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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

276

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-05-13

Day of Death

1993-03-16 (89 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

Acting

The Longest Tunnel

1982

The Longest Tunnel

as

Saiji Akutsu

Red Beard

1965

Red Beard

as

Mr. Yasumoto

Late Spring

1949

Late Spring

as

Shukichi Somiya

Early Spring

1956

Early Spring

as

Kiichi Onodera

Late Autumn

1960

Late Autumn

as

Shukichi Miwa

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as

Public Prosecutor Nonaka

There Was a Father

1942

There Was a Father

as

Shuhei Horikawa

Equinox Flower

1958

Equinox Flower

as

Shukichi Mikami

Good Morning

1959

Good Morning

as

Keitaro Hayashi

The End of Summer

1961

The End of Summer

as

Farmer

Gekimetsu no uta

1945

Gekimetsu no uta

as

河上耕造

Street Without End

1934

Street Without End

as

Yukihiko Chiba

The Funeral

1984

The Funeral

as

The Priest

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954

Twenty-Four Eyes

as

Otoko Sensei

The Rickshaw Man

1958

The Rickshaw Man

as

Shigezo Yuki

Japan's Longest Day

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as

Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki

Floating Weeds

1959

Floating Weeds

as

Theatre Owner

The Soundless Cry

1965

The Soundless Cry

as

Tateno

Tokyo Story

1953

Tokyo Story

as

Shukichi Hirayama

That Night's Wife

1930

That Night's Wife

as

Policeman

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

An Autumn Afternoon

as

Shuhei Hirayama

Early Summer

1951

Early Summer

as

Koichi Mamiya

The Only Son

1936

The Only Son

as

Teacher Okubo

Tokyo Twilight

1957

Tokyo Twilight

as

Shukichi Sugiyama

The Munekata Sisters

1950

The Munekata Sisters

as

Tadachika Munekata

Tokyo-Ga

1985

Tokyo-Ga

as

Self

Iki na fûraibô

1946

Iki na fûraibô

as

Chôgorô Yamamoto

Bridge

1959

Bridge

as

The Last War

1961

The Last War

as

Ebara

The Human Bullet

1968

The Human Bullet

as

Bookstore Man

Carmen Comes Home

1951

Carmen Comes Home

as

Principal

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

Battle of the Japan Sea

as

General Maresuke Nogi

Woman of Tokyo

1933

Woman of Tokyo

as

Reporter

Boyhood

1951

Boyhood

as

Father

Ornamental Hairpin

1941

Ornamental Hairpin

as

Nanmura

Youth of the Son

1952

Youth of the Son

as

Mr. Uemura

Passing Fancy

1933

Passing Fancy

as

Man on Boat

Army

1944

Army

as

Tomosuke Takagi

Home from the Sea

1972

Home from the Sea

as

Ishizaki Senzo

Luminous Moss

1992

Luminous Moss

as

Judge

Sailor

1944

Sailor

as

Teacher (uncredited)

Children in the Wind

1937

Children in the Wind

as

Policeman

Tora-san Goes Religious?

1983

Tora-san Goes Religious?

as

the High Priest

The Eternal Rainbow

1958

The Eternal Rainbow

as

Naoji Kageyama

A Star Athlete

1937

A Star Athlete

as

Tani

Spring Dreams

1960

Spring Dreams

as

Shinichirô Atsumi

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

1972

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

as

the High Priest

Flower

1941

Flower

as

Tora-san's Love Call

1971

Tora-san's Love Call

as

the High Priest

Love Under the Crucifix

1962

Love Under the Crucifix

as

Sokei Nambo

Where Spring Comes Late

1970

Where Spring Comes Late

as

Genzo, So's father

Tora-san's Lovesick

1974

Tora-san's Lovesick

as

Gozen-sama

The Wandering Princess

1960

The Wandering Princess

as

Kinoshita

The Moon Has Risen

1955

The Moon Has Risen

as

Asai Mokichi

Tora-san's Lullaby

1974

Tora-san's Lullaby

as

Gozen-sama

慶安水滸傳

1954

慶安水滸傳

as

神尾備前守

Tora-san's Pure Love

1976

Tora-san's Pure Love

as

Gozen-sama

Navy

1943

Navy

as

Major Kikuchi

All is Well

1955

All is Well

as

Shingo Mori

The Lights of Asakusa

1937

The Lights of Asakusa

as

Shin'ichi Katori

Satan's Sword

1960

Satan's Sword

as

Tsukue

Kyōshū

1952

Kyōshū

as

Home Sweet Home

1951

Home Sweet Home

as

Kosaku Uemura

Sisters

1953

Sisters

as

The Storm

1956

The Storm

as

Tora-san, My Uncle

1989

Tora-san, My Uncle

as

Gozen-sama

Port of Flowers

1943

Port of Flowers

as

Nobadama

Stage-Struck Tora-san

1978

Stage-Struck Tora-san

as

Gozen-sama

I Flunked, But...

