Chishū Ryū
Acting
309
Acting Credits
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 Ju...
Known For
Filmography
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
1997
as 御前样
Luminous Moss
1992
as Judge
Tora-san Makes Excuses
1992
as 御前样
Tora-san Confesses
1991
as 御前样
Until the End of the World
1991
as Mr. Mori
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1990
as 御前样
Dreams
1990
as Old Man
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
as Self
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
as Self
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
as 御前样
Until Spring Comes
1989
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
as 御前样
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988
as 御前样
Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio
1988
as Self
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Former Priest
Crybaby Chacha
1987
Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987
as 御前样
Tora-san Goes North
1987
as The High Priest
Carefree Goddesses
1987
An Early Autumn
1987
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986
as 御前样
The Greatest Man in the World
1986
as Hermit
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
Tokyo-Ga
1985
as Self
When Winter Comes
1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between
1985
as 御前样
Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985
as 御前样
And Then
1985
as Toku Nagai
And Then
1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
as Tayama Dosen
The Funeral
1984
as The Priest
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
1984
as 御前样
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
as 御前样
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
1984
Tora-san Goes Religious?
1983
as 御前样
Tora-san's Song of Love
1983
as 御前样
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Lanterns on Blue Waters
1983
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
1983
The Longest Tunnel
1982
as Saiji Akutsu
When We are Old
1982
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
as 御前样
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1982
as 御前样
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1981
as 御前样
Tora-san's Promise
1981
as 御前样
Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980
as 御前样
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
1980
as 御前样
A-Un
1980
Zoku zoku jiken
1980
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
1979
as 御前样
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
as 御前样
Tokyo Suburbia
1979
Stage-Struck Tora-san
1978
as 御前样
Talk of the Town Tora-san
1978
as 御前样
Monument to Holy Service
1978
Haguregumo
1978
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
as 御前样
Tora-san Plays Cupid
1977
as 御前样
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1976
as 御前样
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
as 御前样
Oretachi no toki
1976
The Roads Men Travel
1976
as Kadomae
Hi no kuni ni
1976
as 造園主・吉野公平
Tora-san, the Intellectual
1975
as 御前样
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1975
as 御前样
Kyukei no Koya
1975
Tora-san's Lovesick
1974
as 御前样
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
as 御前样
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Kojuro Kirihara
Machi no Hi
1974
as Takushoku
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
1974
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
1973
as 御前样
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Takuan
Flower and Dragon
1973
Tora-san Loves an Artist
1973
as 御前样
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
1973
as 巨匠
Home from the Sea
1972
as Ishizaki Senzo
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972
as 御前样
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972
as 御前样
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971
Tora-san's Love Call
1971
as 御前样
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as 御前样
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971
as 御前样
おれは男だ！
1971
as 小林源之助
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
1970
as 御前样
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
as Genzo, So's father
The Last Kamikaze
1970
High-School Outcasts
1970
as Instructor Takeyama
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as 御前样
Tora-san's Runaway
1970
as 御前样
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as General Maresuke Nogi
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
as 御前样
Fight for the Glory
1969
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
as 御前样
Through Days and Months
1969
The Lonely Scalpel
1969
The Human Bullet
1968
as Bookstore Owner
Scrap Collectors
1968
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Traveling in Party
1967
The Black Sheep
1967
Come Marry Me
1966
as Tamotsu's Grandfather
Warm Current
1966
as Yasuhide Shima
Oyuki
1966
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
Red Beard
1965
as Mr. Yasumoto
The Soundless Cry
1965
as Tateno
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
The Four Loves
1965
as Heitarô Misawa
Tamayura
1965
as 直木良彦
Dislikes
1964
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
1964
as Gôzô Tôyama
Gazing at Love and Death
1964
Blue Eyed Bride
1964
as Maruhashi Gotaro
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
Futari dake no toride
1963
Rush to Our Sweetheart
1963
Tange Sazen
1963
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963
Double Wedding
1963
as Noriko's Father
Sakiko-san chotto
1963
as 中川正一
The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963
A Million Girls
1963
as Atsufumi Yashiro
Dolls floating down the river
1962
as Neighbor
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Flower in a Storm
1962
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Shuhei Hirayama
Yoru no keisha
1962
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Sokei Nambo
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
The Wiser Age
1962
as Kinjiro Ishikawa
Four Sisters
1962
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
The End of Summer
1961
as Farmer
The Last War
1961
as Ebara
Door of Flowers
1961
