Ayumi Ishida

Ayumi Ishida (いしだ あゆみ , Ishida Ayumi , born March 26, 1948) is a Japanese actress and singer. Her real name is Yoshiko Ishida (石田 良子 , Ishida Yoshiko ) . She is the second among four daughters.[citation needed ] She won the award for Best Actress at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for Yajūdeka. She also won the awards for best actress at the 29th Blue Ribbon Awards and the 11th Hochi Film Award for House on Fire and Tokei - Adieu l'hiver.

As for her musical career, she is best known for the singles "BLUE LIGHT Yokohama" (which topped the charts in 1968/1969 at #1), "Anata nara Dō Suru (#2), and "Sabaku no You na Tokyo de" (#3).

Ayumi Ishida is mentioned in the 2017 crime/mystery novel Blue Light Yokohama by Nicolás Obregón to be printed in the United Kingdom by Michael Joseph and Minotaur in the USA.

Ayumi Ishida is mentioned in Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood.