From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 Takes a Vacation
Tora-san Confesses
Crybaby Chacha
Late Spring
(Shukichi Somiya)
Early Spring
(Kiichi Onodera)
Striving to Live
Late Autumn
(Shukichi Miwa)
The Bad Sleep Well
(Public Prosecutor Nonaka)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
(A monk)
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)
Good Morning
(Keitaro Hayashi)
The End of Summer
(Farmer)
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
(Shigezo 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
(Teacher Okubo)
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 Man)
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
(Priest)
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
(Priest)
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?
(the High Priest)
The Eternal Rainbow
(Naoji Kageyama)
A Star Athlete
(Tani)
Boy Aviation Pilots
Housewife Camellia
Spring Dreams
(Shinichirô Atsumi)
Queen of the Wind
Mother is Strong
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
(the High Priest)
Southern Wind
Flower
South Wind
Tora-san's Love Call
(the High Priest)
Yoru no keisha
Love Under the Crucifix
(Sokei Nambo)
Where Spring Comes Late
(Genzo, So's father)
Tora-san's Lovesick
(Gozen-sama)
The Wandering Princess
(Kinoshita)
The Moon Has Risen
(Asai Mokichi)
Tora-san's Lullaby
(Gozen-sama)
慶安水滸傳
(神尾備前守)
Tora-san, the Intellectual
(Gozen-sama)
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
Tora-san's Pure Love
(Gozen-sama)
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
(Gozensama)
The Radish and the Carrot
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
(George)
Drunkard's Paradise
Navy
(Major Kikuchi)
All is Well
(Shingo Mori)
All is Well 2
Tora-san Plays Cupid
(Priest)
The Lights of Asakusa
(Shin'ichi Katori)
Satan's Sword
(Tsukue)
彼を殺すな
Kyōshū
Home Sweet Home
(Kosaku Uemura)
Sisters
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass
Scrap Collectors
Door of Flowers
The Storm
Tora-san, My Uncle
(Gozen-sama)
Port of Flowers
(Nobadama)
Tora-san Makes Excuses
Freedom School
The Man Who Has Returned
Stage-Struck Tora-san
(Gozen-sama)
I Flunked, But...
(Class mate)
Flying in the Air
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
(Shimazaki)
Dragnet Girl
(Policeman)
Talk of the Town Tora-san
(Gozen-sama)
Dreams
(Old Man)
Our Planes Fly South
(Teacher Matsuki)
It's Tough Being a Man
(Gozen-sama)
Monument to Holy Service
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
(Gozen-sama)
The Lady and the Beard
((uncredited))
Dislikes
The Crowded Train
(Genroku, the father)
Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4
Life's Simple Pleasures
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 Part 2
Always in My Heart
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)
A Story of Floating Weeds
(Audience Member)
An Inn in Tokyo
(Policeman)
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
(the High Priest)
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
(Gozen-sama)
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
(the High Priest)
Tora-san Plays Daddy
(the High Priest)
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
(the High Priest)
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
(Gozen-sama)
Tora-san's Promise
(Gozen-sama)
Tora-san, the Go-Between
(the High Priest)
Tora-san, the Expert
(Gozen-sama)
Tora-san's Island Encounter
(the High Priest)
Tora-san's Song of Love
(the High Priest)
Foster Daddy, Tora!
(Gozen-sama)
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)
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
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
(the High Priest)
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
(Priest)
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
(Gozensama)
Only She Knows
Tora-san, His Tender Love
(High Priest)
The Youth and His Amulet
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
(the High Priest)
And Then
Introspection Tower
(Mr. Kusama)
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
Dôkoku
The New Road: Akemi
Tora-san's Runaway
(High Priest)
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)
Izu no musumetachi
The Four Loves
(Heitarô Misawa)
Dreams of Youth
Tora-san Loves an Artist
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
(the High Priest)
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Double Wedding
(Noriko's Father)
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Talking with Ozu
(Self (archival footage))
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
(the High Priest)
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
(the High Priest)
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
(the High Priest)
Tora-san Goes North
(the High Priest)
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
(the High Priest)
Goodbye to the Front
Spring Thunder
Machi no Hi
(Takushoku)
Aoimoku no yome-han
(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
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
(Detective Shiozaki)
Against The Grain
(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