It is quite common in Japanese for a word to be commonly written in kana but for it to have also a kanji "real" way to write it (note scare quotes indicating it's not that simple but we don't have time to go in depth). And this is certainly true for names as well.. While Shisui remains relatively uncommon as a given name in contemporary Japan, it has gained recognition through popular culture, particularly through the character Shisui Uchiha in the manga and anime series Naruto.
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