Chishū Ryū
Biography
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).
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Filmography
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
1997
as High Priest
Tora-san Makes Excuses
1992
as High Priest
Luminous Moss
1992
as Judge
Tora-san Confesses
1991
as High Priest
Until the End of the World
1991
as Mr. Mori
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
as Self
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1990
as High Priest
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
as Self
Dreams
1990
as Old Man
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
as Gozen-sama
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
as the High Priest
Until Spring Comes
1989
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988
as Gozen-sama
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Former Priest
Chishu Ryu and Shochiku's Ofuna Studio
1988
as Self
Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987
as the High Priest
Tora-san Goes North
1987
as the High Priest
Crybaby Chacha
1987
Carefree Goddesses
1987
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986
as the High Priest
The Greatest Man in the World
1986
as Hermit
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985
as the High Priest
And Then
1985
as Toku Nagai