Chishū Ryū
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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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Acted in
Talking with Ozu
1993
as Self (archival footage)
Tora-san Makes Excuses
1992
Luminous Moss
1992
as Judge
Tora-san Confesses
1991
Until the End of the World
1991
as Mr. Mori
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
as Self
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1990
Dreams
1990
as Old Man
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
as the High Priest
Until Spring Comes
1989
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988
as Gozen-sama
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Former Priest
Chishu Ryu and Shochiku’s Ofuna Studio
1988
as Self
Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987
as the High Priest
An Early Autumn
1987
Tora-san Goes North
1987
as the High Priest
Crybaby Chacha
1987
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986
as the High Priest
The Greatest Man in the World
1986
as Hermit
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985
as the High Priest
And Then
1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
as A monk
Tora-san, the Go-Between
1985
as the High Priest
Tokyo-Ga
1985
as Self
When Winter Comes
1985
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
1984
as the High Priest
The Funeral
1984
as The priest
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
as the High Priest
Tora-san Goes Religious?
1983
as the High Priest
Lanterns on Blue Waters
1983
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Tora-san's Song of Love
1983
as the High Priest
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
1983
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
as Gozen-sama
When We are Old
1982
The Longest Tunnel
1982
as Saiji Akutsu
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1982
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Promise
1981
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1981
as Gozen-sama
Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980
as Gozen-sama
Zoku zoku jiken
1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
1980
as Priest
A-Un
1980
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
1979
as Gozen-sama
Talk of the Town Tora-san
1978
as Gozen-sama
Monument to Holy Service
1978
Stage-Struck Tora-san
1978
as Gozen-sama
Haguregumo
1978
Tora-san Plays Cupid
1977
as Priest
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
as Gozensama
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
as Gozen-sama
Oretachi no toki
1976
Hi no kuni ni
1976
as 造園主・吉野公平
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1976
as Priest
The Roads Men Travel
1976
as Kadomae
Tora-san, the Intellectual
1975
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1975
as the High Priest
Kyukei no Koya
1975
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
as Gozen-sama
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Kojuro Kirihara
Tora-san's Lovesick
1974
as Gozen-sama
Nagare no fu dai ichibu dōran dai ni bu yoake sakuhin jōhō
1974
Machi no Hi
1974
as Takushoku
Tora-san Loves an Artist
1973
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Takuan
Flower and Dragon
1973
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
1973
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972
as the High Priest
Home from the Sea
1972
as Ishizaki Senzo
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Love Call
1971
as the High Priest
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971
as the High Priest
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as the High Priest
High-School Outcasts
1970
as Instructor Takeyama
The Last Kamikaze
1970
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
as Genzo, So's father
Tora-san's Runaway
1970
as High Priest
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
1970
as Priest
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as High Priest
Fight for the Glory
1969
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
as Gozensama
It's Tough Being a Man
1969
as Gozen-sama
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as General Maresuke Nogi
Scrap Collectors
1968
The Human Bullet
1968
as Bookstore Man
Traveling in Party
1967
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
The Black Sheep
1967
Come Marry Me
1966
as Tamotsu's Grandfather
Warm Current
1966
as Yasuhide Shima
The Four Loves
1965
as Heitarô Misawa
Tamayura
1965
as 直木良彦
Red Beard
1965
as Mr. Yasumoto
The Soundless Cry
1965
as Tateno
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
Gazing at Love and Death
1964
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
1964
as Gôzô Tôyama
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
Aoimoku no yome-han
1964
as Maruhashi Gotaro
Dislikes
1964
Tange Sazen
1963
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963
Double Wedding
1963
as Noriko's Father
Futari dake no toride
1963
Rush to Our Sweetheart
1963
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Shuhei Hirayama
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Four Sisters
1962
Yoru no keisha
1962
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Sokei Nambo
Flower in a Storm
1962
Dolls floating down the river
1962
as Neighbor
