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Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Acting May 13, 1904 (88 years old) March 16, 1993 Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chishû Ryû, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Movies 300

Red Beard 8.2

Red Beard

as Mr. Yasumoto

1965
Dreams 7.7

Dreams

as Old Man

1990
Tokyo Story 8.1

Tokyo Story

as Shukichi Hirayama

1953
Late Spring 8.0

Late Spring

as Shukichi Somiya

1949
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 7.8

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

as A Monk (uncredited)

1985
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer 8.4

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

as Hinanmin no Chôrô

1961
Twenty-Four Eyes 7.7

Twenty-Four Eyes

as Otoko Sensei

1954
The End of Summer 7.5

The End of Summer

as Farmer

1961
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice 7.6

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

as Sadao Hirayama

1952
Until the End of the World 6.7

Until the End of the World

as Mr. Mori

1991
The Funeral 7.2

The Funeral

as The Priest

1984
An Autumn Afternoon 7.9

An Autumn Afternoon

as Shuhei Hirayama

1962
The Bad Sleep Well 7.7

The Bad Sleep Well

as Public Prosecutor Nonaka

1960
Japan's Longest Day 7.3

Japan's Longest Day

as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki

1967
The Castle of Sand 7.3

The Castle of Sand

as Kojuro Kirihara

1974
Floating Weeds 7.5

Floating Weeds

as Theatre Owner

1959
Early Summer 7.9

Early Summer

as Koichi Mamiya

1951
Good Morning 7.7

Good Morning

as Keitaro Hayashi

1959
Late Autumn 7.7

Late Autumn

as Shukichi Miwa

1960
Equinox Flower 7.4

Equinox Flower

as Shukichi Mikami

1958
Tokyo Twilight 7.7

Tokyo Twilight

as Shukichi Sugiyama

1957
The Only Son 7.4

The Only Son

as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher

1936
Early Spring 7.5

Early Spring

as Kiichi Onodera

1956
The Longest Tunnel 10.0

The Longest Tunnel

as Saiji Akutsu

1982
Battle of the Japan Sea 6.4

Battle of the Japan Sea

as General Maresuke Nogi

1969
There Was a Father 7.0

There Was a Father

as Shuhei Horikawa

1942
Tora-san Plays Cupid 8.0

Tora-san Plays Cupid

as 御前样

1977
Love Letter 7.2

Love Letter

1953
The Human Bullet 6.0

The Human Bullet

as Bookstore Owner

1968
The Munekata Sisters 7.1

The Munekata Sisters

as Tadachika Munekata

1950
The Crowded Train 6.8

The Crowded Train

as Genroku, the father

1957
A Hen in the Wind 7.2

A Hen in the Wind

as Kazuichiro Satake

1948
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp 7.8

Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp

as 御前样

1969
Record of a Tenement Gentleman 7.2

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

as Tashiro

1947
The Last War 6.8

The Last War

as Ebara

1961
Carmen Comes Home 6.3

Carmen Comes Home

as Principal

1951
Tora-san's Pure Love 9.2

Tora-san's Pure Love

as 御前样

1976
Tora-san Goes North 9.0

Tora-san Goes North

as The High Priest

1987
A Taxing Woman's Return 6.4

A Taxing Woman's Return

as Former Priest

1988
Tora-san's Love Call 8.4

Tora-san's Love Call

as 御前样

1971
Miyamoto Musashi 7.3

Miyamoto Musashi

as Takuan

1973
Love Under the Crucifix 7.5

Love Under the Crucifix

as Sokei Nambo

1962
And Then 7.2

And Then

as Toku Nagai

1985
And Then 7.2

And Then

1985
Where Spring Comes Late 7.7

Where Spring Comes Late

as Genzo, So's father

1970
I Was Born, But... 7.5

I Was Born, But...

