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Asami Ishii (石井 亜早実 (いしい あさみ) Ishī Asami, born January 20, 1989 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese dancer and actress who primarily appears in musicals. She made her acting debut in 2007. Ishii performed in Hana Yori Dango: The Musical as Makiko Endo in early 2016.[2]

Biography[]

Early life[]

Ishii was born on January 20, 1989 in Kanagawa Prefecture.[3] She wanted to be a ballerina when she was a child, but gave up her dream due to her height. Deciding to become a musical dancer, Ishii began studying jazz, tapdance, and singing.[4][1]

Career[]

In 2007, she made her debut in No.0 after joining Coffee Milk Theater Company (劇団コーヒー牛乳 () ).[3] She subsequently joined the Shiki Theatre Company. In her second year with the company, she was given her first major role in Spring Awakening.[1] Ishii went on to perform in several of the company's productions, including Maho o Suteta Majorin (2011),[5] Anne of Green Gables (2012),[6] Beauty and the Beast (2012), and Yume Karasameta Yume (2013).[7] She left Shiki in 2014 after nearly six years with the company.[4] Ishii then signed with Broadway Line Company.[1] She appeared in Rough Cut 2014[8] and On the Town starring Masayuki Sakamoto the same year.[9] Ishii also performed in No.0 (2014) again, this time with a larger role.[10] In 2015, Ishii appeared in Sunset Boulevard[11] and Broadway Musical Live.[12]

Ishii worked as a ballet instructor for two months, before appearing in Hana Yori Dango: The Musical in early 2016.[13] She appeared in My Fair Lady later that year,[14] followed by Endless Shock in 2017.[15] The following year, she performed in Mary Poppins[16] and Knight's Tale.[17] Ishii appeared in Endless Shock again in early 2019,[18] followed by a performance in Pippin.[19] In February 2020, she began appearing in West Side Story Season 2 as Rosalia, a member of the Sharks.[20] The rest of the performances were later cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[21] Also in early 2020, Ishii had a small part in the musical scene of the film Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku.[22] As of April 2020, she has signed with a new agency, Plan Chime.[23]

Personal life[]

Ishii was previously married to Yasunori Abe (安倍康律), whom is also an actor and founded his own theater company in 2016.[24] They divorced in 2023. Ishii announced that she married a man outside of the entertainment business in 2024.[25]

Filmography[]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2007 No.0
2009 Elcos no Inori
2010 Spring Awakening Thea [26]
2011 Maho o Suteta Majorin Stefan
2012 Anne of Green Gables Josie Pye
Beauty and the Beast Silly girl
2013 Yume Karasameta Yume Cute child
2014 Rough Cut 2014 Rie
No.0 Koda
On the Town
2015 Sunset Boulevard
Broadway Musical Live 2015
2016 Hana Yori Dango: The Musical Makiko Endo
My Fair Lady
2017 Endless Shock
2018 Mary Poppins
Knight's Tale
2019 Endless Shock
Pippin
2020 West Side Story Season 2 Rosalia
Ikiru [27]
2021 Allegiance [28]
2023 Matilda the Musical Lavender

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku Dancer

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.townnews.co.jp/0301/2017/01/01/363414.html (Japanese)
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/ishiiasami0120/status/698535924452368384 (Japanese)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.videomarket.jp/cast/60558 (Japanese)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://ameblo.jp/ishiiasami0120/entry-12129958420.html (Japanese)
  5. ↑ https://19601106.at.webry.info/201108/article_2.html (Japanese)
  6. ↑ https://kahy.info/?p=1988 (Japanese)
  7. ↑ https://www.shiki.jp/navi/news/renewinfo/024034.html (Japanese)
  8. ↑ http://www.platinum-papers.com/rh_cut/rh_record.html (Japanese)
  9. ↑ https://stage.corich.jp/stage/58715 (Japanese)
  10. ↑ http://musicaltheater.blog130.fc2.com/category46-1.html (Japanese)
  11. ↑ https://ameblo.jp/ishiiasami0120/entry-12032798302.html (Japanese)
  12. ↑ https://ameblo.jp/ishiiasami0120/entry-12065483354.html (Japanese)
  13. ↑ https://ameblo.jp/ishiiasami0120/entry-12103909137.html (Japanese)
  14. ↑ https://ameblo.jp/ishiiasami0120/entry-12193065713.html (Japanese)
  15. ↑ https://ameblo.jp/ishiiasami0120/entry-12315952427.html (Japanese)
  16. ↑ https://theatre-orb.com/lineup/18_marypoppins/ (Japanese)
  17. ↑ https://natalie.mu/stage/news/284683 (Japanese)
  18. ↑ https://ameblo.jp/kanon51cat/entry-12438308130.html (Japanese)
  19. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BxHlDh3AQIV/ (Japanese)
  20. ↑ https://www.tbs.co.jp/stagearound/wss360_2/cast/ (Japanese)
  21. ↑ https://www.tbs.co.jp/stagearound/wss360_2/ (Japanese)
  22. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B8JnLsjF4Cb/ (Japanese)
  23. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ovxB9F82r/ (Japanese)
  24. ↑ https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/203826 (Japanese)
  25. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C8d8Z8yR1GN/ (Japanese)
  26. ↑ https://jurun.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2010-10-11-1 (Japanese)
  27. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B7FcgdWAFYh/ (Japanese)
  28. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B8lCpvOFlmi/ (Japanese)
  29. ↑ http://ameblo.jp/tamakinami-blog/entry-12119721063.html (Japanese)
  30. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BtQslbwga7F/ (Japanese)

See also[]



Makiko Endo portrayals
Live-action

Ann Yeh | Dong Xin

Voice

Fuko Misaki

Stage

Asami Ishii | Kim Seo-an

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