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 Yanagawa
The Grudge (2004)
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Audition (2000)
as Shigeharu Aoyama
The Grudge 2 (2006)
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Brother (2000)
as Ishihara
Suicide Club (2001)
as Detective Kuroda
Kids Return (1996)
as Local Yakuza Chief
Trillion Game (2025)
as Wolf Lee
The Crossing Guard (1995)
as Jefferey
Blue Tiger (1994)
as Gan
Ace Attorney (2012)
as Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
Trapped Ashes (2006)
as Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
g@me. (2003)
Actor
Shamo (2007)
as Principal Saeki
The Cinderella Addiction (2021)
as Masaaki Fukuura
Future War 198X (1982)
as Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)
Parasite in Love (2021)
as Yuichi
American Yakuza (1993)
as Shuji Sawamoto
Masquerade Night (2021)
as Yasushi Fujiki
Back to Back (1996)
as Koji
Masquerade Hotel (2019)
as Yasushi Fujiki
Moon Child (2003)
as Inspector Lorry
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee (2006)
as Kinzo Daidoji
Box: The Hakamada Case (2010)
as Police officer Tatematsu
A Homance (1986)
as Michio Yamazaki
Natural Woman (1994)
Actor
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)
as Warden Tsuchiya
Aoi Hitomi to Nuage (2007)
as Michihisa Suto
Sasori (2009)
as Jyono
MW -ムウ- (2009)
as Kazuyuki Sawaki
Mitsuko Delivers (2011)
as Jiro
Two Punks (1996)
as Otani
Leave My Girl Alone (1986)
as Kashima
Waru: The End (2006)
Actor
Dancing Mary (2019)
as Yakuza thug
So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex (1982)
as Rachi
Oración (1988)
Actor
Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality (1997)
Actor
Last Love, First Love (2003)
Actor
Aiki (2002)
as Masatsugu Hiraishi
Harikomi (1991)
Actor
The Most Beautiful Night In The World (2008)
as Kinichi Nihei
Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble (1996)
Actor
An Obsession (1997)
as Detective Saga
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008)
as Ryuji Mogi
Dog Star (2002)
Actor
Waru (2006)
Actor
Dream Cruise (2007)
as Eiji Saito
Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2 (2001)
Actor
The Superdry Films (2005)
Actor
Via Okinawa (1989)
as Sachio
心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版 (2021)
Actor
The Happiness (2006)
Actor
Another Lonely Hitman (1995)
as Takashi Tachibana
The Investigation Game (2007)
as Yousuke Sone
Yukiko a.k.a (2025)
Actor
第三の時効 (2003)
Actor
Film Noir (2000)
as Yuji Hamazaki
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER (1991)
Actor
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor (2024)
as Archive Footage
The Central Quicksand (1998)
Actor
Level (1994)
Actor
Jinrai: The Boss's Ransom (1996)
Actor
Ringo no usagi (1997)
Actor