{{Short description|Japanese actor (born 1956)}} {{Infobox person | image = Ryo Ishibashi 20190724.jpg | caption = Ryo Ishibashi | birth_name = Hideki Ishibashi | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|7|20}} | birth_place = [[Kurume, Fukuoka]], Japan | occupation = Actor, singer | years_active = 1978–present | spouse = {{married|[[Mieko Harada]]|1987}} | children = 3, including [[Shizuka Ishibashi]] | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | current_member_of = [[ARB (band)|ARB]] | label = Invitation }} | module2 = {{Infobox chinese | child = yes | kanji = 石橋 凌 | hiragana = いしばし りょう | kanji2 = 石橋 秀樹 | hiragana2 = いしばし ひでき }} }}
{{nihongo|'''Ryo Ishibashi'''|石橋 凌|Ishibashi Ryō|born '''Hideki Ishibashi'''; July 20, 1956}} is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known internationally for his starring roles in the film horror films ''[[Audition (1999 film)|Audition]]'' (1999), ''[[Suicide Club (film)|Suicide Club]]'' (2001), ''[[The Grudge]]'' (2004) and its sequel ''[[The Grudge 2]]'' (2006). He is also the lead singer of the Japanese rock band [[ARB (band)|ARB]].
== Life and career == Ishibashi was born in [[Kurume, Fukuoka|Kurume]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. He started his own band called the [[ARB (band)|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. Ishibashi has subsequently 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 Homansu]]'', directed by [[Yusaku Matsuda]], 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.
He won the award for Best Actor at the 11th [[Yokohama Film Festival]] for ''[[A Sign Days]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/11-1989/11_1989_shou.html|script-title=ja:第１１回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８９年日本映画個人賞|access-date=2010-04-10|publisher=[[Yokohama Film Festival]]|language=ja|archive-date=2016-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913213342/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/11-1989/11_1989_shou.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and at the [[5th Japan Film Professional Awards]] he took the Best Actor award for his role as a [[yakuza]] hitman in ''[[Another Lonely Hitman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/awardmain.php?num_a=782|title=日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞1995年・第5回|trans-title=The 5th Japan Film Professional Awards in 1995|access-date=2015-05-03|work=allcinema|language=ja|archive-date=2015-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606230636/http://www.allcinema.net/prog/awardmain.php?num_a=782|url-status=live}}</ref>
Ishibashi has been married to [[Mieko Harada]] since 1987 and has three children, including actress [[Shizuka Ishibashi]]
== Filmography ==
===Films=== * ''[[A Homansu]]'' (1986) * ''[[Leave My Girl Alone]]'' (1986) * ''[[A Sign Days]]'' (1989) * ''[[American Yakuza]]'' (1993) * ''[[Blue Tiger (film)|Blue Tiger]]'' (1994) * ''Natural Woman'' (1994) * ''[[Another Lonely Hitman]]'' (1995) * ''[[Back to Back (1996 film)|Back to Back]]'' (1996) * ''[[Kids Return]]'' (1996) * ''[[Audition (1999 film)|Audition]]'' (1999) * ''[[Brother (2000 film)|Brother]]'' (2000) * ''[[Suicide Club (film)|Suicide Club]]'' (2002) * ''[[Moon Child (2003 film)|Moon Child]]'' (2003) * ''[[The Grudge]]'' (2004) * ''[[The Grudge 2]]'' (2006) * ''[[Shamo (film)|Shamo]]'' (2007) * ''[[War (2007 film)|War]]'' (2007) – Shiro Yanagawa * ''[[Ace Attorney (film)|Ace Attorney]]'' (2012) – Karuma Gō / Manfred von Karma * ''[[Persona Non Grata (2015 film)|Persona Non Grata]]'' (2015) – Chūichi Ōhashi * ''[[Masquerade Hotel]]'' (2019) – Fujiki * ''Dancing Mary'' (2020) * ''The Cinderella Addiction'' (2021) – Masaaki Fukuura * ''[[Masquerade Night]]'' (2021) – Fujiki<ref>{{cite web|url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/426389|title= 木村拓哉と長澤まさみが再びバディに「マスカレード・ナイト」特報＆ポスター解禁|access-date= April 29, 2021|work= Natalie|archive-date= April 28, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210428235159/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/426389|url-status= live}}</ref> * ''Parasite in Love'' (2021) – Urizane<ref>{{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/92912/|title= 恋する寄生虫|access-date= July 20, 2021|work= eiga.com|archive-date= October 25, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160628/https://eiga.com/movie/92912/|url-status= live}}</ref> * ''Yukiko a.k.a'' (2025) – Kazuhiko Yoshimura<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/102622/|title= 雪子 a.k.a.|access-date= 2 October 2024|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
===Television=== * ''[[Takeda Shingen (TV series)|Takeda Shingen]]'' (1988) – [[Oda Nobunaga]]<ref name=Shingen/> * ''[[Nemureru Mori]]'' (1998) – Detective Onda * ''[[Ryōmaden]]'' (2010) – Asahina Masahiro<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/10-taiga.html|title= 龍馬伝|access-date= 22 September 2025|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Man of Destiny'' (2012) – Takashi Anzai * ''Mikaiketsu Jiken: File. 05'' (2016) – [[Kakuei Tanaka]] * ''Smoking'' (2018) – Uncle Sabe * ''[[The Naked Director]]'' (2019) – Ikezawa * ''[[Awaiting Kirin]]'' (2020) – [[Takeda Shingen]]<ref name=Shingen>{{cite web|url= https://mantan-web.jp/article/20201128dog00m200008000c.html|title= 麒麟がくる:明日"甲斐の虎"武田信玄が初登場 1988年「武田信玄」で信長役の石橋凌「何の因果」？|access-date= July 20, 2021|work= Mantan-web|archive-date= July 20, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210720062817/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20201128dog00m200008000c.html|url-status= live}}</ref> * ''[[Modern Love Tokyo]]'' (2022) – Kōsuke Hayami<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.crank-in.net/news/111533/1|title= 榮倉奈々、前田敦子ら『モダンラブ・東京』出演 黒木華、窪田正孝は声優として参加|access-date= August 5, 2022|work= Crank-in!|archive-date= July 27, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220727092356/https://www.crank-in.net/news/111533/1|url-status= live}}</ref>
===Video games=== * ''[[Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties]]'' (2026) - Shigeru Nakahara
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=0410903|name=Ryo Ishibashi}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150425043516/http://apache2001.co.jp/artist/ishibashi_ryo/index.html Ryo Ishibashi Official Website (actor)] * [http://avexnet.or.jp/ishibashiryo/ Ryo Ishiabshi Official Website (singer)] {{Navboxes |title = Awards for Ryo Ishibashi |list = {{Yokohama Film Festival Best Actor}} {{Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor}} {{Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actor}} }}
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