Chishū Ryū
Acting
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.
TV Shows(9)
Movies(285)
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
High Priest
1997
Tora-san Makes Excuses
High Priest
1992
Luminous Moss
Judge
1992
Tora-san Confesses
High Priest
1991
Until the End of the World
Mr. Mori
1991
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
Self
1990
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
High Priest
1990
Making of 'Dreams'
Self
1990
Dreams
Old Man
1990
Tora-san, My Uncle
Gozen-sama
1989
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
the High Priest
1989
Until Spring Comes
1989
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
Gozen-sama
1988
A Taxing Woman's Return
Former Priest
1988
Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio
Self
1988
Tora-san Plays Daddy
the High Priest
1987
Tora-san Goes North
the High Priest
1987
Crybaby Chacha
1987
Carefree Goddesses
1987
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
the High Priest
1986
The Greatest Man in the World
Hermit
1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
Tora-san's Island Encounter
the High Priest
1985
And Then
Toku Nagai
1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Tayama Dosen
1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between
the High Priest
1985
Tokyo-Ga
Self
1985
When Winter Comes
1985
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
the High Priest
1984
The Funeral
The Priest
1984
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
the High Priest
1984
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
1984
Tora-san Goes Religious?
the High Priest
1983
Lanterns on Blue Waters
1983
I Lived, But...
Self
1983
Tora-san's Song of Love
the High Priest
1983
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
1983
Tora-san, the Expert
Gozen-sama
1982
When We are Old
1982
The Longest Tunnel
Saiji Akutsu
1982
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
the High Priest
1982
Tora-san's Promise
Gozen-sama
1981
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
Gozen-sama
1981
Foster Daddy, Tora!
Gozen-sama
1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Priest
1980
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Gozen-sama
1979
Talk of the Town Tora-san
Gozen-sama
1978
Monument to Holy Service
1978
Stage-Struck Tora-san
Gozen-sama
1978
Tora-san Plays Cupid
Priest
1977
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Gozensama
1977
Tora-san's Pure Love
Gozen-sama
1976
Oretachi no toki
1976
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Priest
1976
Tora-san, the Intellectual
Gozen-sama
1975
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
the High Priest
1975
Kyukei no Koya
1975
Tora-san's Lullaby
Gozen-sama
1974
The Castle of Sand
Kojuro Kirihara
1974
Tora-san's Lovesick
Gozen-sama
1974
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
1974
Machi no Hi
Takushoku
1974
Tora-san Loves an Artist
1973
Miyamoto Musashi
Takuan
1973
Flower and Dragon
1973
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
the High Priest
1973
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
The High Priest
1972
Home from the Sea
Ishizaki Senzo
1972
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
the High Priest
1972
Tora-san's Love Call
the High Priest
1971
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
the High Priest
1971
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
the High Priest
1971
High-School Outcasts
Instructor Takeyama
1970
The Last Kamikaze
1970
Where Spring Comes Late
Genzo, So's father
1970
Tora-san's Runaway
High Priest
1970
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Priest
1970
Tora-san, His Tender Love
High Priest
1970
Fight for the Glory
1969
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Gozensama
1969
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Gozen-sama
1969
Battle of the Japan Sea
General Maresuke Nogi
1969
Through Days and Months
1969
Scrap Collectors
1968
The Human Bullet
Bookstore Man
1968
Traveling in Party
1967
Japan's Longest Day
Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
1967
The Black Sheep
1967
Oyuki
1966
Come Marry Me
Tamotsu's Grandfather
1966
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
Warm Current
Yasuhide Shima
1966
The Four Loves
Heitarô Misawa
1965
Red Beard
Mr. Yasumoto
1965
The Soundless Cry
Tateno
1965
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
Gazing at Love and Death
1964
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
Gôzô Tôyama
1964
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
Blue Eyed Bride
Maruhashi Gotaro
1964
Dislikes
1964
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
Tange Sazen
1963
A Million Girls
Atsufumi Yashiro
1963
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963
Double Wedding
Noriko's Father
1963
The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963
Futari dake no toride
1963
Rush to Our Sweetheart
1963
Sakiko-san chotto
中川正一
1963
An Autumn Afternoon
Shuhei Hirayama
1962
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Four Sisters
1962
Yoru no keisha
1962
Love Under the Crucifix
Sokei Nambo
1962
Flower in a Storm
1962
Dolls floating down the river
Neighbor
1962
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
The Wiser Age
Kinjiro Ishikawa
1962
