Chishū Ryū
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Chishu Ryu (May 13, 1904 in Kumamoto, Japan – March 16, 1993 in Yokohama, Japan) was a famous Japanese film actor, a favourite of the director Yasujiro Ozu. From 1928 to 1992 he appeared in at least 155 films, including Ozu's Tokyo Story (1953) and Yoshitaro Nomura's Castle of Sand (1974). From 1969 until his death, Ryu became familiar to a new generation as the curmudgeonly but benevolent Buddhist priest in Yoji Yamada's Tora-san movie series (a role he parodied to great effect in a cameo in Juzo Itami's 1984 comedy, The Funeral). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chishû Ryû, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Tokyo Story (1953)
as Shukichi Hirayama
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
as Tayama Dosen
Dreams (1990)
as Old Man
Until the End of the World (1991)
as Mr. Mori
Red Beard (1965)
as Mr. Yasumoto
Late Spring (1949)
as Shukichi Somiya
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Shuhei Hirayama
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Good Morning (1959)
as Keitaro Hayashi
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
as Sadao Hirayama
Late Autumn (1960)
as Shukichi Miwa
Early Spring (1956)
as Kiichi Onodera
I Was Born, But... (1932)
as Home movie projectionist
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
as Shukichi Sugiyama
Early Summer (1951)
as Koichi Mamiya
Equinox Flower (1958)
as Shukichi Mikami
Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
as General Maresuke Nogi
Floating Weeds (1959)
as Theatre Owner
The End of Summer (1961)
as Farmer
A Hen in the Wind (1948)
as Kazuichiro Satake
The Castle of Sand (1974)
as Kojuro Kirihara
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
The Last War (1961)
as Ebara
Tokyo-Ga (1985)
as Self
There Was a Father (1942)
as Shuhei Horikawa
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
as Otoko Sensei
The Funeral (1984)
as The Priest
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
as Toyozo Yuki
The Only Son (1936)
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
Dreams of Youth (1928)
Actor
Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
as Sokei Nambo
Goodbye to the Front (1937)
Actor
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
Scrap Collectors (1968)
Actor
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii (1964)
as Gôzô Tôyama
Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)
as Gozensama
Children Hand in Hand (1948)
as Mr. Matsumura
The Human Bullet (1968)
as Bookstore Owner
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
as Former Priest
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)
as The High Priest
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
as Komiya
Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983)
Actor
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
as Gozen-sama
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
Actor
Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
Actor
The Munekata Sisters (1950)
as Tadachika Munekata
Drunkard's Paradise (1962)
Actor
Making of 'Dreams' (1990)
as Self
The Wandering Princess (1960)
as Kinoshita
Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)
as Gozen-sama
Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san Goes North (1987)
as the High Priest
Love Letter (1953)
Actor
Army (1944)
as Tomosuke Takagi
Only She Knows (1960)
Actor
Come Marry Me (1966)
as Tamotsu's Grandfather
The Man Who Has Returned (1944)
Actor
Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
as the High Priest
Mother is Strong (1939)
Actor
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
as Tashiro
Tora-san's Lovesick (1974)
as Gozen-sama
Spring Dreams (1960)
as Shinichirô Atsumi
Couple on the Move (1928)
Actor
Home Sweet Home (1951)
as Kosaku Uemura
Let's Go in Good Spirits (1941)
as The Boss
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
Actor
The Longest Tunnel (1982)
as Saiji Akutsu
Wim Wenders in Tokyo (1990)
as Self
The Moon Has Risen (1955)
as Asai Mokichi
The Invisible 108th Unit (1956)
Actor
Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
as Gozen-sama
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)
as the High Priest
The Crowded Train (1957)
as Genroku, the father
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)
as Takuan
Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)
as High Priest
Tora-san's Lullaby (1974)
as Gozen-sama
The Immortal Pitcher (1955)
Actor
Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
