Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
13 May, 1904 (120 years old)
Death date
16 Mar, 1993

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

Tora-san Makes Excuses
1080p
101 min 1992

Tora-san Makes Excuses

Comedy Movie
Tora-san Confesses
1080p
104 min 1991

Tora-san Confesses

Comedy Movie
Until the End of the World
158 min 1991

Until the End of the World

Drama Movie
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1080p
62 min 1990

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

Documentary Movie
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1080p
106 min 1990

Tora-san Takes a Vacation

Comedy Movie
Dreams
1080p
119 min 1990

Dreams

Fantasy Movie

Acting

1992
Tora-san Makes Excuses
1991
Tora-san Confesses
1991
Until the End of the World
1990
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1990
Dreams
1989
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1988
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1987
Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987
Tora-san Goes North
1986
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1985
Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between
1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
Tokyo-Ga
1984
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
1984
The Funeral
1984
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1983
Tora-san Goes Religious?
1983
Tora-san's Song of Love
1982
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1981
Tora-san's Promise
1981
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1980
Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
1979
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san
1978
Stage-Struck Tora-san
1977
Tora-san Plays Cupid
1977
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1976
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1975
Tora-san, the Intellectual
1975
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1974
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
Tora-san's Lovesick
1973
Tora-san Loves an Artist
1973
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
1972
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1971
Tora-san's Love Call
1971
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1970
Tora-san's Runaway
1970
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
1970
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1969
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
It's Tough Being a Man
1967
Japan's Longest Day
1965
Red Beard
1962
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
The Wiser Age
1961
The End of Summer
1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1960
Late Autumn
1960
Satan's Sword
1960
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
The Wandering Princess
1960
Spring Dreams
1959
Floating Weeds
1959
Good Morning
1958
Equinox Flower
1958
The Rickshaw Man
1957
Tokyo Twilight
1955
The Moon Has Risen
1954
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
Always in My Heart Part 3
1953
Love Letter
1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
1936
The Only Son
1933
Dragnet Girl