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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, lice…
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- Tamayura (1965) as 直木良彦
- Tokyo Story (1953) as Shukichi Hirayama
- Hi no kuni ni (1976) as 造園主・吉野公平
- Red Beard (1965) as Mr. Yasumoto
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) as Tayama Dosen
- Dreams (1990) as Old Man
- Late Spring (1949) as Shukichi Somiya
- Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii (1964) as Gôzô Tôyama
- Until the End of the World (1991) as Mr. Mori
- Drunkard's Paradise (1962) Cast
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
- Let's Go in Good Spirits (1941) as The Boss
- Good Morning (1959) as Keitaro Hayashi
- Children Hand in Hand (1948) as Mr. Matsumura
- Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949) Cast
- The Roads Men Travel (1976) as Kadomae
- I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) as Komiya
- Dreams of Youth (1928) Cast
- Scrap Collectors (1968) Cast
- Goodbye to the Front (1937) Cast
- Only She Knows (1960) Cast
- Mother is Strong (1939) Cast
- The Actress and the Detective (1950) Cast
- Home Sweet Home (1951) as Kosaku Uemura
- Come Marry Me (1966) as Tamotsu's Grandfather
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962) as Shuhei Hirayama
- Couple on the Move (1928) Cast
- Song of the Flower Basket (1937) as Nenkai Hotta
- The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) as Sadao Hirayama
- The Castle of Sand (1974) as Kojuro Kirihara
- The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) as Hinanmin no Chôrô
- The End of Summer (1961) as Farmer
- Floating Weeds (1959) as Theatre Owner
- Tokyo Suburbia (1979) Cast
- I Was Born, But... (1932) as Home movie projectionist
- Haguregumo (1978) Cast
- Zoku zoku jiken (1980) Cast
- Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983) Cast
- The Funeral (1984) as The Priest
- A-Un (1980) Cast
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Most-watched Chishū Ryū films currently: Tokyo Story (1953), Red Beard (1965), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Dreams (1990), Late Spring (1949).
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Selected TV credits: Tamayura (1965), Hi no kuni ni (1976), The Roads Men Travel (1976), Tokyo Suburbia (1979), Haguregumo (1978).
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