Sumire Matsubara

Sumire Matsubara (松原 すみれ, Matsubara Sumire, born July 15, 1990 in Tokyo),[1] better known by her stage name Sumire (すみれ), is a Japanese actress, singer and fashion model.

Sumire
すみれ
Born
Sumire Matsubara

(1990-07-15) July 15, 1990
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materPunahou School
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Singer
  • Fashion model
Years active2006–present
Agent
  • Sky Corporation (entertainment activities and advertising)
  • Bon Image (fashion shows and magazines)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Parents
RelativesIssei Ishida
Japanese name
Kanji松原 すみれ
Hiraganaまつばら すみれ
Katakanaマツバラ スミレ

Early life and education

Sumire was born in Japan to entertainers Junichi Ishida and Chiaki Matsubara.[2] Sumire's half-brother is actor Issei Ishida.[3] By the time Sumire was seven years old, her parents had divorced, and she moved from Japan to Hawaii with her mother.[2]

Sumire recalled that her mother "would often take me to see musicals, Disney movies, and we would go karaoke together and perform for each other".[2] She enrolled in her school's choir and eventually starred in a Punahou School production of the musical West Side Story.[2] Sumire was accepted to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater and acting. She later complimented the school's conservatory program but noted that she "did feel some racial discrimination from the people of the town. After being in the school, it was amazing, but something in me was telling me that this place was not the place for me."[2]

Following the death of her grandmother in 2010 and the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011, Sumire returned to Hawaii to live with her mother.[2] She later moved back to Tokyo.[2]

Career

Sumire is represented by the talent agencies Sky Corporation (for entertainment activities and advertising) and Bon Image (for fashion shows and magazines). In 2014, Sumire guest starred on Hawaii Five-0[2] as tour bus robber Keilani Makua in the episode "Kanalu Hope Loa".

Filmography

Variety
Year Title Network Notes Ref(s)
2007 Attention Please TV Honolulu special episode
2011 Waratte Iitomo! Fuji TV
2013 Shin Chūbōdesu Yo! TBS Regular
2014 All-Star Thanksgiving TBS
Viking Fuji TV Tuesday regular

Drama
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref(s)
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Keilani Makua CBS Episode: "Kanalu Hope Loa" [4]
Soko o Nantoka Eiko Mizoguchi NHK BS Premium Episode: "Episode 2"
2015 Ichiro (一路#テレビドラマ) Otohime NHK BS Premium Episode 4
2015 Hagane no Keisatsu-i (諏訪のスゴ腕警察医) Kaede Ishinomori TV Tokyo
2016 Kamogawa shokudô (鴨川食堂) Hatsuko Shirasaki NHK BS Premium
2017 Inhumans Locus ABC 3 episodes

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2014 Cabin Attendant Keiji: New York Satsujin Jiken (キャビンアテンダント刑事) Megumi Fujisawa Fuji TV
2016 Hold My Hand (Te wo tsunaide kaerôyo) (手をつないでかえろうよ〜シャングリラの向こうで〜) Reiko Takeuchi [5]
2017 The Shack Sarayu [6][7]
2019 The Brighton Miracle Satomi Leitch [8]

Discography
Studio albums
Title Details
Kumo No Ue Ha Itsumo Hare
  • Released: 8 November 2017
  • Label: SSS Records
As lead artist[9][10]
Title Year Album
"Start Line" 2017 Kumo No Ue Ha Itsumo Hare[11]
"Canvas"
"Mijuku"
"100°C"
"Todoke"
"Hitori"
"Makenaide"
"I Know Only You" 2018 I Know Only You - EP[12][13]
"Stand By Me"
"I Was Made For You"
"Love Untold" 2020 Love Untold - Single[14]
"Still Stay Here"
"Tsuki No Koori"
"Picture Frames (feat. Untorn)"[15] 2020 -
"Home" 2020 Home - EP[16]
"Home(Japanese)"

References
  1. "Official profile at Sky Corporation". Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. Luhar, Monica (22 October 2015). "'Finding My Way': Sumire Matsubara on Acting, Diversity, and Connecting with Her Roots". NBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. 松原千明、元夫・石田純一の騒動に理解「かわいそうだったよね」. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. "9 CBS Sync Facts From "Kanalu Hope Loa" - Hawaii Five-0 S5 E3". CBS. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. "Hold My Hand". Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. Pedersen, Erik (23 June 2015). "Sumire Matsubara Joins 'The Shack'; Trio Set For 'Amy Makes Three'; 'Tallulah' Rounds Out Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. Zilberman, Alan (3 March 2017). "Religious drama "The Shack" doesn't live up to its own lofty ideals". The Denver Post. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  8. Freeman, Rich (16 August 2019). "Rugby: "Brighton Miracle" film set for release before World Cup". Kyodo News. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  9. "Sumire". iTunes. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  10. "Sumire". Spotify. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  11. "Kumo No Ue Ha Itsumo Hare". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  12. "I know only you / Stand by me - EP". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  13. "I know only you / I was made for you - EP". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  14. "Love Untold - Single". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  15. "Picture Frames (feat. Untorn) - Single". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  16. "Home - EP". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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