as Home movie projectionist

1932
Tora-san, the Expert 8.7

Tora-san, the Expert

as 御前样

1982
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum 7.0

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

as Masao - Age 73

1955
Tora-san's Cherished Mother 6.8

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

as 御前样

1969
Eyes of Children 6.7

Eyes of Children

1956
Tora-san's Tropical Fever 8.3

Tora-san's Tropical Fever

as 御前样

1980
Daughters, Wives and a Mother 7.3

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

as Old man in the park

1960
Spring Thunder

Spring Thunder

1939
The Moon Has Risen 7.4

The Moon Has Risen

as Asai Mokichi

1955
Tora-san's Love in Osaka 9.0

Tora-san's Love in Osaka

as 御前样

1981
Tora-san Makes Excuses 8.0

Tora-san Makes Excuses

as 御前样

1992
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san 8.0

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

as 御前样

1982
A Story of Floating Weeds 7.2

A Story of Floating Weeds

as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)

1934
Satan's Sword 6.6

Satan's Sword

as Tsukue

1960
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies 6.6

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

1986
Tora-san's Dream of Spring 8.2

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

as 御前样

1979
Spring Dreams 6.0

Spring Dreams

as Shinichirô Atsumi

1960
Tora-san's Forbidden Love 8.0

Tora-san's Forbidden Love

as 御前样

1984
Tora-san's Promise 8.7

Tora-san's Promise

as 御前样

1981
Dragnet Girl 6.6

Dragnet Girl

as Policeman

1933
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset 8.8

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

as 御前样

1976
Tora-san, the Go-Between 6.9

Tora-san, the Go-Between

as 御前样

1985
Talk of the Town Tora-san 8.0

Talk of the Town Tora-san

as 御前样

1978
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again 8.2

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

as 御前样

1975
The Youth and His Amulet 9.0

The Youth and His Amulet

1961
Tora-san Goes Religious? 7.7

Tora-san Goes Religious?

as 御前样

1983
Tora-san's Shattered Romance 7.7

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

as 御前样

1971
Street Without End 6.6

Street Without End

as Yukihiko Chiba

1934
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant 7.0

The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant

1947
Tora-san Goes to Vienna 8.7

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

as 御前样

1989
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family 6.9

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

as Shojiro's Friend

1941
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter 9.0

A Prisoner in Search of Daughter

1963
The Rickshaw Man 7.2

The Rickshaw Man

as Toyozo Yuki

1958
Tora-san's Runaway 8.0

Tora-san's Runaway

as 御前样

1970
Tora-san's Grand Scheme 7.4

Tora-san's Grand Scheme

as 御前样

1970
Wim Wenders in Tokyo 7.0

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

as Self

1990
Fireworks Over the Sea 5.4

Fireworks Over the Sea

as Tarobei Kamiya

1951
I Flunked, But... 5.9

I Flunked, But...

as Student

1930
Passing Fancy 6.6

Passing Fancy

as Man on Boat

1933
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy 7.3

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

as 御前样

1986
The First Kiss 6.4

The First Kiss

as Hasegawa

1955
Tora-san Meets His Lordship 8.8

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

as 御前样

1977
Tora-san Plays Daddy 8.3

Tora-san Plays Daddy

as 御前样

1987
Boyhood 6.9

Boyhood

as Father

1951
Storm on the Silvery Peaks

Storm on the Silvery Peaks

as Monk

1960
Tokyo-Ga 7.1

Tokyo-Ga

as Self

1985
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu 7.0

Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu

1983
Home from the Sea 7.2

Home from the Sea

as Ishizaki Senzo

1972
Gazing at Love and Death 7.0

Gazing at Love and Death

1964
The Last Kamikaze 7.0

The Last Kamikaze

1970
Tora-san's Dear Old Home 8.3

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

as 御前样

1972
The Face

The Face

as Det. Hasegawa

1957
The Wandering Princess 7.3

The Wandering Princess

as Kinoshita

1960
Tora-san, the Matchmaker 8.7

Tora-san, the Matchmaker

as 御前样

1979
I Lived, But... 6.8

I Lived, But...

as Self

1983
Tora-san, His Tender Love 7.4

Tora-san, His Tender Love

as 御前样

1970
Farewell to Spring 6.3

Farewell to Spring

as Kôzô's father

1959
Foster Daddy, Tora! 8.0

Foster Daddy, Tora!