1930

I Flunked, But...

as

Class mate

Dragnet Girl

1933

Dragnet Girl

as

Policeman

Dreams

1990

Dreams

as

Old Man

Our Planes Fly South

1943

Our Planes Fly South

as

Teacher Matsuki

It's Tough Being a Man

1969

It's Tough Being a Man

as

Gozen-sama

Tora-san, the Matchmaker

1979

Tora-san, the Matchmaker

as

Gozen-sama

The Lady and the Beard

1931

The Lady and the Beard

as

(uncredited)

Dislikes

1964

Dislikes

as

The Crowded Train

1957

The Crowded Train

as

Genroku, the father

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

as

Old man in the park

The Castle of Sand

1974

The Castle of Sand

as

Kojuro Kirihara

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951

Fireworks Over the Sea

as

Tarobei Kamiya

The Good Fairy

1951

The Good Fairy

as

Ryôen Toba

Farewell to Spring

1959

Farewell to Spring

as

Kôzô's father

The First Kiss

1955

The First Kiss

as

Hasegawa

The Wiser Age

1962

The Wiser Age

as

Kinjiro Ishikawa

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934

A Story of Floating Weeds

as

Audience Member

An Inn in Tokyo

1935

An Inn in Tokyo

as

Policeman

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

1973

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

as

the High Priest

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

1986

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

as

the High Priest

Tora-san Plays Daddy

1987

Tora-san Plays Daddy

as

the High Priest

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

1982

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

as

the High Priest

Tora-san's Love in Osaka

1981

Tora-san's Love in Osaka

as

Gozen-sama

Tora-san's Promise

1981

Tora-san's Promise

as

Gozen-sama

Tora-san, the Go-Between

1985

Tora-san, the Go-Between

as

the High Priest

Tora-san, the Expert

1982

Tora-san, the Expert

as

Gozen-sama

Tora-san's Island Encounter

1985

Tora-san's Island Encounter

as

the High Priest

Tora-san's Song of Love

1983

Tora-san's Song of Love

as

the High Priest

Foster Daddy, Tora!

1980

Foster Daddy, Tora!

as

Gozen-sama

Stray Sheep

1955

Stray Sheep

as

Professor Hirota

Internees of Kampili

1960

Internees of Kampili

as

Vice-Admiral Shibata

The Golden Demon

1937

The Golden Demon

as

Kuranosuke Kazahaya

Days of Youth

1929

Days of Youth

as

Student

Song of the Flower Basket

1937

Song of the Flower Basket

as

Nenkai Hotta

High-School Outcasts

1970

High-School Outcasts

as

Instructor Takeyama

I Lived, But...

1983

I Lived, But...

as

Self

Miyamoto Musashi

1973

Miyamoto Musashi

as

Takuan

The Waves

1952

The Waves

as

Tora-san's Forbidden Love

1984

Tora-san's Forbidden Love

as

the High Priest

Great X

1948

Great X

as

Chief of police

Moon Over the Ruins

1937

Moon Over the Ruins

as

Conductor

Children Hand in Hand

1948

Children Hand in Hand

as

Mr. Matsumura

The Face

1957

The Face

as

Det. Hasegawa

Pumpkin

1928

Pumpkin

as

Wife Lost

1928

Wife Lost

as

Tora-san, His Tender Love

1970

Tora-san, His Tender Love

as

High Priest

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

1984

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

as

the High Priest

And Then

1985

And Then

as

Introspection Tower

1941

Introspection Tower

as

Mr. Kusama

Dôkoku

1952

Dôkoku

as

Tora-san's Runaway

1970

Tora-san's Runaway

as

High Priest

Come Marry Me

1966

Come Marry Me

as

Tamotsu's Grandfather

A Hen in the Wind

1948

A Hen in the Wind

as

Kazuichiro Satake

A Taxing Woman's Return

1988

A Taxing Woman's Return

as

Former Priest

Hearts A-Flutter

1957

Hearts A-Flutter

as

Shingo Wakasugi

The Four Loves

1965

The Four Loves

as

Heitarô Misawa

Double Wedding

1963

Double Wedding

as

Noriko's Father

Talking with Ozu

1993

Talking with Ozu

as

Self (archival footage)

A Brother and His Younger Sister

1939

A Brother and His Younger Sister

as

Seizaburō Utsumi

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

1972

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

as

the High Priest

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

1971

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

as

the High Priest

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

1971

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

as

the High Priest

Tora-san Goes North

1987

Tora-san Goes North

as

the High Priest

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

1989

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

as

the High Priest

Machi no Hi

1974

Machi no Hi

as

Takushoku

Aoimoku no yome-han

1964

Aoimoku no yome-han

as

Maruhashi Gotaro

Warm Current

1966

Warm Current

as

Yasuhide Shima

Love

1933

Love

as

A Good Man, A Good Day

1961

A Good Man, A Good Day

as

Ozeki Hitoshi

A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

1959

A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

as

Detective Shiozaki

Oyuki

1966

Oyuki

as

Hi no kuni ni

Hi no kuni ni

as

造園主・吉野公平

Tamayura

Tamayura

as

直木良彦

Production

Crew

Directing