Ryo Ishibashi
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1956-07-20 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
- Also known as
- Hideki Ishibashi · Ryou Ishabashi · Ryo Ishabashi · Ryô Ishibashi · 石橋凌 · 石桥凌
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (26)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
as Norio Mikumo
The Naked Director
2019
as Ikezawa
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
as Kinzō Daidōji
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
2014
as Shogo Dojima
Modern Love Tokyo
2022
as Kosuke Hayami
Psycho Doctor
2002
as Kohei Kitamura
Involvement in Family Affairs
2022
as Keiichi Miyama
Rescue: Pride of Orange
2009
as Serizawa Shinobu
Perfect Report
2010
MONSTER
2024
Haru and Natsu
2005
as Unno Commander
Wonderful Single Life
2012
as Toru Higuchi
Stock Price Crash
2014
as Chiharu Zaizen
Lady Joker
2013
To Heal the Heart
2020
as An Tekkei
The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk
2015
七つの会議
2013
as 北川誠
メガバンク最終決戦
2016
Rondo
2006
as Yoshihiko Isaki
Say Hello to Black Jack
2003
Okane ga Nai!
1994
Beginner
2003
as Hiroya Nozaki（野佐木 恍也）
Smoking
2018
as Sabe
The Price
2016
あしたがあるから
1991
神様のボート
2013
as 모모이
Movies (63)
War
2007
as Shiro Yanagawa
The Grudge
2004
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Audition
2000
as Shigeharu Aoyama
The Grudge 2
2006
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Brother
2000
as Ishihara
Suicide Club
2001
as Detective Kuroda
The Crossing Guard
1995
as Jefferey
Blue Tiger
1994
as Gan
Kids Return
1996
as Local Yakuza Chief
Shamo
2007
as Principal Saeki
Masquerade Hotel
2019
as Yasushi Fujiki
Ace Attorney
2012
as Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
Parasite in Love
2021
as Yuichi
Sasori
2009
as Jyono
Trillion Game
2025
as Wolf Lee
Masquerade Night
2021
as Yasushi Fujiki
The Cinderella Addiction
2021
as Masaaki Fukuura
American Yakuza
1993
as Shuji Sawamoto
A Homance
1986
as Michio Yamazaki
Future War 198X
1982
as Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)
Trapped Ashes
2006
as Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006
as Warden Tsuchiya
Moon Child
2003
as Inspector Lorry
Back to Back
1996
as Koji
Leave My Girl Alone
1986
as Kashima
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee
2006
as Kinzo Daidoji
Dog Star
2002
Natural Woman
1994
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
2008
as Kinichi Nihei
Another Lonely Hitman
1995
as Takashi Tachibana
Waru: The End
2006
MW -ムウ-
2009
as Kazuyuki Sawaki
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
2008
as Ryuji Mogi
g@me.
2003
第三の時効
2003
Last Love, First Love
2003
Aoi Hitomi to Nuage
2007
as Michihisa Suto
Dream Cruise
2007
as Eiji Saito
Oración
1988
Box: The Hakamada Case
2010
as Police officer Tatematsu
Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble
1996
The Superdry Films
2005
Two Punks
1996
as Otani
An Obsession
1997
as Detective Saga
Mitsuko Delivers
2011
as Jiro
Waru
2006
Dancing Mary
2019
as Yakuza thug
So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex
1982
as Rachi
Yukiko a.k.a
2025
Harikomi
1991
Aiki
2002
as Masatsugu Hiraishi
The Happiness
2006
Via Okinawa
1989
as Sachio
Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2
2001
心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版
2021
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
1991
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
2024
as Archive Footage
The Investigation Game
2007
as Yousuke Sone
Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality
1997
The Central Quicksand
1998
Ringo no usagi
1997
Film Noir
2000
as Yuji Hamazaki
Level
1994
About Ryo Ishibashi
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 bro… With 89 credits spanning from 1982 to 2025, Ryo Ishibashi has appeared in 63 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ryo Ishibashi Movies
- War (2007) — as Shiro Yanagawa
- The Grudge (2004) — as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
- Audition (2000) — as Shigeharu Aoyama
- The Grudge 2 (2006) — as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
- Brother (2000) — as Ishihara
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