Shizuka Ishibashi
Also Known As: いしばし しずか
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: 日本 东京
Birthday: July 08, 1994
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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NAGAHAMA
Overview: 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.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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Prior Convictions
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-01-28
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エヴァンゲリオン ビヨンド
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-05-06
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August 8th
Overview: A short film Sho Miyake made with Shizuka Ishibashi for AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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The Courier
Overview: At the beginning of the 19th century, Japan was under a policy of national isolation. A group of Dutch scholars who wanted to open the country secretly completed a copy of a map of Japan under shogunate control. They sent a young Dutch scholar, Michi-an, as a secret envoy to deliver the copy of the map to the Dutch. Michi-an, hiding himself and making his way through the deserted winter mountains, but the mountain guardians, led by Takayama, had begun hunting in the mountains with a description of Michi-an's appearance arranged by the shogunate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-07-22
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Switch
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime Romance Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-06-21
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Evangelion Beyond
Overview: 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.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-11-10
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Manzoku Manzoku
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-12-30
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Who Were We?
Overview: On Sado Island, Kii works as a cleaner at a gold mine. One day, she finds a collapsed woman in the facility and takes the woman to her home. The woman doesn't remember her past or even her name. The woman is named Midori by the two other girls living with Kii. Kii gets permission from the director for Midori to work as a cleaner at the mine. One day, Midori is attracted by the presence of cats and this leads her to meet Ao, who works as a night guard at the gold mine. Ao tells her that he also doesn't remember his past. Midori and Ao get attracted to each other and spend time together. One day, Midori meets Murasaki who seems to have a close relationship with Ao. This disturbs Midori.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-05-31
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Black Jack
Overview: Adapted from the manga series "Black Jack"
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-06-30
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Parks
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-04-22
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The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-02-13
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Night's Tightrope
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-10-08
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Love At Least
Overview: 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.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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And Your Bird Can Sing
Overview: With a contagious sense of abandon, three young adults' lives become intimately entangled over the course of a long summer in Hakodate, Hokkaido.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-09-01
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Strawberry Song
Overview: 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.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-07-05
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The Promised Land
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-10-18
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The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
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Genres: Crime History Mystery War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-01-19
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37 Seconds
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-02-09
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The Nikaidos' Fall
Overview: 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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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-01-25
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The Town of Headcounts
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-09-04
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Tezuka's Barbara
Overview: 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".
Genres: Mystery Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-11-20
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21st Century Girl
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-09-03
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Aristocrats
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-02-26
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Utsukushii hito saba?
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-08-18
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Delivery Health
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-09-20
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The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-09-07
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DIVOC-12
Overview: "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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-10-01
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