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Born1904-05-13
BirthplaceTachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Chishū Ryū
Acting
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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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Chishū Ryū
Filmography
Acting (299)
8.5
1992
Tora-san Makes Excusesas 御前样
8.0
1992
Luminous Mossas Judge
6.2
1991
Tora-san Confessesas 御前样
7.8
1991
Until the End of the Worldas Mr. Mori
6.7
1990
Wim Wenders in Tokyoas Self
7.0
1990
7.7
1990
Making of 'Dreams'as Self
8.0
1990
Dreamsas Old Man
7.7
1989
Tora-san, My Uncleas 御前样
8.2
1989
Tora-san Goes to Viennaas 御前样
8.7
1988
8.3
1988
A Taxing Woman's Returnas Former Priest
6.4
1988
7.0
1987
Tora-san Plays Daddyas 御前样
8.3
1987
Tora-san Goes Northas The High Priest
9.0
1987
7.0
1986
7.3
1986
The Greatest Man in the Worldas Hermit
10.0
1985
8.3
1985
And Thenas Toku Nagai
7.2
1985
7.2
1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chaptersas Tayama Dosen
7.8
1985
Tora-san, the Go-Betweenas 御前样
6.9
1985
Tokyo-Gaas Self
7.1
1984
8.0
1984
The Funeralas The Priest
7.2
1984
8.0
1983
Tora-san Goes Religious?as 御前样
7.7
5.8
1983
I Lived, But...as Self
6.8
1983
Tora-san's Song of Loveas 御前样
8.3
7.0
1982
Tora-san, the Expertas 御前样
8.7
1982
1982
The Longest Tunnelas Saiji Akutsu
10.0
1982
8.0
1981
Tora-san's Promiseas 御前样
8.7
1981
Tora-san's Love in Osakaas 御前样
9.0
1980
Foster Daddy, Tora!as 御前样
8.0
1980
8.3
1979
8.2
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmakeras 御前样
8.7
1978
8.0
8.0
1978
Stage-Struck Tora-sanas 御前样
8.2
1977
Tora-san Plays Cupidas 御前样
8.0
1977
8.8
1976
Tora-san's Pure Loveas 御前样
9.2
1976
1976
8.8
1975
8.2
1975
8.2
1975
1974
Tora-san's Lullabyas 御前样
7.8
1974
The Castle of Sandas Kojuro Kirihara
7.4
1974
Tora-san's Lovesickas 御前样
8.0
1974
Machi no Hias Takushoku
8.0
1973
Tora-san Loves an Artistas 御前样
8.4
1973
Miyamoto Musashias Takuan
7.3
1973
10.0
1973
Tora-san's Forget Me Notas 御前样
8.4
1972
8.3
1972
Home from the Seaas Ishizaki Senzo
7.2
1972
Tora-san's Dear Old Homeas 御前样
8.3
1971
Tora-san's Love Callas 御前样
8.4
1971
8.0
1971
7.7
1970
High-School Outcastsas Instructor Takeyama
7.0
7.0
1970
Where Spring Comes Lateas Genzo, So's father
7.7
1970
Tora-san's Runawayas 御前样
7.9
1970
Tora-san's Grand Schemeas 御前样
7.7
1970
7.4
9.0
1969
6.8
1969
7.8
1969
Battle of the Japan Seaas General Maresuke Nogi
6.4
8.0
1968
8.0
1968
The Human Bulletas Bookstore Owner
6.0
6.0
1967
Japan's Longest Dayas Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
7.3
1967
1966
1966
Come Marry Meas Tamotsu's Grandfather
7.0
1966
Warm Currentas Yasuhide Shima
1965
The Four Lovesas Heitarô Misawa
1965
Red Beardas Mr. Yasumoto
8.2
1965
The Soundless Cryas Tateno
9.0
9.0
7.0
1964
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaiias Gôzô Tôyama
5.3
1964
8.0
1964
Blue Eyed Brideas Maruhashi Gotaro
1964
1963
9.0
1963
A Million Girlsas Atsufumi Yashiro
5.0
1963
Double Weddingas Noriko's Father
9.0
1963
Sakiko-san chottoas 中川正一
1962
An Autumn Afternoonas Shuhei Hirayama
7.9
1962
6.0
1962
1962
Love Under the Crucifixas Sokei Nambo
7.1
1962
Dolls floating down the riveras Neighbor
1962
The Wiser Ageas Kinjiro Ishikawa
7.2
9.0
1961
The End of Summeras Farmer
7.5
1961
The Last Waras Ebara
6.8
9.0
1961
A Good Man, A Good Dayas Ozeki Hitoshi
1961
1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayeras Hinanmin no Chôrô
8.4
1960
Late Autumnas Shukichi Miwa
7.7
1960
Satan's Swordas Tsukue
6.6
9.0
1960
Internees of Kampilias Vice-Admiral Shibata
1960
The Bad Sleep Wellas Public Prosecutor Nonaka
7.7
1960
Daughters, Wives and a Motheras Old man in the park
7.3
1960
Storm on the Silvery Peaksas Monk
1960
1960
