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.
The Fourth Lady
The Longest Tunnel
(Saiji Akutsu)
Red Beard
(Mr. Yasumoto)
Tora-san Confesses
(御前样)
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
(御前样)
Crybaby Chacha
Late Spring
(Shukichi Somiya)
Early Spring
(Kiichi Onodera)
Striving to Live
Late Autumn
(Shukichi Miwa)
The Bad Sleep Well
(Public Prosecutor Nonaka)
Love in the Mountains
There Was a Father
(Shuhei Horikawa)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
(Hinanmin no Chôrô)
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Let's Go in Good Spirits
(The Boss)
Equinox Flower
(Shukichi Mikami)
The End of Summer
(Farmer)
Good Morning
(Keitaro Hayashi)
Kaisen no Zenya
Gekimetsu no uta
(河上耕造)
Street Without End
(Yukihiko Chiba)
The Funeral
(The Priest)
Dolls floating down the river
(Neighbor)
Twenty-Four Eyes
(Otoko Sensei)
The Rickshaw Man
(Toyozo Yuki)
Zoku aizen katsura
Futari dake no toride
Flower in a Storm
Mole Alley
Otome no iru kichi
Japan's Longest Day
(Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki)
Floating Weeds
(Theatre Owner)
The Soundless Cry
(Tateno)
Tokyo Story
(Shukichi Hirayama)
That Night's Wife
(Policeman)
An Autumn Afternoon
(Shuhei Hirayama)
Early Summer
(Koichi Mamiya)
The Only Son
(Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher)
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
(Tashiro)
Tokyo Twilight
(Shukichi Sugiyama)
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
(Sadao Hirayama)
The Munekata Sisters
(Tadachika Munekata)
Tokyo-Ga
(Self)
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
(Shojiro's Friend)
Iki na fûraibô
(Chôgorô Yamamoto)
Bridge
The Last War
(Ebara)
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
The Human Bullet
(Bookstore Owner)
Carmen Comes Home
(Principal)
Battle of the Japan Sea
(General Maresuke Nogi)
Woman of Tokyo
(Reporter)
Boyhood
(Father)
Ornamental Hairpin
(Nanmura)
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
(Masao - Age 73)
Master Fencer Sees the World
Youth of the Son
(Mr. Uemura)
Passing Fancy
(Man on Boat)
A Mother Should Be Loved
(Hattori)
Utsukushiki Rinjin
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
(御前样)
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
(御前样)
The Snow Flurry
Army
(Tomosuke Takagi)
Home from the Sea
(Ishizaki Senzo)
Luminous Moss
(Judge)
White Blaze
Sailor
(Teacher (uncredited))
Children in the Wind
(Policeman)
Tora-san Goes Religious?
(御前样)
The Eternal Rainbow
(Naoji Kageyama)
A Star Athlete
(Tani)
Housewife Camellia
Boy Aviation Pilots
Spring Dreams
(Shinichirô Atsumi)
Queen of the Wind
Mother is Strong
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
(御前样)
Southern Wind
Flower
South Wind
Tora-san's Love Call
(御前样)
Yoru no keisha
Love Under the Crucifix
(Sokei Nambo)
Where Spring Comes Late
(Genzo, So's father)
Tora-san's Lovesick
(御前样)
The Moon Has Risen
(Asai Mokichi)
The Wandering Princess
(Kinoshita)
Tora-san's Lullaby
(御前样)
慶安水滸傳
(神尾備前守)
Tora-san, the Intellectual
(御前样)
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
Tora-san's Pure Love
(御前样)
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
(御前样)
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
(George)
The Radish and the Carrot
Drunkard's Paradise
Navy
(Major Kikuchi)
All is Well
(Shingo Mori)
All is Well 2
Tora-san Plays Cupid
(御前样)
The Lights of Asakusa
(Shin'ichi Katori)
Satan's Sword
(Tsukue)
Kare o korosu na
Kyōshū
Home Sweet Home
(Kosaku Uemura)
Sisters
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the Green Grass
Scrap Collectors
Door of Flowers
The Storm
Tora-san, My Uncle
(御前样)
Port of Flowers
(Nobadama)
Tora-san Makes Excuses
(御前样)
Freedom School
The Man Who Has Returned
Stage-Struck Tora-san
(御前样)
I Flunked, But...
(Student)
Flying in the Air
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
(Shimazaki)
Dragnet Girl
(Policeman)
Talk of the Town Tora-san
(御前样)
Dreams
(Old Man)
Our Planes Fly South
(Teacher Matsuki)
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
(御前样)
Monument to Holy Service
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
(御前样)
The Lady and the Beard
((uncredited))
Dislikes
The Crowded Train
(Genroku, the father)
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
(Old man in the park)
When We are Old
Sennichimae fukin
Until Spring Comes
When Winter Comes
South Wind 2
The Woman Who Holds the Key
The Castle of Sand
(Kojuro Kirihara)
Until the End of the World
(Mr. Mori)
Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart Part 2
Always in My Heart Part 3
Fireworks Over the Sea
(Tarobei Kamiya)
The Last Kamikaze
Traveling in Party
The Good Fairy
(Ryôen Toba)
Farewell to Spring
(Kôzô's father)
Love Letter
The First Kiss
(Hasegawa)
The Wiser Age
(Kinjiro Ishikawa)
An Inn in Tokyo
(Policeman)
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
(御前样)
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
(御前样)
Tora-san Plays Daddy
(御前样)
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
(御前样)
Tora-san's Island Encounter
(御前样)
Tora-san, the Go-Between
(御前样)
Tora-san's Song of Love
(御前样)
Tora-san, the Expert
(御前样)
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
(御前样)
Tora-san's Promise
(御前样)
Foster Daddy, Tora!
