Ryō Ikebe

Honestly, Ryō Ikebe is one of those faces I find myself missing even though I came to him late. Born in Tokyo back in 1918 and a Rikkyo University man, he carries that unmistakable air of an educated, well-bred gentleman, and it shows in every frame. He's a leading man from the golden age of Japanese cinema, that pre-and-postwar stretch when the studios were really cooking, and what gets me is how restrained he is. No scenery-chewing, no theatrics, just a soft-spoken handsomeness with a quiet steel underneath. He'd anchor a scene with a lowered glance and an even voice and somehow own it. There's an old-world sex appeal to actors like him that modern screens rarely have. He lived to 92, dignified to the end, and I just think he was a class act from a classier era.

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Ryō Ikebe (February 11, 1918 – October 8, 2010) was a Japanese film actor born in Omori, Tokyo. A graduate of Rikkyo University, he became one of the most prominent leading men of Japanese cinema during the prewar and postwar golden era. Known for his refined, understated screen presence, he remained active through much of the Showa period and lived to the age of 92.

Name (English)

Ryō Ikebe

Name (Japanese)

池部良

Reading

いけべ りょう

Born

February 11, 1918 – October 8, 2010

Origin

Omori, Tokyo, Japan

Height

174 cm

Occupation

Actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Horse

Blood type

B

Agency

DONGYU CLUB (last agency)

Active years

1941 - 2010

University

Rikkyo University

Works summary

Appearances

170 (1950–2005)

By year (titles with a known year)

1950: 4, 1951: 6, 1952: 3, 1953: 2, 1954: 4, 1955: 3, 1956: 4, 1957: 2, 1958: 4, 1959: 3, 1960: 3, 1961: 3, 1962: 4, 1963: 3, 1964: 3, 1965: 5, 1966: 3, 1967: 4, 1968: 3, 1969: 5, 1970: 2, 1971: 5, 1972: 4, 1973: 2, 1974: 4, 1975: 3, 1976: 4, 1977: 2, 1978: 5, 1979: 3, 1980: 3, 1981: 4, 1982: 2, 1983: 5, 1984: 4, 1985: 3, 1986: 4, 1987: 3, 1988: 2, 1989: 5, 1990: 2, 1991: 2, 1992: 2, 2001: 1, 2002: 2, 2005: 2, year unknown: 19

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B1%A0%E9%83%A8%E8%89%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3119101

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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