Deceased

When Did Chishū Ryū Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known as笠智衆, Chishû Ryû, Ryu Chishu, Chishuu Ryuu, Тисю РюGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn13/05/1904Born inTachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, JapanDied16/03/1993 (aged 88)Died inYokohamaWikidataQ958714 ↗TMDb#33135 ↗

Chishū Ryū was a Japanese actor, whose career spanned 65 years and over 230 film and television productions, He was best known for his collaborations with director Yasujirō Ozu, whom he worked with on at least 32 films.

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Filmography291 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1997	Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special VersionMovie	High Priest	93
1992	Tora-san Makes ExcusesMovie	High Priest	88
1992	Luminous MossMovie	Judge	88
1991	Until the End of the WorldMovie	Mr. Mori	87
1991	Tora-san ConfessesMovie	High Priest	87
1990	DreamsMovie	Old Man	86
1990	Tora-san Takes a VacationMovie	High Priest	86
1990	Wim Wenders in TokyoMovie	Self	86
1990	Making of 'Dreams'Movie	Self	86
1989	Tora-san, My UncleMovie	Gozen-sama	85
1989	Tora-san Goes to ViennaMovie	the High Priest	85
1988	Tora-san's Salad-Day MemorialMovie	Gozen-sama	84
1988	A Taxing Woman's ReturnMovie	Former Priest	84
1987	Tora-san Plays DaddyMovie	the High Priest	83
1987	Tora-san Goes NorthMovie	the High Priest	83
1987	Carefree GoddessesMovie	—	83
1987	Crybaby ChachaMovie	—	83
1987	An Early AutumnSeries	—	83
1986	Final Take: The Golden Age of MoviesMovie	—	82
1986	Tora-san's Bluebird FantasyMovie	the High Priest	82
1986	The Greatest Man in the WorldMovie	Hermit	82
1985	Tora-san's Island EncounterMovie	the High Priest	81
1985	Tora-san, the Go-BetweenMovie	the High Priest	81
1985	Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersMovie	Tayama Dosen	81
1985	And ThenMovie	Toku Nagai	81
1985	And ThenMovie	—	81
1985	When Winter ComesMovie	—	81
1984	The FuneralMovie	The Priest	80
1984	Marriage Counselor Tora-sanMovie	the High Priest	80
1984	Tora-san's Forbidden LoveMovie	the High Priest	80
1983	I Lived, But...Movie	Self	79
1983	Tora-san's Song of LoveMovie	the High Priest	79
1983	Tora-san Goes Religious?Movie	the High Priest	79
1983	Lanterns on Blue WatersMovie	—	79
1983	Kita no kuni kara '83 FuyuMovie	—	79
1982	The Longest TunnelMovie	Saiji Akutsu	78
1982	Hearts and Flowers for Tora-sanMovie	the High Priest	78
1982	Tora-san, the ExpertMovie	Gozen-sama	78
1982	When We are OldMovie	—	78
1981	Tora-san's Love in OsakaMovie	Gozen-sama	77
1981	Tora-san's PromiseMovie	Gozen-sama	77
1980	Zoku zoku jikenSeries	—	76
1980	Foster Daddy, Tora!Movie	Gozen-sama	76
1980	Tora-san's Tropical FeverMovie	Priest	76
1979	Tokyo SuburbiaSeries	—	75
1979	Tora-san's Dream of SpringMovie	—	75
1979	Tora-san, the MatchmakerMovie	Gozen-sama	75
1978	Talk of the Town Tora-sanMovie	Gozen-sama	74
1978	Monument to Holy ServiceMovie	—	74
1978	Stage-Struck Tora-sanMovie	Gozen-sama	74
1978	HaguregumoSeries	—	74
1977	Tora-san Meets His LordshipMovie	Gozensama	73
1977	Tora-san Plays CupidMovie	Priest	73
1976	The Roads Men TravelSeries	Kadomae	72
1976	Tora-san's Pure LoveMovie	Gozen-sama	72
1976	Tora-san's Sunrise and SunsetMovie	Priest	72
1976	Hi no kuni niSeries	造園主・吉野公平	72
1976	Oretachi no tokiMovie	—	72
1975	Kyukei no KoyaMovie	—	71
1975	Tora-san Meets the Songstress AgainMovie	the High Priest	71
1975	Tora-san, the IntellectualMovie	Gozen-sama	71
1974	The Castle of SandMovie	Kojuro Kirihara	70
1974	Tora-san's LovesickMovie	Gozen-sama	70
1974	Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: DawnMovie	—	70
1974	Tora-san's LullabyMovie	Gozen-sama	70
1974	Machi no HiMovie	Takushoku	70
1973	Tora-san Loves an ArtistMovie	—	69
1973	Tora-san's Forget Me NotMovie	the High Priest	69
