Ryo Ishibashi

Ryo Ishibashi

1956-07-20 Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan 61 Credits

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...

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Yukiko a.k.a

Yukiko a.k.a

2025

Acting

Yukiko, a 29-year-old elementary school teacher in Tokyo, struggles with student communication and personal insecurities. Overlooked in the “Favorite ...

Parasite in Love

Parasite in Love

2021

as Yuichi

6.9
Acting

A man named Kengo Kosaka is germaphobe, Due to his disorder, he is also a lonely young man. Meanwhile, high school student Hijiri Sanagi has Ommatopho...

Masquerade Night

Masquerade Night

2021

as Yasushi Fujiki

6.4
Acting

An anonymous letter is delivered to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The letter states that a criminal of a murder case will appear at the co...

The Cinderella Addiction

The Cinderella Addiction

2021

as Masaaki Fukuura

6.5
Acting

Fukuura Koharu works at a child welfare office and plunges into despair overnight. Then she meets Daigo, a private-practice doctor raising his 8-year-...

心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版

心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版

2021

Acting
Dancing Mary

Dancing Mary

2019

as Yakuza thug

6.8
Acting

Kenji is the youngest member of a team in charge of building a large shopping center. But, to create the new complex, an old dance floor must be destr...

Masquerade Hotel

Masquerade Hotel

2019

as Yasushi Fujiki

6.8
Acting

Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An investiga...

Black Dawn

Black Dawn

2012

as Shotaro Ariga

7.1
Acting

In 2011, top-secret data on nuclear power is stolen from a university facility. At the same time, leaked information comes in about enriched uranium f...

Ace Attorney

Ace Attorney

2012

as Gou Karuma (Manfred von Karma)

6.1
Acting

Based primarily on the first game in the series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film focuses on rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright, as he striv...

Mitsuko Delivers

Mitsuko Delivers

2011

as Jiro

5.2
Acting

Mitsuko is 24, heavily pregnant and estranged from the American father of her child. Her parents believe she is happy and successful in America and ar...

Box: The Hakamada Case

Box: The Hakamada Case

2010

as Police officer Tatematsu

8.0
Acting

Based on the true story of former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada who has spent over 40 years incarcerated on death row. Iwao Hakamada was arrested f...

Sasori

Sasori

2009

as Jyono

5.2
Acting

A ruthless pack of thugs force mild-mannered, caught-in-the-middle-of-something-bigger Nami to murder her fiance's sister, decidedly ruining her pendi...

MW

MW

2009

as Kazuyuki Sawaki

6.3
Acting

A live-action adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s mature manga masterpiece MW (pronounced “moo,” like a cow), created to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Te...

Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

2008

as Ryuji Mogi

5.0
Acting

The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer S...

The Most Beautiful Night In The World

The Most Beautiful Night In The World

2008

as Kinichi Nihei

6.1
Acting

Betrayed and disgraced, big-city reporter Kazuya Mizuno is banished to a desk at Kaname's boring little town newspaper. But Kaname isn't as boring as ...

Aoi Hitomi to Nuage

Aoi Hitomi to Nuage

2007

as Michihisa Suto

6.5
Acting

Erika Ichinose, a clinical psychologist, is recruited by the National Police Agency in an attempt to stay one step ahead of a bomb terrorist.

The Investigation Game

The Investigation Game

2007

as Yousuke Sone

6.0
Acting

Police superintendent Makishima suffered a demotion transfer after he failed to capture the suspect in a kidnapping case of a boy, who was subsequentl...

War

War

2007

as Shiro Yanagawa

6.4
Acting

FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up ye...

Shamo

Shamo

2007

as Principal Saeki

5.4
Acting

Ryo Narushima is a student who has served prison time for killing his parents. Once he is released, he trains to become a professional kick-boxer.

Dream Cruise

Dream Cruise

2007

as Eiji Saito

4.8
Acting

Absolutely terrified of the sea, an American lawyer reluctantly goes on an ocean cruise to be near the wife of a client, with no idea of the grim situ...

The Happiness

The Happiness

2006

Acting

the story of a vagrant (Ishibashi) who arrives in a town in Hokkaido. With only a threadbare suit, an old pair of sneakers and a bag containing all hi...

The Grudge 2

The Grudge 2

2006

as Det. Hideto Nakagawa

5.5
Acting

A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong...

Trapped Ashes

Trapped Ashes

2006

as Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")

5.0
Acting

Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell their scariest stories.

Waru: The End

Waru: The End

2006

Acting

Youji Himuro comes out of hiding and faces off against a powerful new foe from a rival dojo.

Waru

Waru

2006

4.8
Acting

A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to comba...

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

2006

as Warden Tsuchiya

6.5
Acting

An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, th...

Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee

Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee

2006

as Kinzo Daidoji

6.0
Acting

The movie is part of the Kindaichi TV movie series. Kindaichi is played by actor Goro Inagaki. The character's grandfather began with the written wor...

