ISHIDA Issei: Declaring his Fourth Marriage to his New Girlfriend Who is 12 Years Younger than Him

It was in mid-April that we reported on a photograph of the controversial celebrity Ishida Issei (48) and his new girlfriend, who is 12 years younger than him. The following is a recap of the details based on the article we published on April 26 (ages and titles in the article are current at the time of publication).

How many “new lovers” has he had since his third divorce in December 2021?

Just after 12 noon on April 16, actor Ishida Issei (48) was spotted at Narita Airport. Next to him in the parking lot was a beautiful woman who looked like Fukada Kyoko. In January of this year, this magazine had caught Ishida on a date with a beautiful woman 18 years younger than him in Kabukicho, Tokyo, but this time it was a different woman.

The woman was taking care of Ishida at the airport, asking him if he had forgotten anything, and helping him to straighten his wrinkled T-shirt. The two, snuggled up together, headed for the international departure lobby.

“Issei is scheduled to appear in a number of movies and dramas in Asian countries this year, and in July he will begin shooting an action movie in Vietnam. He has always been fluent in English, but he wanted to perfect it before filming, so he decided to study English in Cebu Island in the Philippines,” said a source from Ishida’s office.

It seems that this beautiful woman came to see Ishida off, who was leaving for Cebu Island. She took care of him while he was waiting in line at the check-in counter. She bought some medicine and hand wipes at a nearby drugstore, and then she twisted them into his bag one after another.

We hit up Ishida after he finished checking in to ask him about the relationship.

–Ishida: “Ishida-san, it’s Friday.”

Ishida “Yes!　It’s been a while.”

–Is the woman next to you your new girlfriend?

Ishida “Yes. （I broke up with the previous girl (whom this magazine photographed) right away. We didn’t get along physically. I am sorry.”

According to Ishida, the new girlfriend is 36 years old, 12 years younger than him, and works as a manager at a restaurant in Tokyo. They met three months ago at a party held by a mutual acquaintance.

–When did you start dating?

Ishida: “A month ago..?”

Woman: “What are you talking about!　It was two months ago!”

–There were reports that you were dating several women at the same time.

Ishida: “I wonder if it was taken that way when I said that I had many women with whom I was good friends. But if you are in a proper relationship, that is the only person you will see.

–What attracted you to her?

Ishida: “She is not only beautiful, but she comes to my house every day and does all the cooking and cleaning. He even manages my schedule. At my age, it’s nice to be spoiled by a woman, isn’t it?

–How many girlfriends have you had, including three divorced women?

Ishida: “This is my 10th girlfriend.”

— “You seem to be popular, but don’t you worry about it?”

Woman: “(glaring at Ishida) I wish you would fix the part where you are too kind to other women.”

–Do you plan to get married?

Ishida “As soon as she does. (while bowing his head and holding out his hand to her) Please take care of her!”

Woman: “Well, I’ll think about it.”

After such an exchange, the departure time of the plane was approaching. Ishida said, “I will definitely make her happy,” and left for a one-week study abroad program in Cebu Island.”

Full return to work a long way off due to an outburst on the return flight from Vietnam

Ishida was thought to be safely on his way back to Japan after completing the filming of a Japan-Vietnam co-production that was shot on location in Vietnam in July, but on July 14, he reported on his Twitter account that he had tetanus from an injury sustained during filming and that his return to Japan had been delayed. However, this was an outright lie.

Ishida got into trouble on the plane and was taken off the plane.

A Japanese tourist who saw Ishida there told us so.

In mid-July, I was with Issei on the plane back to Japan. After the flight took off, Ishida suddenly started acting strangely and stormed out. The flight attendant tried to calm him down, but he wouldn’t calm down, so the plane had to turn back to the airport.

According to a person involved in the movie, Ishida also caused a commotion when he left the hospital in the middle of the night, and there was no action scene for him to begin with. His office acknowledged the fact that he had the plane turned back, but the hospital went out with his permission. They said the injuries were true. Later, Ishida updated his Instagram and apologized,

I’m not sorry at all. The uproar was caused by his own lies, but he seems to think that he is just grateful that it is still being reported. If things continue as they are, he won’t be able to get work from anywhere, let alone Hollywood.

Maybe he should help his father, Junichi Ishida (69), at his yakiniku restaurant and learn what work is all about from scratch.