1973	Miyamoto MusashiMovie	Takuan	69
1973	Flower and DragonMovie	—	69
1973	Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoroMovie	巨匠	69
1972	Tora-san's Dream-Come-TrueMovie	The High Priest	68
1972	Tora-san's Dear Old HomeMovie	the High Priest	68
1972	Home from the SeaMovie	Ishizaki Senzo	68
1971	Tora-san's Love CallMovie	the High Priest	67
1971	Tora-san's Shattered RomanceMovie	the High Priest	67
1971	Otoko Ippiki Gaki DaishoMovie	—	67
1971	おれは男だ！Series	小林源之助	67
1971	Tora-san, the Good SamaritanMovie	the High Priest	67
1970	Tora-san's Grand SchemeMovie	Priest	66
1970	Where Spring Comes LateMovie	Genzo, So's father	66
1970	The Last KamikazeMovie	—	66
1970	High-School OutcastsMovie	Instructor Takeyama	66
1970	Tora-san, His Tender LoveMovie	High Priest	66
1970	Tora-san's RunawayMovie	High Priest	66
1969	Battle of the Japan SeaMovie	General Maresuke Nogi	65
1969	Tora-san, Our Lovable TrampMovie	Gozen-sama	65
1969	Through Days and MonthsMovie	—	65
1969	Tora-san's Cherished MotherMovie	Gozensama	65
1969	Fight for the GloryMovie	—	65
1969	The Lonely ScalpelSeries	—	65
1968	Scrap CollectorsMovie	—	64
1968	The Human BulletMovie	Bookstore Owner	64
1967	Japan's Longest DayMovie	Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki	63
1967	Traveling in PartyMovie	—	63
1967	The Black SheepMovie	—	63
1966	Ohana han: Dai ni buMovie	—	62
1966	Come Marry MeMovie	Tamotsu's Grandfather	62
1966	OyukiMovie	—	62
1966	Warm CurrentMovie	Yasuhide Shima	62
1965	Red BeardMovie	Mr. Yasumoto	61
1965	The Radish and the CarrotMovie	—	61
1965	The Soundless CryMovie	Tateno	61
1964	Let's Dance Bon-Odori in HawaiiMovie	Gôzô Tôyama	60
1964	Gazing at Love and DeathMovie	—	60
1964	I'm a BodyguardMovie	—	60
1964	DislikesMovie	—	60
1964	Monrō no yōna onnaMovie	—	60
1963	A Prisoner in Search of DaughterMovie	—	59
1963	Double WeddingMovie	Noriko's Father	59
1963	A Million GirlsMovie	Atsufumi Yashiro	59
1963	Sakiko-san chottoMovie	中川正一	59
1963	Rush to Our SweetheartMovie	—	59
1963	Futari dake no torideMovie	—	59
1963	Tange SazenMovie	—	59
1962	Love Under the CrucifixMovie	Sokei Nambo	58
1962	An Autumn AfternoonMovie	Shuhei Hirayama	58
1962	Four SistersMovie	—	58
1962	Yoru no keishaMovie	—	58
1962	Flower in a StormMovie	—	58
1962	The Wiser AgeMovie	Kinjiro Ishikawa	58
1962	Drunkard's ParadiseMovie	—	58
1962	Zoku aizen katsuraMovie	—	58
1961	The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerMovie	Hinanmin no Chôrô	57
1961	The Last WarMovie	Ebara	57
1961	Bandits on the WindMovie	—	57
1961	The Youth and His AmuletMovie	—	57
1961	Student ExecutiveMovie	—	57
1961	The End of SummerMovie	Farmer	57
1961	Shin Jinsei GekijoMovie	—	57
1961	Door of FlowersMovie	—	57
1961	A Good Man, A Good DayMovie	Ozeki Hitoshi	57
1960	Satan's SwordMovie	Tsukue	56
1960	The Bad Sleep WellMovie	Public Prosecutor Nonaka	56
1960	Master Fencer Sees the WorldMovie	—	56
1960	Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing HusbandMovie	—	56
1960	Daughters, Wives and a MotherMovie	Old man in the park	56
1960	Only She KnowsMovie	—	56
1960	Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal FaceMovie	—	56
1960	Late AutumnMovie	Shukichi Miwa	56
1960	Spring DreamsMovie	Shinichirô Atsumi	56
1960	The Wandering PrincessMovie	Kinoshita	56
1960	Storm on the Silvery PeaksMovie	Monk	56
1959	The Snow FlurryMovie	—	55
1959	A Killed Stewardess: White or BlackMovie	Detective Shiozaki	55
1959	I Want to Be a ShellfishMovie	Komiya	55
1959	Farewell to SpringMovie	Kôzô's father	55
1959	Love in the MountainsMovie	—	55
1959	Good MorningMovie	Keitaro Hayashi	55
1959	Floating WeedsMovie	Theatre Owner	55
1959	The Path Under the PlatanesMovie	Ichiro Ishimaru	55
1959	BridgeMovie	—	55
1959	The White Road Across the RiverMovie	—	55
1958	The Rickshaw ManMovie	Toyozo Yuki	54
1958	The College HeroMovie	Professor Fujii	54
