Cast
Chishū Ryū
Acting
Cast
Chishū Ryū
Known for
Acting
Born
1904-05-13
From
Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Died
1993-03-16
Also known as 笠 智衆, Chishû Ryû, Ryu Chishu
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.
Tokyo Story
as Shukichi Hirayama
Dreams
as Old Man
Red Beard
as Mr. Yasumoto
Late Spring
as Shukichi Somiya
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Tayama Dosen
The Bad Sleep Well
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Until the End of the World
as Mr. Mori
An Autumn Afternoon
as Shuhei Hirayama
Spring Dreams
as Shinichirô Atsumi
Good Morning
as Keitaro Hayashi
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
as the High Priest
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
Japan's Longest Day
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Tokyo Twilight
as Shukichi Sugiyama
Four Sisters
A Taxing Woman's Return
as Former Priest
Floating Weeds
as Theatre Owner
Farewell to Spring
as Kôzô's father
Early Summer
as Koichi Mamiya
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Sadao Hirayama
Late Autumn
as Shukichi Miwa
Equinox Flower
as Shukichi Mikami
The Castle of Sand
as Kojuro Kirihara
The Funeral
as The Priest
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Otoko Sensei
The Rickshaw Man
as Toyozo Yuki
The Wandering Princess
as Kinoshita
The End of Summer
as Farmer
There Was a Father
as Shuhei Horikawa
Tora-san Goes North
as the High Priest
I Was Born, But...
as Home movie projectionist
Satan's Sword
as Tsukue
Always in My Heart
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Pure Love
as Gozen-sama
Love Letter
Miyamoto Musashi
as Takuan
Dragnet Girl
as Policeman
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
as Gozen-sama
The Crowded Train
as Genroku, the father
Early Spring
as Kiichi Onodera
A Story of Floating Weeds
as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
Tora-san, the Expert
as Gozen-sama
Mole Alley
新婚たくあん夫婦
as 品川夏堂
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Old man in the park
Tora-san, My Uncle
as Gozen-sama
Battle of the Japan Sea
as General Maresuke Nogi
Love Under the Crucifix
as Sokei Nambo
Carmen Comes Home
as Principal
The Radish and the Carrot
You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
as Masao - Age 73
The Longest Tunnel
as Saiji Akutsu
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
as the High Priest
Talk of the Town Tora-san
as Gozen-sama
Zoku aizen katsura
All is Well 2
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
as the High Priest
Tokyo-Ga
as Self
A Hen in the Wind
as Kazuichiro Satake
Army
as Tomosuke Takagi
The Golden Demon
as Kuranosuke Kazahaya
The Munekata Sisters
as Tadachika Munekata
The Eternal Rainbow
as Naoji Kageyama
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
The Only Son
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
Stray Sheep
as Professor Hirota
Lanterns on Blue Waters
Street Without End
as Yukihiko Chiba
All is Well
as Shingo Mori
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Tarobei Kamiya
A Brother and His Younger Sister
as Seizaburō Utsumi
The Last Kamikaze
Warm Current
as Yasuhide Shima
The Wiser Age
as Kinjiro Ishikawa
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
as the High Priest
Double Wedding
as Noriko's Father
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
as the High Priest
Drunkard's Paradise
Tora-san's Promise
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san Plays Daddy
as the High Priest
And Then
as Toku Nagai
And Then
That Night's Wife
as Policeman
I Want to Be a Shellfish
as Komiya
Striving to Live
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
The Good Fairy
as Ryôen Toba
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
Port of Flowers
as Nobadama
Kyukei no Koya
Bandits on the Wind
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
as Tashiro
Tora-san's Island Encounter
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
as Priest
Days of Youth
as Student
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
as Gôzô Tôyama
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
as Shimazaki
The Moon Has Risen
as Asai Mokichi
Luminous Moss
as Judge
Making of 'Dreams'
as Self
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as the High Priest
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
as High Priest
The Lights of Asakusa
as Shin'ichi Katori
I Flunked, But...
as Student
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
as Priest
Tora-san, the Go-Between
as the High Priest
When Winter Comes
Tora-san's Love Call
as the High Priest
Gazing at Love and Death
The Four Loves
as Heitarô Misawa
Only She Knows
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
as George
I Lived, But...
as Self
Kekkon Sanjûshi
Tora-san Plays Cupid
as Priest
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
as Priest
The Fourth Lady
The Storm
Woman of Tokyo
as Reporter
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Boy Aviation Pilots
Great X
as Chief of police
Tora-san Makes Excuses
as High Priest
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
The New Road: Akemi
Kare o korosu na
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
as the High Priest
Tora-san, the Intellectual
as Gozen-sama
Where Spring Comes Late
as Genzo, So's father
Otome no iru kichi
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as High Priest
Freedom School
Tora-san Goes Religious?
