Ryo Ishibashi
Acting
Born: July 20, 1956 (age 70) · Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Highest Rated
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ryo Ishibashi (born July 20, 1956) is a Japanese actor and international celebrity. He is known around the world for his roles in the classic Japanese Horror films Suicide Club and Audition. He is also recognized in America for his role as Nakagawa in The Grudge and The Grudge 2. Ishibashi was born in Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan. He started his career by starting his own band called the ARB (Alexander Ragtime Band) in 1977. The band made their debut in 1978, and made over a dozen albums until they broke up in 1990. Recently, Ishibashi has resumed his musical activity and re-formed ARB with an album, Real Life in 1998. In 1986, Ishibashi made his movie debut in the film A-Hômansu in which ARB's 13th single "After 45" was used as its theme song. Ryo Ishibashi has been concentrating on his acting career, and has appeared in several movies outside his native country Japan, and became an internationally recognized celebrity. He won the award for Best Actor at the 11th Yokohama Film Festival for A Sign Days. Ishibashi has been married to Mieko Harada since 1987 and has three children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryo Ishibashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Grudge
2004
War
2007
Audition
2000
The Grudge 2
2006
Suicide Club
2001
Brother
2000
Kids Return
1996
The Crossing Guard
1995
The Naked Director
2019
Ace Attorney
2012
American Yakuza
1993
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006
Photos (3)
Movies (65)
War
Shiro
Brother
Ishihara
The Grudge
Det. Hideto Nakagawa
The Grudge 2
Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Audition
Shigeharu Aoyama
Kids Return
Local Yakuza Chief
Future War 198X
Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)
The Crossing Guard
Jefferey
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
Ryuji Mogi
Suicide Club
Detective Kuroda
Masquerade Hotel
Yasushi Fujiki
Blue Tiger
Gan
Shamo
Principal Saeki
Masquerade Night
Yasushi Fujiki
Trapped Ashes
Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
Back to Back
Koji
Trillion Game
Wolf Lee
Ace Attorney
Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
American Yakuza
Shuji Sawamoto
g@me.
2003
Sasori
Jyono
Aiki
Masatsugu Hiraishi
Yukiko a.k.a
2025
An Obsession
Detective Saga
Parasite in Love
Yuichi
MW
Kazuyuki Sawaki
So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex
Rachi
A Homance
Michio Yamazaki
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee
Kinzo Daidoji
Box: The Hakamada Case
Police officer Tatematsu
Aoi Hitomi to Nuage
Michihisa Suto
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Warden Tsuchiya
Dancing Mary
Yakuza thug
Harikomi
1991
Leave My Girl Alone
Kashima
The Cinderella Addiction
Masaaki Fukuura
第三の時効
2003
Natural Woman
1994
Moon Child
Inspector Lorry
Dog Star
2002
Oración
1988
Two Punks
Otani
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
1991
Waru: The End
2006
Dream Cruise
Eiji Saito
The Investigation Game
Yousuke Sone
The Superdry Films
2005
Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble
1996
Mitsuko Delivers
Jiro
心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版
2021
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
Kinichi Nihei
Last Love, First Love
2003
Foreign Affairs Police: Don't be fooled by that man
2012
Via Okinawa
Sachio
Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2
2001
Level
1994
Waru
Sakuragi
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
Archive Footage
Film Noir
Yuji Hamazaki
The Central Quicksand
1998
The Happiness
2006
Jinrai: The Boss's Ransom
1996
Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality
1997
Ringo no usagi
1997
Sasamakura
Tatsugorō Horikawa
TV Shows (27)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Norio Mikumo · 2 eps
The Naked Director
Ikezawa · 2 eps
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
Shogo Dojima · 11 eps
The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk
1 eps
Modern Love Tokyo
Kosuke Hayami · 1 eps
Involvement in Family Affairs
Keiichi Miyama · 12 eps
Psycho Doctor
Kohei Kitamura · 1 eps
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Kinzō Daidōji · 1 eps
Rescue: Pride of Orange
Serizawa Shinobu · 9 eps
MONSTER
2 eps
Smoking
Sabe · 12 eps
Perfect Report
1 eps
Lady Joker
7 eps
Say Hello to Black Jack
3 eps
A Moonlight Nights Passing
10 eps
Wonderful Single Life
Toru Higuchi · 11 eps
Haru and Natsu
Unno Commander · 5 eps
Okane ga Nai!
12 eps
To Heal the Heart
An Tekkei · 4 eps
Rondo
Yoshihiko Isaki · 11 eps
Stock Price Crash
Chiharu Zaizen · 5 eps
七つの会議
北川誠 · 4 eps
メガバンク最終決戦
6 eps
The Price
6 eps
Beginner
Hiroya Nozaki（野佐木 恍也） · 11 eps
神様のボート
모모이 · 3 eps
あしたがあるから
10 eps