Chishū Ryū
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 13, 1904 (122 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 1997 | Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special VersionHigh Priest | |
| 1992 | Luminous MossJudge | |
| 1992 | Tora-san Makes ExcusesHigh Priest | |
| 1991 | Tora-san ConfessesHigh Priest | |
| 1991 | Until the End of the WorldMr. Mori | |
| 1990 | Tora-san Takes a VacationHigh Priest | |
| 1990 | DreamsOld Man | |
| 1990 | Wim Wenders in TokyoSelf | |
| 1990 | Making of 'Dreams'Self | |
| 1989 | Tora-san, My UncleGozen-sama | |
| 1989 | Until Spring Comes | |
| 1989 | Tora-san Goes to Viennathe High Priest | |
| 1988 | Tora-san's Salad-Day MemorialGozen-sama | |
| 1988 | Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna StudioSelf | |
| 1988 | A Taxing Woman's ReturnFormer Priest | |
| 1987 | Crybaby Chacha | |
| 1987 | Tora-san Plays Daddythe High Priest | |
| 1987 | Tora-san Goes Norththe High Priest | |
| 1987 | Carefree Goddesses | |
| 1987 | An Early Autumn | |
| 1986 | Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasythe High Priest | |
| 1986 | The Greatest Man in the WorldHermit | |
| 1986 | Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies | |
| 1985 | Tokyo-GaSelf | |
| 1985 | When Winter Comes | |
| 1985 | Tora-san, the Go-Betweenthe High Priest | |
| 1985 | Tora-san's Island Encounterthe High Priest | |
| 1985 | And ThenToku Nagai | |
| 1985 | And Then | |
| 1985 | Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersTayama Dosen | |
| 1984 | The FuneralThe Priest | |
| 1984 | Tora-san's Forbidden Lovethe High Priest | |
| 1984 | Marriage Counselor Tora-santhe High Priest | |
| 1984 | Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna! | |
| 1983 | Tora-san Goes Religious?the High Priest | |
| 1983 | Tora-san's Song of Lovethe High Priest | |
| 1983 | I Lived, But...Self | |
| 1983 | Lanterns on Blue Waters | |
| 1983 | Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu | |
| 1982 | The Longest TunnelSaiji Akutsu | |
| 1982 | When We are Old | |
| 1982 | Hearts and Flowers for Tora-santhe High Priest | |
| 1982 | Tora-san, the ExpertGozen-sama | |
| 1981 | Tora-san's Love in OsakaGozen-sama | |
| 1981 | Tora-san's PromiseGozen-sama | |
| 1980 | Foster Daddy, Tora!Gozen-sama | |
| 1980 | Tora-san's Tropical FeverPriest | |
| 1980 | A-Un | |
| 1980 | Zoku zoku jiken | |
| 1979 | Tora-san, the MatchmakerGozen-sama | |
| 1979 | Tora-san's Dream of Spring | |
| 1979 | Tokyo Suburbia | |
| 1978 | Stage-Struck Tora-sanGozen-sama | |
| 1978 | Talk of the Town Tora-sanGozen-sama | |
| 1978 | Monument to Holy Service | |
| 1978 | Haguregumo | |
| 1977 | Tora-san Meets His LordshipGozensama | |
| 1977 | Tora-san Plays CupidPriest | |
| 1976 | Tora-san's Sunrise and SunsetPriest | |
| 1976 | Tora-san's Pure LoveGozen-sama | |
| 1976 | Oretachi no toki | |
| 1976 | The Roads Men TravelKadomae | |
| 1976 | Hi no kuni ni造園主・吉野公平 | |
| 1975 | Tora-san, the IntellectualGozen-sama | |
| 1975 | Tora-san Meets the Songstress Againthe High Priest | |
