Yōko Ishino

Yōko Ishino
Born (1968-02-20) February 20, 1968 (age 58)
Ashiya, Hyōgo, Japan
OccupationsActress, tarento
Years active1986–present
Websitehttps://grandslam.ciao.jp/ishinoyoko/

Yōko Ishino (石野陽子, Ishino Youko, born 20 February 1968) is a Japanese actress and television personality (tarento). She debuted in 1985 as a pop singer, first appeared on television in 1986 and performed comedy with Shimura Ken in the TV show "Shimura Ken's Daijobudaa".[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Yōko was born on February 20, 1968, in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture,[5][6] into a wealthy family; her parents ran a beaded handbag manufacturing company.[7] She grew up there as the second of three daughters.[8] Her older sister is actress and singer Mako Ishino,[9] and her younger sister is actress and talent Jun Takano.

In first grade, concerned about her health, Yōko's parents enrolled her in figure skating lessons. Three months later, she won a competition, earning a spot as a trainee under coach Sonoko Nakano. She practiced daily before school and into the evening, often travelling to a rink in Osaka. Her only leisure time was spent watching television on Sunday mornings.[7]

When her mother began accompanying her older sister Mako to Tokyo for her entertainment career, Yōko took on household chores and stopped skating in her first year of junior high school. During spring and summer breaks, she visited Mako in Tokyo, dreaming of becoming a hair and makeup artist.[7]

She attended a public junior high school in Ashiya City before graduating from Koshien Gakuin High School [7] and later Horikoshi High School.

Career

Yōko was noticed by a talent scout while visiting her older sister, the singer Mako Ishino, on set. She made her first appearance on television in 1985, when she was seventeen, as an idol singer with "Teddy Boy Blues".[10]

In her late teens, she appeared on a travel show alongside the comedian Ken Shimura. During a chat on the location bus, Shimura remarked, "You're funny."[10] This led to an invitation to join his comedy program Dorifu Daibakusho, where she took part in a thief skit. After the recording, Shimura asked her to become a regular on his new show Daijobudaa. Initially inclined to decline, she was persuaded when Shimura assured her, "Think of it as a study session; it's perfectly fine if you commit just for three months (one season),"[10] and so she accepted the offer.

After a roughly five-year run on Daijobudaa, Ishino went on to appear regularly on Shimura Ken wa Ikaga Deshou (1993–1995).[10] Following the end of that show, she took a break from comedy sketches. Then, upon reuniting with Shimura for the first time in over a decade, he invited her to perform in a comedy sketch for the 2012 stage production Shimura Tamashii.[7]

Personal life

In 1991, she was spotted by Shukan Josei magazine with Shimura as they left his Tokyo house on their way to work. When the reporter inquired, "Is she (Ishino) your girlfriend?", Shimura nodded and replied, "Yes!"[11] "They lived together for about a year after that, but eventually broke up."[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Reference
1987 Aitsu ni Koishite the Kyoto girl
1987 Tokyo Blackout Mieko Matsunaga [12]
1995 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Yukari Yamane [13]
2005 Shichinin no Tomurai Someko Hashimoto [13]
1999 The King of Minami: Bankruptcy - Loan Shark Murder [13]
1998 The King of Minami: Fallen Women [13]
1997 The King of Minami: Revenge Shot [13]
1997 The King of Minami: Con Man Exterminator [13]
1995 Nanba kin'yû-den, Minami no teiô: Supesharu gekijô-ban Ryôko [13]
1995 The King of Minami: The Special Movie Ryoko [13]
1992 Yonigeya hompo Cast [13]
1990 Fûsen [13]
1988 Ikidomari no Banka (Break Out) Miku Sawano [13]
1987 Shuto shôshitsu Matsunaga Mieko [13]
Television series
Year Title Role Reference
2020 Ochoyan Kiku Tomikawa [14]
October 3, 2016 Beppinsan Kotoko Murata
2023 Akinai Seiden: Kin to Gin お竹 [13]
2023 Mai Sekando Aoharu Shiratama Kumiko [13]
2023 Jiken Cast [13]
2022 ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me? [13]
2021 Stories Within 5 Meters Radius Shoko [13]
2020 High Position 1986 天野幸子 [13]
2019 Detective Zero Asuka Enjo [13]
2018 Unnatural 敷島直美 [13]
2017 Reverse (JP) Hiroko Ochi [13]
2015 Dating: What's it like to be in love? Cast [13]
2014 Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!: Bestseller Sakka kara no Chôsenjô Cast [13]
2012 Akai ito no onna Toyoko Akagi [13]
2012 Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro - Igyô [15][13]
2012 Solitary Gourmet [13]
2012 Heart Beat cast [13]
2011 Garo: Makai Senki Toshiko Hoshikawa [13]
2011 Sakura shinjuu [13]
2010 Softball Boys [13]
2008 Samurai Gangsters [13]
2008 Yûbae Shôjo Cast [13]
2006 Strawberry Shortcakes Doctor [13]
2005 One Missed Call [13]
2005 Garo [13]
2000 AIBOU Nijiko Hakamada [13]
1999 The Woman of S.R.I. Cast [13]
1978[clarification needed] The Unfettered Shogun Okyo [13]
Fuji TV - Monday Drama Land
Year Title Role Reference
August 19, 1985 Transfer Student! I'm Him and He's Me [9]
December 12, 1985 Cyborg High School Girl Vanilla 37°C Vanilla Amai
April 21, 1986 Transfer Student! I'm Him and He's Me 2
January 6, 1986 Sailor Suit Love Classroom Love Lessons A!B!!C!?
Summer Vacation Special Projects: Dear Milk House Female College Student
August 3, 1987 Zenryaku Milk House Serika Matsumoto
1987 TV Man in the Wilderness

See also

References

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  2. ^ "いしのようこ56歳、「酒のツマミになる話」で志村けんさんとのエピソードを明かす". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  3. ^ "いしのようこ、志村けんさんとのコントは「毎回、100本ノック」「緊張MAXでいつも微熱が」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  4. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2024-03-12). "いしのようこ、長年コントで共演した志村けんさんとは「しょっちゅうけんかしてました」". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
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  6. ^ "いしのようこ". GRANDSLAM［グランドスラム］ (in Japanese). 2025-04-19. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  7. ^ a b c d e Weekly Bunshun March 9, 2023 issue "New Family Resume" No. 821, Yoko Ishino, p86-89
  8. ^ 「週刊文春」編集部 (2024-07-13). "志村けんに「おまえ、おもしれえな」、ツーショットも撮られたが...いしのようこ（56）が結婚しなくても"だいじょうぶ"な理由". 文春オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  9. ^ a b Bessatsu Takarajima 2611 "80's Idol Collection" p.100.
  10. ^ a b c d 「週刊文春」編集部 (2024-07-13). "志村けんに「おまえ、おもしれえな」、ツーショットも撮られたが...いしのようこ（56）が結婚しなくても"だいじょうぶ"な理由". 文春オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  11. ^ a b "志村けんさん、坂上忍と"三角関係"でも貫いた「いしのようこと5年愛」の真実（3ページ目）". 週刊女性PRIME (in Japanese). 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  12. ^ Galbraith, Stuart IV (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
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  14. ^ "いしの ようこ（イシノ ヨウコ）|オーディションサイトnarrow". オーディションサイトnarrow（ナロー） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  15. ^ "怪談新耳袋 異形 : 作品情報・キャスト・あらすじ・動画". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
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