Ishibashi Takaaki

 is a comedian, talento, former singer, and member of the comedy group and former J-pop group Tunnels.

He was born into a poor family and lived in poverty starting in elementary school. He started appearing on live television as a child to bring in some income for his family. He attended Teikyo High School in Tokyo planning to become a professional athlete, however this all changed when he met his future comedy partner Kinashi Noritake from another athletic club. The duo began doing standup for fun and won the Owarai Star Tanjou! contest in 1980, and permanently entered the entertainment industry as "Tunnels." He made his singing debut with the group in 1981 and major label debut in 1984.

Ishibashi unofficially retired from singing in the mid-1990s.