| 1975 | Kyukei no Koya | |
| 1974 | Tora-san's LovesickGozen-sama | |
| 1974 | Tora-san's LullabyGozen-sama | |
| 1974 | The Castle of SandKojuro Kirihara | |
| 1974 | Machi no HiTakushoku | |
| 1974 | Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn | |
| 1973 | Tora-san's Forget Me Notthe High Priest | |
| 1973 | Miyamoto MusashiTakuan | |
| 1973 | Flower and Dragon | |
| 1973 | Tora-san Loves an Artist | |
| 1972 | Home from the SeaIshizaki Senzo | |
| 1972 | Tora-san's Dear Old Homethe High Priest | |
| 1972 | Tora-san's Dream-Come-TrueThe High Priest | |
| 1971 | Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho | |
| 1971 | Tora-san's Love Callthe High Priest | |
| 1971 | Tora-san, the Good Samaritanthe High Priest | |
| 1971 | Tora-san's Shattered Romancethe High Priest | |
| 1970 | Tora-san's Grand SchemePriest | |
| 1970 | Where Spring Comes LateGenzo, So's father | |
| 1970 | The Last Kamikaze | |
| 1970 | High-School OutcastsInstructor Takeyama | |
| 1970 | Tora-san, His Tender LoveHigh Priest | |
| 1970 | Tora-san's RunawayHigh Priest | |
| 1969 | Battle of the Japan SeaGeneral Maresuke Nogi | |
| 1969 | Tora-san, Our Lovable TrampGozen-sama | |
| 1969 | Fight for the Glory | |
| 1969 | Tora-san's Cherished MotherGozensama | |
| 1969 | Through Days and Months | |
| 1969 | The Lonely Scalpel | |
| 1968 | The Human BulletBookstore Man | |
| 1968 | Scrap Collectors | |
| 1967 | Japan's Longest DayPrime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki | |
| 1967 | Traveling in Party | |
| 1967 | The Black Sheep | |
| 1966 | Come Marry MeTamotsu's Grandfather | |
| 1966 | Warm CurrentYasuhide Shima | |
| 1966 | Oyuki | |
| 1966 | Ohana han: Dai ni bu | |
| 1965 | Red BeardMr. Yasumoto | |
| 1965 | The Soundless CryTateno | |
| 1965 | The Radish and the Carrot | |
| 1965 | The Four LovesHeitarô Misawa | |
| 1965 | Tamayura直木良彦 | |
| 1964 | Dislikes | |
| 1964 | Let's Dance Bon-Odori in HawaiiGôzô Tôyama | |
| 1964 | Gazing at Love and Death | |
| 1964 | Blue Eyed BrideMaruhashi Gotaro | |
| 1964 | I'm a Bodyguard | |
| 1964 | Monrō no yōna onna | |
| 1963 | Futari dake no toride | |
| 1963 | Rush to Our Sweetheart | |
| 1963 | Tange Sazen | |
| 1963 | A Prisoner in Search of Daughter | |
| 1963 | Double WeddingNoriko's Father | |
| 1963 | Sakiko-san chotto中川正一 | |
| 1962 | Dolls floating down the riverNeighbor | |
| 1962 | Zoku aizen katsura | |
| 1962 | Flower in a Storm | |
| 1962 | An Autumn AfternoonShuhei Hirayama | |
| 1962 | Yoru no keisha | |
| 1962 | Love Under the CrucifixSokei Nambo | |
| 1962 | Drunkard's Paradise | |
| 1962 | The Wiser AgeKinjiro Ishikawa | |
| 1962 | Four Sisters | |
| 1961 | The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerHinanmin no Chôrô | |
| 1961 | The End of SummerFarmer | |
| 1961 | The Last WarEbara | |
| 1961 | Door of Flowers | |
| 1961 | The Youth and His Amulet | |
| 1961 | A Good Man, A Good DayOzeki Hitoshi | |
| 1961 | Shin Jinsei Gekijo | |
| 1961 | Bandits on the Wind | |
