Acting credits
89
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Ryo Ishibashi
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 63Series: 26
TMDB ID: 4994
IMDb ID: nm0410903
Known for: Acting
Born: July 20, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2025
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 6.05
Wikidata: Q4412009
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ryo Ishibashi.
6.2
Trillion Game
as Wolf Lee
2025 Movie
Yukiko a.k.a
2025 Movie
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
as Archive Footage
2024 Movie
6.8
Parasite in Love
as Yuichi
2021 Movie
6.2
Masquerade Night
as Yasushi Fujiki
2021 Movie
6.5
The Cinderella Addiction
as Masaaki Fukuura
2021 Movie
心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版
2021 Movie
6.8
Dancing Mary
as Yakuza thug
2019 Movie
6.7
Masquerade Hotel
as Yasushi Fujiki
2019 Movie
6.1
Ace Attorney
as Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
2012 Movie
5.2
Mitsuko Delivers
as Jiro
2011 Movie
8.0
Box: The Hakamada Case
as Police officer Tatematsu
2010 Movie
5.2
Sasori
as Jyono
2009 Movie
6.3
MW
as Kazuyuki Sawaki
2009 Movie
4.9
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
as Ryuji Mogi
2008 Movie
5.6
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
as Kinichi Nihei
2008 Movie
6.5
Aoi Hitomi to Nuage
as Michihisa Suto
2007 Movie
6.0
The Investigation Game
as Yousuke Sone
2007 Movie
6.4
War
as Shiro Yanagawa
2007 Movie
5.5
Shamo
as Principal Saeki
2007 Movie
4.8
Dream Cruise
as Eiji Saito
2007 Movie
The Happiness
2006 Movie
5.6
The Grudge 2
as Det. Hideto Nakagawa
2006 Movie
5.0
Trapped Ashes
as Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
2006 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ryo Ishibashi.
7.2
MONSTER
2 eps
2024 Series
6.8
Modern Love Tokyo
as Kosuke Hayami • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.5
Involvement in Family Affairs
as Keiichi Miyama • 12 eps
2022 Series
To Heal the Heart
as An Tekkei • 4 eps
2020 Series
7.3
The Naked Director
as Ikezawa • 2 eps
2019 Series
6.9
Smoking
as Sabe • 12 eps
2018 Series
10.0
The Price
6 eps
2016 Series
メガバンク最終決戦
6 eps
2016 Series
9.0
The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk
1 eps
2015 Series
Stock Price Crash
as Chiharu Zaizen • 5 eps
2014 Series
6.7
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
as Shogo Dojima • 11 eps
2014 Series
七つの会議
as 北川誠 • 4 eps
2013 Series
神様のボート
as 모모이 • 3 eps
2013 Series
6.3
Lady Joker
7 eps
2013 Series
7.2
Wonderful Single Life
as Toru Higuchi • 11 eps
2012 Series
Perfect Report
1 eps
2010 Series
6.5
Rescue: Pride of Orange
as Serizawa Shinobu • 9 eps
2009 Series
4.0
Rondo
as Yoshihiko Isaki • 11 eps
2006 Series
7.8
Haru and Natsu
as Unno Commander • 5 eps
2005 Series
9.0
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
as Kinzō Daidōji • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.3
Beginner
as Hiroya Nozaki（野佐木 恍也） • 11 eps
2003 Series
Say Hello to Black Jack
3 eps
2003 Series
7.6
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
as Norio Mikumo • 2 eps
2002 Series
7.7
Psycho Doctor
as Kohei Kitamura • 1 eps
2002 Series