Ikebe Ryo

Ikebe Ryo (池部良) was born on February 11, 1918. Ikebe Ryo movies and tv shows: Natsu no Hi no Koi 2002 (Japan), Dokuganryu Masamune 1987 (Japan), Sanga Moyu 1984 (Japan), Shosetsu Yoshida Gakko 1983 (Japan), Station 1981 (Japan)...

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First Name: Ryo

Family Name: Ikebe

Native Name: 池部良

Also Known As: Ikebe Ryō

Nationality: Japanese

Gender: Male

Born: February 11, 1918

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.
Ryô Ikebe was born on February 11, 1918 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kyûketsu-ga (1956), Desertion at Dawn (1950) and Madame White Snake (1956). He died on October 8, 2010 in Tokyo.
(Source: Wikipedia)

Ikebe also appeared in “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters,” Paul Schrader’s 1985 biopic about writer/actor Yukio Mishima (Source :Obituary in variety magazine)