Chishū Ryū
Acting
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 above from the Wikipedia article Chishû Ryû, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieTora-san Makes Excuses
1992
High Priest
movieTora-san Confesses
1991
High Priest
movieTora-san Takes a Vacation
1990
High Priest
movieDreams
1990
Old Man
movieTora-san, My Uncle
1989
Gozen-sama
movieTora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
the High Priest
movieTora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988
Gozen-sama
movieA Taxing Woman's Return
1988
Former Priest
movieTora-san Plays Daddy
1987
the High Priest
movieTora-san Goes North
1987
the High Priest
movieTora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986
the High Priest
movieTora-san's Island Encounter
1985
the High Priest
movieAnd Then
1985
Toku Nagai
movieMishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
Tayama Dosen
movieTora-san, the Go-Between
1985
the High Priest
movieTora-san's Forbidden Love
1984
the High Priest
movieThe Funeral
1984
The Priest
movieMarriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
the High Priest
movieTora-san Goes Religious?
1983
the High Priest
movieTora-san's Song of Love
1983
the High Priest
movieTora-san, the Expert
1982
Gozen-sama
movieThe Longest Tunnel
1982
Saiji Akutsu
movieHearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1982
the High Priest
movieTora-san's Promise
1981
Gozen-sama
movieTora-san's Love in Osaka
1981
Gozen-sama
movieFoster Daddy, Tora!
1980
Gozen-sama
movieTora-san, the Matchmaker
1979
Gozen-sama
movieTalk of the Town Tora-san
1978
Gozen-sama
movieStage-Struck Tora-san
1978
Gozen-sama
movieTora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
Gozensama
movieTora-san's Pure Love
1976
Gozen-sama
tvHi no kuni ni
1976
造園主・吉野公平
tvThe Roads Men Travel
1976
Kadomae
movieTora-san, the Intellectual
1975
Gozen-sama
movieTora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1975
the High Priest
movieTora-san's Lullaby
1974
Gozen-sama
movieThe Castle of Sand
1974
Kojuro Kirihara
movieTora-san's Lovesick
1974
Gozen-sama
movieMachi no Hi
1974
Takushoku
movieTora-san's Forget Me Not
1973
the High Priest
movieTora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972
The High Priest
movieHome from the Sea
1972
Ishizaki Senzo
movieTora-san's Dear Old Home
1972
the High Priest
movieTora-san's Love Call
1971
the High Priest
movieTora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971
the High Priest
movieTora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
the High Priest
movieHigh-School Outcasts
1970
Instructor Takeyama
movieWhere Spring Comes Late
1970
Genzo, So's father
movieTora-san's Runaway
1970
High Priest
movieTora-san, His Tender Love
1970
High Priest
movieTora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
Gozensama
movieTora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
Gozen-sama
movieBattle of the Japan Sea
1969
General Maresuke Nogi
movieThe Human Bullet
1968
Bookstore Owner
movieJapan's Longest Day
1967
Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
movieCome Marry Me
1966
Tamotsu's Grandfather
movieWarm Current
1966
Yasuhide Shima
movieThe Four Loves
1965
Heitarô Misawa
tvTamayura
1965
直木良彦
movieRed Beard
1965
Mr. Yasumoto
movieLet's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
1964
Gôzô Tôyama
movieBlue Eyed Bride
1964
Maruhashi Gotaro
movieA Million Girls
1963
Atsufumi Yashiro
movieDouble Wedding
1963
Noriko's Father
movieAn Autumn Afternoon
1962
Shuhei Hirayama
movieLove Under the Crucifix
1962
Sokei Nambo
movieThe Wiser Age
1962
Kinjiro Ishikawa
movieA Good Man, A Good Day
1961
Ozeki Hitoshi
movieThe Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
Hinanmin no Chôrô
movieLate Autumn
1960
Shukichi Miwa
movieSatan's Sword
1960
Tsukue
movieInternees of Kampili
1960
Vice-Admiral Shibata
movieThe Bad Sleep Well
1960
Public Prosecutor Nonaka
movieDaughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
Old man in the park
movieThe Wandering Princess
1960
Kinoshita
movieSpring Dreams
1960
Shinichirô Atsumi
movieFloating Weeds
1959
Theatre Owner
movieA Killed Stewardess: White or Black
1959
Detective Shiozaki
movieGood Morning
1959
Keitaro Hayashi
movieFarewell to Spring
1959
Kôzô's father
movieThe Path Under the Platanes
1959
Ichiro Ishimaru
movieThe Eternal Rainbow
1958
Naoji Kageyama
movieThe College Hero
1958
Professor Fujii
movieEquinox Flower
1958
Shukichi Mikami
movieThe Rickshaw Man
1958
Toyozo Yuki
Hearts A-Flutter
1957
Shingo Wakasugi
movieThe Last Escape
1957
Ryu Kinihide
movieTokyo Twilight
1957
Shukichi Sugiyama
movieThe Crowded Train
1957
Genroku, the father
movieThe Face
1957
Det. Hasegawa
movieEarly Spring
1956
Kiichi Onodera
movieShe Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955
Masao - Age 73
movieThe First Kiss
1955
Hasegawa
Stray Sheep
1955
Professor Hirota
movieAll is Well
1955
Shingo Mori
movieThe Moon Has Risen
1955
Asai Mokichi
movieTwenty-Four Eyes
1954
Otoko Sensei
movie慶安水滸傳
1954
神尾備前守
movieTokyo Story
1953
Shukichi Hirayama
movieThe Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
Sadao Hirayama
movieYouth of the Son
1952
Mr. Uemura
movieFireworks Over the Sea
1951
Tarobei Kamiya
movieEarly Summer
1951
Koichi Mamiya
movieBoyhood
1951
Father
movieCarmen Comes Home
1951
Principal
movieHome Sweet Home
1951
Kosaku Uemura
movieThe Good Fairy
1951
Ryôen Toba
movieThe Munekata Sisters
1950
Tadachika Munekata
movieLate Spring
1949
Shukichi Somiya
movieA Hen in the Wind
1948
Kazuichiro Satake
movieGreat X
1948
Chief of police
movieChildren Hand in Hand
1948
Mr. Matsumura
Iki na fûraibô
1946
Chôgorô Yamamoto
movieArmy
1944
Tomosuke Takagi
movieSailor
1944
Teacher (uncredited)
movieNavy
1943
Major Kikuchi
movieOur Planes Fly South
1943
Teacher Matsuki
moviePort of Flowers
1943
Nobadama
movieThere Was a Father
1942
Shuhei Horikawa
movieOrnamental Hairpin
1941
Nanmura
movieBrothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
Shojiro's Friend
movieIntrospection Tower
1941
Mr. Kusama
movieA Brother and His Younger Sister
1939
Seizaburō Utsumi
movieThe Lights of Asakusa
1937
Shin'ichi Katori
movieChildren in the Wind
1937
Policeman
movieThe Golden Demon
1937
Kuranosuke Kazahaya
movieSong of the Flower Basket
1937
Nenkai Hotta
movieThe Only Son
1936
Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
movieAn Inn in Tokyo
1935
Policeman
movieA Story of Floating Weeds
1934
Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
movieStreet Without End
1934
Yukihiko Chiba
moviePassing Fancy
1933
Man on Boat
movieDragnet Girl
1933
Policeman
movieWoman of Tokyo
1933
Reporter
movieI Was Born, But...
1932
Home movie projectionist
movieThe Lady and the Beard
1931
(uncredited)
movieThat Night's Wife
1930
Policeman
movieI Flunked, But...
1930
Student
movieDays of Youth
1929
Student
