Ryo Ishibashi
Biography
Ryo Ishibashi, born in Kurume, is a Japanese actor and singer who first became known as the frontman of the rock band ARB. He formed the group in 1977 under the name Alexander Ragtime Band, and it released more than a dozen albums before splitting in 1990; he later brought ARB back and issued Real Life in 1998. His film debut came in 1986 with A Homansu, directed by Yusaku Matsuda, and he went on to work in movies outside Japan as well. International audiences know him for leading roles in horror pictures including Audition (1999) and Suicide Club (2001), while he also starred in The Grudge (2004) and The Grudge 2 (2006). He earned Best Actor prizes for A Sign Days at the Yokohama Film Festival and for his portrayal of a contract killer in Another Lonely Hitman at the Japan Film Professional Awards.
70years old
Turns 71 on July 20in 292 days
- Born Kurume
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- 石橋 秀樹 (birth name)Also credited as Ryō Ishibashi
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 28 years1993 to 2021
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First role
Ishibashi made his movie debut in 1986 in A Homansu, directed by Yusaku Matsuda, and the film used ARB's 13th single "After 45" as its theme song.
Beyond film
Ishibashi resumed his musical activity later on and re-formed ARB, and the group put out an album, Real Life, in 1998.
Ryo Ishibashi movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Suicide Club2001 Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Detective Toshiharu Kuroda
IMDb rating 6.524K votes
Most often with
Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Online
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