Chishū Ryū
Known for Acting · 298 credits
- Born
- 1904-05-13
- Died
- 1993-03-16
- Place of birth
- Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- 笠 智衆 · Chishû Ryû · Ryu Chishu · Chishuu Ryuu · Тисю Рю
Biography
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (9)
Movies (289)
Tokyo Story
1953
as Shukichi Hirayama
Red Beard
1965
as Mr. Yasumoto
Dreams
1990
as Old Man
Late Spring
1949
as Shukichi Somiya
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
as Tayama Dosen
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
Good Morning
1959
as Keitaro Hayashi
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Until the End of the World
1991
as Mr. Mori
Floating Weeds
1959
as Theatre Owner
The Funeral
1984
as The Priest
Early Summer
1951
as Koichi Mamiya
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Shuhei Hirayama
Equinox Flower
1958
as Shukichi Mikami
Late Autumn
1960
as Shukichi Miwa
The End of Summer
1961
as Farmer
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Old man in the park
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Shukichi Sugiyama
The Rickshaw Man
1958
as Toyozo Yuki
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
as Sadao Hirayama
Early Spring
1956
as Kiichi Onodera
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Kojuro Kirihara
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as General Maresuke Nogi
Satan's Sword
1960
as Tsukue
Spring Dreams
1960
as Shinichirô Atsumi
The Crowded Train
1957
as Genroku, the father
The Munekata Sisters
1950
as Tadachika Munekata
Four Sisters
1962
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Takuan
You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955
as Masao - Age 73
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san Goes North
1987
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1976
as Priest
Mole Alley
1953
Talk of the Town Tora-san
1978
as Gozen-sama
I Was Born, But...
1932
as Home movie projectionist
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
as Gozen-sama
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
Farewell to Spring
1959
as Kôzô's father
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Otoko Sensei
The Last Kamikaze
1970
Love Letter
1953
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Kinoshita
The Wiser Age
1962
as Kinjiro Ishikawa
The Human Bullet
1968
as Bookstore Man
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
as the High Priest
There Was a Father
1942
as Shuhei Horikawa
And Then
1985
as Toku Nagai
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
as Gozen-sama
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
A Hen in the Wind
1948
as Kazuichiro Satake
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1981
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san Goes Religious?
1983
as the High Priest
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1975
as the High Priest
Gazing at Love and Death
1964
Army
1944
as Tomosuke Takagi
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971
as the High Priest
Street Without End
1934
as Yukihiko Chiba
The Four Loves
1965
as Heitarô Misawa
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
as Genzo, So's father
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
as Shojiro's Friend
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
1984
as the High Priest
All is Well
1955
as Shingo Mori
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Sokei Nambo
Tora-san's Runaway
1970
as High Priest
Tokyo-Ga
1985
as Self
Dragnet Girl
1933
as Policeman
Tora-san's Love Call
1971
as the High Priest
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Principal
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
as Gozen-sama
Kyukei no Koya
1975
The Longest Tunnel
1982
as Saiji Akutsu
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Former Priest
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1932
as Shimazaki
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
All is Well 2
1955
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Tarobei Kamiya
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
as Self
Great X
1948
as Chief of police
Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987
as the High Priest
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
1983
Double Wedding
1963
as Noriko's Father
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
When Winter Comes
1985
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
The Only Son
1936
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
The Last War
1961
as Ebara
Stray Sheep
1955
as Professor Hirota
Yoru no keisha
1962
Always in My Heart
1953
Bandits on the Wind
1961
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
as the High Priest
Kekkon Sanjûshi
1949
Luminous Moss
1992
as Judge
The Moon Has Risen
1955
as Asai Mokichi
An Inn in Tokyo
1935
as Policeman
I Flunked, But...
1930
as Student
The Refugee
1955
慶安水滸傳
1954
as 神尾備前守
Tora-san Makes Excuses
1992
as High Priest
Love
1933
Until Spring Comes
1989
Monument to Holy Service
1978
Port of Flowers
1943
as Nobadama
Hearts A-Flutter
1957
as Shingo Wakasugi
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
1960
Otome no iru kichi
1945
Tora-san, the Go-Between
1985
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986
as the High Priest
Tora-san Plays Cupid
1977
as Priest
Eyes of Children
1956
Flower and Dragon
1973
Freedom School
1951
The Lights of Asakusa
1937
as Shin'ichi Katori
Tora-san, the Intellectual
1975
as Gozen-sama
About Chishū Ryū
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… With 298 credits spanning from 1928 to 1997, Chishū Ryū has appeared in 289 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chishū Ryū Movies
- Tokyo Story (1953) — as Shukichi Hirayama
- Red Beard (1965) — as Mr. Yasumoto
- Dreams (1990) — as Old Man
- Late Spring (1949) — as Shukichi Somiya
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) — as Tayama Dosen
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