Ryo Ishibashi
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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.
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Acted in
Yukiko a.k.a
2025
MONSTER
2024
Modern Love Tokyo
2022
as Kosuke Hayami
Involvement in Family Affairs
2022
as Keiichi Miyama
Parasite in Love
2021
as Yuichi
Masquerade Night
2021
as Yasushi Fujiki
The Cinderella Addiction
2021
as Masaaki Fukuura
心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版
2021
To Heal the Heart
2020
To Heal the Heart
2020
as An Tekkei
Dancing Mary
2019
as Yakuza thug
The Naked Director
2019
as Ikezawa
Masquerade Hotel
2019
as Yasushi Fujiki
Smoking
2018
as Sabe
The Price
2016
メガバンク最終決戦
2016
Stock Price Crash
2014
as Chiharu Zaizen
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
2014
as Shogo Dojima（堂島 正吾）
神様のボート
2013
as 모모이
Lady Joker
2013
Wonderful Single Life
2012
as Toru Higuchi
Black Dawn
2012
as Shotaro Ariga
Ace Attorney
2012
as Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
Mitsuko Delivers
2011
as Jiro
Perfect Report
2010
Box: The Hakamada Case
2010
as Police officer Tatematsu
Sasori
2009
as Jyono
MW
2009
as Kazuyuki Sawaki
Rescue: Pride of Orange
2009
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
2008
as Ryuji Mogi
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
2008
as Kinichi Nihei
Aoi Hitomi to Nuage
2007
as Michihisa Suto
The Investigation Game
2007
as Yousuke Sone
War
2007
as Shiro Yanagawa
Shamo
2007
as Principal Saeki
Dream Cruise
2007
as Eiji Saito
The Happiness
2006
The Grudge 2
2006
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Trapped Ashes
2006
as Head Monk
Waru: The End
2006
Waru
2006
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006
as Warden Tsuchiya
Rondo
2006
as Yoshihiko Isaki
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee
2006
as Kinzo Daidoji
Haru and Natsu
2005
as Unno Commander
The Superdry Films
2005
The Grudge
2004
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
as Kinzō Daidōji
Last Love, First Love
2003
g@me.
2003
Beginner
2003
as Hiroya Nozaki（野佐木 恍也）
Moon Child
2003
as Inspector Lorry
Aiki
2002
as Masatsugu Hiraishi
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
as Norio Mikumo
Psycho Doctor
2002
as Kohei Kitamura
Dog Star
2002
Suicide Club
2001
as Detective Kuroda
Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2
2001
Brother
2000
as Ishihara
Film Noir
2000
as Yuji Hamazaki
Audition
2000
as Shigeharu Aoyama
The Central Quicksand
1998
An Obsession
1997
as Detective Saga
Ringo no usagi
1997
Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality
1997
Two Punks
1996
as Otani
Back to Back
1996
as Koji
Kids Return
1996
as Local Yakuza Chief
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 5
1996
The Crossing Guard
1995
as Jefferey
Another Lonely Hitman
1995
as Takashi Tachibana
Natural Woman
1994
Okane ga Nai!
1994
Blue Tiger
1994
as Gan
American Yakuza
1993
as Shuji Sawamoto
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
1991
あしたがあるから
1991
Harikomi
1991
Via Okinawa
1989
as Sachio
Oración
1988
Leave My Girl Alone
1986
as Kashima
A Homance
1986
as Michio Yamazaki
So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex
1982
as Rachi
Future War 198X
1982
as Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)
