Chishū Ryū
Known for Acting · 302 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 (10)
Movies (292)
Tokyo Story
1953
as Shukichi Hirayama
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
1964
as Gôzô Tôyama
Lanterns on Blue Waters
1983
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
Dreams
1990
as Old Man
Dreams of Youth
1928
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
as Komiya
Goodbye to the Front
1937
Red Beard
1965
as Mr. Yasumoto
Scrap Collectors
1968
Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941
as The Boss
Mother is Strong
1939
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
as Tayama Dosen
Home Sweet Home
1951
as Kosaku Uemura
Song of the Flower Basket
1937
as Nenkai Hotta
Come Marry Me
1966
as Tamotsu's Grandfather
Couple on the Move
1928
Until the End of the World
1991
as Mr. Mori
The Man Who Has Returned
1944
Late Spring
1949
as Shukichi Somiya
Children Hand in Hand
1948
as Mr. Matsumura
Good Morning
1959
as Keitaro Hayashi
Only She Knows
1960
Love Letter
1953
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face
1960
The Man of Rumor
1948
as 藤森甚三
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
Physical Beauty
1928
Warm Current
1966
as Yasuhide Shima
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as General Maresuke Nogi
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Shuhei Hirayama
The Good Fairy
1951
as Ryôen Toba
The Invisible 108th Unit
1956
A Visage to Remember
1948
Floating Weeds
1959
as Theatre Owner
The Last Escape
1957
as Ryu Kinihide
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
The Funeral
1984
as The Priest
Early Summer
1951
as Koichi Mamiya
A Million Girls
1963
as Atsufumi Yashiro
The Wicked Boy
1956
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
1973
as 巨匠
The Immortal Pitcher
1955
The Golden Demon
1937
as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Otoko Sensei
Autumn Interlude
1954
as Michio
Whirlpool of Flowers
1958
Late Autumn
1960
as Shukichi Miwa
Wife Lost
1928
Pure Love
1956
Equinox Flower
1958
as Shukichi Mikami
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Shukichi Sugiyama
Student Executive
1961
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Kojuro Kirihara
新婚たくあん夫婦
1954
as 品川夏堂
The Longest Tunnel
1982
as Saiji Akutsu
Through Days and Months
1969
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
as Sadao Hirayama
Sakiko-san chotto
1963
as 中川正一
The Munekata Sisters
1950
as Tadachika Munekata
Carefree Goddesses
1987
The Human Bullet
1968
as Bookstore Owner
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
1970
as Priest
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
Housewife Camellia
1936
There Was a Father
1942
as Shuhei Horikawa
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
as Gozen-sama
Hearts A-Flutter
1957
as Shingo Wakasugi
Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980
as Gozen-sama
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Principal
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
as Gozen-sama
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Old man in the park
Early Spring
1956
as Kiichi Onodera
The Last War
1961
as Ebara
Pumpkin
1928
The Only Son
1936
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
I Was Born, But...
1932
as Home movie projectionist
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
as Self
Tora-san's Promise
1981
as Gozen-sama
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
as Genzo, So's father
Tora-san Confesses
1991
as High Priest
Tokyo-Ga
1985
as Self
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
as Shojiro's Friend
An Inn in Tokyo
1935
as Policeman
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Sokei Nambo
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
1984
as the High Priest
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Runaway
1970
as High Priest
A Woman Who Convicts Men
1948
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Takuan
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955
as Masao - Age 73
And Then
1985
as Toku Nagai
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
as Gozensama
Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985
as the High Priest
Home from the Sea
1972
as Ishizaki Senzo
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
as Self
The Face
1957
as Det. Hasegawa
Passing Fancy
1933
as Man on Boat
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1981
as Gozen-sama
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
as Tashiro
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
as Gozensama
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Former Priest
A Hen in the Wind
1948
as Kazuichiro Satake
Tora-san Goes Religious?
1983
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
1973
as the High Priest
Tora-san Goes North
1987
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988
as Gozen-sama
Street Without End
1934
as Yukihiko Chiba
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as the High Priest
The Snow Flurry
1959
The Rickshaw Man
1958
as Toyozo Yuki
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
1940
Satan's Sword
1960
as Tsukue
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 302 credits spanning from 1928 to 1997, Chishū Ryū has appeared in 292 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chishū Ryū Movies
- Tokyo Story (1953) — as Shukichi Hirayama
- Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii (1964) — as Gôzô Tôyama
- Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983)
- Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
- Dreams (1990) — as Old Man
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