Chishū Ryū

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.​

Cast

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)