The Superdry Films

The Superdry Films

2005

Acting

A Japanese Anthology

The Grudge

The Grudge

2004

as Det. Hideto Nakagawa

5.9
Acting

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claimin...

Last Love, First Love

Last Love, First Love

2003

4.5
Acting

A Japanese salaryman in Shanghai falls in love with two women, one of whom is terminally ill.

g@me.

g@me.

2003

6.7
Acting

A young ad executive's life has been turned upside down when a vicious client ruins his three billion yen project. Through his chance meeting with the...

Moon Child

Moon Child

2003

as Inspector Lorry

5.5
Acting

Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's ...

Aiki

Aiki

2002

as Masatsugu Hiraishi

4.3
Acting

When a promising young boxer is crippled in a car accident, he falls into a life of dissipation and depression. No boxing ring or martial arts club wi...

Dog Star

Dog Star

2002

7.5
Acting

A seeing-eye dog (Shiro) is granted one wish by his former owner. He chooses to become a human for a short time so he can find the girl who trained hi...

Suicide Club

Suicide Club

2001

as Detective Kuroda

6.5
Acting

When 54 high school girls throw themselves in front of a subway train it appears to be only the beginning of a string of suicides around the country. ...

Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2

Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2

2001

Acting

Straight to video sequel

Brother

Brother

2000

as Ishihara

7.1
Acting

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his broth...

Film Noir

Film Noir

2000

as Yuji Hamazaki

7.0
Acting

The movie is absurd, and a thoroughly original take on the morale in Japanese society. The images are beautiful, and the people are as cold as the sno...

Audition

Audition

2000

as Shigeharu Aoyama

7.1
Acting

Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position...

The Central Quicksand

The Central Quicksand

1998

Acting

A tremor struck the Information Industry Bureau of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. The prosecution arrested a local contractor on su...

An Obsession

An Obsession

1997

as Detective Saga

6.0
Acting

Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing down a suspect. While he is unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and res...

Ringo no usagi

Ringo no usagi

1997

Acting

About an energetic kindergarden student and the people around him

Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality

Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality

1997

Acting

A yakuza search for his past

Two Punks

Two Punks

1996

as Otani

5.3
Acting

Centering on a young drifter almost casually drawn into violence--a crime drama about a boy and a man equally ill-equipped for criminal life and strai...

American Yakuza II

American Yakuza II

1996

as Koji

5.4
Acting

An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and discovers that he was framed for wrong-doings by ...

Kids Return

Kids Return

1996

as Local Yakuza Chief

6.9
Acting

Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer,...

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble

1996

6.0
Acting

The wife of a recently deceased yakuza boss is caught in a conflict between the candidates for his succession and must protect her beloved daughter. 9...

Another Lonely Hitman

Another Lonely Hitman

1995

as Takashi Tachibana

5.8
Acting

After serving ten years due to a drug-induced assassination of a rival gang boss, Tachibana enters a world that's nothing like it was when he went in....

The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard

1995

as Jefferey

6.0
Acting

Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.

Natural Woman

Natural Woman

1994

0.8
Acting

Based on the book of the same name by Rieko Matsuura, the film depicts an ultimate love between two women.

Blue Tiger

Blue Tiger

1994

as Gan

5.2
Acting

Gena is a sweet and dedicated mother to her little son. One day, whilst shopping with him for a halloween mask, her son is accidently shot through the...

American Yakuza

American Yakuza

1993

as Shuji Sawamoto

5.6
Acting

When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza...

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

1991

Acting

A man with darkness in his eyes has returned from hell for revenge.

Harikomi

Harikomi

1991

2.0
Acting

When a team of detectives lose the trail of a murderer, they decide to keep an eye on the suspect’s ex-lover, who is trapped in an abusive marriage.

Via Okinawa

Via Okinawa

1989

as Sachio

6.5
Acting

During the Vietnam War era, the influx of American soldiers to Okinawa boosted the local economy and introduced many bars and nightclubs. With exhaust...

Oración

Oración

1988

6.0
Acting

Set on a quiet ranch in Hokkaido. One day, a colt is born from a legendary bloodline. It is given the name Oracion or "prayer". When Oracion is grown,...

Leave My Girl Alone

Leave My Girl Alone

1986

as Kashima

6.0
Acting

Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan h...

A Homance

A Homance

1986

as Michio Yamazaki

7.2
Acting

A homeless man suffering from memory loss is unbeatable in a fight. He becomes involved with the Yakuza. It is based on a manga by Carib Marley.

So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex

So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex

1982

as Rachi

1.5
Acting

Rachi has aspirations of becoming a punk rocker. But his tendency towards self-sabotage and a budding sexual addiction makes matters increasingly diff...

Future War 198X

Future War 198X

1982

as Narrator (voice) / Richter (voice)

5.8
Acting

An American scientist constructs a laser satellite with hopes of preventing any nuclear conflicts from occurring. However, after a fatal error from bo...

第三の時効

第三の時効

N/A

Acting