Chishū Ryū - Actor Profile

Chishū Ryū

Acting
50Total Films
10.0 Highest Rated
Born: May 13, 1904
Birth Place: Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

About 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.​

Best Chishū Ryū Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Chishū Ryū's career based on audience ratings.

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Chishū Ryū.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
1997 Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1992 Tora-san Makes Excuses High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1991 Tora-san Confesses High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1990 Tora-san Takes a Vacation High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1989 Tora-san, My Uncle Gozen-sama Super Hit Similar →
1989 Tora-san Goes to Vienna the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1988 Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial Gozen-sama Super Hit Similar →
1987 Tora-san Plays Daddy the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1987 Tora-san Goes North the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1985 Tora-san's Island Encounter the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1984 Tora-san's Forbidden Love the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1984 Marriage Counselor Tora-san the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1983 Tora-san Goes Religious? the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1983 Tora-san's Song of Love the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1982 Tora-san, the Expert Gozen-sama Super Hit Similar →
1982 Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1981 Tora-san's Promise Gozen-sama Super Hit Similar →
1981 Tora-san's Love in Osaka Gozen-sama Super Hit Similar →
1980 Tora-san's Tropical Fever Priest Super Hit Similar →
1979 Tora-san's Dream of Spring - Super Hit Similar →
1979 Tora-san, the Matchmaker Gozen-sama Super Hit Similar →
1978 Talk of the Town Tora-san Gozen-sama Super Hit Similar →
1978 Stage-Struck Tora-san Gozen-sama Super Hit Similar →
1977 Tora-san Meets His Lordship Gozensama Super Hit Similar →
1976 Tora-san's Pure Love Gozen-sama Super Hit Similar →
1976 Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset Priest Super Hit Similar →
1975 Tora-san, the Intellectual Gozen-sama Super Hit Similar →
1975 Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1973 Tora-san Loves an Artist - Super Hit Similar →
1973 Flower and Dragon - Super Hit Similar →
1973 Tora-san's Forget Me Not the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1971 Tora-san's Love Call the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1971 Tora-san, the Good Samaritan the High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1970 Tora-san's Runaway High Priest Super Hit Similar →
1969 Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp Gozen-sama Super Hit Similar →
1965 Red Beard Mr. Yasumoto Super Hit Similar →
1965 The Soundless Cry Tateno Super Hit Similar →
1965 The Radish and the Carrot - Super Hit Similar →
1962 An Autumn Afternoon Shuhei Hirayama Super Hit Similar →
1961 The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer Hinanmin no Chôrô Super Hit Similar →
1960 Late Autumn Shukichi Miwa Super Hit Similar →
1960 The Bad Sleep Well Public Prosecutor Nonaka Super Hit Similar →
1959 Good Morning Keitaro Hayashi Super Hit Similar →
1959 I Want to Be a Shellfish Komiya Super Hit Similar →
1957 Tokyo Twilight Shukichi Sugiyama Super Hit Similar →
1956 The Storm - Super Hit Similar →
1954 Twenty-Four Eyes Otoko Sensei Super Hit Similar →
1953 Tokyo Story Shukichi Hirayama Super Hit Similar →
1951 Early Summer Koichi Mamiya Super Hit Similar →
1949 Late Spring Shukichi Somiya Super Hit Similar →

Chishū Ryū - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Chishū Ryū?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Chishū Ryū is "The Radish and the Carrot" with a rating of 10.0/10.

How many movies has Chishū Ryū acted in?

Chishū Ryū has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Chishū Ryū?

Other notable films include "Flower and Dragon", "I Want to Be a Shellfish", and "Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset".