Acting
Chishū Ryū
JA, DE cinema · 299 credits
Born
13 May 1904
Died
16 March 1993 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Also known as 笠 智衆 · Chishû Ryû · Ryu Chishu · Chishuu Ryuu · Тисю Рю
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
Filmography
Luminous Moss
as Judge
Until the End of the World
as Mr. Mori
Dreams
as Old Man
A Taxing Woman's Return
as Former Priest
Tora-san Goes North
as The High Priest
Tokyo-Ga
as Self
And Then
as Toku Nagai, Actor
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as A Monk (uncredited)
The Funeral
as The Priest
虞美人草 まぼろしの愛に果てた紫の女！
1984
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
Actor
I Lived, But...
as Self
The Longest Tunnel
as Saiji Akutsu
The Castle of Sand
as Kojuro Kirihara
Machi no Hi
as Takushoku
Miyamoto Musashi
as Takuan
Home from the Sea
as Ishizaki Senzo
Where Spring Comes Late
as Genzo, So's father
High-School Outcasts
as Instructor Takeyama
Battle of the Japan Sea
as General Maresuke Nogi
The Human Bullet
as Bookstore Owner
Japan's Longest Day
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Come Marry Me
as Tamotsu's Grandfather
Warm Current
as Yasuhide Shima
Red Beard
as Mr. Yasumoto
The Soundless Cry
as Tateno
The Four Loves
as Heitarô Misawa
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
as Gôzô Tôyama
Blue Eyed Bride
as Maruhashi Gotaro
Double Wedding
as Noriko's Father
A Million Girls
as Atsufumi Yashiro
An Autumn Afternoon
as Shuhei Hirayama
Love Under the Crucifix
as Sokei Nambo
The Wiser Age
as Kinjiro Ishikawa
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
The End of Summer
as Farmer
The Last War
as Ebara
A Good Man, A Good Day
as Ozeki Hitoshi
Late Autumn
as Shukichi Miwa
The Bad Sleep Well
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Spring Dreams
as Shinichirô Atsumi
The Wandering Princess
as Kinoshita
Satan's Sword
as Tsukue
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Old man in the park
Internees of Kampili
as Vice-Admiral Shibata
Good Morning
as Keitaro Hayashi
Floating Weeds
as Theatre Owner
Farewell to Spring
as Kôzô's father
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
as Detective Shiozaki
The Path Under the Platanes
as Ichiro Ishimaru
Equinox Flower
as Shukichi Mikami
The Rickshaw Man
as Toyozo Yuki
The Eternal Rainbow
as Naoji Kageyama
The College Hero
as Professor Fujii
Tokyo Twilight
as Shukichi Sugiyama
The Crowded Train
as Genroku, the father
The Face
as Det. Hasegawa
花くれないに
1957
Hearts A-Flutter
as Shingo Wakasugi
The Last Escape
as Ryu Kinihide
Early Spring
as Kiichi Onodera
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
as Masao - Age 73
The Moon Has Risen
as Asai Mokichi
All is Well
as Shingo Mori
The First Kiss
as Hasegawa
夏目漱石の三四郎
1955
Stray Sheep
as Professor Hirota
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Otoko Sensei
慶安水滸傳
as 神尾備前守
Autumn Interlude
as Michio
新婚たくあん夫婦
as 品川夏堂
Tokyo Story
as Shukichi Hirayama
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Sadao Hirayama
Youth of the Son
as Mr. Uemura
Early Summer
as Koichi Mamiya
Carmen Comes Home
as Principal
Boyhood
as Father
Home Sweet Home
as Kosaku Uemura
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Tarobei Kamiya
The Good Fairy
as Ryôen Toba
The Munekata Sisters
as Tadachika Munekata
Late Spring
as Shukichi Somiya
Great X
as Chief of police
Children Hand in Hand
as Mr. Matsumura
A Hen in the Wind
as Kazuichiro Satake
粋な風来坊
1946
Iki na fûraibô
as Chôgorô Yamamoto
Gekimetsu no uta
as 河上耕造
Army
as Tomosuke Takagi
Sailor
as Teacher (uncredited)
Navy
as Major Kikuchi
Port of Flowers
as Nobadama
Our Planes Fly South
as Teacher Matsuki
There Was a Father
as Shuhei Horikawa
Let's Go in Good Spirits
as The Boss
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
as Shojiro's Friend
Ornamental Hairpin
as Nanmura
Introspection Tower
as Mr. Kusama
A Brother and His Younger Sister
as Seizaburō Utsumi
Children in the Wind
as Policeman
A Star Athlete
as Tani
The Lights of Asakusa
as Shin'ichi Katori
The Golden Demon
as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
Song of the Flower Basket
as Nenkai Hotta
荒城の月
1937
Moon Over the Ruins
as Conductor
The Only Son
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
An Inn in Tokyo
as Policeman
Street Without End
as Yukihiko Chiba
A Mother Should Be Loved
as Hattori
A Story of Floating Weeds
as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
Woman of Tokyo
as Reporter
Passing Fancy
as Man on Boat
Dragnet Girl
as Policeman
Love
Actor
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
as Shimazaki
I Was Born, But...
as Home movie projectionist
The Lady and the Beard
as (uncredited)
That Night's Wife
as Policeman
I Flunked, But...
as Student
Days of Youth
as Student
Pumpkin
Actor
