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).
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Known For
Acting

1948
as
1982
asSaiji Akutsu

1965
asMr. Yasumoto

1990
as
1991
as
1987
as
1949
asShukichi Somiya

1956
asKiichi Onodera

1955
as
1960
asShukichi Miwa

1960
asPublic Prosecutor Nonaka

1959
as
1942
asShuhei Horikawa

1961
asHinanmin no Chôrô

1952
as
1941
asThe Boss

1958
asShukichi Mikami

1959
asKeitaro Hayashi

1961
asFarmer

1943
as
1945
as河上耕造

1934
asYukihiko Chiba

1984
asThe Priest

1962
asNeighbor

1954
asOtoko Sensei

1958
asShigezo Yuki

1962
as
1963
as
1962
as
1953
as
1945
as
1967
asPrime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki

1959
asTheatre Owner

1965
asTateno

1953
asShukichi Hirayama

1930
asPoliceman

1962
asShuhei Hirayama

1951
asKoichi Mamiya

1936
asTeacher Okubo

1947
asTashiro

1957
asShukichi Sugiyama

1952
asSadao Hirayama

1950
asTadachika Munekata

1985
asSelf

1941
asShojiro's Friend

1946
asChôgorô Yamamoto

1959
as
1961
asEbara

1971
as
1968
asBookstore Man

1951
asPrincipal

1969
asGeneral Maresuke Nogi

1933
asReporter

1951
asFather

1941
asNanmura

1955
asMasao - Age 73

1960
as
1952
asMr. Uemura

1933
asMan on Boat

1934
asHattori

1940
as
1976
asPriest

1970
asPriest

1959
as
1944
asTomosuke Takagi

1972
asIshizaki Senzo

1992
asJudge

1958
as
1944
asTeacher (uncredited)

1937
asPoliceman

1983
asthe High Priest

1958
asNaoji Kageyama

1937
asTani

1936
as
1936
as
1960
asShinichirô Atsumi

1938
as
1939
as
1972
asthe High Priest

1939
as
1941
as
1942
as
1971
asthe High Priest

1962
as
1962
asSokei Nambo

1970
asGenzo, So's father

1974
asGozen-sama

1960
asKinoshita

1955
asAsai Mokichi

1974
asGozen-sama

1954
as神尾備前守

1975
asGozen-sama

1947
as
1976
asGozen-sama

1977
asGozensama

1965
as
1937
asGeorge

1962
as
1943
asMajor Kikuchi

1955
asShingo Mori

1955
as
1977
asPriest

1937
asShin'ichi Katori

1960
asTsukue

1952
as
1952
as
1951
asKosaku Uemura

1953
as
1954
as
1968
as
1961
as
1956
as
1989
asGozen-sama

1943
asNobadama

1992
as
1951
as
1944
as
1978
asGozen-sama

1930
asClass mate

1957
as
1932
asShimazaki

1933
asPoliceman

1978
asGozen-sama

1990
asOld Man

1943
asTeacher Matsuki

1969
asGozen-sama

1978
as
1979
asGozen-sama

1931
as(uncredited)

1964
as
1957
asGenroku, the father

1960
as
1955
as
1960
asOld man in the park

1982
as
1945
as
1989
as
1985
as
1942
as
1946
as
1974
asKojuro Kirihara

1991
asMr. Mori

1953
as
1953
as
1954
as
1951
asTarobei Kamiya

1970
as
1967
as
1951
asRyôen Toba

1959
asKôzô's father

1953
as
1955
asHasegawa

1962
asKinjiro Ishikawa

1934
asAudience Member

1935
asPoliceman

1973
asthe High Priest

1988
asGozen-sama

1986
asthe High Priest

1987
asthe High Priest

1982
asthe High Priest

1981
asGozen-sama

1981
asGozen-sama

1985
asthe High Priest

1982
asGozen-sama

1985
asthe High Priest

1983
asthe High Priest

1980
asGozen-sama

1964
asGôzô Tôyama

1955
asProfessor Hirota

1963
as
1988
asSelf

1963
as
1948
as
1960
asVice-Admiral Shibata

1986
as
1937
asKuranosuke Kazahaya

1929
asStudent

1937
asNenkai Hotta

1967
as
1962
as
1940
as
1976
as
1970
asInstructor Takeyama

1983
asSelf

1955
as
1973
asTakuan

1983
as
1973
as
1952
as
1984
asthe High Priest

1948
asChief of police

1937
asConductor

1948
asMr. Matsumura

1956
as
1957
asDet. Hasegawa

1969
as
1980
asPriest

1959
asKomiya

1936
asAmano

1928
as
1928
as
1928
as
1928
as
1969
asGozensama

1960
as
1970
asHigh Priest

1961
as
1984
asthe High Priest

1985
as
1941
asMr. Kusama

1963
as
1952
as
1936
as
1970
asHigh Priest

1966
asTamotsu's Grandfather

1964
as
1986
asHermit

1948
asKazuichiro Satake

1988
asFormer Priest

1957
asShingo Wakasugi

1990
asSelf

1945
as
1965
asHeitarô Misawa

1928
as
1973
as
1975
asthe High Priest

1979
as
1963
asNoriko's Father

1949
as
1993
asSelf (archival footage)

1939
asSeizaburō Utsumi

1983
as
1960
asMonk

1972
asthe High Priest

1971
asthe High Priest

1971
asthe High Priest

1987
asthe High Priest

1989
asthe High Priest

1937
as
1939
as
1974
asTakushoku

1964
asMaruhashi Gotaro

1966
asYasuhide Shima

1953
as
1943
as
1954
as
1951
as
1949
as
1939
as
1948
as
1933
as
1949
as
1961
asOzeki Hitoshi

1959
asDetective Shiozaki

1974
as
1975
as
1959
as
1964
as
1945
as
1966
as
1961
as
1953
as
1955
as
1964
as
1961
as
1966
as
1943
as
asKadomae
as
as
as
as造園主・吉野公平
as直木良彦
as
as
asProduction
Crew
Directing