Actor

Chishū Ryū

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Acting credits

272

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.6

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Movies: 263Series: 9

TMDB ID: 33135

IMDb ID: nm0753479

Known for: Acting

Born: May 13, 1904

Died: March 16, 1993

Age: 88

Place of birth: Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1928 - 1997

Years active: 70

Average TMDB rating: 7.23

Wikidata: Q958714

Also known as

笠智衆 • Chishû Ryû • Ryu Chishu • Chishuu Ryuu • Тисю Рю

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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).

Movies

Movie credits linked with Chishū Ryū.