Chishū Ryū
May 13, 1904 - Mar 16, 1993 (88 years old) in Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
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
Tamayura
直木良彦
Hi no kuni ni
造園主・吉野公平
Tokyo Story
Shukichi Hirayama
Late Spring
Shukichi Somiya
Red Beard
Mr. Yasumoto
Good Morning
Keitaro Hayashi
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Tashiro
Credits
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Talking with Ozu 1993Self (archival footage)★ 6.5 -
★ 8 -
Luminous Moss 1992Judge★ 5.5 -
Tora-san Confesses 1991★ 8 -
Mr. Mori★ 6.8 -
Wim Wenders in Tokyo 1990Self★ NR -
★ 8 -
Dreams 1990Old Man★ 7.7 -
Tora-san, My Uncle 1989Gozen-sama★ 8.7 -
the High Priest★ 8 -
Until Spring Comes 1989★ NR -
Gozen-sama★ 8.5 -
Former Priest★ 6.5 -
Self★ 7 -
Tora-san Plays Daddy 1987the High Priest★ 9 -
An Early Autumn 1987★ NR -
Tora-san Goes North 1987the High Priest★ 8.7 -
Crybaby Chacha 1987★ NR -
the High Priest★ 7.5 -
Hermit★ NR -
★ 6.1 -
the High Priest★ 8 -
And Then 1985★ 7 -
A monk★ 7.8 -
the High Priest★ 6.5 -
Tokyo-Ga 1985Self★ 7 -
When Winter Comes 1985★ NR -
the High Priest★ 8 -
The Funeral 1984The Priest★ 7.2 -
the High Priest★ 8 -
the High Priest★ 8 -
★ 5.2 -
I Lived, But... 1983Self★ 6.5 -
the High Priest★ 8 -
★ NR -
Tora-san, the Expert 1982Gozen-sama★ 8.5 -
When We are Old 1982★ NR -
The Longest Tunnel 1982Saiji Akutsu★ NR -
the High Priest★ 8 -
Tora-san's Promise 1981Gozen-sama★ 8 -
Gozen-sama★ 8.5 -
Foster Daddy, Tora! 1980Gozen-sama★ 7.5 -
Zoku zoku jiken 1980★ NR -
Priest★ 8 -
A-Un 1980★ NR -
★ 8 -
Gozen-sama★ 8.5 -
Tokyo Suburbia 1979★ NR -
Gozen-sama★ 9 -
★ NR -
Gozen-sama★ 8 -
Haguregumo 1978★ 6.5 -
Tora-san Plays Cupid 1977Priest★ 7.7 -
Gozensama★ 8.5 -
Tora-san's Pure Love 1976Gozen-sama★ 8.5 -
Oretachi no toki 1976★ NR -
Hi no kuni ni 1976造園主・吉野公平★ NR -
Priest★ 9 -
The Roads Men Travel 1976Kadomae★ 8.2 -
Gozen-sama★ 7.7 -
the High Priest★ 8 -
Kyukei no Koya 1975★ NR -
Tora-san's Lullaby 1974Gozen-sama★ 7.5 -
The Castle of Sand 1974Kojuro Kirihara★ 7.4 -
Tora-san's Lovesick 1974Gozen-sama★ 7.3 -
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Machi no Hi 1974Takushoku★ NR -
★ 8 -
Miyamoto Musashi 1973Takuan★ 7.1 -
Flower and Dragon 1973★ 10 -
the High Priest★ 8 -
the High Priest★ 7.6 -
Home from the Sea 1972Ishizaki Senzo★ 7.1 -
the High Priest★ 7.5 -
Tora-san's Love Call 1971the High Priest★ 8 -
the High Priest★ 7.8 -
★ NR -
the High Priest★ 7.2 -
High-School Outcasts 1970Instructor Takeyama★ NR -
The Last Kamikaze 1970★ 6 -
Genzo, So's father★ 7.5 -
Tora-san's Runaway 1970High Priest★ 7.8 -
Priest★ 7.4 -
High Priest★ 7 -
Fight for the Glory 1969★ NR -
Gozensama★ 6.8 -
Gozen-sama★ 8.1 -
General Maresuke Nogi★ 6 -
Scrap Collectors 1968★ NR -
The Human Bullet 1968Bookstore Man★ 6.1 -
Traveling in Party 1967★ 6 -
