second of three daughters of actors Ryo Ishibashi and Mieko Harada.[2] 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.[3]
After her return, she was active as a contemporary dancer until she started acting in 2015.[1] From January to April 2016, she appeared on stage in the Noda Hideki directed play Gekirin.[1] 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.[4]
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.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Night's Tightrope | Classmate | Yukiko Mishima | ||
| 2017 | Parks | Sachiko | Natsuki Seta | ||
| The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue | Mika | Yuya Ishii | Lead | ||
| Misshi to Bannin | Sachi | Shō Miyake | |||
| Utsukushii Hito: Saba? | Marie | Isao Yukisada | |||
| 2018 | And Your Bird Can Sing | Sachiko | Shō Miyake | Lead | |
| Shottan, The Miracle | Sakiko Minami | Toshiaki Toyoda | |||
| Love at Least | Misato | Kōsai Sekine | |||
| The Nikaidos' Fall | Yuko Nikaido | Ida Panahandeh | [6] | ||
| 2019 | 21st Century Girl | Yuka Yasukawa | Lead; anthology film | [7] | |
| Strawberry Song | Chika Amano | Shintarō Sugawara | Lead | [8] | |
| Tezuka's Barbara | Kanako Kai | Makoto Tezuka | [9] | ||
| The Promised Land | Noriko Tanaka | Takahisa Zeze | [10] | ||
| 37 Seconds | Nurse | Hikari | [11] | ||
| 2020 | The Town of Headcounts | Beniko Kimura | Shinji Araki | [12] | |
| Actress Hisako Harada | Herself | Mieko Harada | Documentary film | [13] | |
| 2021 | Aristocrats | Itsuko Sagara | Yukiko Sode | [14] | |
| DIVOC-12 | Kio Shijiki | Lead; anthology film | [15] | ||
| 2022 | Prior Convictions | Midori Saitō | Yoshiyuki Kishi | [16] | |
| 2024 | Who Were We? | Murasaki | Tetsuya Tomina | [17] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Original network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | You May Dream | Sheena | NHK Fukuoka | Lead | |
| Hanbun, Aoi | Yoriko Hagio | NHK | Asadora | ||
| Dele | Sayaka Haruta | TV Asahi | Episode 2 | ||
| Suits | Hinako Machida | Fuji TV | Episode 7 | ||
| 2019 | Yami no Haguruma | Jidaigeki Senmon Channel | TV movie | ||
| 2020 | Tokyo Love Story | Rika Akana | FOD and Amazon Prime Video | Lead | [18] |
| A Warmed Up Love | Riho Kitagawa | TBS | [19] | ||
| 2021 | Pension Metsa | Mitsue | Wowow | Episode 2 | [20] |
| Zenkamono | Midori Saitō | Wowow | [21] | ||
| 2022 | The 13 Lords of the Shogun | Shizuka Gozen | NHK | Taiga drama | [22] |
| 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[27] |
| 9th TAMA Film Awards | Best New Actress | Won[28] | ||
| 41st Fumiko Yamaji Movie Award | Best New Actress | Won[29] | ||
| 2018 | 39th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Newcomer | Won[30] | |
| 32nd Takasaki Film Festival | Best Newcomer | Won[31] | ||
| 91st Kinema Junpo Awards | Best New Actress | Won[32] | ||
| 60th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | ||
| Osaka Cinema Festival | Best New Actress | Won[33] | ||
| 2019 | 73rd Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | And Your Bird Can Sing | |