Bandits on the Wind
1961
Student Executive
1961
The End of Summer
Farmer
1961
The Last War
Ebara
1961
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
A Good Man, A Good Day
Ozeki Hitoshi
1961
Shin Jinsei Gekijo
1961
Door of Flowers
1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Hinanmin no Chôrô
1961
Late Autumn
Shukichi Miwa
1960
Satan's Sword
Tsukue
1960
Master Fencer Sees the World
1960
Internees of Kampili
Vice-Admiral Shibata
1960
The Bad Sleep Well
Public Prosecutor Nonaka
1960
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
1960
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face
1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Old man in the park
1960
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
Monk
1960
Only She Knows
1960
The Wandering Princess
Kinoshita
1960
Spring Dreams
Shinichirô Atsumi
1960
Floating Weeds
Theatre Owner
1959
Love in the Mountains
1959
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
Detective Shiozaki
1959
The White Road Across the River
1959
Good Morning
Keitaro Hayashi
1959
Farewell to Spring
Kôzô's father
1959
I Want to Be a Shellfish
Komiya
1959
Bridge
1959
The Path Under the Platanes
Ichiro Ishimaru
1959
The Snow Flurry
1959
The Eternal Rainbow
Naoji Kageyama
1958
The College Hero
Professor Fujii
1958
Equinox Flower
Shukichi Mikami
1958
The Rickshaw Man
Toyozo Yuki
1958
Whirlpool of Flowers
1958
White Blaze
1958
Hearts A-Flutter
Shingo Wakasugi
1957
Tokyo Twilight
Shukichi Sugiyama
1957
The Crowded Train
Genroku, the father
1957
The Face
Det. Hasegawa
1957
Flying in the Air
1957
The Storm
1956
The Wicked Boy
1956
Early Spring
Kiichi Onodera
1956
Eyes of Children
1956
You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
Masao - Age 73
1955
Subarashiki shōtai
1955
The First Kiss
Hasegawa
1955
Stray Sheep
Professor Hirota
1955
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
1955
The Refugee
1955
The Immortal Pitcher
1955
Striving to Live
1955
All is Well 2
1955
All is Well
Shingo Mori
1955
The Moon Has Risen
Asai Mokichi
1955
Twenty-Four Eyes
Otoko Sensei
1954
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
神尾備前守
1954
Love Letter
1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Tokyo Story
Shukichi Hirayama
1953
Always in My Heart
1953
Mole Alley
1953
Aiyoku no sabaki
1953
Sisters
1953
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
Dôkoku
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Sadao Hirayama
1952
Kare o korosu na
1952
Kyōshū
1952
Youth of the Son
Mr. Uemura
1952
The Waves
1952
Beauty of Life
1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
Tarobei Kamiya
1951
Early Summer
Koichi Mamiya
1951
Boyhood
Father
1951
Freedom School
1951
Carmen Comes Home
Principal
1951
Home Sweet Home
Kosaku Uemura
1951
The Good Fairy
Ryôen Toba
1951
The Munekata Sisters
Tadachika Munekata
1950
Forgotten Children
1949
Late Spring
Shukichi Somiya
1949
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
Kekkon Sanjûshi
1949
The Fourth Lady
1948
Living Image
1948
A Hen in the Wind
Kazuichiro Satake
1948
Great X
Chief of police
1948
A Visage to Remember
1948
Children Hand in Hand
Mr. Matsumura
1948
The Man of Rumor
藤森甚三
1948
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Tashiro
1947
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
1947
The Woman Who Holds the Key
1946
Iki na fûraibô
Chôgorô Yamamoto
1946
最後の攘夷党
1945
Sennichimae fukin
1945
The Young Women of Izu
1945
Otome no iru kichi
1945
Gekimetsu no uta
河上耕造
1945
Army
Tomosuke Takagi
1944
The Man Who Has Returned
1944
Sailor
Teacher (uncredited)
1944
Navy
Major Kikuchi
1943
Our Planes Fly South
Teacher Matsuki
1943
Port of Flowers
Nobadama
1943
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
1943
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
1943
Kaisen no Zenya
1943
South Wind 2
1942
South Wind
1942
There Was a Father
Shuhei Horikawa
1942
Ornamental Hairpin
Nanmura
1941
Flower
1941
Let's Go in Good Spirits
The Boss
1941
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Shojiro's Friend
1941
Introspection Tower
Mr. Kusama
1941
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
Seizaburō Utsumi
1939
Southern Wind
1939
Queen of the Wind
1938
The Lights of Asakusa
Shin'ichi Katori
1937
Children in the Wind
Policeman
1937
Goodbye to the Front
1937
The Golden Demon
Kuranosuke Kazahaya
1937
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
George
1937
A Star Athlete
Tani
1937
Song of the Flower Basket
Nenkai Hotta
1937
Moon Over the Ruins
Conductor
1937
The New Road: Akemi
1936
Housewife Camellia
1936
The Only Son
Teacher Okubo
1936
Boy Aviation Pilots
1936
College Is a Nice Place
Amano
1936
An Inn in Tokyo
Policeman
1935
A Story of Floating Weeds
Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
1934
A Mother Should Be Loved
Hattori
1934
Street Without End
Yukihiko Chiba
1934
Love
1933
Passing Fancy
Man on Boat
1933
Dragnet Girl
Policeman
1933
Woman of Tokyo
Reporter
1933
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Shimazaki
1932
I Was Born, But...
Home movie projectionist
1932
The Lady and the Beard
(uncredited)
1931
That Night's Wife
Policeman
1930
I Flunked, But...
Student
1930
Days of Youth
Student
1929
Physical Beauty
1928
Couple on the Move
1928
Pumpkin
1928
Wife Lost
1928
Dreams of Youth
1928
最後の脱走
Ryu Kinihide