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