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
as Ozeki Hitoshi
Shin Jinsei Gekijo
1961
Bandits on the Wind
1961
Student Executive
1961
Late Autumn
1960
as Shukichi Miwa
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Master Fencer Sees the World
1960
Spring Dreams
1960
as Shinichirô Atsumi
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Kinoshita
Satan's Sword
1960
as Tsukue
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Old man in the park
Internees of Kampili
1960
as Vice-Admiral Shibata
Only She Knows
1960
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
1960
as Monk
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face
1960
Love in the Mountains
1959
Good Morning
1959
as Keitaro Hayashi
Floating Weeds
1959
as Theatre Owner
Bridge
1959
The Snow Flurry
1959
Farewell to Spring
1959
as Kôzô's father
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
as Komiya
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
1959
as Detective Shiozaki
The White Road Across the River
1959
The Path Under the Platanes
1959
as Ichiro Ishimaru
Equinox Flower
1958
as Shukichi Mikami
The Rickshaw Man
1958
as Toyozo Yuki
White Blaze
1958
The Eternal Rainbow
1958
as Naoji Kageyama
The College Hero
1958
as Professor Fujii
Whirlpool of Flowers
1958
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Shukichi Sugiyama
Flying in the Air
1957
The Crowded Train
1957
as Genroku, the father
The Face
1957
as Det. Hasegawa
Hearts A-Flutter
1957
as Shingo Wakasugi
The Last Escape
1957
as Ryu Kinihide
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the Wind
1957
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei in the Ghost World
1957
Early Spring
1956
as Kiichi Onodera
The Storm
1956
Eyes of Children
1956
The Wicked Boy
1956
Pure Love
1956
The Invisible 108th Unit
1956
Everyone's Sweetheart
1956
Funny Fellows
1956
Striving to Live
1955
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955
as Masao - Age 73
The Moon Has Risen
1955
as Asai Mokichi
All is Well
1955
as Shingo Mori
All is Well 2
1955
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
1955
The First Kiss
1955
as Hasegawa
Stray Sheep
1955
as Professor Hirota
The Refugee
1955
Subarashiki shōtai
1955
The Immortal Pitcher
1955
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Otoko Sensei
慶安水滸傳
1954
as 神尾備前守
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the Green Grass
1954
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
Haru no Wakakusa
1954
Autumn Interlude
1954
as Michio
新婚たくあん夫婦
1954
as 品川夏堂
Mole Alley
1953
Tokyo Story
1953
as Shukichi Hirayama
Sisters
1953
Always in My Heart
1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Love Letter
1953
Aiyoku no sabaki
1953
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
as Sadao Hirayama
Youth of the Son
1952
as Mr. Uemura
Kyōshū
1952
Kare o korosu na
1952
The Waves
1952
Dôkoku
1952
Early Summer
1951
as Koichi Mamiya
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Principal
Boyhood
1951
as Father
Home Sweet Home
1951
as Kosaku Uemura
Freedom School
1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Tarobei Kamiya
The Good Fairy
1951
as Ryôen Toba
Beauty of Life
1951
The Munekata Sisters
1950
as Tadachika Munekata
The Actress and the Detective
1950
Kazanmyaku
1950
Escape Between Midnight and Dawn
1950
Late Spring
1949
as Shukichi Somiya
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
Forgotten Children
1949
Kekkon Sanjûshi
1949
The Fourth Lady
1948
A Visage to Remember
1948
Great X
1948
as Chief of police
Children Hand in Hand
1948
as Mr. Matsumura
A Hen in the Wind
1948
as Kazuichiro Satake
Living Image
1948
The Man of Rumor
1948
as 藤森甚三
A Woman Who Convicts Men
1948
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
as Tashiro
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
1947
Iki na fûraibô
1946
as Chôgorô Yamamoto
The Woman Who Holds the Key
1946
Gekimetsu no uta
1945
as 河上耕造
Otome no iru kichi
1945
Sennichimae fukin
1945
The Young Women of Izu
1945
Saigo no joito
1945
Army
1944
as Tomosuke Takagi
Sailor
1944
as Teacher (uncredited)
The Man Who Has Returned
1944
Kaisen no Zenya
1943
Navy
1943
as Major Kikuchi
Port of Flowers
1943
as Nobadama
Our Planes Fly South
1943
as Teacher Matsuki
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
1943
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
1943
There Was a Father
1942
as Shuhei Horikawa
South Wind
1942
South Wind 2
1942
Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941
as The Boss
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
as Shojiro's Friend
Ornamental Hairpin
1941
as Nanmura
Flower
1941
Introspection Tower
1941
as Mr. Kusama
Utsukushiki Rinjin
1940
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
1940
Mother is Strong
1939
Southern Wind
1939
A Brother and His Younger Sister
1939
as Seizaburō Utsumi
Spring Thunder
1939
New Woman Question and Answer
1939
Queen of the Wind
1938
Children in the Wind
1937
as Policeman
A Star Athlete
1937
as Tani
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
1937
as George
The Lights of Asakusa
1937
as Shin'ichi Katori
The Golden Demon
1937
as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
Song of the Flower Basket
1937
as Nenkai Hotta
Moon Over the Ruins
1937
as Conductor
Goodbye to the Front
1937
The Only Son
1936
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
Housewife Camellia
1936
Boy Aviation Pilots
1936
College Is a Nice Place
1936
as Amano
The New Road: Akemi
1936
An Inn in Tokyo
1935
as Policeman
Street Without End
1934
as Yukihiko Chiba
A Mother Should Be Loved
1934
as Hattori
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
Woman of Tokyo
1933
as Reporter
Passing Fancy
1933
as Man on Boat
Dragnet Girl
1933
as Policeman
Love
1933
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1932
as Shimazaki
I Was Born, But...
1932
as Home movie projectionist
The Lady and the Beard
1931
as (uncredited)
That Night's Wife
1930
as Policeman
I Flunked, But...
1930
as Student
Days of Youth
1929
as Student
Physical Beauty
1928
Pumpkin
1928
Wife Lost
1928
Couple on the Move
1928
Dreams of Youth
1928