Portrait of Renji Ishibashi

Acting

Renji Ishibashi

Career

Active from 1966 to 2026, busiest in 2003 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Straight to Hell
Straight to Hell
GoodWatch score77/100

Characters

10

The characters Renji Ishibashi played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 86 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Renji Ishibashi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 13
  • Character-Driven 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Psychological Thriller 8
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Slow Burn 5
  • Japanese Horror 4
  • Mystery 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Samurai 4
  • Tragic Hero 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

252
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

25 titles · average score 65
Straight to Hell
Straight to Hell (2026)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Masataka Yasunaga

News Anchor
News Anchor (2025)

TV show

Ooku: The Inner Chambers
Ooku: The Inner Chambers (2023)

TV show · as 村瀬正資(むらせ まさすけ)

My Happy Marriage
My Happy Marriage (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tei

Informa
Informa (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Kento Ishigami

Winter Rose
Winter Rose (2022)

as Tatsuo Okishima

Tokyo Vice
Tokyo Vice (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Nakahara

Hotel: Next Door
Hotel: Next Door (2022)

TV show · as Tachibana Genji

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shozo Wakatsuki

The Great Yokai War: Guardians
The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

as Okubi

Howling Village
Howling Village (2020)
GoodWatch score 48

as Hayato Nakamura

I Never Shot Anyone
I Never Shot Anyone (2020)

as Susumu Ichikawa / Gozen Reiji

2010s

57 titles · average score 69
Walking Man
Walking Man (2019)

as Hiroshi

Nirvana Island: The Last 47 Days
Nirvana Island: The Last 47 Days (2016)

as Ryunosuke Aoyama (voice)

River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata
River's Edge Investigative Agency Okawabata (2014)

TV show · as Head of Agency

Pale Moon
Pale Moon (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kozo Hirabayashi

Climbing to Spring
Climbing to Spring (2014)

as Hisao Nozawa

Silver Spoon
Silver Spoon (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mikage Daisaku

Bad Money
Bad Money (2014)

TV show · as Kaku Kai

I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow
I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow (2013)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shiro Ohguro

Mourning Recipe
Mourning Recipe (2013)

as Ryohei

Solitary Gourmet
Solitary Gourmet (2012)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as さいき大将

Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special (2011)

as Janken master

25-year-old Grandpa
25-year-old Grandpa (2010)

TV show · as Minamotofutoshi Todoroki

2000s

77 titles · average score 66
Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker
Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Eijiro Hikari / Doctor Shinigami

The Ramen Girl
The Ramen Girl (2008)
GoodWatch score 59

as Udagawa

Silver Mask
Silver Mask (2006)

as Dr. Caligari

One Missed Call 2
One Missed Call 2 (2005)
GoodWatch score 53

as Yusaku Motomiya

Flower & Snake
Flower & Snake (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ippei Tashiro

Gozu
Gozu (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

as Boss

The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion (2003)

as Yasumasa Sakazaki

Ginji the Slasher
Ginji the Slasher (2003)

as Muneyasu Kuroda

Kumamoto Stories
Kumamoto Stories (2002)

as Nakatomi-no-Kamatari

Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

as Denji Yukawa

Audition
Audition (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mr Shimada

Tales of the Unusual
Tales of the Unusual (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

as Old Man (segment "Chess")

1990s

30 titles · average score 69
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Aoki

Jubaku: Spellbound
Jubaku: Spellbound (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

as Masao Nakazawa

The Bird People in China
The Bird People in China (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Ujiie

Sada
Sada (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shinkichi

Spanking Love
Spanking Love (1995)

as Ryusaku Owaki

Crest of Betrayal
Crest of Betrayal (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

as Kihei Itô

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (1993)
GoodWatch score 70

as Matsudaira

Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike
Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike (1993)

TV show

The Shadow Over Innsmouth
The Shadow Over Innsmouth (1992)

as Kichijiro Fujimiya

The Triple Cross
The Triple Cross (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

as Imura

Playtime Never Ends
Playtime Never Ends (1991)

as Top of Police Branch

Ronin-gai
Ronin-gai (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gonbei

1980s

39 titles · average score 65
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tramp

Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso (1989)

as Yoshirō Ōgaki

Dangerous Stories
Dangerous Stories (1989)

as Akihiko Sonoda

Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice
Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Leading Man in Play

Break Out
Break Out (1988)

as Sakura

House on Fire
House on Fire (1986)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kazuo's father

Moment of Demon
Moment of Demon (1985)

as Nishikata

I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident (1985)

as Soroku Sugihara

Farewell to the Ark
Farewell to the Ark (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Yonetaro Tokito

Village of Doom
Village of Doom (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

as Chuji Akagi

Shadow Warriors
Shadow Warriors (1980)

TV show · as Minakuchi Kisirō

Woman's Trail: Wet Path
Woman's Trail: Wet Path (1980)

as Hirasan

1970s

19 titles · average score 65
The Woman with Red Hair
The Woman with Red Hair (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kozo

The Inferno
The Inferno (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

as Emma Daio

Eros Eterna
Eros Eterna (1977)

as Old man

Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge (1977)

as Takeo Yamagami

The Watcher in the Attic
The Watcher in the Attic (1976)
GoodWatch score 61

as Saburo Gouda

Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex (1976)

as Koyama Hiro

Bounty Hunter
Bounty Hunter (1975)

TV show · as Katagiri Saburoji

The International Gang of Kobe
The International Gang of Kobe (1975)

as Pochi / Yoko

The Assassination of Ryoma
The Assassination of Ryoma (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

as Shintarô Nakaoka

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mumon

Zatoichi at Large
Zatoichi at Large (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gonroku

Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Eijiro Hikari

1960s

5 titles · average score 72
Pretty Devil Yoko
Pretty Devil Yoko (1966)

as Naron

Glorious Fights
Glorious Fights (1966)

as Jiro

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 (1965)
GoodWatch score 68

as Pinko

Wolves, Pigs & Men
Wolves, Pigs & Men (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

as Hiroshi

Tale of Young Drifter 2
Tale of Young Drifter 2 (1960)

as Shiga