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
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Born
May 13, 1904
Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Died
Mar 16, 1993
Known For
Acting
Movies
300 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.5
Known For
Red Beard
1965
as Mr. Yasumoto
Dreams
1990
as Old Man
Late Spring
1949
as Shukichi Somiya
Tokyo Story
1953
as Shukichi Hirayama
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
The End of Summer
1961
as Farmer
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
as A Monk (uncredited)
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Shuhei Hirayama
Good Morning
1959
as Keitaro Hayashi
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
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