As Actor
Luminous Moss
1992
5.5
Chishū Ryū
Acting
Birth Date
May 13, 1904
Place of Birth
Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Date of Death
March 16, 1993
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chishû Ryû, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Tora-san Confesses
1991
8.0
As Actor
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1990
8.0
As Actor
Dreams
1990
7.7
As Actor
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
8.7
As Actor
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
6.1
As Actor
And Then
1985
7.0
As Actor
Tokyo-Ga
1985
7.0
As Actor
Lanterns on Blue Waters
1983
5.2
As Actor
I Lived, But...
1983
6.5
As Actor
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
7.1
As Actor
Flower and Dragon
1973
10.0
As Actor
Home from the Sea
1972
7.2
As Actor
Tora-san's Love Call
1971
8.0
As Actor
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
7.6
As Actor
It's Tough Being a Man
1969
8.1
As Actor
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
6.0
As Actor
Traveling in Party
1967
6.0
As Actor
Japan's Longest Day
1967
7.2
As Actor
Come Marry Me
1966
6.0