| 1960 | Late AutumnShukichi Miwa | |
| 1960 | The Bad Sleep WellPublic Prosecutor Nonaka | |
| 1960 | Master Fencer Sees the World | |
| 1960 | Spring DreamsShinichirô Atsumi | |
| 1960 | The Wandering PrincessKinoshita | |
| 1960 | Satan's SwordTsukue | |
| 1960 | Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband | |
| 1960 | Daughters, Wives and a MotherOld man in the park | |
| 1960 | Internees of KampiliVice-Admiral Shibata | |
| 1960 | Only She Knows | |
| 1960 | Storm on the Silvery PeaksMonk | |
| 1960 | Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face | |
| 1959 | Love in the Mountains | |
| 1959 | Good MorningKeitaro Hayashi | |
| 1959 | Floating WeedsTheatre Owner | |
| 1959 | Bridge | |
| 1959 | The Snow Flurry | |
| 1959 | Farewell to SpringKôzô's father | |
| 1959 | I Want to Be a ShellfishKomiya | |
| 1959 | A Killed Stewardess: White or BlackDetective Shiozaki | |
| 1959 | The White Road Across the River | |
| 1959 | The Path Under the PlatanesIchiro Ishimaru | |
| 1958 | Equinox FlowerShukichi Mikami | |
| 1958 | The Rickshaw ManToyozo Yuki | |
| 1958 | White Blaze | |
| 1958 | The Eternal RainbowNaoji Kageyama | |
| 1958 | The College HeroProfessor Fujii | |
| 1957 | Tokyo TwilightShukichi Sugiyama | |
| 1957 | Flying in the Air | |
| 1957 | The Crowded TrainGenroku, the father | |
| 1957 | The FaceDet. Hasegawa | |
| 1957 | Hearts A-FlutterShingo Wakasugi | |
| 1956 | Early SpringKiichi Onodera | |
| 1956 | The Storm | |
| 1956 | Eyes of Children | |
| 1956 | The Wicked Boy | |
| 1955 | Striving to Live | |
| 1955 | She Was Like a Wild ChrysanthemumMasao - Age 73 | |
| 1955 | The Moon Has RisenAsai Mokichi | |
| 1955 | All is WellShingo Mori | |
| 1955 | All is Well 2 | |
| 1955 | Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei | |
| 1955 | The First KissHasegawa | |
| 1955 | Stray SheepProfessor Hirota | |
| 1955 | The Refugee | |
| 1955 | Subarashiki shōtai | |
| 1954 | Twenty-Four EyesOtoko Sensei | |
| 1954 | 慶安水滸傳神尾備前守 | |
| 1954 | Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass | |
| 1954 | Always in My Heart Part 3 | |
| 1954 | Haru no Wakakusa | |
| 1953 | Mole Alley | |
| 1953 | Tokyo StoryShukichi Hirayama | |
| 1953 | Sisters | |
| 1953 | Always in My Heart Part 2 | |
| 1953 | Always in My Heart | |
| 1953 | Love Letter | |
| 1953 | Aiyoku no sabaki | |
| 1953 | Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu | |
| 1952 | Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu | |
| 1952 | The Flavor of Green Tea Over RiceSadao Hirayama | |
| 1952 | Youth of the SonMr. Uemura | |
| 1952 | Kare o korosu na | |
| 1952 | Kyōshū | |
| 1952 | The Waves | |
| 1952 | Dôkoku | |
| 1951 | Early SummerKoichi Mamiya | |
| 1951 | Carmen Comes HomePrincipal | |
| 1951 | BoyhoodFather | |
| 1951 | Home Sweet HomeKosaku Uemura | |
| 1951 | Freedom School | |
| 1951 | Fireworks Over the SeaTarobei Kamiya | |
| 1951 | The Good FairyRyôen Toba | |
| 1951 | Beauty of Life | |
| 1950 | The Munekata SistersTadachika Munekata | |
| 1949 | Late SpringShukichi Somiya | |
