Chishū Ryū
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 13 May 1904 · Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- 16 March 1993
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
Acting 299
- 1997Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version as 御前样
- 1992Tora-san Makes Excuses as 御前样
- 1992Luminous Moss as Judge
- 1991Tora-san Confesses as 御前样
- 1991Until the End of the World as Mr. Mori
- 1990Wim Wenders in Tokyo as Self
- 1990Tora-san Takes a Vacation as 御前样
- 1990Making of 'Dreams' as Self
- 1990Dreams as Old Man
- 1989Tora-san, My Uncle as 御前样
- 1989Tora-san Goes to Vienna as 御前样
- 1989Until Spring Comes
- 1988Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial as 御前样
- 1988A Taxing Woman's Return as Former Priest
- 1988Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio as Self
- 1987Tora-san Plays Daddy as 御前样
- 1987Tora-san Goes North as The High Priest
- 1987Crybaby Chacha
- 1987Carefree Goddesses
- 1986Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy as 御前样
- 1986The Greatest Man in the World as Hermit
- 1986Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
- 1985Tora-san's Island Encounter as 御前样
- 1985And Then as Toku Nagai
- 1985Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters as Tayama Dosen
- 1985Tora-san, the Go-Between as 御前样
- 1985Tokyo-Ga as Self
- 1985When Winter Comes
- 1984Tora-san's Forbidden Love as 御前样
- 1984The Funeral as The Priest
- 1984Marriage Counselor Tora-san as 御前样
- 1984Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
- 1983Tora-san Goes Religious? as 御前样
- 1983Lanterns on Blue Waters
- 1983I Lived, But... as Self
- 1983Tora-san's Song of Love as 御前样
- 1983Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
- 1982Tora-san, the Expert as 御前样
- 1982When We are Old
- 1982The Longest Tunnel as Saiji Akutsu
- 1982Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san as 御前样
- 1981Tora-san's Promise as 御前样
- 1981Tora-san's Love in Osaka as 御前样
- 1980Foster Daddy, Tora! as 御前样
- 1980Tora-san's Tropical Fever as 御前样
- 1979Tora-san's Dream of Spring as 御前样
- 1979Tora-san, the Matchmaker as 御前样
- 1978Talk of the Town Tora-san as 御前样
- 1978Monument to Holy Service
- 1978Stage-Struck Tora-san as 御前样
- 1977Tora-san Plays Cupid as 御前样
- 1977Tora-san Meets His Lordship as 御前样
- 1976Tora-san's Pure Love as 御前样
- 1976Oretachi no toki
- 1976Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset as 御前样
- 1975Tora-san, the Intellectual as 御前样
- 1975Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again as 御前样
- 1975Kyukei no Koya
- 1974Tora-san's Lullaby as 御前样
- 1974The Castle of Sand as Kojuro Kirihara
- 1974Tora-san's Lovesick as 御前样
- 1974Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
- 1974Machi no Hi as Takushoku
- 1973Tora-san Loves an Artist as 御前样
- 1973Miyamoto Musashi as Takuan
- 1973Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro as 巨匠
- 1973Flower and Dragon
- 1973Tora-san's Forget Me Not as 御前样
- 1972Tora-san's Dream-Come-True as 御前样
- 1972Home from the Sea as Ishizaki Senzo
- 1972Tora-san's Dear Old Home as 御前样
- 1971Tora-san's Love Call as 御前样
- 1971Tora-san, the Good Samaritan as 御前样
- 1971Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
- 1971Tora-san's Shattered Romance as 御前样
- 1970High-School Outcasts as Instructor Takeyama
- 1970The Last Kamikaze
- 1970Where Spring Comes Late as Genzo, So's father
- 1970Tora-san's Runaway as 御前样
- 1970Tora-san's Grand Scheme as 御前样
- 1970Tora-san, His Tender Love as 御前样
- 1969Fight for the Glory
- 1969Tora-san's Cherished Mother as 御前样
- 1969Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp as 御前样
- 1969Battle of the Japan Sea as General Maresuke Nogi
- 1969Through Days and Months
- 1968Scrap Collectors
- 1968The Human Bullet as Bookstore Owner
