Ryo Ishibashi
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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
Credits
War (2007)
as Shiro
The Grudge (2004)
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Audition (2000)
as Shigeharu Aoyama
The Grudge 2 (2006)
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
The Crossing Guard (1995)
as Jefferey
Brother (2000)
as Ishihara
Suicide Club (2001)
as Detective Kuroda
Kids Return (1996)
as Local Yakuza Chief
Box: The Hakamada Case (2010)
as Police officer Tatematsu
Future War 198X (1982)
as Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)
Trapped Ashes (2006)
as Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
Masquerade Night (2021)
as Yasushi Fujiki
Trillion Game (2025)
as Wolf Lee
Back to Back (1996)
as Koji
American Yakuza (1993)
as Shuji Sawamoto
Blue Tiger (1994)
as Gan
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)
as Warden Tsuchiya
Masquerade Hotel (2019)
as Yasushi Fujiki
Shamo (2007)
as Principal Saeki
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008)
as Ryuji Mogi
Sasori (2009)
as Jyono
Ace Attorney (2012)
as Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
Dream Cruise (2007)
as Eiji Saito
g@me. (2003)
Actor
Parasite in Love (2021)
as Yuichi
The Investigation Game (2007)
as Yousuke Sone
Yukiko a.k.a (2025)
Actor
Aiki (2002)
as Masatsugu Hiraishi
Dog Star (2002)
Actor
Two Punks (1996)
as Otani
The Cinderella Addiction (2021)
as Masaaki Fukuura
Leave My Girl Alone (1986)
as Kashima
The Most Beautiful Night In The World (2008)
as Kinichi Nihei
Moon Child (2003)
as Inspector Lorry
MW -ムウ- (2009)
as Kazuyuki Sawaki
Mitsuko Delivers (2011)
as Jiro
So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex (1982)
as Rachi
Oración (1988)
Actor
Aoi Hitomi to Nuage (2007)
as Michihisa Suto
A Homance (1986)
as Michio Yamazaki
Last Love, First Love (2003)
Actor
Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble (1996)
Actor
Sasamakura (2026)
as Tatsugorō Horikawa
Via Okinawa (1989)
as Sachio
Another Lonely Hitman (1995)
as Takashi Tachibana
Waru: The End (2006)
Actor
Film Noir (2000)
as Yuji Hamazaki
Waru (2006)
as Sakuragi
Dancing Mary (2019)
as Yakuza thug
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee (2006)
as Kinzo Daidoji
Natural Woman (1994)
Actor
The Happiness (2006)
Actor
The Superdry Films (2005)
Actor
An Obsession (1997)
as Detective Saga
Foreign Affairs Police: Don't be fooled by that man (2012)
Actor
Harikomi (1991)
Actor
心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版 (2021)
Actor
Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality (1997)
Actor
Level (1994)
Actor
Jinrai: The Boss's Ransom (1996)
Actor
Ringo no usagi (1997)
Actor
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER (1991)
Actor
第三の時効 (2003)
Actor
横山秀夫サスペンス「モノクロームの反転」 (2005)
Actor
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor (2024)
as Archive Footage
Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2 (2001)
Actor
The Central Quicksand (1998)
Actor