Background
Junichi Ishida was born in Tokyo. His father was a foreign correspondent for Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, and he lived in the United States. from the age of 3 to 6.
石田 純一石田 太郎
Junichi Ishida was born in Tokyo. His father was a foreign correspondent for Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, and he lived in the United States. from the age of 3 to 6.
He attended Waseda University, but dropped out before graduating.
Ishida has been married three times. They had one daughter, Sumire, who became an actress. He was subsequently in a relationship with television personality Rie Hasegawa, but their 8-year relationship ended in 2004.
In October 2009, Ishida announced his engagement to professional golfer Riko Higashio.
Their first son, Ritarō (理汰郎), was born on 5 November 2012. Ishida is famous for not wearing socks in public.
He claims that this started after he saw Italians not wearing socks while he was in Milan in 1985.