Chishū Ryū
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-05-13
Day of Death
1993-03-16 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Chishū Ryū
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
Acting
(1993)
Talking with Ozu
as Self (archival footage)
(1992)
Luminous Moss
as Judge
(1992)
(1991)
Until the End of the World
as Mr. Mori
(1991)
(1990)
Dreams
as Old Man
(1990)
(1990)
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
as Self
(1989)
Tora-san, My Uncle
as Gozen-sama
(1989)
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as the High Priest
(1989)
(1988)
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Gozen-sama
(1988)
A Taxing Woman's Return
as Former Priest
(1988)
(1987)
Tora-san Goes North
as the High Priest
(1987)
Tora-san Plays Daddy
as the High Priest
(1987)
(1986)
The Greatest Man in the World
as Hermit
(1986)
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
as the High Priest
(1986)
(1985)
Tora-san's Island Encounter
as the High Priest
(1985)
Tora-san, the Go-Between
as the High Priest
(1985)
(1985)
(1985)
Tokyo-Ga
as Self
(1984)
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
as the High Priest
(1984)
(1984)
The Funeral
as The Priest
(1984)
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
as the High Priest
(1983)
Tora-san Goes Religious?
as the High Priest
(1983)
(1983)
Tora-san's Song of Love
as the High Priest
(1983)
(1983)
I Lived, But...
as Self
(1982)
The Longest Tunnel
as Saiji Akutsu
(1982)
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
as the High Priest
(1982)
(1982)
Tora-san, the Expert
as Gozen-sama
(1981)
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
as Gozen-sama
(1981)
Tora-san's Promise
as Gozen-sama
(1980)
Foster Daddy, Tora!
as Gozen-sama
(1980)
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
as Priest
(1979)
(1979)
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as Gozen-sama
(1978)
Stage-Struck Tora-san
as Gozen-sama
(1978)
Talk of the Town Tora-san
as Gozen-sama
(1978)
(1977)
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
as Gozensama
(1977)
Tora-san Plays Cupid
as Priest
(1976)
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
as Priest
(1976)
(1976)
Tora-san's Pure Love
as Gozen-sama
(1975)
Tora-san, the Intellectual
as Gozen-sama
(1975)
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
as the High Priest
(1975)
(1974)
Tora-san's Lullaby
as Gozen-sama
(1974)
Machi no Hi
as Takushoku
(1974)
The Castle of Sand
as Kojuro Kirihara
(1974)
Tora-san's Lovesick
as Gozen-sama
(1974)
(1973)
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
as the High Priest
(1973)
(1973)
Miyamoto Musashi
as Takuan
(1973)
(1972)
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
as the High Priest
(1972)
Home from the Sea
as Ishizaki Senzo
(1972)
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
as the High Priest
(1971)
Tora-san's Love Call
as the High Priest
(1971)
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
as the High Priest
(1971)
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as the High Priest
(1971)
(1970)
Tora-san's Runaway
as High Priest
(1970)
(1970)
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as High Priest
(1970)
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
as Priest
(1970)
High-School Outcasts
as Instructor Takeyama
(1970)
Where Spring Comes Late
as Genzo, So's father
(1969)
Battle of the Japan Sea
as General Maresuke Nogi
(1969)
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Gozensama
(1969)
It's Tough Being a Man
as Gozen-sama
(1969)
(1968)
(1968)
The Human Bullet
as Bookstore Man
(1967)
(1967)
Japan's Longest Day
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
(1967)
(1966)
Come Marry Me
as Tamotsu's Grandfather
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
Warm Current
as Yasuhide Shima
(1965)
Red Beard
as Mr. Yasumoto
(1965)
(1965)
The Four Loves
as Heitarô Misawa
(1965)
The Soundless Cry
as Tateno
(1964)
Aoimoku no yome-han
as Maruhashi Gotaro
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
as Gôzô Tôyama
(1964)
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
Double Wedding
as Noriko's Father
(1962)
Dolls floating down the river
as Neighbor
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
An Autumn Afternoon
as Shuhei Hirayama
(1962)
The Wiser Age
as Kinjiro Ishikawa
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
