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Ryo Ishibashi

Ryo Ishibashi

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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

Born

Jul 20, 1956

Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan

Known For

Acting

Movies

67 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.5

Known For

War
War
2007 • as Shiro
★ 6.4
Audition
Audition
2000 • as Shigeharu Aoyama
★ 7.1
The Grudge
The Grudge
2004 • as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
★ 5.9
Brother
Brother
2000 • as Ishihara
★ 7.1
Kids Return
Kids Return
1996 • as Local Yakuza Chief
★ 6.9
The Grudge 2
The Grudge 2
2006 • as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
★ 5.6
The Crossing Guard
The Crossing Guard
1995 • as Jefferey
★ 6.0
Suicide Club
Suicide Club
2001 • as Detective Kuroda
★ 6.5
Shamo
Shamo
2007 • as Principal Saeki
★ 5.4
Masquerade Hotel
Masquerade Hotel
2019 • as Yasushi Fujiki
★ 6.7
Future War 198X
Future War 198X
1982 • as Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)
★ 5.9
Ace Attorney
Ace Attorney
2012 • as Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
★ 6.1
Masquerade Night
Masquerade Night
2021 • as Yasushi Fujiki
★ 6.2
American Yakuza
American Yakuza
1993 • as Shuji Sawamoto
★ 5.8
The Cinderella Addiction
The Cinderella Addiction
2021 • as Masaaki Fukuura
★ 6.8
Parasite in Love
Parasite in Love
2021 • as Yuichi
★ 6.6
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
2008 • as Ryuji Mogi
★ 5.0
Leave My Girl Alone
Leave My Girl Alone
1986 • as Kashima
★ 7.5
Trillion Game
Trillion Game
2025 • as Wolf Lee
★ 6.0
Trapped Ashes
Trapped Ashes
2006 • as Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
★ 5.2
g@me.
g@me.
2003
★ 6.8
Blue Tiger
Blue Tiger
1994 • as Gan
★ 5.1
Back to Back
Back to Back
1996 • as Koji
★ 5.4
Sasori
Sasori
2009 • as Jyono
★ 5.2
Dog Star
★ 7.3
Moon Child
Moon Child
2003 • as Inspector Lorry
★ 5.8
MW
MW
2009 • as Kazuyuki Sawaki
★ 6.4
Oración
★ 6.7
An Obsession
An Obsession
1997 • as Detective Saga
★ 6.6
Two Punks
Two Punks
1996 • as Otani
★ 6.2
Sasamakura
Sasamakura
2026 • as Tatsugorō Horikawa
Aiki
Aiki
2002 • as Masatsugu Hiraishi
★ 4.8
Box: The Hakamada Case
Box: The Hakamada Case
2010 • as Police officer Tatematsu
★ 8.0
Aoi Hitomi to Nuage
Aoi Hitomi to Nuage
2007 • as Michihisa Suto
★ 6.5
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006 • as Warden Tsuchiya
★ 6.5
Natural Woman
★ 0.8
A Homance
A Homance
1986 • as Michio Yamazaki
★ 7.8
So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex
★ 2.5
Harikomi
★ 2.0
movie
Another Lonely Hitman
1995 • as Takashi Tachibana
★ 5.6
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee
2006 • as Kinzo Daidoji
★ 6.0
Dancing Mary
Dancing Mary
2019 • as Yakuza thug
★ 6.8
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
2008 • as Kinichi Nihei
★ 5.6
Waru
Waru
2006 • as Sakuragi
★ 4.9
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
2024 • as Archive Footage
Dream Cruise
Dream Cruise
2007 • as Eiji Saito
★ 4.8
The Investigation Game
The Investigation Game
2007 • as Yousuke Sone
★ 6.0
Via Okinawa
Via Okinawa
1989 • as Sachio
★ 7.0
Film Noir
Film Noir
2000 • as Yuji Hamazaki
★ 7.5
Mitsuko Delivers
Mitsuko Delivers
2011 • as Jiro
★ 5.2
Level
Level
1994