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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Movies (67)
Sasamakura
2026 · Tatsugorō Horikawa
Trillion Game
2025 · Wolf Lee
Yukiko a.k.a
2025
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
2024 · Archive Footage
Parasite in Love
2021 · Yuichi
Masquerade Night
2021 · Yasushi Fujiki
The Cinderella Addiction
2021 · Masaaki Fukuura
心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版
2021
Dancing Mary
2019 · Yakuza thug
Masquerade Hotel
2019 · Yasushi Fujiki
Black Dawn
2012
Ace Attorney
2012 · Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
Mitsuko Delivers
2011 · Jiro
Box: The Hakamada Case
2010 · Police officer Tatematsu
Sasori
2009 · Jyono
MW
2009 · Kazuyuki Sawaki
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
2008 · Ryuji Mogi
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
2008 · Kinichi Nihei
Aoi Hitomi to Nuage
2007 · Michihisa Suto
The Investigation Game
2007 · Yousuke Sone
Asesino solitario
2007 · Shiro
Shamo
2007 · Principal Saeki
Dream Cruise
2007 · Eiji Saito
The Happiness
2006
La maldición 2
2006 · Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Trapped Ashes
2006 · Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
Waru: The End
2006
Waru
2006 · Sakuragi
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006 · Warden Tsuchiya
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee
2006 · Kinzo Daidoji
横山秀夫サスペンス「モノクロームの反転」
2005
The Superdry Films
2005
La maldición (El Grito)
2004 · Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Last Love, First Love
2003
g@me.
2003
Moon Child
2003 · Inspector Lorry
第三の時効
2003
Aiki
2002 · Masatsugu Hiraishi
Dog Star
2002
Suicide Club
2001 · Detective Kuroda
Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2
2001
Brother
2000 · Ishihara
Film Noir
2000 · Yuji Hamazaki
Audition
2000 · Shigeharu Aoyama
The Central Quicksand
1998
An Obsession
1997 · Detective Saga
Ringo no usagi
1997
Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality
1997
Two Punks
1996 · Otani
Back to Back
1996 · Koji
Kids Return
1996 · Local Yakuza Chief
Jinrai: The Boss's Ransom
1996
Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble
1996
Another Lonely Hitman
1995 · Takashi Tachibana
The Crossing Guard
1995 · Jefferey
Natural Woman
1994
Level
1994
Blue Tiger
1994 · Gan
American Yakuza
1993 · Shuji Sawamoto
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
1991
Harikomi
1991
Via Okinawa
1989 · Sachio
Oración
1988
Leave My Girl Alone
1986 · Kashima
A Homance
1986 · Michio Yamazaki
So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex
1982 · Rachi
Future War 198X
1982 · Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)
TV shows (28)
A Moonlight Nights Passing
2026
MONSTER
2024
Modern Love Tokyo
2022 · Kosuke Hayami
Involvement in Family Affairs
2022 · Keiichi Miyama
To Heal the Heart
2020 · An Tekkei
The Naked Director
2019 · Ikezawa
Smoking
2018 · Sabe
The Price
2016
メガバンク最終決戦
2016
The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk
2015
Stock Price Crash
2014 · Chiharu Zaizen
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
2014 · Shogo Dojima
七つの会議
2013 · 北川誠
神様のボート
2013 · 모모이
Lady Joker
2013
Wonderful Single Life
2012 · Toru Higuchi
Perfect Report
2010
Gaiji Keisatsu
2009 · Shotaro Ariga
Rescue: Pride of Orange
2009 · Serizawa Shinobu
Rondo
2006 · Yoshihiko Isaki
Haru and Natsu
2005 · Unno Commander
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004 · Kinzō Daidōji
Beginner
2003 · Hiroya Nozaki（野佐木 恍也）
Say Hello to Black Jack
2003
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002 · Norio Mikumo
Psycho Doctor
2002 · Kohei Kitamura
Okane ga Nai!
1994
あしたがあるから
1991