Japan's Longest Day 1967Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki★ 7.1 -
The Black Sheep 1967★ NR -
Oyuki 1966★ NR -
Come Marry Me 1966Tamotsu's Grandfather★ 6 -
Warm Current 1966Yasuhide Shima★ NR -
The Four Loves 1965Heitarô Misawa★ NR -
Tamayura 1965直木良彦★ NR -
Red Beard 1965Mr. Yasumoto★ 8.1 -
The Soundless Cry 1965Tateno★ 8 -
★ 10 -
★ 7 -
Gôzô Tôyama★ 5.3 -
I'm a Bodyguard 1964★ NR -
Aoimoku no yome-han 1964Maruhashi Gotaro★ NR -
Dislikes 1964★ NR -
Monrō no yōna onna 1964★ NR -
Tange Sazen 1963★ NR -
★ NR -
Double Wedding 1963Noriko's Father★ NR -
★ NR -
★ NR -
An Autumn Afternoon 1962Shuhei Hirayama★ 7.9 -
Zoku aizen katsura 1962★ NR -
Four Sisters 1962★ 6 -
Yoru no keisha 1962★ NR -
Sokei Nambo★ 6.9 -
Flower in a Storm 1962★ NR -
Neighbor★ NR -
Drunkard's Paradise 1962★ NR -
The Wiser Age 1962Kinjiro Ishikawa★ 7.3 -
Bandits on the Wind 1961★ NR -
The End of Summer 1961Farmer★ 7.5 -
The Last War 1961Ebara★ 6.2 -
★ NR -
Ozeki Hitoshi★ NR -
Shin Jinsei Gekijo 1961★ NR -
Door of Flowers 1961★ NR -
Hinanmin no Chôrô★ 8.4 -
Late Autumn 1960Shukichi Miwa★ 7.8 -
Satan's Sword 1960Tsukue★ 6.4 -
★ NR -
Internees of Kampili 1960Vice-Admiral Shibata★ NR -
The Bad Sleep Well 1960Public Prosecutor Nonaka★ 7.7 -
★ NR -
Old man in the park★ 7.1 -
Monk★ NR -
Only She Knows 1960★ NR -
Kinoshita★ 6.7 -
Spring Dreams 1960Shinichirô Atsumi★ 5.8 -
Floating Weeds 1959Theatre Owner★ 7.5 -
★ NR -
Detective Shiozaki★ NR -
★ NR -
Good Morning 1959Keitaro Hayashi★ 7.7 -
Farewell to Spring 1959Kôzô's father★ 6.2 -
Komiya★ 10 -
Bridge 1959★ NR -
The Snow Flurry 1959★ 6.6 -
The Eternal Rainbow 1958Naoji Kageyama★ 6.3 -
Equinox Flower 1958Shukichi Mikami★ 7.4 -
The Rickshaw Man 1958Shigezo Yuki★ 7.2 -
White Blaze 1958★ NR -
Hearts A-Flutter 1957Shingo Wakasugi★ NR
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Tokyo Twilight 1957Shukichi Sugiyama★ 7.7 -
The Crowded Train 1957Genroku, the father★ 6.7 -
The Face 1957Det. Hasegawa★ NR -
Flying in the Air 1957★ NR -
The Storm 1956★ 9 -
Early Spring 1956Kiichi Onodera★ 7.5 -
Eyes of Children 1956★ 7 -
Masao - Age 73★ 7 -
Subarashiki shōtai 1955★ NR -
The First Kiss 1955Hasegawa★ 6.3 -
Stray Sheep 1955Professor Hirota★ NR
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★ NR -
The Refugee 1955★ NR -
Striving to Live 1955★ NR -
All is Well 2 1955★ NR -
All is Well 1955Shingo Mori★ NR -
The Moon Has Risen 1955Asai Mokichi★ 6.8 -
Twenty-Four Eyes 1954Otoko Sensei★ 7.7 -
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★ 7 -
Haru no Wakakusa 1954★ NR -
慶安水滸傳 1954神尾備前守★ NR -
Love Letter 1953★ 6.8 -
★ 6.5 -
Tokyo Story 1953Shukichi Hirayama★ 8.2 -
Always in My Heart 1953★ 6.8 -
Mole Alley 1953★ NR -
Aiyoku no sabaki 1953★ NR -
Sisters 1953★ NR -
★ NR -
★ NR -
Dôkoku 1952★ NR -
Sadao Hirayama★ 7.6 -
Kare o korosu na 1952★ NR -
Kyōshū 1952★ NR -
「幻なりき」より 郷愁 1952★ NR
