Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
13 maggio 1904
Died
16 marzo 1993
Place of birth
Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
笠 智衆 · Chishû Ryû · Ryu Chishu · Chishuu Ryuu
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.
Conosciuto per
0.0
Series
Tamayura
直木良彦
1965–1966
6.5
Film
The Wandering Princess
Kinoshita
1960
0.0
Series
Hi no kuni ni
造園主・吉野公平
1976–1977
8.1
Film
Tokyo Story
Shukichi Hirayama
1953
10.0
Film
Physical Beauty
1928
6.9
Film
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Shojiro's Friend
1941
7.5
Film
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Sadao Hirayama
1952
7.0
Film
There Was a Father
Shuhei Horikawa
1942
0.0
Film
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
1943
0.0
Film
Mother is Strong
1939
7.7
Film
Late Autumn
Shukichi Miwa
1960
0.0
Film
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
7.4
Film
Equinox Flower
Shukichi Mikami
1958
7.7
Film
Tokyo Twilight
Shukichi Sugiyama
1957
6.7
Film
Introspection Tower
Mr. Kusama
1941
8.4
Film
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Hinanmin no Chôrô
1961
6.7
Film
Until the End of the World
Mr. Mori
1991
7.7
Film
Dreams
Old Man
1990
8.0
Film
Monument to Holy Service
1978
6.5
Film
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Shimazaki
1932
7.9
Film
An Autumn Afternoon
Shuhei Hirayama
1962
0.0
Film
A Woman Who Convicts Men
1948
8.0
Film
Late Spring
Shukichi Somiya
1949
8.5
Film
The New Road: Akemi
1936
7.0
Film
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
5.3
Film
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
Gôzô Tôyama
1964
6.0
Film
Traveling in Party
1967
0.0
Film
Blue Eyed Bride
Maruhashi Gotaro
1964
5.2
Film
Lanterns on Blue Waters
1983
0.0
Film
新婚たくあん夫婦
品川夏堂
1954
0.0
Film
Our Planes Fly South
Teacher Matsuki
1943
8.2
Film
Red Beard
Mr. Yasumoto
1965
6.5
Series
Haguregumo
1978
7.7
Film
The Bad Sleep Well
Public Prosecutor Nonaka
1960
Acting credits 34 titles
Until the End of the World
as Mr. Mori
6.7
1991
Dreams
as Old Man
7.7
1990
Lanterns on Blue Waters
5.2
1983
Haguregumo
6.5
1978
Monument to Holy Service
8.0
1978
Hi no kuni ni
as 造園主・吉野公平
0.0
1976–1977
Traveling in Party
6.0
1967
Tamayura
as 直木良彦
0.0
1965–1966
Red Beard
as Mr. Yasumoto
8.2
1965
Blue Eyed Bride
as Maruhashi Gotaro
0.0
1964
Monrō no yōna onna
0.0
1964
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
as Gôzô Tôyama
5.3
1964
An Autumn Afternoon
as Shuhei Hirayama
7.9
1962
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
8.4
1961
Late Autumn
as Shukichi Miwa
7.7
1960
The Wandering Princess
as Kinoshita
6.5
1960
The Bad Sleep Well
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
7.7
1960
Equinox Flower
as Shukichi Mikami
7.4
1958
Tokyo Twilight
as Shukichi Sugiyama
7.7
1957
新婚たくあん夫婦
as 品川夏堂
0.0
1954
Tokyo Story
as Shukichi Hirayama
8.1
1953
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Sadao Hirayama
7.5
1952
Late Spring
as Shukichi Somiya
8.0
1949
Ishimatsu of the Forest
7.0
1949
A Woman Who Convicts Men
0.0
1948
Our Planes Fly South
as Teacher Matsuki
0.0
1943
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
0.0
1943
There Was a Father
as Shuhei Horikawa
7.0
1942
Introspection Tower
as Mr. Kusama
6.7
1941
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
as Shojiro's Friend
6.9
1941
Mother is Strong
0.0
1939
The New Road: Akemi
8.5
1936
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
as Shimazaki
6.5
1932
Physical Beauty
10.0
1928