
Ryo Ishibashi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 20, 1956
- Birthplace
- Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
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.
Filmography

Sasamakura 2026
as Tatsugorō Horikawa

Trillion Game 2025
as Wolf Lee

Yukiko a.k.a 2025
Actor

Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor 2024
as Archive Footage

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
Actor

Dancing Mary 2019
as Yakuza thug

Masquerade Hotel 2019
as Yasushi Fujiki

Black Dawn 2012
Actor

Ace Attorney 2012
as Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)

Mitsuko Delivers 2011
as Jiro

Box: The Hakamada Case 2010
as Police officer Tatematsu

Sasori 2009
as Jyono

MW 2009
as Kazuyuki Sawaki

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

Shamo 2007
as Principal Saeki

Dream Cruise 2007
as Eiji Saito

The Happiness 2006
Actor

The Grudge 2 2006
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa

Trapped Ashes 2006
as Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")

Waru: The End 2006
Actor

Waru 2006
as Sakuragi

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A 2006
as Warden Tsuchiya

Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee 2006
as Kinzo Daidoji
- 横山秀夫サスペンス「モノクロームの反転」
横山秀夫サスペンス「モノクロームの反転」 2005
Actor

The Superdry Films 2005
Actor

The Grudge 2004
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa

Last Love, First Love 2003
Actor

g@me. 2003
Actor

Moon Child 2003
as Inspector Lorry

第三の時効 2003
Actor

Aiki 2002
as Masatsugu Hiraishi

Dog Star 2002
Actor

Suicide Club 2001
as Detective Kuroda

Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2 2001
Actor

Brother 2000
as Ishihara

Film Noir 2000
as Yuji Hamazaki

Audition 2000
as Shigeharu Aoyama

The Central Quicksand 1998
Actor

An Obsession 1997
as Detective Saga

Ringo no usagi 1997
Actor

Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality 1997
Actor

Two Punks 1996
as Otani

Back to Back 1996
as Koji

Kids Return 1996
as Local Yakuza Chief

Jinrai: The Boss's Ransom 1996
Actor

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble 1996
Actor
- Another Lonely Hitman
Another Lonely Hitman 1995
as Takashi Tachibana

The Crossing Guard 1995
as Jefferey

Natural Woman 1994
Actor

Level 1994
Actor

Blue Tiger 1994
as Gan

American Yakuza 1993
as Shuji Sawamoto

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER 1991
Actor

Harikomi 1991
Actor

Via Okinawa 1989
as Sachio

Oración 1988
Actor

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)
Credits from TMDB.