- 1967Traveling in Party
- 1967Japan's Longest Day as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
- 1967The Black Sheep
- 1966Oyuki
- 1966Come Marry Me as Tamotsu's Grandfather
- 1966Ohana han: Dai ni bu
- 1966Warm Current as Yasuhide Shima
- 1965The Four Loves as Heitarô Misawa
- 1965Red Beard as Mr. Yasumoto
- 1965The Soundless Cry as Tateno
- 1965The Radish and the Carrot
- 1964Gazing at Love and Death
- 1964Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii as Gôzô Tôyama
- 1964I'm a Bodyguard
- 1964Blue Eyed Bride as Maruhashi Gotaro
- 1964Dislikes
- 1964Monrō no yōna onna
- 1963Tange Sazen
- 1963A Million Girls as Atsufumi Yashiro
- 1963A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
- 1963Double Wedding as Noriko's Father
- 1963The House Where Flowers Bloom
- 1963Futari dake no toride
- 1963Rush to Our Sweetheart
- 1963Sakiko-san chotto as 中川正一
- 1962An Autumn Afternoon as Shuhei Hirayama
- 1962Zoku aizen katsura
- 1962Four Sisters
- 1962Yoru no keisha
- 1962Love Under the Crucifix as Sokei Nambo
- 1962Flower in a Storm
- 1962Dolls floating down the river as Neighbor
- 1962Drunkard's Paradise
- 1962The Wiser Age as Kinjiro Ishikawa
- 1961Bandits on the Wind
- 1961Student Executive
- 1961The End of Summer as Farmer
- 1961The Last War as Ebara
- 1961The Youth and His Amulet
- 1961A Good Man, A Good Day as Ozeki Hitoshi
- 1961Shin Jinsei Gekijo
- 1961Door of Flowers
- 1961The Human Condition as Hinanmin no Chôrô
- 1961The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer as Hinanmin no Chôrô
- 1960Late Autumn as Shukichi Miwa
- 1960Satan's Sword as Tsukue
- 1960Master Fencer Sees the World
- 1960Internees of Kampili as Vice-Admiral Shibata
- 1960The Bad Sleep Well as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
- 1960Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
- 1960Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face
- 1960Daughters, Wives and a Mother as Old man in the park
- 1960Storm on the Silvery Peaks as Monk
- 1960Only She Knows
- 1960The Wandering Princess as Kinoshita
- 1960Spring Dreams as Shinichirô Atsumi
- 1959Floating Weeds as Theatre Owner
- 1959Love in the Mountains
- 1959A Killed Stewardess: White or Black as Detective Shiozaki
- 1959The White Road Across the River
- 1959Good Morning as Keitaro Hayashi
- 1959Farewell to Spring as Kôzô's father
- 1959I Want to Be a Shellfish as Komiya
- 1959Bridge
- 1959The Path Under the Platanes as Ichiro Ishimaru
- 1959The Snow Flurry
- 1958The Eternal Rainbow as Naoji Kageyama
- 1958The College Hero as Professor Fujii
- 1958Equinox Flower as Shukichi Mikami
- 1958The Rickshaw Man as Toyozo Yuki
- 1958Whirlpool of Flowers
- 1958White Blaze
- 1957Hearts A-Flutter as Shingo Wakasugi
- 1957The Story of Zenta and Sanpei in the Ghost World
- 1957The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the Wind
- 1957The Last Escape as Ryu Kinihide
- 1957Tokyo Twilight as Shukichi Sugiyama
- 1957The Crowded Train as Genroku, the father
- 1957The Face as Det. Hasegawa
- 1957Flying in the Air
- 1956Funny Fellows
- 1956Pure Love
- 1956The Storm
- 1956The Wicked Boy
- 1956Everyone's Sweetheart
- 1956The Invisible 108th Unit
- 1956Early Spring as Kiichi Onodera
- 1956Eyes of Children
- 1955She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum as Masao - Age 73
- 1955Subarashiki shōtai
- 1955The First Kiss as Hasegawa
- 1955Stray Sheep as Professor Hirota
- 1955Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
- 1955The Refugee
- 1955The Immortal Pitcher
- 1955Striving to Live
- 1955All is Well 2
- 1955All is Well as Shingo Mori
- 1955The Moon Has Risen as Asai Mokichi
- 1954Twenty-Four Eyes as Otoko Sensei
- 1954新婚たくあん夫婦 as 品川夏堂
- 1954Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass
- 1954Always in My Heart Part 3