as 御前样

1980
A Good Man, A Good Day

A Good Man, A Good Day

as Ozeki Hitoshi

1961
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True 8.3

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

as 御前样

1972
Tora-san's Lovesick 8.0

Tora-san's Lovesick

as 御前样

1974
Tora-san's Song of Love 8.3

Tora-san's Song of Love

as 御前样

1983
Tora-san, the Intellectual 8.2

Tora-san, the Intellectual

as 御前样

1975
Always in My Heart 6.8

Always in My Heart

1953
Tora-san's Forget Me Not 8.4

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

as 御前样

1973
Tora-san's Island Encounter 8.3

Tora-san's Island Encounter

as 御前样

1985
The Wiser Age 7.2

The Wiser Age

as Kinjiro Ishikawa

1962
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? 6.5

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

as Shimazaki

1932
Ornamental Hairpin 6.7

Ornamental Hairpin

as Nanmura

1941
Funny Fellows

Funny Fellows

1956
Monument to Holy Service 8.0

Monument to Holy Service

1978
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii 5.3

Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii

as Gôzô Tôyama

1964
A Woman Who Convicts Men

A Woman Who Convicts Men

1948
Bandits on the Wind 9.0

Bandits on the Wind

1961
Come Marry Me 7.0

Come Marry Me

as Tamotsu's Grandfather

1966
Master Fencer Sees the World 9.0

Master Fencer Sees the World

1960
Home Sweet Home 6.8

Home Sweet Home

as Kosaku Uemura

1951
Dôkoku

Dôkoku

1952
Mother is Strong

Mother is Strong

1939
South Wind 2

South Wind 2

1942
That Night's Wife 6.3

That Night's Wife

as Policeman

1930
Tora-san's Lullaby 7.8

Tora-san's Lullaby

as 御前样

1974
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei

Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei

1955
The Storm 8.5

The Storm

1956
Kyukei no Koya

Kyukei no Koya

1975
Marriage Counselor Tora-san 8.0

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

as 御前样

1984
Tora-san Loves an Artist 8.4

Tora-san Loves an Artist

as 御前样

1973
新婚たくあん夫婦

新婚たくあん夫婦

as 品川夏堂

1954
The White Road Across the River

The White Road Across the River

1959
Let's Go in Good Spirits

Let's Go in Good Spirits

as The Boss

1941
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version 8.5

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version

as 御前样

1997
The Man Who Has Returned 10.0

The Man Who Has Returned

1944
Days of Youth 5.6

Days of Youth

as Student

1929
Port of Flowers 7.0

Port of Flowers

as Nobadama

1943
Making of 'Dreams' 8.0

Making of 'Dreams'

