Junichi Ishida (石田 純一, Ishida Jun'ichi, born 14 January 1954 as Tarō Ishida (石田 太郎)) is a Japanese actor and television personality from Tokyo. He is married to professional golfer Riko Higashio.

Junichi Ishida was born in Tokyo.^[1] His father was a foreign correspondent for NHK, and he lived in the U.S. from the ages of three to six.^[1] He attended Waseda University, but dropped out before graduating.^[1]

Ishida has been married three times.^[2] He first married while he was a student, fathering a son, Issei Ishida, who became an actor and musician.^[3] His second marriage, to Chiaki Matsubara [ja], lasted for 11 years before they divorced in 1999.^[2] They had one daughter, Sumire, who became an actress.^[3] He was subsequently in a relationship with TV personality Rie Hasegawa [ja], but their 8-year relationship ended in 2004.^[2]

In October 2009, Ishida announced his engagement to professional golfer Riko Higashio. They registered their marriage on 12 December 2009.^[4] Their first son, Ritarō (理汰郎), was born on 5 November 2012.^[3]

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.^[1]

• Ishida, Junichi (2000). 落ちこぼれのススメ. Japan: Koshinsha. ISBN 978-4877610395.
• Ishida, Junichi (2006). The Day In My Life. Japan: Gentosha Inc. ISBN 978-4344010994.