Cast & creator
Ryo Ishibashi
Best known for AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo, The Naked Director, Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
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.
Also known as: Hideki Ishibashi, Ryou Ishabashi, Ryo Ishabashi, Ryô Ishibashi, 石橋凌
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1982–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (94)
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AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Norio Mikumo
2002
The Naked Director
Ikezawa
2019
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
Shogo Dojima
2014
The Grudge
Det. Hideto Nakagawa
2004
War
Shiro
2007
The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk
2015
Brother
Ishihara
2000
Smoking
Sabe
2018
Audition
Shigeharu Aoyama
2000
Modern Love Tokyo
Kosuke Hayami
2022
The Grudge 2
Det. Hideto Nakagawa
2006
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Kinzō Daidōji
2004
Say Hello to Black Jack
2003
Involvement in Family Affairs
Keiichi Miyama
2022
Psycho Doctor
Kohei Kitamura
2002
Kids Return
Local Yakuza Chief
1996
A Moonlight Nights Passing
2026
The Crossing Guard
Jefferey
1995
Wonderful Single Life
Toru Higuchi
2012
Rescue: Pride of Orange
Serizawa Shinobu
2009
Okane ga Nai!
1994
MONSTER
2024
Perfect Report
2010
Future War 198X
Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)
1982
To Heal the Heart
An Tekkei
2020
Lady Joker
2013
Haru and Natsu
Unno Commander
2005
Suicide Club
Detective Kuroda
2001
メガバンク最終決戦
2016
Stock Price Crash
Chiharu Zaizen
2014
七つの会議
北川誠
2013
Rondo
Yoshihiko Isaki
2006
Beginner
Hiroya Nozaki（野佐木 恍也）
2003
American Yakuza
Shuji Sawamoto
1993
Shamo
Principal Saeki
2007
Back to Back
Koji
1996
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
Ryuji Mogi
2008
Masquerade Hotel
Yasushi Fujiki
2019
The Price
2016
Ace Attorney
Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)
2012
Box: The Hakamada Case
Police officer Tatematsu
2010
Trillion Game
Wolf Lee
2025
Masquerade Night
Yasushi Fujiki
2021
Trapped Ashes
Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
2006
g@me.
2003
あしたがあるから
1991
Blue Tiger
Gan
1994
Parasite in Love
Yuichi
2021
Aiki
Masatsugu Hiraishi
2002
Sasori
Jyono
2009
Dream Cruise
Eiji Saito
2007
神様のボート
모모이
2013
Oración
1988
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Warden Tsuchiya
2006
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee
Kinzo Daidoji
2006
Sasamakura
Tatsugorō Horikawa
2026
Leave My Girl Alone
Kashima
1986
Two Punks
Otani
1996
The Cinderella Addiction
Masaaki Fukuura
2021
Moon Child
Inspector Lorry
2003
MW -ムウ-
Kazuyuki Sawaki
2009
Dog Star
2002
Aoi Hitomi to Nuage
Michihisa Suto
2007
心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版
2021
So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex
Rachi
1982
Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2
2001横山秀夫サスペンス「モノクロームの反転」
2005
Natural Woman
1994
The Investigation Game
Yousuke Sone
2007
Last Love, First Love
2003
Foreign Affairs Police: Don't be fooled by that man
2012
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
Archive Footage
2024
A Homance
Michio Yamazaki
1986
An Obsession
Detective Saga
1997
Waru
Sakuragi
2006Another Lonely Hitman
Takashi Tachibana
1995
Via Okinawa
Sachio
1989
Jinrai: The Boss's Ransom
1996
Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble
1996
Film Noir
Yuji Hamazaki
2000
Mitsuko Delivers
Jiro
2011
Dancing Mary
Yakuza thug
2019
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
Kinichi Nihei
2008
Yukiko a.k.a
2025
The Happiness
2006
Waru: The End
2006
Harikomi
1991
The Superdry Films
2005
The Central Quicksand
1998
Level
1994
第三の時効
2003
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
1991
Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality
1997