Love Under the Crucifix
as Sokei Nambo
(1961)
The Last War
as Ebara
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
A Good Man, A Good Day
as Ozeki Hitoshi
(1961)
(1961)
The End of Summer
as Farmer
(1961)
(1961)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
(1960)
Internees of Kampili
as Vice-Admiral Shibata
(1960)
The Bad Sleep Well
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
(1960)
(1960)
Satan's Sword
as Tsukue
(1960)
(1960)
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
as Monk
(1960)
Spring Dreams
as Shinichirô Atsumi
(1960)
The Wandering Princess
as Kinoshita
(1960)
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Old man in the park
(1960)
(1960)
Late Autumn
as Shukichi Miwa
(1959)
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
as Detective Shiozaki
(1959)
Good Morning
as Keitaro Hayashi
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
Farewell to Spring
as Kôzô's father
(1959)
I Want to Be a Shellfish
as Komiya
(1959)
Floating Weeds
as Theatre Owner
(1958)
(1958)
The Eternal Rainbow
as Naoji Kageyama
(1958)
Equinox Flower
as Shukichi Mikami
(1958)
The Rickshaw Man
as Shigezo Yuki
(1957)
Hearts A-Flutter
as Shingo Wakasugi
(1957)
The Face
as Det. Hasegawa
(1957)
(1957)
The Crowded Train
as Genroku, the father
(1957)
Tokyo Twilight
as Shukichi Sugiyama
(1956)
(1956)
Early Spring
as Kiichi Onodera
(1956)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
Stray Sheep
as Professor Hirota
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
The Moon Has Risen
as Asai Mokichi
(1955)
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
as Masao - Age 73
(1955)
All is Well
as Shingo Mori
(1955)
The First Kiss
as Hasegawa
(1954)
慶安水滸傳
as 神尾備前守
(1954)
(1954)
(1954)
(1954)
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Otoko Sensei
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
Tokyo Story
as Shukichi Hirayama
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1952)
(1952)
(1952)
(1952)
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Sadao Hirayama
(1952)
(1952)
Youth of the Son
as Mr. Uemura
(1952)
(1951)
The Good Fairy
as Ryôen Toba
(1951)
Home Sweet Home
as Kosaku Uemura
(1951)
Carmen Comes Home
as Principal
(1951)
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Tarobei Kamiya
(1951)
(1951)
Boyhood
as Father
(1951)
Early Summer
as Koichi Mamiya
(1951)
(1950)
The Munekata Sisters
as Tadachika Munekata
(1949)
(1949)
(1949)
Late Spring
as Shukichi Somiya
(1949)
(1948)
A Hen in the Wind
as Kazuichiro Satake
(1948)
Children Hand in Hand
as Mr. Matsumura
(1948)
(1948)
(1948)
Great X
as Chief of police
(1948)
(1947)
(1947)
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
as Tashiro
(1946)
(1946)
Iki na fûraibô
as Chôgorô Yamamoto
(1945)
(1945)
(1945)
(1945)
Gekimetsu no uta
as 河上耕造
(1945)
(1944)
Sailor
as Teacher (uncredited)
(1944)
Army
as Tomosuke Takagi
(1944)
(1943)
(1943)
Our Planes Fly South
as Teacher Matsuki
(1943)
(1943)
Navy
as Major Kikuchi
(1943)
(1943)
Port of Flowers
as Nobadama
(1942)
(1942)
There Was a Father
as Shuhei Horikawa
(1942)
(1941)
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
as Shojiro's Friend
(1941)
(1941)
Let's Go in Good Spirits
as The Boss
(1941)
Introspection Tower
as Mr. Kusama
(1941)
Ornamental Hairpin
as Nanmura
(1940)
(1940)
(1939)
(1939)
(1939)
(1939)
A Brother and His Younger Sister
as Seizaburō Utsumi
(1939)
(1938)
(1937)
The Lights of Asakusa
as Shin'ichi Katori
(1937)
Song of the Flower Basket
as Nenkai Hotta
(1937)
The Golden Demon
as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
(1937)
Moon Over the Ruins
as Conductor
(1937)
A Star Athlete
as Tani
(1937)
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
as George
(1937)
(1937)
Children in the Wind
as Policeman
(1936)
(1936)
(1936)
(1936)
College Is a Nice Place
as Amano
(1936)
The Only Son
as Teacher Okubo
(1935)
An Inn in Tokyo
as Policeman
(1934)
Street Without End
as Yukihiko Chiba
(1934)
A Mother Should Be Loved
as Hattori
(1934)
A Story of Floating Weeds
as Audience Member
(1933)
(1933)
Passing Fancy
as Man on Boat
(1933)
Dragnet Girl
as Policeman
(1933)
Woman of Tokyo
as Reporter
(1932)
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
as Shimazaki
(1931)
The Lady and the Beard
as (uncredited)
(1930)
That Night's Wife
as Policeman
(1930)
I Flunked, But...
as Class mate
(1929)
Days of Youth
as Student
(1928)
(1928)
(1928)
(1928)
(1928)