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