| 1949 | Ishimatsu of the Forest | |
| 1949 | Forgotten Children | |
| 1949 | Kekkon Sanjûshi | |
| 1948 | The Fourth Lady | |
| 1948 | A Visage to Remember | |
| 1948 | Great XChief of police | |
| 1948 | Children Hand in HandMr. Matsumura | |
| 1948 | A Hen in the WindKazuichiro Satake | |
| 1948 | Living Image | |
| 1948 | 噂の男藤森甚三 | |
| 1947 | Record of a Tenement GentlemanTashiro | |
| 1947 | The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant | |
| 1946 | Iki na fûraibôChôgorô Yamamoto | |
| 1946 | The Woman Who Holds the Key | |
| 1945 | Gekimetsu no uta河上耕造 | |
| 1945 | Otome no iru kichi | |
| 1945 | Sennichimae fukin | |
| 1945 | Izu no musumetachi | |
| 1945 | 最後の攘夷党 | |
| 1944 | ArmyTomosuke Takagi | |
| 1944 | SailorTeacher (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | The Man Who Has Returned | |
| 1943 | Kaisen no Zenya | |
| 1943 | NavyMajor Kikuchi | |
| 1943 | Port of FlowersNobadama | |
| 1943 | Our Planes Fly SouthTeacher Matsuki | |
| 1943 | Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home | |
| 1943 | Air Raid of the Enemy Plane | |
| 1942 | There Was a FatherShuhei Horikawa | |
| 1942 | South Wind | |
| 1942 | South Wind 2 | |
| 1941 | Let's Go in Good SpiritsThe Boss | |
| 1941 | Brothers and Sisters of the Toda FamilyShojiro's Friend | |
| 1941 | Ornamental HairpinNanmura | |
| 1941 | Flower | |
| 1941 | Introspection TowerMr. Kusama | |
| 1940 | Utsukushiki Rinjin | |
| 1940 | Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru | |
| 1939 | Mother is Strong | |
| 1939 | Southern Wind | |
| 1939 | A Brother and His Younger SisterSeizaburō Utsumi | |
| 1939 | Spring Thunder | |
| 1939 | New Woman Question and Answer | |
| 1938 | Queen of the Wind | |
| 1937 | Children in the WindPoliceman | |
| 1937 | A Star AthleteTani | |
| 1937 | Don't Tell Your Wife About ItGeorge | |
| 1937 | The Lights of AsakusaShin'ichi Katori | |
| 1937 | The Golden DemonKuranosuke Kazahaya | |
| 1937 | Song of the Flower BasketNenkai Hotta | |
| 1937 | Moon Over the RuinsConductor | |
| 1937 | Goodbye to the Front | |
| 1936 | The Only SonTeacher Okubo | |
| 1936 | Boy Aviation Pilots | |
| 1936 | Housewife Camellia | |
| 1936 | College Is a Nice PlaceAmano | |
| 1936 | The New Road: Akemi | |
| 1935 | An Inn in TokyoPoliceman | |
| 1934 | Street Without EndYukihiko Chiba | |
| 1934 | A Mother Should Be LovedHattori | |
| 1934 | A Story of Floating WeedsShouting Audience Member (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Woman of TokyoReporter | |
| 1933 | Passing FancyMan on Boat | |
| 1933 | Dragnet GirlPoliceman | |
| 1933 | Love | |
| 1932 | Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?Shimazaki | |
| 1932 | I Was Born, But...Home movie projectionist | |
| 1931 | The Lady and the Beard(uncredited) | |
| 1930 | That Night's WifePoliceman | |
| 1930 | I Flunked, But...Student | |
| 1929 | Days of YouthStudent | |
| 1928 | Physical Beauty | |
| 1928 | Couple on the Move | |
| 1928 | Pumpkin | |
| 1928 | Wife Lost | |
| 1928 | Dreams of Youth |