Ryo Ishibashi
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryo Ishibashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
The Naked Director
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
Modern Love Tokyo
War
Psycho Doctor
Involvement in Family Affairs
All Movies (64)
- Trillion Game2025 · as Wolf Lee
- Yukiko a.k.a2025
- Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor2024 · as Archive Footage
- Parasite in Love2021 · as Yuichi
- Masquerade Night2021 · as Yasushi Fujiki
- The Cinderella Addiction2021 · as Masaaki Fukuura
- 心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版2021
- Dancing Mary2019 · as Yakuza thug
- Masquerade Hotel2019 · as Yasushi Fujiki
- Ace Attorney2012 · as Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
- Mitsuko Delivers2011 · as Jiro
- Box: The Hakamada Case2010 · as Police officer Tatematsu
- Sasori2009 · as Jyono
- MW -ムウ-2009 · as Kazuyuki Sawaki
- Inju: The Beast in the Shadow2008 · as Ryuji Mogi
- The Most Beautiful Night In The World2008 · as Kinichi Nihei
- Aoi Hitomi to Nuage2007 · as Michihisa Suto
- The Investigation Game2007 · as Yousuke Sone
- War2007 · as Shiro Yanagawa
- Shamo2007 · as Principal Saeki
- Dream Cruise2007 · as Eiji Saito
- The Happiness2006
- The Grudge 22006 · as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
- Trapped Ashes2006 · as Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
- Waru: The End2006
- Waru2006
- Big Bang Love, Juvenile A2006 · as Warden Tsuchiya
- Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee2006 · as Kinzo Daidoji
- The Superdry Films2005
- The Grudge2004 · as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
- Last Love, First Love2003
- g@me.2003
- Moon Child2003 · as Inspector Lorry
- 第三の時効2003
- Aiki2002 · as Masatsugu Hiraishi
- Dog Star2002
- Suicide Club2001 · as Detective Kuroda
- Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 22001
- Brother2000 · as Ishihara
- Film Noir2000 · as Yuji Hamazaki
- Audition2000 · as Shigeharu Aoyama
- The Central Quicksand1998
- An Obsession1997 · as Detective Saga
- Ringo no usagi1997
- Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality1997
- Two Punks1996 · as Otani
- Back to Back1996 · as Koji
- Kids Return1996 · as Local Yakuza Chief
- Jinrai: The Boss's Ransom1996
- Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble1996
- Another Lonely Hitman1995 · as Takashi Tachibana
- The Crossing Guard1995 · as Jefferey
- Natural Woman1994
- Level1994
- Blue Tiger1994 · as Gan
- American Yakuza1993 · as Shuji Sawamoto
- The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER1991
- Harikomi1991
- Via Okinawa1989 · as Sachio
- Oración1988
- Leave My Girl Alone1986 · as Kashima
- A Homance1986 · as Michio Yamazaki
- So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex1982 · as Rachi
- Future War 198X1982 · as Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)
All TV Shows (27)
- A Moonlight Nights Passing2026
- MONSTER2024
- Modern Love Tokyo2022 · as Kosuke Hayami
- Involvement in Family Affairs2022 · as Keiichi Miyama
- To Heal the Heart2020 · as An Tekkei
- The Naked Director2019 · as Ikezawa
- Smoking2018 · as Sabe
- The Price2016
- メガバンク最終決戦2016
- The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk2015
- Stock Price Crash2014 · as Chiharu Zaizen
- Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out2014 · as Shogo Dojima
- 七つの会議2013 · as 北川誠
- 神様のボート2013 · as 모모이
- Lady Joker2013
- Wonderful Single Life2012 · as Toru Higuchi
- Perfect Report2010
- Rescue: Pride of Orange2009 · as Serizawa Shinobu
- Rondo2006 · as Yoshihiko Isaki
- Haru and Natsu2005 · as Unno Commander
- 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ2004 · as Kinzō Daidōji
- Beginner2003 · as Hiroya Nozaki（野佐木 恍也）
- Say Hello to Black Jack2003
- AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo2002 · as Norio Mikumo
- Psycho Doctor2002 · as Kohei Kitamura
- Okane ga Nai!1994
- あしたがあるから1991