as the High Priest
Hearts A-Flutter
as Shingo Wakasugi
The Woman Who Holds the Key
Tora-san's Runaway
as High Priest
The Refugee
A Good Man, A Good Day
as Ozeki Hitoshi
Tora-san Confesses
as High Priest
Yoru no keisha
Ornamental Hairpin
as Nanmura
Crybaby Chacha
Flower and Dragon
The First Kiss
as Hasegawa
Tora-san's Song of Love
as the High Priest
Tora-san's Lovesick
as Gozen-sama
The Human Bullet
as Bookstore Man
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
Beauty of Life
Come Marry Me
as Tamotsu's Grandfather
The Youth and His Amulet
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
as the High Priest
The Waves
Futari dake no toride
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
An Inn in Tokyo
as Policeman
The Last War
as Ebara
Wife Lost
Passing Fancy
as Man on Boat
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
as Gozensama
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as the High Priest
Monument to Holy Service
Flying in the Air
Foster Daddy, Tora!
as Gozen-sama
Children Hand in Hand
as Mr. Matsumura
Dôkoku
The Greatest Man in the World
as Hermit
Iki na fûraibô
as Chôgorô Yamamoto
College Is a Nice Place
as Amano
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
as The High Priest
The Soundless Cry
as Tateno
Tora-san's Lullaby
as Gozen-sama
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Haru no Wakakusa
I'm a Bodyguard
Always in My Heart Part 3
慶安水滸傳
as 神尾備前守
Our Planes Fly South
as Teacher Matsuki
Kyōshū
Aiyoku no sabaki
Southern Wind
Tora-san Loves an Artist
Moon Over the Ruins
as Conductor
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
as Detective Shiozaki
The Black Sheep
A Mother Should Be Loved
as Hattori
Always in My Heart Part 2
The Snow Flurry
Eyes of Children
Spring Thunder
Introspection Tower
as Mr. Kusama
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
as High Priest
Kaisen no Zenya
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
as Self
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as Gozen-sama
Gekimetsu no uta
as 河上耕造
The Face
as Det. Hasegawa
Let's Go in Good Spirits
as The Boss
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
as Shojiro's Friend
Carefree Goddesses
Bridge
The Lady and the Beard
as (uncredited)
Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio
as Self
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
Stage-Struck Tora-san
as Gozen-sama
When We are Old
Youth of the Son
as Mr. Uemura
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
Machi no Hi
as Takushoku
Traveling in Party
Fight for the Glory
South Wind 2
Master Fencer Sees the World
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
as Monk
Flower in a Storm
South Wind
Tange Sazen
Rush to Our Sweetheart
Living Image
Mother is Strong
Love in the Mountains
High-School Outcasts
as Instructor Takeyama
Navy
as Major Kikuchi
Utsukushiki Rinjin
Oretachi no toki
A Million Girls
as Atsufumi Yashiro
Children in the Wind
as Policeman
Dolls floating down the river
as Neighbor
Subarashiki shōtai
Goodbye to the Front
The White Road Across the River
Home from the Sea
as Ishizaki Senzo
White Blaze
Sisters
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Gozensama
Dreams of Youth
Housewife Camellia
Boyhood
as Father
最後の攘夷党
Flower
Love
A Star Athlete
as Tani
Shin Jinsei Gekijo
Until Spring Comes
Physical Beauty
Dislikes
Sennichimae fukin
Oyuki
The Man Who Has Returned
Door of Flowers
Scrap Collectors
The Young Women of Izu
Pumpkin
Song of the Flower Basket
as Nenkai Hotta
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
Couple on the Move
Forgotten Children
Home Sweet Home
as Kosaku Uemura
Sailor
as Teacher (uncredited)
Queen of the Wind
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
Internees of Kampili
as Vice-Admiral Shibata
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
A Visage to Remember
The Last Escape
as Ryu Kinihide
Blue Eyed Bride
as Maruhashi Gotaro
The Man of Rumor
as 藤森甚三
Monrō no yōna onna
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
as 巨匠
Whirlpool of Flowers
New Woman Question and Answer
Autumn Interlude
as Michio
Sakiko-san chotto
as 中川正一
The House Where Flowers Bloom
The College Hero
as Professor Fujii
Pure Love
Student Executive
The Immortal Pitcher
The Path Under the Platanes
as Ichiro Ishimaru
The Wicked Boy
Through Days and Months
