Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

5/13/1904 – 3/16/1993Tachibana, 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 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 (299 titles)

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version8.5Movie

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version

High Priest · 1997

Tora-san Makes Excuses8.0Movie

Tora-san Makes Excuses

High Priest · 1992

Luminous Moss6.2Movie

Luminous Moss

Judge · 1992

Tora-san Confesses8.3Movie

Tora-san Confesses

High Priest · 1991

Until the End of the World6.7Movie

Until the End of the World

Mr. Mori · 1991

Wim Wenders in Tokyo7.0Movie

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

Self · 1990

Tora-san Takes a Vacation7.7Movie

Tora-san Takes a Vacation

High Priest · 1990

Making of 'Dreams'8.0Movie

Making of 'Dreams'

Self · 1990

Dreams7.8Movie

Dreams

Old Man · 1990

Tora-san, My Uncle8.3Movie

Tora-san, My Uncle

Gozen-sama · 1989

Tora-san Goes to Vienna8.7Movie

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

the High Priest · 1989

Until Spring ComesMovie

Until Spring Comes

1989

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial8.3Movie

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

Gozen-sama · 1988

A Taxing Woman's Return6.4Movie

A Taxing Woman's Return

Former Priest · 1988

Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio7.0Movie

Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio

Self · 1988

Tora-san Plays Daddy8.3Movie

Tora-san Plays Daddy

the High Priest · 1987

An Early AutumnShow

An Early Autumn

1987

Tora-san Goes North9.0Movie

Tora-san Goes North

the High Priest · 1987

Crybaby ChachaMovie

Crybaby Chacha

1987

Carefree Goddesses7.0Movie

Carefree Goddesses

1987

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy7.3Movie

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

the High Priest · 1986

The Greatest Man in the World10.0Movie

The Greatest Man in the World

Hermit · 1986

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies6.6Movie

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

1986

Tora-san's Island Encounter8.3Movie

Tora-san's Island Encounter

the High Priest · 1985

And Then7.1Movie

And Then

Toku Nagai · 1985

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters7.8Movie

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Tayama Dosen · 1985

Tora-san, the Go-Between6.9Movie

Tora-san, the Go-Between

the High Priest · 1985

Tokyo-Ga7.1Movie

Tokyo-Ga

Self · 1985

When Winter ComesMovie

When Winter Comes

1985

Tora-san's Forbidden Love8.0Movie

Tora-san's Forbidden Love

the High Priest · 1984