Issei Ishida

{{Infobox person | name = Issei Ishida | native_name = いしだ 壱成 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_date = | birth_place = Tokyo, Japan | other_names = | citizenship = Japan | occupation = | years_active = | height_cm = 177 | television = {{hlist|Hitotsu Yane no Shita||Miseinen|Seija no Kōshin|Daisuke Hanamura}} | spouse = | father = Junichi Ishida | mother = Mari Hoshikawa | relatives = }} , real name , is a Japanese actor and musician. Personal life Ishida was born in Tokyo. His father is actor Junichi Ishida, and his mother is Mari Hoshikawa (author-translator), an anti-nuclear activist in charge of site management on "Datsu Genpatsu no Hi" at Greens Japan. His uncle, Jun Hoshikawa, was the executive director of Greenpeace Japan, and his half-sister is the model Sumire. His paternal grandfather was a former NHK announcer Takeshi Ishida, and his great-grandfather was Taketaro Ishida, a reporter for the former Chūgai Shōgyō Shinpō (now The Nikkei). His aunt is a musician, Momoko Ishida. Early life His father, Junichi, married Mari Hoshikawa when they were students. Issei was born when his parents were twenty years old. His parents divorced when he was three, and he was raised by his mother, with his paternal grandfather Takeshi becoming a substitute for his father. Ishida grew up moving from one place to another such as Yakushima, Yatsugatake, and Oregon in the United States. Entertainment world Scoop articles In 1991, a scandal broke about his father, Junichi Ishida, who was making appearances in "trendy dramas" at the time, and became popular as a "trendy actor." In the women's weekly magazine Josei Seven, the article "Junichi Ishida's secret child" was published as a tabloid rumor on the existence of Issei. Junichi acknowledged the rumor, stating that "The term 'hidden' is misleading. [Mari] just chose not to say anything."