, better known mononymously as , is a Japanese actress, singer and fashion model.
Early life and education Sumire was born in Japan to entertainers Junichi Ishida and Chiaki Matsubara (1958–2022). Sumire's half-brother is actor Issei Ishida. By the time Sumire was seven years old, her parents had divorced, and she moved from Japan to Hawaii with her mother.
Sumire recalled that her mother "would often take me to see musicals, Disney movies, and we would go karaoke together and perform for each other". She enrolled in her school's choir and eventually starred in a Punahou School production of the musical West Side Story. Sumire was accepted to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater and acting. She later complimented the school's conservatory program but noted that she "did feel some racial discrimination from the people of the town. After being in the school, it was amazing, but something in me was telling me that this place was not the place for me."
Following the death of her grandmother in 2010 and the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011, Sumire returned to Hawaii to live with her mother. She later moved back to Tokyo.
Career Sumire is represented by the Japanese talent agency Sky Corporation (for entertainment activities and advertising). In 2014, Sumire guest starred on Hawaii Five-0 as tour bus robber Keilani Makua in the episode "Kanalu Hope Loa".
In 2017, Sumire made her Hollywood debut in the American Christian drama The Shack where she played the role of Holy Spirit (Sarayu). In 2019, she appeared in the sports movie The Brighton Miracle which depicts Japan's performance at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Sumire played the role of Satomi Leitch, who is married to Michael Leitch and captain of the Japanese rugby team.
In 2021, she became a One Young World Japan Honorary Delegate.
Personal life Sumire was baptized as an infant and attended church at an early age. She attended a Catholic elementary school in Hawaii before joining Punahou School.
On November 25, 2021, Sumire announced on her Instagram that she had married a businessman on November 12. At the same time, Sumire also announced she was pregnant with her first child. On April 30, 2022, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2016 Hold My Hand (Te wo tsunaide kaerôyo)(手をつないでかえろうよ〜シャングリラの向こうで〜) Reiko Takeuchi 2017 The Shack Holy Spirit (Sarayu) Asian World Film Festival - Rising Star Award (2015) 2019 The Brighton Miracle Satomi Leitch 2024 Rules of Living Chieko 2025 Ice on the Moon Koharu
TV series Variety Year Title Network Notes 2007 Attention Please TV Honolulu special episode 2011 Waratte Iitomo! Fuji TV 2013 Shin Chūbōdesu Yo! TBS Regular 2014 All-Star Thanksgiving TBS Viking Fuji TV Tuesday regular
Drama Year Title Role Notes 2014 Hawaii Five-0 Keilani Makua Episode: "Kanalu Hope Loa" Soko o Nantoka Eiko Mizoguchi Episode: "Episode 2" Cabin Attendant Keiji: New York Satsujin Jiken(キャビンアテンダント刑事) Megumi Fujisawa Television film 2015 Ichiro (一路#テレビドラマ) Otohime Episode 4 2015 Hagane no Keisatsu-i (諏訪のスゴ腕警察医) Kaede Ishinomori 2016 Kamogawa shokudô (鴨川食堂) Hatsuko Shirasaki 2017 Inhumans Locus 3 episodes
Theatre Year Title Role Notes2013Nito Monogatari (二都物語)Lucy ManetImperial Theatre2013Anything Goes (エニシング・ゴーズ (ミュージカル))Hope HarcourtImperial Theatre2015Bombay DreamsPriyaUmeda Arts Theater
Discography + Studio albums Title Details Kumo No Ue Ha Itsumo HareReleased: 8 November 2017 Label: SSS Records
As lead artist Title Year Album "Start Line" 2017 Kumo No Ue Ha Itsumo Hare "Canvas" "Mijuku" "100°C" "Todoke" "Hitori" "Makenaide" "I Know Only You" 2018 I Know Only You - EP "Stand By Me" "I Was Made For You" "Love Untold" 2020 Love Untold - Single "Still Stay Here" "Tsuki No Koori" "Picture Frames (feat. Untorn)" 2020 - "Home" 2020 Home - EP "Home (Japanese)" "Wanna Be Free (feat. 110kid)" 2021 - "Melody of Love" 2021 - "CONMAN (with SHIMA)" 2021 -
References
External links
Official profile at Sky Corporation