
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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