Ryo Ishibashi (石橋 凌, Ishibashi RyŠ, born July 20, 1956) is a
Japanese actor and lead singer of the Japanese rock band ARB. He is
known around the world for his roles in the 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. 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-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 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.Ishibashi has been married to
Mieko Harada since 1987 and has three children.
Japanese actor and lead singer of the Japanese rock band ARB. He is
known around the world for his roles in the 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. 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-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 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.Ishibashi has been married to
Mieko Harada since 1987 and has three children.
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