Chishū Ryū

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

279

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-05-13

Day of death

1993-03-16 (88 years old)

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.​

Known For

  • Tamayura

    Tamayura

  • The Path Under the Platanes

    The Path Under the Platanes

  • Dreams

    Dreams

  • Late Spring

    Late Spring

  • Good Morning

    Good Morning

  • Children Hand in Hand

    Children Hand in Hand

  • Late Autumn

    Late Autumn

  • Hi no kuni ni

    Hi no kuni ni

  • Street Without End

    Street Without End

  • Mole Alley

    Mole Alley

  • Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story

  • The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

  • A Hen in the Wind

    A Hen in the Wind

  • The Only Son

    The Only Son

  • Ornamental Hairpin

    Ornamental Hairpin

  • The Castle of Sand

    The Castle of Sand

  • Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

    Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

  • Southern Wind

    Southern Wind

  • Dreams of Youth

    Dreams of Youth

  • Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

    Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

  • Housewife Camellia

    Housewife Camellia

  • Passing Fancy

    Passing Fancy

  • The White Road Across the River

    The White Road Across the River

  • Equinox Flower

    Equinox Flower

  • Dolls floating down the river

    Dolls floating down the river

  • Boyhood

    Boyhood

  • Pumpkin

    Pumpkin

  • Life's Simple Pleasures

    Life's Simple Pleasures

  • Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

    Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

  • Tokyo Twilight

    Tokyo Twilight

  • Couple on the Move

    Couple on the Move

  • South Wind

    South Wind

  • A Mother Should Be Loved

    A Mother Should Be Loved

  • Goodbye to the Front

    Goodbye to the Front

  • Storm on the Silvery Peaks

    Storm on the Silvery Peaks

  • Our Planes Fly South

    Our Planes Fly South

  • Tora-san's Lullaby

    Tora-san's Lullaby

  • Spring Thunder

    Spring Thunder

  • Early Summer

    Early Summer

  • Talk of the Town Tora-san

    Talk of the Town Tora-san

  • The Good Fairy

    The Good Fairy

  • Drunkard's Paradise

    Drunkard's Paradise

  • The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

    The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

  • Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass

    Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass

  • Tora-san's Forget Me Not

    Tora-san's Forget Me Not

  • The Man Who Has Returned

    The Man Who Has Returned

  • 最後の攘夷党

    最後の攘夷党

  • Utsukushiki Rinjin

    Utsukushiki Rinjin

  • Tora-san's Dear Old Home

    Tora-san's Dear Old Home

  • Crybaby Chacha

    Crybaby Chacha

  • Futari dake no toride

    Futari dake no toride

  • Gekimetsu no uta

    Gekimetsu no uta

  • Port of Flowers

    Port of Flowers

  • When We are Old

    When We are Old

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • The Moon Has Risen

    The Moon Has Risen

  • A Prisoner in Search of Daughter

    A Prisoner in Search of Daughter

  • Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

    Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

  • Queen of the Wind

    Queen of the Wind

  • Kare o korosu na

    Kare o korosu na

  • Fireworks Over the Sea

    Fireworks Over the Sea

  • Tora-san's Love Call

    Tora-san's Love Call

  • Stray Sheep

    Stray Sheep

  • Physical Beauty

    Physical Beauty

  • Door of Flowers

    Door of Flowers

  • Aoimoku no yome-han

    Aoimoku no yome-han

  • Early Spring

    Early Spring

  • Woman of Tokyo

    Woman of Tokyo

  • Love

    Love

  • 慶安水滸傳

    慶安水滸傳

  • The Fourth Lady

    The Fourth Lady

  • Wife Lost

    Wife Lost

  • And Then

    And Then

  • Army

    Army

  • Tora-san's Cherished Mother

    Tora-san's Cherished Mother

  • Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru

    Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru

  • Sailor

    Sailor

  • South Wind 2

    South Wind 2