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Youth of the Son 1952Mr. Uemura★ 6.4 -
The Waves 1952★ 5 -
Beauty of Life 1951★ NR -
Tarobei Kamiya★ 5 -
Early Summer 1951Koichi Mamiya★ 7.9 -
Boyhood 1951Father★ 6.7 -
Freedom School 1951★ NR -
Carmen Comes Home 1951Principal★ 6.2 -
Home Sweet Home 1951Kosaku Uemura★ 6.8 -
The Good Fairy 1951Ryôen Toba★ 5.5 -
The Munekata Sisters 1950Tadachika Munekata★ 7 -
Forgotten Children 1949★ NR -
Late Spring 1949Shukichi Somiya★ 8 -
★ NR -
Kekkon Sanjûshi 1949★ NR -
The Fourth Lady 1948★ NR -
Living Image 1948★ NR -
A Hen in the Wind 1948Kazuichiro Satake★ 7.1 -
Great X 1948Chief of police★ NR -
A Visage to Remember 1948★ 6.3 -
Mr. Matsumura★ NR -
Tashiro★ 7.2 -
★ 7 -
★ NR
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Iki na fûraibô 1946Chôgorô Yamamoto★ NR
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最後の攘夷党 1945★ NR -
Sennichimae fukin 1945★ NR
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Izu no musumetachi 1945★ NR -
Otome no iru kichi 1945★ NR -
Gekimetsu no uta 1945河上耕造★ NR -
Army 1944Tomosuke Takagi★ 6.9 -
★ NR -
Sailor 1944Teacher (uncredited)★ NR -
Navy 1943Major Kikuchi★ NR -
Our Planes Fly South 1943Teacher Matsuki★ NR -
Port of Flowers 1943Nobadama★ 7.2 -
★ NR -
Kaisen no Zenya 1943★ NR -
South Wind 2 1942★ NR -
South Wind 1942★ NR -
There Was a Father 1942Shuhei Horikawa★ 7 -
Ornamental Hairpin 1941Nanmura★ 6.5 -
Flower 1941★ NR -
The Boss★ NR -
Shojiro's Friend★ 6.9 -
Introspection Tower 1941Mr. Kusama★ 6.7 -
Utsukushiki Rinjin 1940★ NR -
★ NR
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Mother is Strong 1939★ NR -
★ 6 -
Spring Thunder 1939★ NR -
Seizaburō Utsumi★ 5.6 -
Southern Wind 1939★ NR -
Queen of the Wind 1938★ NR -
Shin'ichi Katori★ 5.6 -
Children in the Wind 1937Policeman★ 7.6 -
Goodbye to the Front 1937★ NR
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The Golden Demon 1937Kuranosuke Kazahaya★ 6 -
George★ 6
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A Star Athlete 1937Tani★ 6 -
Nenkai Hotta★ NR -
Moon Over the Ruins 1937Conductor★ 5
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The New Road: Akemi 1936★ 7 -
Housewife Camellia 1936★ NR -
The Only Son 1936Teacher Okubo★ 7.4 -
Boy Aviation Pilots 1936★ NR -
Amano★ NR -
An Inn in Tokyo 1935Policeman★ 6.9 -
Audience Member★ 7.1 -
Hattori★ 6.1 -
Street Without End 1934Yukihiko Chiba★ 6.7 -
Love 1933★ NR -
Passing Fancy 1933Man on Boat★ 6.6 -
Dragnet Girl 1933Policeman★ 6.8 -
Woman of Tokyo 1933Reporter★ 6.8 -
Shimazaki★ 6.5 -
(uncredited)★ 5.9 -
That Night's Wife 1930Policeman★ 6.5 -
I Flunked, But... 1930Class mate★ 6.1 -
Days of Youth 1929Student★ 5.7 -
Physical Beauty 1928★ NR -
Couple on the Move 1928★ NR -
Pumpkin 1928★ NR -
Wife Lost 1928★ NR -
Dreams of Youth 1928★ NR
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