Ryo Ishibashi
Acting
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
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movieTrillion Game
2025
Wolf Lee
movieTakashi Miike : The V-Emperor
2024
Archive Footage
tvModern Love Tokyo
2022
Kosuke Hayami
tvInvolvement in Family Affairs
2022
Keiichi Miyama
movieMasquerade Night
2021
Yasushi Fujiki
movieThe Cinderella Addiction
2021
Masaaki Fukuura
tvTo Heal the Heart
2020
An Tekkei
movieDancing Mary
2019
Yakuza thug
tvThe Naked Director
2019
Ikezawa
movieMasquerade Hotel
2019
Yasushi Fujiki
tvSmoking
2018
Sabe
tvStock Price Crash
2014
Chiharu Zaizen
tvHanasaki Mai Speaks Out
2014
Shogo Dojima
tv七つの会議
2013
北川誠
tv神様のボート
2013
모모이
tvWonderful Single Life
2012
Toru Higuchi
movieAce Attorney
2012
Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
movieBox: The Hakamada Case
2010
Police officer Tatematsu
movieSasori
2009
Jyono
movieMW -ムウ-
2009
Kazuyuki Sawaki
tvRescue: Pride of Orange
2009
Serizawa Shinobu
movieInju: The Beast in the Shadow
2008
Ryuji Mogi
movieThe Most Beautiful Night In The World
2008
Kinichi Nihei
movieAoi Hitomi to Nuage
2007
Michihisa Suto
movieThe Investigation Game
2007
Yousuke Sone
movieWar
2007
Shiro Yanagawa
movieShamo
2007
Principal Saeki
movieDream Cruise
2007
Eiji Saito
movieThe Grudge 2
2006
Det. Hideto Nakagawa
movieTrapped Ashes
2006
Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
movieBig Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006
Warden Tsuchiya
tvRondo
2006
Yoshihiko Isaki
movieKindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee
2006
Kinzo Daidoji
tvHaru and Natsu
2005
Unno Commander
movieThe Grudge
2004
Det. Hideto Nakagawa
tv稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
Kinzō Daidōji
tvBeginner
2003
Hiroya Nozaki（野佐木 恍也）
movieMoon Child
2003
Inspector Lorry
movieAiki
2002
Masatsugu Hiraishi
tvAIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
Norio Mikumo
tvPsycho Doctor
2002
Kohei Kitamura
movieSuicide Club
2001
Detective Kuroda
movieBrother
2000
Ishihara
movieFilm Noir
2000
Yuji Hamazaki
movieAudition
2000
Shigeharu Aoyama
movieAn Obsession
1997
Detective Saga
movieTwo Punks
1996
Otani
movieKids Return
1996
Local Yakuza Chief
Another Lonely Hitman
1995
Takashi Tachibana
movieThe Crossing Guard
1995
Jefferey
movieAmerican Yakuza
1993
Shuji Sawamoto
movieVia Okinawa
1989
Sachio
movieLeave My Girl Alone
1986
Kashima
movieA Homance
1986
Michio Yamazaki
movieFuture War 198X
1982
Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)