Famous People with Name Ishida

Ayumi Ishida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Ayumi Ishida: a singer and actress. Her real name is Yoshiko Ishida (?? ?? Ishida Yoshiko). She is the second among four daughters.

Hikari Ishida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hikari Ishida: a Japanese actress. She starred along with Megumi Odaka and Natsuki Ozawa in the TV-series Hana no Asuka Gumi. She also released several singles and six albums and she had one minor hit with the song "Emerald no Suna". Ishida also made numerous commercials for hair products and released several photobooks and videos. Ishida has had at least one song appear on the NHK program Minna no Uta. She is younger sister of Yuriko Ishida, also an actress.

Yuriko Ishida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yuriko Ishida: a Japanese actress and essayist from Nagoya. She was the Japanese voice of "San" in Princess Mononoke. She is older sister of Hikari Ishida, also an actress. She graduated from Kagawa Education Institute of Nutrition.

Akira Ishida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Akira Ishida: a professional Go player.Ishida was a student of Fukuda Masayoshi when he became an insei. 8 years after becoming an insei, Ishida became a pro in 1966. He was promoted fast, reaching 9 dan in 1982. In 1972, he won the Oteai's top section, and later went onto winning two straight Shinjin-O titles in 1978 and 1979. Two years later, he won another title, the Shin-Ei. He won the "Best Technique Award" from Kido on three occasions. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.

Yoshio Ishida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshio Ishida: a professional Go player.By the time he was 8, Ishida started learning Go. He was a student at the legendary Kitani Minoru go school. Famous along with his fellow students Cho Chikun, Kobayashi Koichi, Kato Masao, and Takemiya Masaki. Alike his fellow students, he joined the dojo at a young age. He became a professional in 1963 when he was 15. His dan rank grew quickly because of the Oteai. He would go up the ranks faster than rules allowed after winning the first 14 Oteai games when he was being promoted from 6 to 7 dan. He reached 9 dan in 11 years, faster than most other players do. Ishida was given the nickname "The Computer" because his endgame play and counting skills were far more accurate than other pro's.