Actor
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 ...

Known For
Acting
2025 -- Yukiko a.k.a |
2021 -- Parasite in Love | Yuichi
2021 -- Masquerade Night | Yasushi Fujiki
2021 -- The Cinderella Addiction | Masaaki Fukuura
2021 -- 心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版 |
2019 -- Dancing Mary | Yakuza thug
2019 -- Masquerade Hotel | Yasushi Fujiki
2012 -- Black Dawn | Shotaro Ariga
2012 -- Ace Attorney | Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
2011 -- Mitsuko Delivers | Jiro
2010 -- Box: The Hakamada Case | Police officer Tatematsu
2009 -- Sasori | Jyono
2009 -- MW | Kazuyuki Sawaki
2008 -- Inju: The Beast in the Shadow | Ryuji Mogi
2008 -- The Most Beautiful Night In The World | Kinichi Nihei
2007 -- Aoi Hitomi to Nuage | Michihisa Suto
2007 -- The Investigation Game | Yousuke Sone
2007 -- War | Shiro Yanagawa
2007 -- Shamo | Principal Saeki
2007 -- Dream Cruise | Eiji Saito
2006 -- The Happiness |
2006 -- The Grudge 2 | Det. Hideto Nakagawa
2006 -- Trapped Ashes | Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
2006 -- Waru: The End |
2006 -- Waru |
2006 -- Big Bang Love, Juvenile A | Warden Tsuchiya
2006 -- Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee | Kinzo Daidoji
2005 -- The Superdry Films |
2004 -- The Grudge | Det. Hideto Nakagawa
2003 -- Last Love, First Love |
2003 -- g@me. |
2003 -- Moon Child | Inspector Lorry
2002 -- Aiki | Masatsugu Hiraishi
2002 -- Dog Star |
2001 -- Suicide Club | Detective Kuroda
2001 -- Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2 |
2000 -- Brother | Ishihara
2000 -- Film Noir | Yuji Hamazaki
2000 -- Audition | Shigeharu Aoyama
1998 -- The Central Quicksand |
1997 -- An Obsession | Detective Saga
1997 -- Ringo no usagi |
1997 -- Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality |
1996 -- Two Punks | Otani
1996 -- Back to Back | Koji
1996 -- Kids Return | Local Yakuza Chief
1996 -- Yakuza Ladies Revisited 5 |
1995 -- Another Lonely Hitman | Takashi Tachibana
1995 -- The Crossing Guard | Jefferey
1994 -- Natural Woman |
1994 -- Blue Tiger | Gan
1993 -- American Yakuza | Shuji Sawamoto
1991 -- The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER |
1991 -- Harikomi |
1989 -- Via Okinawa | Sachio
1988 -- Oración |
1986 -- Leave My Girl Alone | Kashima
1986 -- A Homance | Michio Yamazaki
1982 -- So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex | Rachi
1982 -- Future War 198X | Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)
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