Ryo Ishibashi
Born July 20, 1956 (Age: 69)
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Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
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.
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.
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Filmography
Trillion Game
2025
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as Wolf Lee
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Age: 68
The Cinderella Addiction
2021
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as Masaaki Fukuura
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Age: 64
心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版
2021
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as
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Age: 64
Ace Attorney
2012
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as Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
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Age: 55
Aoi Hitomi to Nuage
2007
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as Michihisa Suto
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Age: 51
The Investigation Game
2007
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as Yousuke Sone
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Age: 51
War
2007
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as Shiro Yanagawa
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Age: 51
Dream Cruise
2007
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as Eiji Saito
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Age: 50
The Happiness
2006
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as
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Age: 50
The Grudge 2
2006
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as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
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Age: 50
Waru: The End
2006
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as
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Age: 50
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee
2006
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as Kinzo Daidoji
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Age: 49
The Superdry Films
2005
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as
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Age: 48
The Grudge
2004
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as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
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Age: 48
Aiki
2002
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as Masatsugu Hiraishi
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Age: 46
Dog Star
2002
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as
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Age: 45
Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2
2001
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as
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Age: 45
Brother
2000
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as Ishihara
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Age: 44
Film Noir
2000
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as Yuji Hamazaki
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Age: 44
Audition
2000
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as Shigeharu Aoyama
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Age: 43
The Central Quicksand
1998
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as
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Age: 42
An Obsession
1997
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as Detective Saga
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Age: 41
Ringo no usagi
1997
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as
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Age: 41
Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality
1997
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as
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Age: 40
Two Punks
1996
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as Otani
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Age: 40
Back to Back
1996
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as Koji
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Age: 40
Kids Return
1996
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as Local Yakuza Chief
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Age: 40
Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble
1996
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as
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Age: 39
Natural Woman
1994
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as
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Age: 38
Level
1994
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as
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Age: 38
American Yakuza
1993
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as Shuji Sawamoto
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Age: 37
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
1991
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as
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Age: 35
Harikomi
1991
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as
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Age: 35
Via Okinawa
1989
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as Sachio
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Age: 32
Oración
1988
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as
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Age: 32