Ryō Ikebe
Acting
Biography
Ryō Ikebe (11 February 1918 - 8 October 2010) was a Japanese actor. He graduated from Rikkyō University and originally wanted to be a screenwriter, but ended up debuting as an actor at Tōhō in 1941. He did not achieve popularity until starring in a series of youth films in the late 1940s. He expanded his acting range in the 1950s, while still frequently appearing in genre films, such as Tōhō tokusatsu films and yakuza films at Tōei. He was also known as an essayist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryō Ikebe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: February 11, 1918
Known For
Bot-chan
1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.
The Radish and the Carrot
One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company funds. To save the situation he withdraws his life savings and gives money to his younger brother. He then suddenly disappears…
Tarao Bannai
Legendary detective returns.
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western diplomats, to take them to the Canaries and arrange an armistice. When they get there, peace has been declared, but the sub's crew don't know as their radio has failed. They send their passengers ashore and go out to face a final battle...
Farewell Rabaul
A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life. Seeking the companionship of any woman who will have them, they spend their days indulging in every fantasy in order to escape the overwhelming fear of death looming just over the horizon.
The Roads Men Travel
The series depicts the employees of a security company from different generations and backgrounds facing many difficult questions. It features a guard who survived a suicide mission during the war and his conflicts, rebellion, empathy and reconciliation with the younger generation born after the war.
Three Gamblers
Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
Early Spring
A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejirō must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...
Filmography
as Zenbei Terazawa
as Nakazawa
as Sanada
as Interrogator
as Shozo Godai
as Genji Tagawa
as Horie
as Taketora Ogata
as Chief Nakagawa
as Riichiro Ujima
as Nobuyuki Kinomata
as Professor Masato Takigawa
as Oda
as Ito
as Arashiyama
as Arashiyama
as Jukichi Kazama
as Rear Admiral Ota
as Maruoka Yusuke / Orochimaru
as Kazama Jukichi
as Kyohei Shigemasa
as Kunitaro Nagano
as Jukichi Kazama
as Shôjirô Kotaki
as Muraki
as Chikara Tsuchiya
as Dr. Tazawa
as Takuni Asano
as Kikumori
as Major Ichiro Katsumiya
as Seizo Nabayama
as Tatsuya Urano
as Ryônosuke Taya
as Saburo Funada
as Shun'ichi Kawai
as Detective Hoshino
as Shimamura
as Ryūtarō Nagumo
as 池島
as Xu Xian
as Executive Director Igawa
as Kosuke Kindaichi
as Shôji Sugiyama
as Naojiro Mikazuki
as Rikiya Kizu
as Keisuke Nakagawa
as Sekisaburo
as Captain Wakabayashi
as Ueda [sandwich man]
as Botchan
as Gohei
as Niheita Inoda
as Takashi Miyashita
as Corporal Fukami
as Nishida
as Seiichi Endo
as Koji Kitahara
as Goichi Murashima
as Meiichi Mizushima
as Kawasaki
as Shuichi Kihara
as Mikami
as Nobuo
as Rokusuke Kaneya
as Rokusuke Kaneya
as Segawa
as 三木三平
as Tsutomu