- 1954Autumn Interlude as Michio
- 1954Haru no Wakakusa
- 1954慶安水滸傳 as 神尾備前守
- 1953Love Letter
- 1953Always in My Heart Part 2
- 1953Tokyo Story as Shukichi Hirayama
- 1953Always in My Heart
- 1953Mole Alley
- 1953Aiyoku no sabaki
- 1953Sisters
- 1953Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
- 1952Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
- 1952Dôkoku
- 1952The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice as Sadao Hirayama
- 1952Kare o korosu na
- 1952Kyōshū
- 1952Youth of the Son as Mr. Uemura
- 1952The Waves
- 1951Beauty of Life
- 1951Fireworks Over the Sea as Tarobei Kamiya
- 1951Early Summer as Koichi Mamiya
- 1951Boyhood as Father
- 1951Freedom School
- 1951Home Sweet Home as Kosaku Uemura
- 1951Carmen Comes Home as Principal
- 1951The Good Fairy as Ryôen Toba
- 1950The Actress and the Detective
- 1950The Munekata Sisters as Tadachika Munekata
- 1950Escape Between Midnight and Dawn
- 1950Kazanmyaku
- 1949Forgotten Children
- 1949Late Spring as Shukichi Somiya
- 1949Ishimatsu of the Forest
- 1949Kekkon Sanjûshi
- 1948The Fourth Lady
- 1948Living Image
- 1948A Hen in the Wind as Kazuichiro Satake
- 1948A Woman Who Convicts Men
- 1948Great X as Chief of police
- 1948A Visage to Remember
- 1948Children Hand in Hand as Mr. Matsumura
- 1948The Man of Rumor as 藤森甚三
- 1947Record of a Tenement Gentleman as Tashiro
- 1947The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
- 1946The Woman Who Holds the Key
- 1946Iki na fûraibô as Chôgorô Yamamoto
- 1945Saigo no joito
- 1945Sennichimae fukin
- 1945The Young Women of Izu
- 1945Otome no iru kichi
- 1945Gekimetsu no uta as 河上耕造
- 1944Army as Tomosuke Takagi
- 1944The Man Who Has Returned
- 1944Sailor as Teacher (uncredited)
- 1943Navy as Major Kikuchi
- 1943Our Planes Fly South as Teacher Matsuki
- 1943Port of Flowers as Nobadama
- 1943Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
- 1943Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
- 1943Kaisen no Zenya
- 1942South Wind 2
- 1942South Wind
- 1942There Was a Father as Shuhei Horikawa
- 1941Ornamental Hairpin as Nanmura
- 1941Flower
- 1941Let's Go in Good Spirits as The Boss
- 1941Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family as Shojiro's Friend
- 1941Introspection Tower as Mr. Kusama
- 1940Utsukushiki Rinjin
- 1940Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
- 1939Mother is Strong
- 1939New Woman Question and Answer
- 1939Spring Thunder
- 1939A Brother and His Younger Sister as Seizaburō Utsumi
- 1939Southern Wind
- 1938Queen of the Wind
- 1937The Lights of Asakusa as Shin'ichi Katori
- 1937Children in the Wind as Policeman
- 1937Goodbye to the Front
- 1937The Golden Demon as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
- 1937Don't Tell Your Wife About It as George
- 1937A Star Athlete as Tani
- 1937Song of the Flower Basket as Nenkai Hotta
- 1937Moon Over the Ruins as Conductor
- 1936The New Road: Akemi
- 1936Housewife Camellia
- 1936The Only Son as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
- 1936Boy Aviation Pilots
- 1936College Is a Nice Place as Amano
- 1935An Inn in Tokyo as Policeman
- 1934A Story of Floating Weeds as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1934A Mother Should Be Loved as Hattori
- 1934Street Without End as Yukihiko Chiba
- 1933Love
- 1933Passing Fancy as Man on Boat
- 1933Dragnet Girl as Policeman
- 1933Woman of Tokyo as Reporter
- 1932Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? as Shimazaki
- 1932I Was Born, But... as Home movie projectionist
- 1931The Lady and the Beard as (uncredited)
- 1930That Night's Wife as Policeman
- 1930I Flunked, But... as Student
- 1929Days of Youth as Student
- 1928Physical Beauty
- 1928Couple on the Move
- 1928Pumpkin
- 1928Wife Lost
- 1928Dreams of Youth