as Old man in the park
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997)
as High Priest
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
as Priest
Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
as the High Priest
I Lived, But... (1983)
as Self
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
as Masao - Age 73
Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
as the High Priest
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn (1974)
Actor
Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
as the High Priest
Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
as Nanmura
Tora-san's Runaway (1970)
as High Priest
Tora-san's Love Call (1971)
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)
as the High Priest
The Last Kamikaze (1970)
Actor
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
as Shojiro's Friend
Dragnet Girl (1933)
as Policeman
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
as Priest
Passing Fancy (1933)
as Man on Boat
Tora-san Confesses (1991)
as High Priest
Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973)
as the High Priest
Satan's Sword (1960)
as Tsukue
Street Without End (1934)
as Yukihiko Chiba
Woman of Tokyo (1933)
as Reporter
Kazanmyaku (1950)
Actor
The Snow Flurry (1959)
Actor
A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)
as Ozeki Hitoshi
Song of the Flower Basket (1937)
as Nenkai Hotta
Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972)
as the High Priest
Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)
as High Priest
Escape Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
Actor
Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Pure Love (1976)
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)
as the High Priest
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975)
as the High Priest
Spring Thunder (1939)
Actor
Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)
as Priest
Flower and Dragon (1973)
Actor
That Night's Wife (1930)
as Policeman
Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)
as Gozensama
The Youth and His Amulet (1961)
Actor
Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)
as Gozen-sama
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932)
as Shimazaki
A Million Girls (1963)
as Atsufumi Yashiro
Boyhood (1951)
as Father
Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)
as High Priest
Luminous Moss (1992)
as Judge
Tora-san's Promise (1981)
as Gozen-sama
Fireworks Over the Sea (1951)
as Tarobei Kamiya
The Face (1957)
as Det. Hasegawa
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)
as the High Priest
The Storm (1956)
Actor
Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
Actor
Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)
Actor
Everyone's Sweetheart (1956)
Actor
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
as Principal
Flying in the Air (1957)
Actor
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu (1953)
Actor
Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)
as Gozen-sama
Always in My Heart (1953)
Actor
Four Sisters (1962)
Actor
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)
as Gozen-sama
High-School Outcasts (1970)
as Instructor Takeyama
Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
as Genzo, So's father
And Then (1985)
as Toku Nagai
Home from the Sea (1972)
as Ishizaki Senzo
The Wiser Age (1962)
as Kinjiro Ishikawa
The Radish and the Carrot (1965)
Actor
The Lady and the Beard (1931)
as (uncredited)
A Brother and His Younger Sister (1939)
as Seizaburō Utsumi
Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)
as the High Priest
The First Kiss (1955)
as Hasegawa
The Black Sheep (1967)
Actor
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face (1960)
Actor
I'm a Bodyguard (1964)
Actor
Shin Jinsei Gekijo (1961)
Actor
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna! (1984)
Actor
Mole Alley (1953)
Actor
Funny Fellows (1956)
Actor
The Eternal Rainbow (1958)
as Naoji Kageyama
Ohana han: Dai ni bu (1966)
Actor
Bandits on the Wind (1961)
Actor
慶安水滸傳 (1954)
as 神尾備前守
Carefree Goddesses (1987)
Actor
Warm Current (1966)
as Yasuhide Shima
A Star Athlete (1937)
as Tani
Boy Aviation Pilots (1936)
Actor
Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)
as the High Priest
The Refugee (1955)
Actor
When Winter Comes (1985)
Actor
Kyukei no Koya (1975)
Actor
新婚たくあん夫婦 (1954)
as 品川夏堂
Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
Actor
All is Well (1955)
as Shingo Mori
Futari dake no toride (1963)
Actor
New Woman Question and Answer (1939)
Actor
Eyes of Children (1956)
