Masashi Ishibashi

Masashi Ishibashi

CountryJapan Japan
GenderMale
BirthdayJan 4, 1933
Death2018-12-19
BiographyMasashi Ishibashi (石橋雅史, Ishibashi Masashi, January 4, 1933 – December 19, 2018), was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Ishibashi had an extensive career in Japanese television, where was famous as portraying villains in historical dramas, in roles such as bad lieutenants, shifty merchants, yakuza, bandits, and corrupt priests.

Ishibashi had significant presence in television productions like NHK's Taiga drama series, The Unfettered Shogun, Hissatsu series and Nashonaru gekijō. He also had frequent roles in various 1970s and 1980s Tokusatsu TV series, most notably in Super Sentai series. His movie career was mostly specialized in martial arts movies and crime dramas. One of his best known starring roles in the west is the role of the villain Tateki Shikenbaru, a.k.a. "Junjo", in the Sonny Chiba vehicle The Street Fighter.

Biography from the Wikipedia article Masashi Ishibashi (actor). Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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