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).
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Known For
280 titles
Flower in a Storm
Kyukei no Koya
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
Love
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
Kare o korosu na
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Kyōshū
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
Zoku aizen katsura
A Star Athlete
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
Sisters
Ishimatsu of the Forest
The Good Fairy
Stage-Struck Tora-san
Utsukushiki Rinjin
Introspection Tower
That Night's Wife
When Winter Comes
The Fourth Lady
Dislikes
Fight for the Glory
South Wind
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