Since she made her debut as an actress, she has appeared in many films and more television dramas. Some of her TV works in the earliest days of her career include Mado o Aketara, Kimi Wa Pet, Water Boys 2, Teru Teru Kazoku, Be-Bop High School, and Tengoku e no Oenka Cheers: Cheerleading ni Kaketa Seishun; these were all between 2003 and 2004. The next year (2005), she was seen in dramas like Climber’s High, Akai Giwaku, Be-Bop High School 2, Kaidan Special, Yoshitsune, and H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi.
2006 wasn’t a bad year for Satomi Ishihara as she had various lead and supporting roles in works like Hyōten 2006, Te no Ue no Shabondama, Nurse Aoi, and Nurse Aoi Special. The following year, she played Mutsumi Hikoda in Koi no Karasawagi: Love Stories IV, Haruka Matsui in Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari: Aki no Tokubetsu Hen, Yuri Yoshimura in Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi 2007, Aiko Uzaki in Hanayome to Papa, and as well appeared in Maru Maru Chibi Maruko-Chan.
From 2008 to date, she has portrayed various characters in a good number of other TV works, most notable among them are Dear Sister, Jimi ni Sugoi! Kōetsu Girl: Kouno Etsuko, Shitsuren Chocolatier, 5-Ji Kara 9-Ji Made: Watashi ni Koi Shita Obōsan, Unnatural, Bull Doctor, and Saka no Ue no Kumo. You will also find her in Walkin’ Butterfly, Hidarime Tantei Eye, and Toubō Bengoshi.
For the big screen, she first played Tamako Godia in My Grandpa (2003) and followed it up with roles in One Year in the North and Jam Films S Suberidai, both in 2005. Hōtai Club, No Longer Human, Zatoichi: The Last, The Incite Mill, Sadako 3D, Karasu no Oyayubi, Monsterz, Kaze ni Tatsu Lion, Attack on Titan, Shin Godzilla, and Mumon: The Land of Stealth are some of her successful movie efforts.
As a model and an actress, Satomi Ishihara has bagged various prestigious awards. Her role in My Grandpa earned her the Yokohama Film Festival award in 2004. The previous year, it earned her the Japan Academy Prize, Japan Movie Critics Award, a Blue Ribbon Award, Hochi Film Award, and Nikkan Sports Film Award. Other coveted accolades that she has received thus far include the Television Drama Academy, Élan d’Or, and a Golden Arrow Award.
