Chishū Ryū

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Chishū Ryū

Acting May 13, 1904

Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

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 a…

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Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

8.1 1953 Movie
Dreams

Dreams

7.8 1990 Movie
Late Spring

Late Spring

8.0 1949 Movie
Red Beard

Red Beard

8.2 1965 Movie
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

7.8 1985 Movie
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

7.9 1962 Movie
Good Morning

Good Morning

7.7 1959 Movie
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

7.7 1960 Movie
Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World

6.7 1991 Movie
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

8.4 1961 Movie
Tamayura

Tamayura

1965 TV Show
Early Summer

Early Summer

7.8 1951 Movie

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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chishû Ryû, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1997
    Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version

    Movie 御前样

  2. 1992
    Tora-san Makes Excuses

    Movie 御前样

  3. 1992
    Luminous Moss

    Movie Judge

  4. 1991
    Tora-san Confesses

    Movie 御前样

  5. 1991
    Until the End of the World

    Movie Mr. Mori

  6. 1990
    Wim Wenders in Tokyo

    Movie Self

  7. 1990
    Tora-san Takes a Vacation

    Movie 御前样

  8. 1990
    Making of 'Dreams'

    Movie Self

  9. 1990
    Dreams

    Movie Old Man

  10. 1989
    Tora-san, My Uncle

    Movie 御前样

  11. 1989
    Tora-san Goes to Vienna

    Movie 御前样

  12. 1989
    Until Spring Comes

    Movie

  13. 1988
    Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

    Movie 御前样

  14. 1988
    A Taxing Woman's Return

    Movie Former Priest

  15. 1988
    Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio

    Movie Self

  16. 1987
    Tora-san Plays Daddy

    Movie 御前样

More credits
  1. 1987
    An Early Autumn

    TV show

  2. 1987
    Tora-san Goes North

    Movie The High Priest

  3. 1987
    Crybaby Chacha

    Movie

  4. 1987
    Carefree Goddesses

    Movie

  5. 1986
    Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

    Movie 御前样

  6. 1986
    The Greatest Man in the World

    Movie Hermit

  7. 1986
    Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

    Movie

  8. 1985
    Tora-san's Island Encounter

    Movie 御前样

  9. 1985
    And Then

    Movie Toku Nagai

  10. 1985
    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Movie Tayama Dosen

  11. 1985
    Tora-san, the Go-Between

    Movie 御前样

  12. 1985
    Tokyo-Ga

    Movie Self

  13. 1985
    When Winter Comes

    Movie

  14. 1984
    Tora-san's Forbidden Love

    Movie 御前样

  15. 1984
    The Funeral

    Movie The Priest

  16. 1984
    Marriage Counselor Tora-san

    Movie 御前样

  17. 1984
    Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

    Movie

  18. 1983
    Tora-san Goes Religious?

    Movie 御前样

  19. 1983
    Lanterns on Blue Waters

    Movie

  20. 1983
    I Lived, But...

    Movie Self

  21. 1983
    Tora-san's Song of Love

    Movie 御前样

  22. 1983
    Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu

    Movie

  23. 1982
    Tora-san, the Expert

    Movie 御前样

  24. 1982
    When We are Old

    Movie