Ryō Ikebe
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was a Japan
ese 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.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He graduated from Rikkyō University
Rikkyo University
, also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, based on Christian precepts, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. There is a suburban campus in Niiza in nearby Saitama.It is known for its liberal climate symbolized by the motto -History:...
and originally wanted to be a screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, but ended up debuting as an actor at Tōhō
Toho
is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
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
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
films and yakuza films at Tōei
Toei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
. He was also known as an essayist.
Selected filmography
- Aoi sanmyakuAoi sanmyaku (1949 film), literally: The Green Mountains, is a 1949 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai. Its theme was sung by Ichiro Fujiyama and Mitsue Nara.It is an adaptation of 1949 novel Blue Mountain Range by Yōjirō Ishizaka....
(青い山脈) (1949) - Escape at DawnEscape at Dawnis a 1950 Japanese film which revolves around a tragic affair between a soldier involved in the Manchurian campaign and a prostitute.-Synopsis:Mikami, a Japanese soldier serving in China, is captured by Chinese forces. Although he is able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers...
(暁の脱走, Akatsuki no dasso) (1950) - Bōryoku no MachiBoryoku no Machiis a 1950 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.- Cast :* Ryō Ikebe * Akitake Kouno * Hajime Izu * Miki Sanjou * Yasumi Hara * Hatae Kishi * Eitarō Ozawa * Takashi Shimura...
(ペン偽らず 暴力の街 Pen itsurazu: Bōryoku no machi) (1950) - Gendai-jinGendai-jinis a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Minoru Shibuya. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ryō Ikebe* Isuzu Yamada* Sō Yamamura* Toshiko Kobayashi* Yūko Mochizuki* Shinsuke Ashida* Yumi Takano* Jun Tatara...
(現代人 Gendaijin) (1952) - The Lone JourneyThe Lone Journey, also known as The Road, is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.Production design was by Takeo Kita and Makoto Sono and sound recording was by Choshichiro Mikami...
(旅路, Tabiji) (1955) - Early SpringEarly Springis a 1956 film by Yasujiro Ozu about a married office worker who has a fling with a typist, a fellow commuter, and the fallout that ensues with his friends and wife...
(早春 Sōshun) (1956) - The Legend of the White SerpentThe Legend of the White Serpent (1956 film)aka Madame White Snake is a 1956 color Japanese film directed by Shirō Toyoda. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Honourable Mention award....
(白夫人の妖恋, Byaku fujin no yoren) (1956) - Rangiku monogatariRangiku monogatariis a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi....
(乱菊物語) (1956) - Snow CountrySnow Country (film)Snow Country is a 1957 black-and-white drama Japanese film directed by Shirō Toyoda based on the novel Snow Country written by the Nobel Prize winning author Kawabata Yasunari between 1937 and 1941. The film was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival...
(雪国 Yukiguni) (1957) - Battle in Outer SpaceBattle in Outer SpaceBattle in Outer Space, released in Japan as is a tokusatsu film produced and released by Toho Studios in Japan in 1959, and distributed worldwide in 1960 by Columbia Pictures...
(宇宙大戦争, Uchū daisensō) (1959) - Submarine I-57 Will Not SurrenderSubmarine I-57 Will Not Surrenderis a 1959 Japanese war film directed by Shūe Matsubayashi.Special effects were made by Eiji Tsuburaya.-Cast:* Ryō Ikebe* Tatsuya Mihashi* Akihiko Hirata* Akira Kubo* Susumu Fujita* Minoru Takada* Maria Laurenti* Andrew Hughes* Hisaya Ito- See also :...
(潜水艦イ-57降伏せず, Sensuikan I-57 kofuku sezu) (1959) - GorathGorathGorath, released in Japan as , is a Japanese science fiction tokusatsu film produced by Toho in 1962. The story for Gorath was by Jojiro Okami.-Synopsis:...
(妖星ゴラス, Yōsei Gorasu) (1962) - Pale FlowerPale FlowerPale Flower is a 1964 Japanese crime film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. The film is about Muraki a Yakuza hitman just released from prison. At an illegal gambling parlor, he finds himself drawn to a mysterious young woman named Saeko . Though Saeko loses large sums of money, she asks Muraki to...
(乾いた花 Kawaita hana) (1964) - The War in SpaceThe War in SpaceThe War in Space, released in Japan as , is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1977.-Background:While the concept and production of The War in Space was spurred by the explosive international success of Star Wars, the film is actually an outer space redressing...
(惑星大戦争 Wakusei daisensō) (1977) - StationStation (film)is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Among many awards, it was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Cast:* Ken Takakura: Eiji Mikami* Chieko Baisho: Kiriko Michio* Ayumi Ishida: Naoko Mikami...
(駅 STATION, Eki Station) (1981)