Issei Ishida

Acting

Issei Ishida

Born December 7, 1974 · Tokyo, Japan (age 51)

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

Known For

RE:BORNRE:BORN · 2016
RE:BORN
7.22016
MovieActionCrime
A former special forces operative struggling to contain the destructive impulses of his past goes on a rampage against a squad of ruthless assassins.
Strange CircusStrange Circus · 2005
Strange Circus
7.22005
MovieMysteryHorror
The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.
Rokuroku: The Promise of the WitchRokuroku: The Promise of the Witch · 2018
Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch
6.02018
MovieHorror
A quiet woman receives a social media request from a middle-school friend, who she doesn’t remember fondly. The two meet at a hotel’s restaurant where they find a room numbered 666 containing Rokuroku, a long-neck woman wearing a red kimono.
Captain TokioCaptain Tokio · 2007
Captain Tokio
2007
MovieScience FictionComedy
In the year 20XX, anarchy reigns over Tokyo after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city. Isolated from the rest of the country, the chaos-ridden city is ruled over by an autocratic governor (Izumiya Shigeru) who has forbidden all forms of entertainment including cinema. Timid movie lover Furuta (Wentz Eiji) and mischievous rocker Nitta (Nakao Akiyoshi), two peddling high school boys lost in the city's wasteland, gather forces and lead a youth rebellion against the governor.
Enishi: The Bride of IzumoEnishi: The Bride of Izumo · 2016
Enishi: The Bride of Izumo
6.52016
MovieDrama
Maki Iizuka (Nozomi Sasaki) works as an editor for a wedding magazine in Tokyo. She is set to marry Kazunori Nakamura (Yuta Hiraoka) next month, when her grandmother dies. Her grandmother was like a mom to Maki. While Maki arranges items left by her grandmother, she discovers a box made from empress tree. The box contains a white bridal Kimono and marriage registration forms. The marriage registration forms are mostly empty, except for the name "Soichi Akiguni" filled into a blank. Maki becomes curious about Soichi Akiguni and decides to go to her hometown Izumo in Shimane Prefecture. There, she meets a young fisherman.
Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGESuper Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGE · 2016
Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGE
2016
MovieMysteryThriller
The 2nd of the Danganronpa live-action adaptations.
Tear JarTear Jar · 2008
Tear Jar
3.02008
MovieDrama
A magazine editor loses his wife to cancer and he keeps her ashes in a jar. When he begins dating her sister, he becomes overwhelmed with guilt.
Hey Japanese! Do You Believe in Love, Peace and Understanding?Hey Japanese! Do You Believe in Love, Peace and Understanding? · 2008
Hey Japanese! Do You Believe in Love, Peace and Understanding?
5.02008
MovieComedy
A gonzo black comedy with six intertwining stories set in the streets of Tokyo about the ongoing battle between the Internet generation and the older generation.

Filmography

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Flowers for AlgernonFlowers for Algernon · 2015
Flowers for Algernon
8.32015
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Shiratori Sakuto is 28, but has the intelligence of a 6-year-old boy. He works for Dream Flower Service, a flower distribution centre which provides employment for problem youth. One day, he and a colleague, Yanagawa Ryuichi, delivers a rose bouquet to the apartment building where Mochizuki Haruka lives. Because Haruka does not know that the deliveryman is mentally challenged, she is shocked by his response and tries to call the police. Haruka works for a brain physiology research centre where Professor Hachisuka Daigo has been studying the improvement of mental performance. He has succeeded in lab experiments on a white mouse called Algernon. Sakuto is transformed into a genius through surgery. But Algernon's new intelligence begins to fade, and he dies. Sakuto realises that his genius, too, is destined to leave him.

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