as Self

1990
The Radish and the Carrot 9.0

The Radish and the Carrot

1965
Fight for the Glory 9.0

Fight for the Glory

1969
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan 8.0

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

as 御前样

1971
Dolls floating down the river

Dolls floating down the river

as Neighbor

1962
The Actress and the Detective

The Actress and the Detective

1950
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

1953
All is Well 10.0

All is Well

as Shingo Mori

1955
Flower and Dragon 10.0

Flower and Dragon

1973
Kazanmyaku

Kazanmyaku

1950
Always in My Heart Part 3 7.0

Always in My Heart Part 3

1954
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro

Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro

as 巨匠

1973
I Want to Be a Shellfish 10.0

I Want to Be a Shellfish

as Komiya

1959
The Waves 5.5

The Waves

1952
Oyuki

Oyuki

1966
Stage-Struck Tora-san 8.2

Stage-Struck Tora-san

as 御前样

1978
Oretachi no toki

Oretachi no toki

1976
A Mother Should Be Loved 5.8

A Mother Should Be Loved

as Hattori

1934
Escape Between Midnight and Dawn

Escape Between Midnight and Dawn

1950
The Invisible 108th Unit

The Invisible 108th Unit

1956
An Inn in Tokyo 7.0

An Inn in Tokyo

as Policeman

1935
Double Wedding

Double Wedding

as Noriko's Father

1963
Navy 8.0

Navy

as Major Kikuchi

1943
Everyone's Sweetheart

Everyone's Sweetheart

1956
A Brother and His Younger Sister 6.0

A Brother and His Younger Sister

as Seizaburō Utsumi

1939
Tora-san Takes a Vacation 7.7

Tora-san Takes a Vacation

as 御前样

1990
Song of the Flower Basket 8.0

Song of the Flower Basket

as Nenkai Hotta

1937
Love 8.0

Love

1933
The New Road: Akemi 8.5

The New Road: Akemi

1936
The Golden Demon 6.0

The Golden Demon

as Kuranosuke Kazahaya

1937
Through Days and Months 8.0

Through Days and Months

1969
Wife Lost 10.0

Wife Lost

1928
Ishimatsu of the Forest 7.0

Ishimatsu of the Forest

1949
White Blaze

White Blaze

1958
Introspection Tower 6.7

Introspection Tower

as Mr. Kusama

1941
Autumn Interlude

Autumn Interlude

as Michio

1954
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

1952
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial 8.3

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

as 御前样

1988
Zoku aizen katsura

Zoku aizen katsura

1962
Ohana han: Dai ni bu

Ohana han: Dai ni bu

1966
I'm a Bodyguard 8.0

I'm a Bodyguard

1964
The Soundless Cry 9.0

The Soundless Cry

as Tateno

1965
A Visage to Remember 6.5

A Visage to Remember

1948
Scrap Collectors 8.0

Scrap Collectors

1968
Freedom School 7.0

Freedom School

1951
Lanterns on Blue Waters 5.8

Lanterns on Blue Waters

1983
Sailor

Sailor

as Teacher (uncredited)

1944
Machi no Hi 8.0

Machi no Hi

as Takushoku

1974
Four Sisters 6.0

Four Sisters

1962
Children in the Wind 7.4

Children in the Wind

as Policeman

1937
Great X

Great X

as Chief of police

1948
Until Spring Comes

Until Spring Comes

1989
Boy Aviation Pilots

Boy Aviation Pilots

1936
The Four Loves

The Four Loves

as Heitarô Misawa

1965
Army 6.8

Army

as Tomosuke Takagi

1944
Flying in the Air 10.0

Flying in the Air

1957
The Snow Flurry 6.9

The Snow Flurry

1959
Tange Sazen 9.0

Tange Sazen

1963
Physical Beauty 10.0

Physical Beauty

1928
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband

Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband

1960
Tora-san, My Uncle 8.2

Tora-san, My Uncle

as 御前样

1989
High-School Outcasts 7.0

High-School Outcasts

as Instructor Takeyama

1970
Dislikes

Dislikes

1964
Always in My Heart Part 2 6.5

Always in My Heart Part 2

1953
Tora-san Confesses 7.8

Tora-san Confesses

as 御前样

1991
The Greatest Man in the World 10.0

The Greatest Man in the World

as Hermit

1986
Flower in a Storm

Flower in a Storm

1962
Only She Knows

Only She Knows

1960
Warm Current

Warm Current

as Yasuhide Shima

1966
Pure Love

Pure Love

1956
Gekimetsu no uta 8.0

Gekimetsu no uta

as 河上耕造

1945
Woman of Tokyo 6.8

Woman of Tokyo

as Reporter

1933
The Lady and the Beard 6.0

The Lady and the Beard

as (uncredited)

