
Chishū Ryū
- Date of Birth: 1904-05-13
- Date of Death: 1993-03-16
- Place of Birth: Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
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... 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.

Late Spring
Drama • 1949 September

Tora-san Takes a Vacation
Comedy • 1990 December

Tora-san's Forget Me Not
Comedy • 1973 January

Tora-san Loves an Artist
Comedy • 1973 December

Marriage Counselor Tora-san
Comedy • 1984 August

Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Comedy, Family, Drama, Romance • 1980 August

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Comedy • 1982 August

Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Comedy • 1979 December

Tora-san Goes Religious?
Comedy • 1983 December

Tora-san Confesses
Comedy, Drama, Family • 1991 December