Chishū Ryū
Acting1904Tachibana, 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).
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Known For
Acting History
1997
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
as High Priest
1992
Luminous Moss
as Judge
Tora-san Makes Excuses
as High Priest
1991
Tora-san Confesses
as High Priest
Until the End of the World
as Mr. Mori
1990
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
as High Priest
Making of 'Dreams'
as Self
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
as Self
Dreams
as Old Man
1989
1988
A Taxing Woman's Return
as Former Priest
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Gozen-sama
1987
Tora-san Plays Daddy
as the High Priest
Tora-san Goes North
as the High Priest
1986
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
as the High Priest
The Greatest Man in the World
as Hermit
1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Island Encounter
as the High Priest
Tokyo-Ga
as Self
1984
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
as the High Priest
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
as the High Priest
The Funeral
as The Priest
1983
Tora-san's Song of Love
as the High Priest
Tora-san Goes Religious?
as the High Priest
I Lived, But...
as Self
1982
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
as the High Priest
The Longest Tunnel
as Saiji Akutsu
Tora-san, the Expert
as Gozen-sama
1981
Tora-san's Promise
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
as Gozen-sama
1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
as Priest
Foster Daddy, Tora!
as Gozen-sama
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as Gozen-sama
1978
1977
Tora-san Plays Cupid
as Priest
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
as Gozensama
1976
Tora-san's Pure Love
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
as Priest
The Roads Men Travel
TVas Kadomae
Hi no kuni ni
TVas 造園主・吉野公平
1975
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
as the High Priest
Tora-san, the Intellectual
as Gozen-sama
1974
Tora-san's Lovesick
as Gozen-sama
Machi no Hi
as Takushoku
Tora-san's Lullaby
as Gozen-sama
The Castle of Sand
as Kojuro Kirihara
1973
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
as the High Priest
Miyamoto Musashi
as Takuan
1972
Home from the Sea
as Ishizaki Senzo
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
as the High Priest
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Love Call
as the High Priest
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
as the High Priest
1970
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
as Priest
High-School Outcasts
as Instructor Takeyama
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as High Priest
Tora-san's Runaway
as High Priest
Where Spring Comes Late
as Genzo, So's father
1969
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
as Gozen-sama
Battle of the Japan Sea
as General Maresuke Nogi
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Gozensama
1968
The Human Bullet
as Bookstore Man
1967
1966
1965
1964
Blue Eyed Bride
as Maruhashi Gotaro
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
as Gôzô Tôyama
1962
The Wiser Age
as Kinjiro Ishikawa
Dolls floating down the river
as Neighbor
Love Under the Crucifix
as Sokei Nambo
An Autumn Afternoon
as Shuhei Hirayama
1961
The Last War
as Ebara
A Good Man, A Good Day
as Ozeki Hitoshi
The End of Summer
as Farmer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
1960
Satan's Sword
as Tsukue
Late Autumn
as Shukichi Miwa
The Bad Sleep Well
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Old man in the park
The Wandering Princess
as Kinoshita
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
as Monk
Spring Dreams
as Shinichirô Atsumi
Internees of Kampili
as Vice-Admiral Shibata
1959
I Want to Be a Shellfish
as Komiya
Farewell to Spring
as Kôzô's father
Good Morning
as Keitaro Hayashi
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
as Detective Shiozaki
Floating Weeds
as Theatre Owner
The Path Under the Platanes
as Ichiro Ishimaru
1958
The Eternal Rainbow
as Naoji Kageyama
Equinox Flower
as Shukichi Mikami
The Rickshaw Man
as Toyozo Yuki
The College Hero
as Professor Fujii
1957
Tokyo Twilight
as Shukichi Sugiyama
The Crowded Train
as Genroku, the father
The Face
as Det. Hasegawa
Hearts A-Flutter
as Shingo Wakasugi
1956
1955
The Moon Has Risen
as Asai Mokichi
Stray Sheep
as Professor Hirota
The First Kiss
as Hasegawa
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
as Masao - Age 73
All is Well
as Shingo Mori
1954
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Sadao Hirayama
Youth of the Son
as Mr. Uemura
1951
Home Sweet Home
as Kosaku Uemura
The Good Fairy
as Ryôen Toba
Boyhood
as Father
Carmen Comes Home
as Principal
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Tarobei Kamiya
Early Summer
as Koichi Mamiya
1950
The Munekata Sisters
as Tadachika Munekata
1949
1948
1946
Iki na fûraibô
as Chôgorô Yamamoto
1944
1943
1942
1941
Introspection Tower
as Mr. Kusama
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
as Shojiro's Friend
Ornamental Hairpin
as Nanmura
Let's Go in Good Spirits
as The Boss
1937
Children in the Wind
as Policeman
Song of the Flower Basket
as Nenkai Hotta
A Star Athlete
as Tani
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
as George
The Lights of Asakusa
as Shin'ichi Katori
Moon Over the Ruins
as Conductor
The Golden Demon
as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
1936
College Is a Nice Place
as Amano
The Only Son
as Teacher Okubo
1935
An Inn in Tokyo
as Policeman
1934
Street Without End
as Yukihiko Chiba
A Mother Should Be Loved
as Hattori
A Story of Floating Weeds
as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
1933
1932
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
as Shimazaki
I Was Born, But...
as Home movie projectionist
1931
The Lady and the Beard
as (uncredited)
1930
I Flunked, But...
as Student
That Night's Wife
as Policeman
1929
Days of Youth
as Student