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.
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Movies (46)
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
as High Priest
1997
Tora-san Makes Excuses
as High Priest
1992
Luminous Moss
as Judge
1992
Tora-san Confesses
as High Priest
1991
Until the End of the World
as Mr. Mori
1991
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
as Self
1990
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
as High Priest
1990
Dreams
as Old Man
1990
Tora-san, My Uncle
as Gozen-sama
1989
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as the High Priest
1989
Until Spring Comes
1989
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Gozen-sama
1988
A Taxing Woman's Return
as Former Priest
1988
Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio
as Self
1988
Tora-san Plays Daddy
as the High Priest
1987
Tora-san Goes North
as the High Priest
1987
Crybaby Chacha
1987
自由な女神たち
1987
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
as the High Priest
1986
The Greatest Man in the World
as Hermit
1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
Tora-san's Island Encounter
as the High Priest
1985
And Then
as Toku Nagai
1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between
as the High Priest
1985
Tokyo-Ga
as Self
1985
When Winter Comes
1985
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
as the High Priest
1984
The Funeral
as The Priest
1984
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
as the High Priest
1984
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
1984
Tora-san Goes Religious?
as the High Priest
1983
Lanterns on Blue Waters
1983
I Lived, But...
as Self
1983
Tora-san's Song of Love
as the High Priest
1983
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
1983
Tora-san, the Expert
as Gozen-sama
1982
When We are Old
1982
The Longest Tunnel
as Saiji Akutsu
1982
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
as the High Priest
1982
Tora-san's Promise
as Gozen-sama
1981
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
as Gozen-sama
1981
Foster Daddy, Tora!
as Gozen-sama
1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
as Priest
1980
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as Gozen-sama
1979
Talk of the Town Tora-san
as Gozen-sama
1978
