Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe

Actor · Writer

February 11, 1918

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.

Photo

Ryō Ikebe 1

Representative Works

Chûshingura
Chûshingura
7.1
/ Japanese
Early Spring
Early Spring
7.5
/ Japanese
Gorath
Gorath
6.3
/ Japanese
Flakes of Snow
Flakes of Snow
7.3
/ Japanese
Battle in Outer Space
Battle in Outer Space
5.9
/ Japanese
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa
7.8
/ Japanese
Station
Station
6.4
/ Japanese
The War in Space
The War in Space
6.1
/ Japanese
All Sold Out
All Sold Out
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Snow Country
Snow Country
6.7
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985Winner

Best Performance

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Chûshingura
1962Nominee

Best Performance

Chûshingura

Early Spring
1956Winner

Best Performance

Early Spring

Career Highlights

Gorath
1962Highlight

Best Performance

Gorath

Comical Detective Story: Hatchan's First Adventure
1955Highlight

Best Performance

Comical Detective Story: Hatchan's First Adventure