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Audition review by FrancoP from uk

A dark, romantic suspense builder that spirals into absurdity and pulls no punches with it's terrifying crescendo... 27 August 2010
...ead character, Aoyama Shigeharu, is played 'straight' by popular Japanese actor Ryo Ishibashi. A seemingly successful single-father coming to terms with the loss of his wife... Read customer review

Another Lonely Hitman review by driftedangel from Southport

A very lonely tale for a very nice guy 27 July 2007
...s brutal kind of psychopath? Another Lonely hitman also has this effect on you. Ryo Ishibashi (American Yakuza) plays Tachibahi,a recently released criminal, who's gang want... Read customer review

War review by from Aylesbury/Bucks/England

War intense revenge action thriller... 8 February 2008
...e, and acknowledge for its variety. The Japanese katana training between Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi) and Kane Kosugi is classic. The kung fu sequences with Jet Li are crisp and de... Read customer review

Ryo Ishibashi - filmography

Prisoner 701: Sasori on DVD (2008)
Starring: Ryo Ishibashi, Dylan Kuo, Suet Lam
Director: Joe Ma
Certificate:
Joe Ma directs this remake of the cult 1972 Japanese exploitation film 'Joshuu 701 Go Sasori' directed by Ito Shunya, itself a live-action adaptation of the 1970s manga series by Toru Shinohara. Miki Mizuno stars as Matsushima Nami, a beautiful young housewife who is falsely accused of murder and ..read more »

49% from 351 members

War on DVD (2007)
Starring: Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone
Director: Philip G. Atwell
Certificate:
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An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.

62% from 24,326 members

War - Blu-ray (2007)
Starring: Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone
Director: Philip G. Atwell
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.

62% from 3,328 members

Trapped Ashes on DVD (2006)
Starring: John Saxon, Ryo Ishibashi, Lara Harris
Director: Joe D, Sean S. Cunningham
Certificate:
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Horror following a group of strangers who get trapped in an infamous haunted mansion belonging to a Hollywood movie set. In order to be released from the house, they must each tell horrifying stories about their personal lives. Directors Joe Dante, Ken Russell, Sean S. Cunningham, Monte Hellman and ..read more »

40% from 203 members

The Suicide Club on DVD (2002)
Starring: Ryo Ishibashi, Akaji Maro
Director: Sono Shion
Certificate:
Japanese horror in which a trio of detectives try to get to the bottom of an epidemic of mass youth suicides. When 54 teenage schoolgirls gather at a subway station in Tokyo and, holding hands, jump in front of an oncoming train, the nation descends into a state of shock. The effect is compounded ..read more »

55% from 652 members

Audition on DVD (1999)
Starring: Ryo Ishibashi, Renji Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina
Director: Takashi Miike, Takashi Miike
Certificate:
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Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike creates this unnerving horror film about a widowed TV producer auditioning prospective wives. In his search, one candidate particularly stands out, a lovely ex-ballerina dressed in white. The widower cannot believe his good fortune, until he starts ..read more »

62% from 19,392 members

American Yakuza 2 on DVD (1996)
Starring: John Laughlin, Michael Rooker, Ryo Ishibashi
Director: Roger Nygard
Certificate:
Two Japanese Yakuza hitmen bond with an unbalanced ex-cop and his daughter in this Tarantino-style action thriller. There is also a search for the 'real' Elvis Presley!

47% from 196 members

Another Lonely Hitman on DVD (1995)
Starring: Ryo Ishibashi, Kazuhiko Kanayama, Asami Sawaki
Director: Rokuro Mochizuki
Certificate:
Released after 10 years in jail, mob hit man Tachibana, has kicked his drug habit and is determined to stay clean. He's dismayed to find that the code of conduct he honors no longer counts, and soon gets into trouble when he defends a call girl, Yuki. Running drugs is where all the money is, and ..read more »

52% from 178 members

Blue Tiger on DVD (1994)
Starring: Michael Madsen, Virginia Madsen, Toru Nakamura
Director: Norberto Barba
Certificate:
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American Yakuza revenge movie set on the West Coast. A young mother sees her son blown away by a Japanese gangster involved in the takeover of a trucking firm for his drug peddling. She resolves to take revenge and sets about tracking him down using a copy of the ornate tatoo he has on his chest ..read more »

51% from 122 members

Ryo Ishibashi facts

5 most recent films

Prisoner 701: Sasori - 2.5 stars
War - 3.0 stars
War - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Trapped Ashes - 2.0 stars
The Suicide Club - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

War - 3.0 stars
War - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Audition - 3.0 stars
The Suicide Club - 3.0 stars
Another Lonely Hitman - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Trapped Ashes - 2.0 stars
American Yakuza 2 - 2.5 stars
Prisoner 701: Sasori - 2.5 stars
Blue Tiger - 2.5 stars
Another Lonely Hitman - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Nadine Velazquez - 3 times - show films
Jason Statham - 3 times - show films
Luis Guzman - 3 times - show films
Jet Li - 3 times - show films
Saul Rubinek - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Philip G. Atwell - 3 times - show films
John Gaeta - 2 times - show films
Sean S. Cunningham - 2 times - show films
Norberto Barba - 2 times - show films
Sean S. Cunningham - 2 times - show films

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