
Chishū Ryū
Known for ActingBorn 1904-05-13Died 1993-03-16Tachibana, 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.Read more
Movies & web series
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The Greatest Man in the World
1986 · Movie
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The Longest Tunnel
1982 · Movie
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Flower and Dragon
1973 · Movie
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I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959 · Movie
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A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
1959 · Movie
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Flying in the Air
1957 · Movie
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All is Well
1955 · Movie
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All is Well 2
1955 · Movie
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Beauty of Life
1951 · Movie
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The Man Who Has Returned
1944 · Movie
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Physical Beauty
1928 · Movie
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Wife Lost
1928 · Movie
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Dreams of Youth
1928 · Movie
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Tora-san's Pure Love
1976 · Movie
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Tora-san Goes North
1987 · Movie
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Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1981 · Movie
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Fight for the Glory
1969 · Movie
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The Soundless Cry
1965 · Movie
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The Radish and the Carrot
1965 · Movie
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Futari dake no toride
1963 · Movie
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Tange Sazen
1963 · Movie
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A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963 · Movie
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The Youth and His Amulet
1961 · Movie
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Bandits on the Wind
1961 · Movie
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Master Fencer Sees the World
1960 · Movie
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Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1976 · Movie
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Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989 · Movie
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Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977 · Movie
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Tora-san, the Expert
1982 · Movie
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Tora-san's Promise
1981 · Movie
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Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
1997 · Movie
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Tora-san, the Matchmaker
1979 · Movie
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College Is a Nice Place
1936 · Movie
Couple on the Move
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Couple on the Move
1928 · Movie
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Tora-san Confesses
1991 · Movie
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Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988 · Movie
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Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987 · Movie
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Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985 · Movie
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Tora-san's Song of Love
1983 · Movie
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Tora-san, My Uncle
1989 · Movie
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Tora-san's Love Call
1971 · Movie
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Tora-san's Tropical Fever
1980 · Movie
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Tora-san's Forget Me Not
1973 · Movie
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Tora-san Loves an Artist
1973 · Movie
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The Storm
1956 · Movie
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Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972 · Movie
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Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979 · Movie
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Stage-Struck Tora-san
1978 · Movie