Ayumi Ishida (actress)
Ayumi Ishida いしだ あゆみ | |
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Ishida, 1965 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yoshiko Ishida (石田 良子) |
| Born | March 26, 1948 Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Origin | Ikeda, Osaka, Japan |
| Died | March 11, 2025 (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Enka, kayōkyoku |
| Occupation(s) | Idol, singer, actress |
| Labels | Victor Entertainment (1964–1968) Nippon Columbia (1968–1980) Alfa Records (1981–1984) Sony Music Records (1985) Taurus Records (1986) |
| Website | izawaoffice |
Ayumi Ishida (いしだ あゆみ, Ishida Ayumi, March 26, 1948 – March 11, 2025) was a Japanese actress and singer, whose real name was Yoshiko Ishida (石田 良子, Ishida Yoshiko). She was the second among four daughters. She won the award for Best Actress at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for Yajūdeka. She also won the awards for best actress at the 29th Blue Ribbon Awards and the 11th Hochi Film Award for House on Fire and Tokei - Adieu l'hiver.
As for her musical career, she was best known for the singles "BLUE LIGHT Yokohama" (which topped the charts in 1968/1969 at #1), "Anata nara Dō Suru (#2), and "Sabaku no You na Tokyo de" (#3).
On March 17, 2025, her agency announced that she had died from hypothyroidism on March 11. She was 76.