  • When Winter Comes

    When Winter Comes

  • The Black Sheep

    The Black Sheep

  • Beauty of Life

    Beauty of Life

  • Kekkon Sanjûshi

    Kekkon Sanjûshi

  • Living Image

    Living Image

  • Boy Aviation Pilots

    Boy Aviation Pilots

  • Dragnet Girl

    Dragnet Girl

  • Gazing at Love and Death

    Gazing at Love and Death

  • Mother is Strong

    Mother is Strong

  • Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

  • Stage-Struck Tora-san

    Stage-Struck Tora-san

  • Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho

    Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho

  • Floating Weeds

    Floating Weeds

  • Always in My Heart Part 3

    Always in My Heart Part 3

  • A Star Athlete

    A Star Athlete

  • Machi no Hi

    Machi no Hi

  • Twenty-Four Eyes

    Twenty-Four Eyes

  • An Inn in Tokyo

    An Inn in Tokyo

  • Ohana han: Dai ni bu

    Ohana han: Dai ni bu

  • Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home

    Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home

  • Home from the Sea

    Home from the Sea

  • Spring Dreams

    Spring Dreams

  • Zoku aizen katsura

    Zoku aizen katsura

  • Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

    Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

  • She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

    She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

  • Fight for the Glory

    Fight for the Glory

  • The New Road: Akemi

    The New Road: Akemi

  • Subarashiki shōtai

    Subarashiki shōtai

  • Luminous Moss

    Luminous Moss

  • The Refugee

    The Refugee

  • A Story of Floating Weeds

    A Story of Floating Weeds

  • Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

    Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

  • The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

  • Aiyoku no sabaki

    Aiyoku no sabaki

  • Introspection Tower

    Introspection Tower

  • Love Under the Crucifix

    Love Under the Crucifix

  • Izu no musumetachi

    Izu no musumetachi

  • I Flunked, But...

    I Flunked, But...

  • Rush to Our Sweetheart

    Rush to Our Sweetheart

  • Tora-san, My Uncle

    Tora-san, My Uncle

  • Farewell to Spring

    Farewell to Spring

  • Love in the Mountains

    Love in the Mountains

  • Kaisen no Zenya

    Kaisen no Zenya

  • Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

    Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

  • The Woman Who Holds the Key

    The Woman Who Holds the Key

  • Red Beard

    Red Beard

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • Four Sisters

    Four Sisters

  • Monrō no yōna onna

    Monrō no yōna onna

  • I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

  • The Funeral

    The Funeral

  • Song of the Flower Basket

    Song of the Flower Basket

  • Ishimatsu of the Forest

    Ishimatsu of the Forest

  • A Visage to Remember

    A Visage to Remember

  • Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

    Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

  • Tora-san Confesses

    Tora-san Confesses

  • I'm a Bodyguard

    I'm a Bodyguard

  • College Is a Nice Place

    College Is a Nice Place

  • Tora-san Takes a Vacation

    Tora-san Takes a Vacation

  • Foster Daddy, Tora!

    Foster Daddy, Tora!

  • Lanterns on Blue Waters

    Lanterns on Blue Waters

  • Tora-san's Runaway

    Tora-san's Runaway

  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme

    Tora-san's Grand Scheme

  • The Golden Demon

    The Golden Demon

  • White Blaze

    White Blaze

  • Japan's Longest Day

    Japan's Longest Day

  • Tora-san's Tropical Fever

    Tora-san's Tropical Fever

  • Eyes of Children

    Eyes of Children

  • Let's Go in Good Spirits

    Let's Go in Good Spirits

  • Hearts A-Flutter

    Hearts A-Flutter

  • Miyamoto Musashi

    Miyamoto Musashi

  • Flower in a Storm

    Flower in a Storm

  • Tora-san, His Tender Love

    Tora-san, His Tender Love

  • Tora-san's Pure Love

    Tora-san's Pure Love

  • The Eternal Rainbow

    The Eternal Rainbow

  • Tora-san Goes Religious?

    Tora-san Goes Religious?