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
The Wiser Age
1962
as Kinjiro Ishikawa
The End of Summer
1961
as Farmer
The Last War
1961
as Ebara
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
Door of Flowers
1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
Late Autumn
1960
as Shukichi Miwa
Satan's Sword
1960
as Tsukue
Master Fencer Sees the World
1960
Internees of Kampili
1960
as Vice-Admiral Shibata
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4
1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Old man in the park
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
1960
as Monk
Only She Knows
1960
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Kinoshita
Spring Dreams
1960
as Shinichirô Atsumi
Floating Weeds
1959
as Theatre Owner
Love in the Mountains
1959
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
1959
as Detective Shiozaki
The White Road Across the River
1959
Good Morning
1959
as Keitaro Hayashi
Farewell to Spring
1959
as Kôzô's father
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
as Komiya
Bridge
1959
The Snow Flurry
1959
The Eternal Rainbow
1958
as Naoji Kageyama
Equinox Flower
1958
as Shukichi Mikami
The Rickshaw Man
1958
as Shigezo Yuki
White Blaze
1958
Hearts A-Flutter
1957
as Shingo Wakasugi
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Shukichi Sugiyama
The Crowded Train
1957
as Genroku, the father
The Face
1957
as Det. Hasegawa
Flying in the Air
1957
The Storm
1956
Early Spring
1956
as Kiichi Onodera
Eyes of Children
1956
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955
as Masao - Age 73
The First Kiss
1955
as Hasegawa
Stray Sheep
1955
as Professor Hirota
Life's Simple Pleasures
1955
The Refugee
1955
Striving to Live
1955
All is Well 2
1955
All is Well
1955
as Shingo Mori
The Moon Has Risen
1955
as Asai Mokichi
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Otoko Sensei
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass
1954
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
Haru no Wakakusa
1954
慶安水滸傳
1954
as 神尾備前守
Love Letter
1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Tokyo Story
1953
as Shukichi Hirayama
Always in My Heart
1953
Mole Alley
1953
Aiyoku no sabaki
1953
Sisters
1953
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
Dôkoku
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice
1952
as Sadao Hirayama
彼を殺すな
1952
Kyōshū
1952
Youth of the Son
1952
as Mr. Uemura
The Waves
1952
Beauty of Life
1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Tarobei Kamiya
Early Summer
1951
as Koichi Mamiya
Boyhood
1951
as Father
Freedom School
1951
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Principal
Home Sweet Home
1951
as Kosaku Uemura
The Good Fairy
1951
as Ryôen Toba
The Munekata Sisters
1950
as Tadachika Munekata
Forgotten Children
1949
Late Spring
1949
as Shukichi Somiya
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
Kekkon Sanjûshi
1949
The Fourth Lady
1948
Living Image
1948
A Hen in the Wind
1948
as Kazuichiro Satake
Great X
1948
as Chief of police
A Visage to Remember
1948
Children Hand in Hand
1948
as Mr. Matsumura
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
as Tashiro
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
1947
The Woman Who Holds the Key
1946
Iki na fûraibô
1946
as Chôgorô Yamamoto
Sennichimae fukin
1945
Izu no musumetachi
1945
Otome no iru kichi
1945
Gekimetsu no uta
1945
as 河上耕造
Army
1944
as Tomosuke Takagi
The Man Who Has Returned
1944
Sailor
1944
as Teacher (uncredited)
Navy
1943
as Major Kikuchi
Our Planes Fly South
1943
as Teacher Matsuki
Port of Flowers
1943
as Nobadama
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
1943
Kaisen no Zenya
1943
South Wind 2
1942
South Wind
1942
There Was a Father
1942
as Shuhei Horikawa
Ornamental Hairpin
1941
as Nanmura
Flower
1941
Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941
as The Boss
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
as Shojiro's Friend
Introspection Tower
1941
as Mr. Kusama
Utsukushiki Rinjin
1940
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
1940
Mother is Strong
1939
New Woman Question and Answer
1939
Spring Thunder
1939
A Brother and His Younger Sister
1939
as Seizaburō Utsumi
Southern Wind
1939
Queen of the Wind
1938
The Lights of Asakusa
1937
as Shin'ichi Katori
Children in the Wind
1937
as Policeman
Goodbye to the Front
1937
The Golden Demon
1937
as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
1937
as George
A Star Athlete
1937
as Tani
Song of the Flower Basket
1937
as Nenkai Hotta
Moon Over the Ruins
1937
as Conductor
The New Road: Akemi
1936
Housewife Camellia
1936
The Only Son
1936
as Teacher Okubo
Boy Aviation Pilots
1936
College Is a Nice Place
1936
as Amano
An Inn in Tokyo
1935
as Policeman
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
as Audience Member
A Mother Should Be Loved
1934
as Hattori
Street Without End
1934
as Yukihiko Chiba
Love
1933
Passing Fancy
1933
as Man on Boat
Dragnet Girl
1933
as Policeman
Woman of Tokyo
1933
as Reporter
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1932
as Shimazaki
The Lady and the Beard
1931
as (uncredited)
That Night's Wife
1930
as Policeman
I Flunked, But...
1930
as Class mate
Days of Youth
1929
as Student
Physical Beauty
1928
Couple on the Move
1928
Pumpkin
1928
Wife Lost
1928
Dreams of Youth
1928