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
Dreams
1990
as Old Man
Late Spring
1949
as Shukichi Somiya
Red Beard
1965
as Mr. Yasumoto
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
as Tayama Dosen
Good Morning
1959
as Keitaro Hayashi
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
Until the End of the World
1991
as Mr. Mori
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Shuhei Hirayama
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Shukichi Sugiyama
Spring Dreams
1960
as Shinichirô Atsumi
There Was a Father
1942
as Shuhei Horikawa
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
as Sadao Hirayama
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Former Priest
Early Summer
1951
as Koichi Mamiya
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972
as the High Priest
Late Autumn
1960
as Shukichi Miwa
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Kojuro Kirihara
Farewell to Spring
1959
as Kôzô's father
Floating Weeds
1959
as Theatre Owner
Equinox Flower
1958
as Shukichi Mikami
Four Sisters
1962
The Rickshaw Man
1958
as Toyozo Yuki
The End of Summer
1961
as Farmer
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as General Maresuke Nogi
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1975
as the High Priest
The Moon Has Risen
1955
as Asai Mokichi
The Only Son
1936
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
I Was Born, But...
1932
as Home movie projectionist
Tokyo-Ga
1985
as Self
Army
1944
as Tomosuke Takagi
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Old man in the park
The Funeral
1984
as The Priest
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1932
as Shimazaki
Lanterns on Blue Waters
1983
Tora-san Goes North
1987
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Promise
1981
as Gozen-sama
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Sokei Nambo
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Otoko Sensei
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1981
as Gozen-sama
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
as Tashiro
The Longest Tunnel
1982
as Saiji Akutsu
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Takuan
Street Without End
1934
as Yukihiko Chiba
Early Spring
1956
as Kiichi Onodera
All is Well
1955
as Shingo Mori
A Hen in the Wind
1948
as Kazuichiro Satake
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
as Gozen-sama
Satan's Sword
1960
as Tsukue
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
as Gozen-sama
The Lights of Asakusa
1937
as Shin'ichi Katori
The Human Bullet
1968
as Bookstore Man
Dragnet Girl
1933
as Policeman
Come Marry Me
1966
as Tamotsu's Grandfather
The Eternal Rainbow
1958
as Naoji Kageyama
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Kinoshita
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
as Gozen-sama
And Then
1985
as Toku Nagai
Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985
as the High Priest
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
as the High Priest
The Munekata Sisters
1950
as Tadachika Munekata
Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987
as the High Priest
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
as the High Priest
Only She Knows
1960
The Four Loves
1965
as Heitarô Misawa
Love Letter
1953
Mother is Strong
1939
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as High Priest
Children Hand in Hand
1948
as Mr. Matsumura
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
as Gozen-sama
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
as Genzo, So's father
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Love Call
1971
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as the High Priest
Mole Alley
1953
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955
as Masao - Age 73
The Last Kamikaze
1970
Kyukei no Koya
1975
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
1984
as the High Priest
The Wiser Age
1962
as Kinjiro Ishikawa
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
1964
as Gôzô Tôyama
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Principal
Stray Sheep
1955
as Professor Hirota
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
as Gozensama
The Soundless Cry
1965
as Tateno
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1990
as High Priest
The Good Fairy
1951
as Ryôen Toba
Tora-san's Song of Love
1983
as the High Priest
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
as Komiya
The Last War
1961
as Ebara
Always in My Heart
1953
The Golden Demon
1937
as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
A Brother and His Younger Sister
1939
as Seizaburō Utsumi
Woman of Tokyo
1933
as Reporter
Great X
1948
as Chief of police
The Face
1957
as Det. Hasegawa
Talk of the Town Tora-san
1978
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972
as The High Priest
The Crowded Train
1957
as Genroku, the father
Warm Current
1966
as Yasuhide Shima
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980
as Gozen-sama
Forgotten Children
1949
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
1937
as George
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Tora-san's Runaway
1970
as High Priest
Port of Flowers
1943
as Nobadama
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
Striving to Live
1955
Luminous Moss
1992
as Judge
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971
as the High Priest
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
1974
When Winter Comes
1985
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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- Tokyo Story (1953) — as Shukichi Hirayama
- Dreams (1990) — as Old Man
- Late Spring (1949) — as Shukichi Somiya
- Red Beard (1965) — as Mr. Yasumoto
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) — as Tayama Dosen
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