  • Sennichimae fukin

    Sennichimae fukin

  • Scrap Collectors

    Scrap Collectors

  • Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

    Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

  • Tora-san Loves an Artist

    Tora-san Loves an Artist

  • Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

    Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

  • A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

    A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

  • Tora-san Goes to Vienna

    Tora-san Goes to Vienna

  • The Lady and the Beard

    The Lady and the Beard

  • The Snow Flurry

    The Snow Flurry

  • The Waves

    The Waves

  • The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

  • Tora-san's Shattered Romance

    Tora-san's Shattered Romance

  • Don't Tell Your Wife About It

    Don't Tell Your Wife About It

  • Iki na fûraibô

    Iki na fûraibô

  • Come Marry Me

    Come Marry Me

  • Tora-san's Love in Osaka

    Tora-san's Love in Osaka

  • High-School Outcasts

    High-School Outcasts

  • It's Tough Being a Man

    It's Tough Being a Man

  • Tora-san Makes Excuses

    Tora-san Makes Excuses

  • Days of Youth

    Days of Youth

  • Haru no Wakakusa

    Haru no Wakakusa

  • Tora-san's Promise

    Tora-san's Promise

  • The Human Bullet

    The Human Bullet

  • Tora-san's Song of Love

    Tora-san's Song of Love

  • Youth of the Son

    Youth of the Son

  • Oyuki

    Oyuki

  • Tora-san Plays Cupid

    Tora-san Plays Cupid

  • A Brother and His Younger Sister

    A Brother and His Younger Sister

  • Tora-san's Forbidden Love

    Tora-san's Forbidden Love

  • Freedom School

    Freedom School

  • Moon Over the Ruins

    Moon Over the Ruins

  • Oretachi no toki

    Oretachi no toki

  • Otome no iru kichi

    Otome no iru kichi

  • The Lights of Asakusa

    The Lights of Asakusa

  • Until Spring Comes

    Until Spring Comes

  • Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii

    Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii

  • The Wandering Princess

    The Wandering Princess

  • Forgotten Children

    Forgotten Children

  • Tora-san, the Intellectual

    Tora-san, the Intellectual

  • Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

  • The Wiser Age

    The Wiser Age

  • Master Fencer Sees the World

    Master Fencer Sees the World

  • Children in the Wind

    Children in the Wind

  • Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4

    Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4

  • The Munekata Sisters

    The Munekata Sisters

  • Tora-san's Lovesick

    Tora-san's Lovesick

  • Tora-san Plays Daddy

    Tora-san Plays Daddy

  • Bandits on the Wind

    Bandits on the Wind

  • Navy

    Navy

  • The Soundless Cry

    The Soundless Cry

  • Bridge

    Bridge

  • Marriage Counselor Tora-san

    Marriage Counselor Tora-san

  • Tora-san Meets His Lordship

    Tora-san Meets His Lordship

  • Dôkoku

    Dôkoku

  • New Woman Question and Answer

    New Woman Question and Answer

  • Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

  • Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

    Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

  • Only She Knows

    Only She Knows

  • Kyōshū

    Kyōshū

  • Tora-san Goes North

    Tora-san Goes North

  • Where Spring Comes Late

    Where Spring Comes Late

  • A Good Man, A Good Day

    A Good Man, A Good Day

  • Great X

    Great X

  • The Longest Tunnel

    The Longest Tunnel

  • Shin Jinsei Gekijo

    Shin Jinsei Gekijo

  • All is Well

    All is Well

  • Tora-san's Island Encounter

    Tora-san's Island Encounter

  • There Was a Father

    There Was a Father

  • Tora-san, the Matchmaker

    Tora-san, the Matchmaker

  • Monument to Holy Service

    Monument to Holy Service

  • Traveling in Party

    Traveling in Party

  • Striving to Live

    Striving to Live

  • The Crowded Train

    The Crowded Train

  • Kyukei no Koya

    Kyukei no Koya

  • Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

    Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

  • Flying in the Air

    Flying in the Air

  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

  • Tora-san, the Go-Between

    Tora-san, the Go-Between

  • Battle of the Japan Sea

    Battle of the Japan Sea

  • The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant

    The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant

  • Flower

    Flower

  • Flower and Dragon

    Flower and Dragon

  • Yoru no keisha

    Yoru no keisha

  • Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

  • The Storm

    The Storm

  • Dislikes

    Dislikes

  • Tora-san's Dream of Spring

    Tora-san's Dream of Spring

  • The First Kiss

    The First Kiss

  • Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn

    Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn

  • I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

  • Record of a Tenement Gentleman

    Record of a Tenement Gentleman

  • The Rickshaw Man

    The Rickshaw Man

  • Warm Current

    Warm Current

  • Satan's Sword

    Satan's Sword

  • The Last Kamikaze

    The Last Kamikaze

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother

    Daughters, Wives and a Mother

  • All is Well 2

    All is Well 2

  • Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

  • The Radish and the Carrot

    The Radish and the Carrot

  • Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

    Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

  • Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

  • The Face

    The Face

  • Tange Sazen

    Tange Sazen

  • Tora-san, the Expert

    Tora-san, the Expert

  • The Youth and His Amulet

    The Youth and His Amulet

  • Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu

    Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu

  • A Taxing Woman's Return

    A Taxing Woman's Return

  • The Last War

    The Last War

  • That Night's Wife

    That Night's Wife

  • The Roads Men Travel

    The Roads Men Travel

  • The Four Loves

    The Four Loves

  • Until the End of the World

    Until the End of the World

  • The Human Condition

    The Human Condition

  • Zoku zoku jiken

    Zoku zoku jiken

  • Haguregumo

    Haguregumo

  • 自由な女神たち

    自由な女神たち

  • An Autumn Afternoon

    An Autumn Afternoon

  • Tokyo-Ga

    Tokyo-Ga

  • A-Un

    A-Un

  • Tokyo Suburbia

    Tokyo Suburbia

  • An Early Autumn

    An Early Autumn

  • The Lonely Scalpel

    The Lonely Scalpel

  • Wim Wenders in Tokyo

    Wim Wenders in Tokyo

  • Internees of Kampili

    Internees of Kampili

  • Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio

    Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio