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Acting

Chishū Ryū

Birthplace
Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Popularity
1.5

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 Buddhis…

Movies
Dreams
Dreams
1990 ⭐ 7.7
as Old Man
Red Beard
Red Beard
1965 ⭐ 8.2
as Mr. Yasumoto
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 ⭐ 8.0
as Shukichi Somiya
Days of Youth
Days of Youth
1929 ⭐ 5.6
as Student
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 ⭐ 8.2
as Shukichi Hirayama
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961 ⭐ 8.4
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954 ⭐ 7.7
as Otoko Sensei
The End of Summer
The End of Summer
1961 ⭐ 7.5
as Farmer
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 ⭐ 7.8
as A Monk (uncredited)
An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon
1962 ⭐ 7.9
as Shuhei Hirayama