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