1931
A Star Athlete 7.5

A Star Athlete

as Tani

1937
Yoru no keisha

Yoru no keisha

1962
New Woman Question and Answer 6.0

New Woman Question and Answer

1939
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho

Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho

1971
Door of Flowers

Door of Flowers

1961
All is Well 2 10.0

All is Well 2

1955
Children Hand in Hand 7.0

Children Hand in Hand

as Mr. Matsumura

1948
The Immortal Pitcher

The Immortal Pitcher

1955
Student Executive

Student Executive

1961
The Good Fairy 5.8

The Good Fairy

as Ryôen Toba

1951
Carefree Goddesses 7.0

Carefree Goddesses

1987
Beauty of Life 10.0

Beauty of Life

1951
Living Image

Living Image

1948
Monrō no yōna onna

Monrō no yōna onna

1964
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn

Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn

1974
Futari dake no toride 9.0

Futari dake no toride

1963
Southern Wind

Southern Wind

1939
Kare o korosu na

Kare o korosu na

1952
Mole Alley 8.0

Mole Alley

1953
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

1943
Drunkard's Paradise

Drunkard's Paradise

1962
Shin Jinsei Gekijo

Shin Jinsei Gekijo

1961
Traveling in Party 6.0

Traveling in Party

1967
Luminous Moss 6.2

Luminous Moss

as Judge

1992
Youth of the Son 6.8

Youth of the Son

as Mr. Uemura

1952
The Eternal Rainbow 7.2

The Eternal Rainbow

as Naoji Kageyama

1958
Kaisen no Zenya

Kaisen no Zenya

1943
The College Hero 8.0

The College Hero

as Professor Fujii

1958
Internees of Kampili

Internees of Kampili

as Vice-Admiral Shibata

1960
Love in the Mountains

Love in the Mountains

1959
Sisters

Sisters

1953
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

1984
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori

Kuchibue o fuku wataridori

1958
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the Green Grass

Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the Green Grass

1954
Dreams of Youth 10.0

Dreams of Youth

1928
Moon Over the Ruins 6.7

Moon Over the Ruins

as Conductor

1937
The Refugee

The Refugee

1955
Flower

Flower

1941
South Wind

South Wind

1942
When Winter Comes

When Winter Comes

1985
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei in the Ghost World

The Story of Zenta and Sanpei in the Ghost World

1957
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home

Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home

1943
Striving to Live

Striving to Live

1955
Kekkon Sanjûshi

Kekkon Sanjûshi

1949
Stray Sheep 7.0

Stray Sheep

as Professor Hirota

1955
The Young Women of Izu 8.0

The Young Women of Izu

1945
The Path Under the Platanes 7.0

The Path Under the Platanes

as Ichiro Ishimaru

1959
Our Planes Fly South

Our Planes Fly South

as Teacher Matsuki

1943
Goodbye to the Front

Goodbye to the Front

1937
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black 10.0

A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

as Detective Shiozaki

1959
Bridge

Bridge

1959
Rush to Our Sweetheart

Rush to Our Sweetheart

1963
Utsukushiki Rinjin

Utsukushiki Rinjin

1940
The Man of Rumor

The Man of Rumor

as 藤森甚三

1948
慶安水滸傳

慶安水滸傳

as 神尾備前守

1954
Forgotten Children 8.0

Forgotten Children

1949
Crybaby Chacha

Crybaby Chacha

1987
The Woman Who Holds the Key

The Woman Who Holds the Key

1946
Hearts A-Flutter

Hearts A-Flutter

as Shingo Wakasugi

1957
Saigo no joito 7.0

Saigo no joito

1945
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the Wind

The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the Wind

1957
The Black Sheep

The Black Sheep

1967
The Last Escape

The Last Escape

as Ryu Kinihide

1957
Subarashiki shōtai

Subarashiki shōtai

1955
The Lights of Asakusa 6.0

The Lights of Asakusa

as Shin'ichi Katori

1937
Sennichimae fukin

Sennichimae fukin

1945
Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio 7.0

Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio

as Self

1988
Kyōshū

Kyōshū

1952
A Million Girls 5.0

A Million Girls

as Atsufumi Yashiro

1963
Aiyoku no sabaki

Aiyoku no sabaki

1953
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face

Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face

1960
Haru no Wakakusa

Haru no Wakakusa

1954
The Wicked Boy

The Wicked Boy

1956
The House Where Flowers Bloom

The House Where Flowers Bloom

1963
Otome no iru kichi

Otome no iru kichi

1945
Couple on the Move 9.0

Couple on the Move

1928
When We are Old

When We are Old

1982
Iki na fûraibô

Iki na fûraibô

as Chôgorô Yamamoto

1946
Housewife Camellia 7.0

Housewife Camellia

1936
The Fourth Lady

The Fourth Lady

1948
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru

Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru

1940
Blue Eyed Bride

Blue Eyed Bride

as Maruhashi Gotaro

1964
Pumpkin 8.0

Pumpkin

1928
Don't Tell Your Wife About It 6.0

Don't Tell Your Wife About It

as George

1937
Queen of the Wind

Queen of the Wind

1938
Sakiko-san chotto

Sakiko-san chotto

as 中川正一

1963
Whirlpool of Flowers

Whirlpool of Flowers

1958
College Is a Nice Place 9.0

College Is a Nice Place

as Amano

1936

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