(御前样)
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
(御前样)
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
(Gôzô Tôyama)
Stray Sheep
(Professor Hirota)
Rush to Our Sweetheart
Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio
(Self)
Tange Sazen
A Visage to Remember
Internees of Kampili
(Vice-Admiral Shibata)
The Golden Demon
(Kuranosuke Kazahaya)
Days of Youth
(Student)
Song of the Flower Basket
(Nenkai Hotta)
The Black Sheep
Four Sisters
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
Oretachi no toki
High-School Outcasts
(Instructor Takeyama)
I Lived, But...
(Self)
The Refugee
Miyamoto Musashi
(Takuan)
Lanterns on Blue Waters
Flower and Dragon
The Waves
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
(御前样)
Great X
(Chief of police)
Moon Over the Ruins
(Conductor)
Children Hand in Hand
(Mr. Matsumura)
Eyes of Children
The Face
(Det. Hasegawa)
Fight for the Glory
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
(御前样)
I Want to Be a Shellfish
(Komiya)
College Is a Nice Place
(Amano)
Physical Beauty
Couple on the Move
Pumpkin
Wife Lost
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
(御前样)
Only She Knows
Tora-san, His Tender Love
(御前样)
The Youth and His Amulet
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
(御前样)
And Then
(Toku Nagai)
Introspection Tower
(Mr. Kusama)
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
Dôkoku
The New Road: Akemi
Tora-san's Runaway
(御前样)
Come Marry Me
(Tamotsu's Grandfather)
Gazing at Love and Death
The Greatest Man in the World
(Hermit)
A Hen in the Wind
(Kazuichiro Satake)
A Taxing Woman's Return
(Former Priest)
Hearts A-Flutter
(Shingo Wakasugi)
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
(Self)
The Young Women of Izu
The Four Loves
(Heitarô Misawa)
Dreams of Youth
Tora-san Loves an Artist
(御前样)
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
(御前样)
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
(御前样)
Double Wedding
(Noriko's Father)
Ishimatsu of the Forest
A Brother and His Younger Sister
(Seizaburō Utsumi)
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
(Monk)
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
(御前样)
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
(御前样)
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
(御前样)
Tora-san Goes North
(The High Priest)
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
(御前样)
Goodbye to the Front
Spring Thunder
Machi no Hi
(Takushoku)
Blue Eyed Bride
(Maruhashi Gotaro)
Warm Current
(Yasuhide Shima)
Aiyoku no sabaki
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
Haru no Wakakusa
Beauty of Life
Forgotten Children
New Woman Question and Answer
Living Image
Love
Kekkon Sanjûshi
A Good Man, A Good Day
(Ozeki Hitoshi)
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
(Detective Shiozaki)
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
Kyukei no Koya
The White Road Across the River
I'm a Bodyguard
Saigo no joito
Oyuki
Shin Jinsei Gekijo
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
Subarashiki shōtai
Monrō no yōna onna
Bandits on the Wind
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
The Path Under the Platanes
(Ichiro Ishimaru)
Carefree Goddesses
The College Hero
(Professor Fujii)
Sakiko-san chotto
(中川正一)
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
(御前样)
And Then
I Was Born, But...
(Home movie projectionist)
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
A Story of Floating Weeds
(Shouting Audience Member (uncredited))
Making of 'Dreams'
(Self)
The Wicked Boy
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
(Tayama Dosen)
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face
Through Days and Months
The Man of Rumor
(藤森甚三)
The Immortal Pitcher
The House Where Flowers Bloom
A Million Girls
(Atsufumi Yashiro)
Whirlpool of Flowers
The Last Escape
(Ryu Kinihide)
Student Executive
Pure Love
Autumn Interlude
(Michio)
新婚たくあん夫婦
(品川夏堂)
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
(巨匠)
The Invisible 108th Unit
A Woman Who Convicts Men
The Actress and the Detective
Kazanmyaku
Escape Between Midnight and Dawn
Everyone's Sweetheart
Funny Fellows
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the Wind
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei in the Ghost World
The Roads Men Travel
(Kadomae)
A-Un
An Early Autumn
Haguregumo
Hi no kuni ni
(造園主・吉野公平)
Tamayura
(直木良彦)
Zoku zoku jiken
Tokyo Suburbia
The Lonely Scalpel
おれは男だ!
(小林源之助)