The Wandering Princessas Kinoshita
6.5
1960
Spring Dreamsas Shinichirô Atsumi
6.0
1959
Floating Weedsas Theatre Owner
7.5
1959
A Killed Stewardess: White or Blackas Detective Shiozaki
10.0
1959
Good Morningas Keitaro Hayashi
7.7
1959
Farewell to Springas Kôzô's father
6.3
1959
I Want to Be a Shellfishas Komiya
10.0
1959
1959
The Path Under the Platanesas Ichiro Ishimaru
7.0
1959
6.9
1958
The Eternal Rainbowas Naoji Kageyama
7.2
1958
The College Heroas Professor Fujii
8.0
1958
Equinox Floweras Shukichi Mikami
7.4
1958
The Rickshaw Manas Toyozo Yuki
7.2
1958
1957
Hearts A-Flutteras Shingo Wakasugi
1957
The Last Escapeas Ryu Kinihide
1957
Tokyo Twilightas Shukichi Sugiyama
7.7
1957
The Crowded Trainas Genroku, the father
6.8
1957
The Faceas Det. Hasegawa
10.0
1956
1956
1956
8.5
1956
1956
Early Springas Kiichi Onodera
7.5
1956
6.7
1955
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemumas Masao - Age 73
7.0
1955
The First Kissas Hasegawa
6.4
1955
Stray Sheepas Professor Hirota
7.0
1955
1955
1955
10.0
1955
All is Wellas Shingo Mori
10.0
1955
The Moon Has Risenas Asai Mokichi
6.9
1954
Twenty-Four Eyesas Otoko Sensei
7.7
1954
新婚たくあん夫婦as 品川夏堂
7.0
1954
Autumn Interludeas Michio
1954
1954
慶安水滸傳as 神尾備前守
1953
6.9
6.5
1953
Tokyo Storyas Shukichi Hirayama
8.1
6.8
1953
8.0
1953
1953
1952
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Riceas Sadao Hirayama
7.5
1952
1952
1952
Youth of the Sonas Mr. Uemura
6.8
1952
5.5
1951
10.0
1951
Fireworks Over the Seaas Tarobei Kamiya
5.4
1951
Early Summeras Koichi Mamiya
7.8
1951
Boyhoodas Father
6.9
1951
7.0
1951
Carmen Comes Homeas Principal
6.3
1951
Home Sweet Homeas Kosaku Uemura
6.8
1951
The Good Fairyas Ryôen Toba
5.8
1950
The Munekata Sistersas Tadachika Munekata
7.1
1950
8.0
1949
Late Springas Shukichi Somiya
8.0
7.0
1949
1948
1948
1948
A Hen in the Windas Kazuichiro Satake
7.1
1948
Great Xas Chief of police
6.5
1948
Children Hand in Handas Mr. Matsumura
7.0
1948
The Man of Rumoras 藤森甚三
1947
Record of a Tenement Gentlemanas Tashiro
7.2
1946
Iki na fûraibôas Chôgorô Yamamoto
1945
7.0
8.0
1945
Gekimetsu no utaas 河上耕造
8.0
1944
Armyas Tomosuke Takagi
6.8
10.0
1944
Sailoras Teacher (uncredited)
1943
Navyas Major Kikuchi
8.0
1943
Our Planes Fly Southas Teacher Matsuki
1943
Port of Flowersas Nobadama
7.0
1943
1942
1942
1942
There Was a Fatheras Shuhei Horikawa
7.0
1941
Ornamental Hairpinas Nanmura
6.6
1941
1941
Let's Go in Good Spiritsas The Boss
1941
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Familyas Shojiro's Friend
6.9
1941
Introspection Toweras Mr. Kusama
6.7
1939
1939
1939
A Brother and His Younger Sisteras Seizaburō Utsumi
6.0
1939
1937
The Lights of Asakusaas Shin'ichi Katori
6.0
1937
Children in the Windas Policeman
7.4
1937
The Golden Demonas Kuranosuke Kazahaya
6.0
1937
Don't Tell Your Wife About Itas George
6.0
1937
A Star Athleteas Tani
7.5
1937
Song of the Flower Basketas Nenkai Hotta
8.0
1937
Moon Over the Ruinsas Conductor
6.7
8.5
7.0
1936
The Only Sonas Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
7.4
1936
College Is a Nice Placeas Amano
9.0
1935
An Inn in Tokyoas Policeman
7.0
1934
A Story of Floating Weedsas Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
7.2
1934
A Mother Should Be Lovedas Hattori
5.8
1934
Street Without Endas Yukihiko Chiba
6.6
1933
8.0
1933
Passing Fancyas Man on Boat
6.6
1933
Dragnet Girlas Policeman
6.6
1933
Woman of Tokyoas Reporter
6.8
1932
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?as Shimazaki
6.5
1932
I Was Born, But...as Home movie projectionist
7.5
1931
The Lady and the Beardas (uncredited)
6.0
1930
That Night's Wifeas Policeman
6.3
1930
I Flunked, But...as Student
5.9
1929
Days of Youthas Student
5.6
1928
10.0
9.0
1928
8.0
1928
10.0
1928
10.0