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Chishū Ryū

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1904-05-13

Day of Death

1993-03-16

Place of Birth

Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

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.​

Filmography (289)

⭐ 8.5 Role: High Priest

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version

1997
⭐ 8.0 Role: High Priest

Tora-san Makes Excuses

1992
⭐ 6.2 Role: Judge

Luminous Moss

1992
⭐ 8.3 Role: High Priest

Tora-san Confesses

1991
⭐ 6.7 Role: Mr. Mori

Until the End of the World

1991
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

1990
⭐ 7.7 Role: High Priest

Tora-san Takes a Vacation

1990
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

Making of 'Dreams'

1990
⭐ 7.7 Role: Old Man

Dreams

1990
⭐ 8.2 Role: Gozen-sama

Tora-san, My Uncle

1989
⭐ 8.7 Role: the High Priest

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

1989
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Until Spring Comes

1989
⭐ 8.3 Role: Gozen-sama

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

1988
⭐ 6.4 Role: Former Priest

A Taxing Woman's Return

1988
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio

1988