Chishū Ryū

Personal Info

Birthday

May 13, 1904

Day of Death

1993-03-16

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

笠智衆

Chishû Ryû

Ryu Chishu

Chishuu Ryuu

Тисю Рю

Chishū Ryū

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

Tokyo Story

Tamayura

Equinox Flower

Floating Weeds

Early Spring

Hi no kuni ni

Red Beard

Good Morning

Filmography

1993
Talking with Ozu
as Self (archival footage)
1992
Luminous Moss
as Judge
1991
Until the End of the World
as Mr. Mori
1990
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
as Self
Dreams
as Old Man
1989
Tora-san, My Uncle
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as the High Priest
1988
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Gozen-sama
A Taxing Woman's Return
as Former Priest
Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio
as Self
1987
Tora-san Plays Daddy
as the High Priest
Tora-san Goes North
as the High Priest
1986
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
as the High Priest
The Greatest Man in the World
as Hermit
1985
Tora-san's Island Encounter
as the High Priest
Tora-san, the Go-Between
as the High Priest
Tokyo-Ga
as Self
1984
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
as the High Priest
The Funeral
as The Priest
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
as the High Priest
1983
Tora-san Goes Religious?
as the High Priest
I Lived, But...
as Self
Tora-san's Song of Love
as the High Priest
1982
Tora-san, the Expert
as Gozen-sama
The Longest Tunnel
as Saiji Akutsu
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
as the High Priest
1981
Tora-san's Promise
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
as Gozen-sama
1980
Foster Daddy, Tora!
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
as Priest
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as Gozen-sama
1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san
as Gozen-sama
Stage-Struck Tora-san
as Gozen-sama
1977
Tora-san Plays Cupid
as Priest
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
as Gozensama
1976
Tora-san's Pure Love
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
as Priest
1975
Tora-san, the Intellectual
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
as the High Priest
1974
Tora-san's Lullaby
as Gozen-sama
The Castle of Sand
as Kojuro Kirihara
Tora-san's Lovesick
as Gozen-sama
Machi no Hi
as Takushoku
1973
Miyamoto Musashi
as Takuan
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
as the High Priest
1972
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
as the High Priest
Home from the Sea
as Ishizaki Senzo
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
as the High Priest
1971
Tora-san's Love Call
as the High Priest
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as the High Priest
1970
High-School Outcasts
as Instructor Takeyama
Where Spring Comes Late
as Genzo, So's father
Tora-san's Runaway
as High Priest
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
as Priest
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as High Priest
1969
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Gozensama
It's Tough Being a Man
as Gozen-sama
Battle of the Japan Sea
as General Maresuke Nogi
1968
The Human Bullet
as Bookstore Man
1967
Japan's Longest Day
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
1966
Come Marry Me
as Tamotsu's Grandfather
Warm Current
as Yasuhide Shima
1965
The Four Loves
as Heitarô Misawa
Red Beard
as Mr. Yasumoto
The Soundless Cry
as Tateno
1964
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
as Gôzô Tôyama
Aoimoku no yome-han
as Maruhashi Gotaro
1963
Double Wedding
as Noriko's Father
1962
An Autumn Afternoon
as Shuhei Hirayama
Love Under the Crucifix
as Sokei Nambo
Dolls floating down the river
as Neighbor
The Wiser Age
as Kinjiro Ishikawa
1961
The End of Summer
as Farmer
The Last War
as Ebara
A Good Man, A Good Day
as Ozeki Hitoshi
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
1960
Late Autumn
as Shukichi Miwa
Satan's Sword
as Tsukue
Internees of Kampili
as Vice-Admiral Shibata
The Bad Sleep Well
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Old man in the park
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
as Monk
The Wandering Princess
as Kinoshita
Spring Dreams
as Shinichirô Atsumi
1959
Floating Weeds
as Theatre Owner
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
as Detective Shiozaki
Good Morning
as Keitaro Hayashi
Farewell to Spring
as Kôzô's father
I Want to Be a Shellfish
as Komiya
1958
The Eternal Rainbow
as Naoji Kageyama
Equinox Flower
as Shukichi Mikami
The Rickshaw Man
as Shigezo Yuki
1957
Hearts A-Flutter
as Shingo Wakasugi
Tokyo Twilight
as Shukichi Sugiyama
The Crowded Train
as Genroku, the father
The Face
as Det. Hasegawa
1956
Early Spring
as Kiichi Onodera
1955
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
as Masao - Age 73
The First Kiss
as Hasegawa
Stray Sheep
as Professor Hirota
All is Well
as Shingo Mori
The Moon Has Risen
as Asai Mokichi
1954
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Otoko Sensei
慶安水滸傳
as 神尾備前守
1953
Tokyo Story
as Shukichi Hirayama
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Sadao Hirayama
Youth of the Son
as Mr. Uemura
1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Tarobei Kamiya
Early Summer
as Koichi Mamiya
Boyhood
as Father
Carmen Comes Home
as Principal
Home Sweet Home
as Kosaku Uemura
The Good Fairy
as Ryôen Toba
1950
The Munekata Sisters
as Tadachika Munekata
1949
Late Spring
as Shukichi Somiya
1948
A Hen in the Wind
as Kazuichiro Satake
Great X
as Chief of police
Children Hand in Hand
as Mr. Matsumura
1947
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
as Tashiro
1946
Iki na fûraibô
as Chôgorô Yamamoto
1945
Gekimetsu no uta
as 河上耕造
1944
Army
as Tomosuke Takagi
Sailor
as Teacher (uncredited)
1943
Navy
as Major Kikuchi
Our Planes Fly South
as Teacher Matsuki
Port of Flowers
as Nobadama
1942
There Was a Father
as Shuhei Horikawa
1941
Ornamental Hairpin
as Nanmura
Let's Go in Good Spirits
as The Boss
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
as Shojiro's Friend
Introspection Tower
as Mr. Kusama
1939
A Brother and His Younger Sister
as Seizaburō Utsumi
1937
The Lights of Asakusa
as Shin'ichi Katori
Children in the Wind
as Policeman
The Golden Demon
as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
as George
A Star Athlete
as Tani
Song of the Flower Basket
as Nenkai Hotta
Moon Over the Ruins
as Conductor
1936
The Only Son
as Teacher Okubo
College Is a Nice Place
as Amano
1935
An Inn in Tokyo
as Policeman
1934
A Story of Floating Weeds
as Audience Member
A Mother Should Be Loved
as Hattori
Street Without End
as Yukihiko Chiba
1933
Passing Fancy
as Man on Boat
Dragnet Girl
as Policeman
Woman of Tokyo
as Reporter
1932
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
as Shimazaki
1931
The Lady and the Beard
as (uncredited)
1930
That Night's Wife
as Policeman
I Flunked, But...
as Class mate
1929
Days of Youth
as Student