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Masashi Ishibashi

Masashi Ishibashi

Masashi Ishibashi (石橋雅史, Ishibashi Masashi, January 4, 1933 – December 19, 2018), was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Ishibashi had an extensive career in Japanese television, where was famous as portraying villains in historical dramas, in roles such as bad lieutenants, shifty merchants, yakuza, bandits, and corrupt priests.

Ishibashi had significant presence in television productions like NHK's Taiga drama series, The Unfettered Shogun, Hissatsu series and Nashonaru gekijō. He also had frequent roles in various 1970s and 1980s Tokusatsu TV series, most notably in Super Sentai series. His movie career was mostly specialized in martial arts movies and crime dramas. One of his best known starring roles in the west is the role of the villain Tateki Shikenbaru, a.k.a. "Junjo", in the Sonny Chiba vehicle The Street Fighter.

Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle

2007

as Yang

Shura ga Yuku 9

2000

Flames: Yakuza Picture of Hell

1998

Garōden

1995

The Terrifying Revelations of Nostradamus

1994

Mad Dog

1994

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon

1994

Fighting Fist

1992

as Sato's Karate Master

Chōjin Sentai Jetman

1991

as Monk

Super Rescue Solbrain

1991

as Professor Shimano

Lady Battle Cop

1990

as Team Phantom Captain

Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: the Movie

1989

as Dr. Rehda

The Goodbye Girls

1987

as Kingo Hanayashiki

Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!

1984

as Muchimuchi / Old Man

Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie

1983

as General Kar

Kagaku Sentai Dynaman

1983

as General Kar

Space Sheriff Gavan

1982

as Dr. Kuroboshi / Condor Monster

Roaring Fire

1981

as Hibiki

Shogun's Ninja

1980

as Momochi Sandayu

Port Arthur

1980

as Yasumasa Fukushima

G.I. Samurai

1979

as Hosokawa Fujitaka

Battle Fever J: The Movie

1979

as Commandrr Hedder (second generation)

Battle Fever J

1979

as Psychokinesis Monster (voice)/Bengal Tiger

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village

1978

as Shinsuke

Tarao Bannai

1978

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger

1978

as Iron Claw

New Female Prisoner Scorpion: Special Cellblock X

1977

as Prison Warden Tôru Kuroiwa

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai: The Movie

1977

as Boss Iron Claw

Karate for Life

1977

Kashin

1977

as Kijima Matabei

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

1976

Dragon Princess

1976

Karate Bear Fighter

1975

The Return of Sister Street Fighter

1975

as Hebikura

Karate Bullfighter

1975

as Nanba

The Great Chase

1975

as Yosuke Onozawa

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

1974

as Inoichiro Honiden

Sister Street Fighter

1974

as Kazunao Inubashiri

Black Panther Bitch M

1974

as Nakata

The Karate Man and the Spy

1974

Return of the Street Fighter

1974

as Tateki Shikenbaru

The Street Fighter

1974

as Tateki Shikenbaru

Karate Killer

1973

City of Beasts

1970

as Gonda