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
Red Beard
1965
as Mr. Yasumoto
Late Spring
1949
as Shukichi Somiya
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
as Tayama Dosen
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Good Morning
1959
as Keitaro Hayashi
Until the End of the World
1991
as Mr. Mori
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Shuhei Hirayama
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
Spring Dreams
1960
as Shinichirô Atsumi
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972
as the High Priest
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Former Priest
Four Sisters
1962
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Shukichi Sugiyama
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
as Sadao Hirayama
Floating Weeds
1959
as Theatre Owner
Late Autumn
1960
as Shukichi Miwa
Farewell to Spring
1959
as Kôzô's father
The Funeral
1984
as The Priest
Equinox Flower
1958
as Shukichi Mikami
Early Summer
1951
as Koichi Mamiya
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Old man in the park
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Kojuro Kirihara
The Only Son
1936
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
The Rickshaw Man
1958
as Toyozo Yuki
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as General Maresuke Nogi
The End of Summer
1961
as Farmer
You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955
as Masao - Age 73
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Otoko Sensei
Tora-san Goes North
1987
as the High Priest
Early Spring
1956
as Kiichi Onodera
Army
1944
as Tomosuke Takagi
新婚たくあん夫婦
1954
as 品川夏堂
Satan's Sword
1960
as Tsukue
The Moon Has Risen
1955
as Asai Mokichi
There Was a Father
1942
as Shuhei Horikawa
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1981
as Gozen-sama
The Munekata Sisters
1950
as Tadachika Munekata
Striving to Live
1955
The Golden Demon
1937
as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
Always in My Heart
1953
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
as Gozen-sama
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Takuan
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Sokei Nambo
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Kinoshita
Love Letter
1953
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
as Gozen-sama
Dragnet Girl
1933
as Policeman
Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985
as the High Priest
The Longest Tunnel
1982
as Saiji Akutsu
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
as Gozen-sama
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
as the High Priest
Tokyo-Ga
1985
as Self
Great X
1948
as Chief of police
I Was Born, But...
1932
as Home movie projectionist
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
as Komiya
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1990
as High Priest
Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987
as the High Priest
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as High Priest
Lanterns on Blue Waters
1983
The Lights of Asakusa
1937
as Shin'ichi Katori
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
The Good Fairy
1951
as Ryôen Toba
Mole Alley
1953
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
Children Hand in Hand
1948
as Mr. Matsumura
The Eternal Rainbow
1958
as Naoji Kageyama
Tora-san's Lovesick
1974
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
The Last Kamikaze
1970
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
1964
as Gôzô Tôyama
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
1974
All is Well
1955
as Shingo Mori
Only She Knows
1960
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
1980
as Priest
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
as Tashiro
The Crowded Train
1957
as Genroku, the father
An Inn in Tokyo
1935
as Policeman
Talk of the Town Tora-san
1978
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
as Gozen-sama
Street Without End
1934
as Yukihiko Chiba
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971
as the High Priest
The Human Bullet
1968
as Bookstore Man
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Principal
A Mother Should Be Loved
1934
as Hattori
A Hen in the Wind
1948
as Kazuichiro Satake
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Warm Current
1966
as Yasuhide Shima
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Tarobei Kamiya
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Song of Love
1983
as the High Priest
A Brother and His Younger Sister
1939
as Seizaburō Utsumi
Come Marry Me
1966
as Tamotsu's Grandfather
Tora-san's Promise
1981
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986
as the High Priest
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
The Man Who Has Returned
1944
Tora-san Makes Excuses
1992
as High Priest
Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980
as Gozen-sama
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
1983
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
1970
as Priest
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
1940
Stray Sheep
1955
as Professor Hirota
The Storm
1956
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
as Self
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
as Shojiro's Friend
Kare o korosu na
1952
The Soundless Cry
1965
as Tateno
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
as Gozensama
Passing Fancy
1933
as Man on Boat
The Wiser Age
1962
as Kinjiro Ishikawa
Wife Lost
1928
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
1984
as the High Priest
All is Well 2
1955
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
- Dreams (1990) — as Old Man
- Red Beard (1965) — as Mr. Yasumoto
- Late Spring (1949) — as Shukichi Somiya
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) — as Tayama Dosen
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