Singer and actress Ayumi Ishida, recognized for her hit music “Blue Light Yokohama,” has died, her company mentioned Monday. She was 76.
Ishida died of hypothyroidism on March 11, her company, Izawa Office, introduced on its official web site.
Her company mentioned within the assertion: “We want to inform you that the funeral was held solely with shut kinfolk. We want to decline any condolence cash, flowers or choices. In accordance with the desires of the deceased, there aren’t any plans to carry a farewell service.”
Born on March 26, 1948 in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Ishida began determine skating at a younger age and received the junior division of the Kansai Figure Skating Championships when she was in sixth grade.
At the age of 13, she made her debut as a singer on the Umeda Koma Theater in Osaka. In 1964, she appeared within the TBS drama “Seven Grandchildren,” starring Morishige Hisaya, turning into standard as an actress as nicely.
In 1968, Ishida sang “Blue Light Yokohama,” which turned a giant hit.
Her fundamental display appearances embody the movies “The Gate of Youth” and “Clockwork – Goodbye Winter.” She received many awards, together with the Blue Ribbon for Best Actress for her function in “House on Fire.” In 1988, she starred within the NHK morning drama “Seishun Kazoku.”
Ishida married Kenichi Hagiwara (who handed away in 2019), with whom she co-starred within the drama “Matsuribayashi ga Kikoeru,” in 1980. The couple divorced in 1984.
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