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Yumi Ishikawa

石川優実　/　いしかわ ゆみ

Japanese actress and women's rights activist named to BBC 100 Women 2019

January 1, 1987 (age 39)　・　Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

  • From Aichi Prefecture
  • Actress
  • Gravure Idol
  • Women's Rights Activist

My Take

I find Yumi Ishikawa genuinely fascinating, because she pulled off the kind of pivot most people only talk about. She started where the spotlight wants women to stay quiet and decorative, gravure and modeling, and then turned around and used that same visibility to call out something painfully ordinary: being forced to wear high heels at work. That little tweet snowballed into #KuToo, and suddenly a Capricorn from Komaki was getting named one of the BBC's 100 Women of 2019. I respect that. Activism is unglamorous, exhausting, and the comment sections are brutal, especially in Japan, where standing out invites pile-ons. She kept going anyway. Whether or not you agree with every position she takes, she made a real conversation happen, and that stubborn refusal to shut up is exactly why she's worth knowing.

Overview

Yumi Ishikawa is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and women's rights activist born on January 1, 1987, in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture. She built a career as a gravure and nude model before becoming a prominent voice in Japan's women's rights movement. In 2019, she was named among the BBC's 100 Women, an annual list recognizing influential and inspiring women around the world. Her current agency affiliation is private.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Yumi Ishikawa
Name (Japanese)
石川優実
Reading
いしかわ ゆみ
Born
January 1, 1987 (age 39)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Capricorn / Rabbit (卯)
Origin
Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Active years
Unknown
Occupation
Actress / Gravure Idol / Women's Rights Activist / Adult Model / Nude Model

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Private
University
Private
Debut
Unknown

Awards & achievements

  • BBC 100 Women (2019)

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

7. About this entry

Tags

  • From Aichi Prefecture
  • Actress
  • Gravure Idol
  • Women's Rights Activist
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.