Actor
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho (1971)
Actor
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru (1940)
Actor
The Lights of Asakusa (1937)
as Shin'ichi Katori
South Wind 2 (1942)
Actor
Zoku aizen katsura (1962)
Actor
Striving to Live (1955)
Actor
Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)
as Priest
Stray Sheep (1955)
as Professor Hirota
I Flunked, But... (1930)
as Student
Introspection Tower (1941)
as Mr. Kusama
Navy (1943)
as Major Kikuchi
Great X (1948)
as Chief of police
Machi no Hi (1974)
as Takushoku
The Actress and the Detective (1950)
Actor
Aiyoku no sabaki (1953)
Actor
Dislikes (1964)
Actor
The Good Fairy (1951)
as Ryôen Toba
Gekimetsu no uta (1945)
as 河上耕造
Haru no Wakakusa (1954)
Actor
Beauty of Life (1951)
Actor
Dolls floating down the river (1962)
as Neighbor
The Four Loves (1965)
as Heitarô Misawa
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei (1955)
Actor
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband (1960)
Actor
The New Road: Akemi (1936)
Actor
Sisters (1953)
Actor
The Wicked Boy (1956)
Actor
Port of Flowers (1943)
as Nobadama
Freedom School (1951)
Actor
Oretachi no toki (1976)
Actor
The Man of Rumor (1948)
as 藤森甚三
Housewife Camellia (1936)
Actor
Traveling in Party (1967)
Actor
Days of Youth (1929)
as Student
The Golden Demon (1937)
as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
Door of Flowers (1961)
Actor
Pumpkin (1928)
Actor
Fight for the Glory (1969)
Actor
Southern Wind (1939)
Actor
Physical Beauty (1928)
Actor
Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio (1988)
as Self
Youth of the Son (1952)
as Mr. Uemura
The White Road Across the River (1959)
Actor
Whirlpool of Flowers (1958)
Actor
Double Wedding (1963)
as Noriko's Father
The Soundless Cry (1965)
as Tateno
Gazing at Love and Death (1964)
Actor
Moon Over the Ruins (1937)
as Conductor
Children in the Wind (1937)
as Policeman
Subarashiki shōtai (1955)
Actor
The Path Under the Platanes (1959)
as Ichiro Ishimaru
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black (1959)
as Detective Shiozaki
Blue Eyed Bride (1964)
as Maruhashi Gotaro
Pure Love (1956)
Actor
Wife Lost (1928)
Actor
Sailor (1944)
as Teacher (uncredited)
Monument to Holy Service (1978)
Actor
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu (1983)
Actor
The Woman Who Holds the Key (1946)
Actor
Student Executive (1961)
Actor
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass (1954)
Actor
An Inn in Tokyo (1935)
as Policeman
White Blaze (1958)
Actor
The Fourth Lady (1948)
Actor
Dôkoku (1952)
Actor
Autumn Interlude (1954)
as Michio
The College Hero (1958)
as Professor Fujii
Sennichimae fukin (1945)
Actor
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane (1943)
Actor
Crybaby Chacha (1987)
Actor
Monrō no yōna onna (1964)
Actor
Farewell to Spring (1959)
as Kôzô's father
Kyōshū (1952)
Actor
Otome no iru kichi (1945)
Actor
The Young Women of Izu (1945)
Actor
Kekkon Sanjûshi (1949)
Actor
Yoru no keisha (1962)
Actor
Master Fencer Sees the World (1960)
Actor
Oyuki (1966)
Actor
The Greatest Man in the World (1986)
as Hermit
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter (1963)
Actor
A Woman Who Convicts Men (1948)
Actor
A Visage to Remember (1948)
Actor
Don't Tell Your Wife About It (1937)
as George
The Waves (1952)
Actor
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro (1973)
as 巨匠
A Mother Should Be Loved (1934)
as Hattori
Utsukushiki Rinjin (1940)
Actor
Tange Sazen (1963)
Actor
The Last Escape (1957)
as Ryu Kinihide
Kaisen no Zenya (1943)
Actor
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant (1947)
Actor
Storm on the Silvery Peaks (1960)
as Monk
Our Planes Fly South (1943)
as Teacher Matsuki
Flower (1941)
Actor
Iki na fûraibô (1946)
as Chôgorô Yamamoto
Hearts A-Flutter (1957)
as Shingo Wakasugi
All is Well 2 (1955)
Actor
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu (1952)
Actor
Forgotten Children (1949)
Actor
Love (1933)
Actor
College Is a Nice Place (1936)
as Amano
Bridge (1959)
Actor
When We are Old (1982)
Actor
Flower in a Storm (1962)
Actor
The House Where Flowers Bloom (1963)
Actor
Sakiko-san chotto (1963)
as 中川正一
Love in the Mountains (1959)
Actor
Living Image (1948)
Actor
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home (1943)
Actor
Until Spring Comes (1989)
Actor
Saigo no joito (1945)
Actor
Kare o korosu na (1952)
Actor
Rush to Our Sweetheart (1963)
Actor
South Wind (1942)
Actor
Queen of the Wind (1938)
Actor
Through Days and Months (1969)
Actor
Internees of Kampili (1960)
as Vice-Admiral Shibata