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Junichi Ishida (石田 純一, Ishida Jun'ichi, born 14 January 1954 as Tarō Ishida (石田 太郎)) is a Japanese actor and television personality from Tokyo. He is married to professional golfer Riko Higashio.

Junichi Ishida
石田 純一
Junichi Ishida in May 2010
Born	Tarō Ishida (石田 太郎) (1954-01-14) 14 January 1954 (age 68) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor, TV personality
Years active	1979–present
Agent	Sky Corporation
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Spouses	Chiaki Matsubara (1988–1999) Riko Higashio (2009–)
Children	Issei, Sumire, Ritarō
Website	www.ishidajunichi.com

Biography

Junichi Ishida was born in Tokyo.[1] His father was a foreign correspondent for NHK, and he lived in the U.S. from the ages of three to six.[1] He attended Waseda University, but dropped out before graduating.[1]

Ishida has been married three times.[2] He first married while he was a student, fathering a son, Issei Ishida, who became an actor and musician.[3] His second marriage, to Chiaki Matsubara [ja], lasted for 11 years before they divorced in 1999.[2] They had one daughter, Sumire, who became an actress.[3] He was subsequently in a relationship with TV personality Rie Hasegawa [ja], but their 8-year relationship ended in 2004.[2]

In October 2009, Ishida announced his engagement to professional golfer Riko Higashio. They registered their marriage on 12 December 2009.[4] Their first son, Ritarō (理汰郎), was born on 5 November 2012.[3]

Ishida is famous for not wearing socks in public. He claims that this started after he saw Italians not wearing socks while he was in Milan in 1985.[1]

Appearances

Film

• Tekkihei, Tonda (1980)
• Against (1981)[5]
• Mikan no Taikyoku [ja] (1982)[5]
• Shosetsu Yoshida Gakko [ja] (1983)[5]
• Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)[6]
• Ai to Heisei no Iro Otoko [ja] (1989)[5]
• The Aurora [ja] (2000)[5]

Television

• Kage no Gundan4 (1984)
• Marco Polo, (1982-1983) TBS[1]
• The Cowra Breakout (1984)[1]

Books

• Ishida, Junichi (2000). 落ちこぼれのススメ. Japan: Koshinsha. ISBN 978-4877610395.
• Ishida, Junichi (2006). The Day In My Life. Japan: Gentosha Inc. ISBN 978-4344010994.

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Sky Corporation agency profile
• Junichi Ishida at IMDb

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