1958	Equinox FlowerMovie	Shukichi Mikami	54
1958	White BlazeMovie	—	54
1958	The Eternal RainbowMovie	Naoji Kageyama	54
1958	Kuchibue o fuku wataridoriMovie	—	54
1957	Flying in the AirMovie	—	53
1957	Hearts A-FlutterMovie	Shingo Wakasugi	53
1957	Tokyo TwilightMovie	Shukichi Sugiyama	53
1957	The Crowded TrainMovie	Genroku, the father	53
1956	Early SpringMovie	Kiichi Onodera	52
1956	Eyes of ChildrenMovie	—	52
1956	The Invisible 108th UnitMovie	—	52
1956	The StormMovie	—	52
1956	The Wicked BoyMovie	—	52
1956	Pure LoveMovie	—	52
1956	Funny FellowsMovie	—	52
1956	Everyone's SweetheartMovie	—	52
1955	All is WellMovie	Shingo Mori	51
1955	The RefugeeMovie	—	51
1955	All is Well 2Movie	—	51
1955	Stray SheepMovie	Professor Hirota	51
1955	The Moon Has RisenMovie	Asai Mokichi	51
1955	Striving to LiveMovie	—	51
1955	Subarashiki shōtaiMovie	—	51
1955	She Was Like a Wild ChrysanthemumMovie	Masao - Age 73	51
1955	The Immortal PitcherMovie	—	51
1955	The First KissMovie	Hasegawa	51
1954	Always in My Heart Part 3Movie	—	50
1954	Haru no WakakusaMovie	—	50
1954	Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grassMovie	—	50
1954	Twenty-Four EyesMovie	Otoko Sensei	50
1954	Autumn InterludeMovie	Michio	50
1954	新婚たくあん夫婦Movie	品川夏堂	50
1954	慶安水滸傳Movie	神尾備前守	50
1953	Always in My HeartMovie	—	49
1953	Always in My Heart Part 2Movie	—	49
1953	Love LetterMovie	—	49
1953	Mole AlleyMovie	—	49
1953	Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni buMovie	—	49
1953	Tokyo StoryMovie	Shukichi Hirayama	49
1953	SistersMovie	—	49
1953	Aiyoku no sabakiMovie	—	49
1952	KyōshūMovie	—	48
1952	The Flavor of Green Tea Over RiceMovie	Sadao Hirayama	48
1952	Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi buMovie	—	48
1952	Youth of the SonMovie	Mr. Uemura	48
1952	The WavesMovie	—	48
1952	DôkokuMovie	—	48
1952	Kare o korosu naMovie	—	48
1951	Home Sweet HomeMovie	Kosaku Uemura	47
1951	The Good FairyMovie	Ryôen Toba	47
1951	Freedom SchoolMovie	—	47
1951	Early SummerMovie	Koichi Mamiya	47
1951	Carmen Comes HomeMovie	Principal	47
1951	BoyhoodMovie	Father	47
1951	Fireworks Over the SeaMovie	Tarobei Kamiya	47
1951	Beauty of LifeMovie	—	47
1950	The Munekata SistersMovie	Tadachika Munekata	46
1950	KazanmyakuMovie	—	46
1950	Escape Between Midnight and DawnMovie	—	46
1950	The Actress and the DetectiveMovie	—	46
1949	Ishimatsu of the ForestMovie	—	45
1949	Late SpringMovie	Shukichi Somiya	45
1949	Kekkon SanjûshiMovie	—	45
1949	Forgotten ChildrenMovie	—	45
1948	A Visage to RememberMovie	—	44
1948	Great XMovie	Chief of police	44
1948	The Man of RumorMovie	藤森甚三	44
1948	Children Hand in HandMovie	Mr. Matsumura	44
1948	Living ImageMovie	—	44
1948	The Fourth LadyMovie	—	44
1948	A Hen in the WindMovie	Kazuichiro Satake	44
1948	A Woman Who Convicts MenMovie	—	44
1947	Record of a Tenement GentlemanMovie	Tashiro	43
1947	The Fellows Who Ate the ElephantMovie	—	43
1946	Iki na fûraibôMovie	Chôgorô Yamamoto	42
1945	Gekimetsu no utaMovie	河上耕造	41
1945	Saigo no joitoMovie	—	41
1945	The Young Women of IzuMovie	—	41
1945	Sennichimae fukinMovie	—	41
1945	Otome no iru kichiMovie	—	41
1944	ArmyMovie	Tomosuke Takagi	40
1944	The Man Who Has ReturnedMovie	—	40
1944	SailorMovie	Teacher (uncredited)	40
1943	Kaisen no ZenyaMovie	—	39
1943	NavyMovie	Major Kikuchi	39
1943	Port of FlowersMovie	Nobadama	39
1943	Our Planes Fly SouthMovie	Teacher Matsuki	39
1943	Air Raid of the Enemy PlaneMovie	—	39
1943	Three Sons And Two Daughters At HomeMovie	—	39
1942	There Was a FatherMovie	Shuhei Horikawa	38
1942	South Wind 2Movie	—	38
1942	South WindMovie	—	38
1941	Brothers and Sisters of the Toda FamilyMovie	Shojiro's Friend	37
1941	Introspection TowerMovie	Mr. Kusama	37
1941	Let's Go in Good SpiritsMovie	The Boss	37
1941	Ornamental HairpinMovie	Nanmura	37
1941	FlowerMovie	—	37
1940	Utsukushiki RinjinMovie	—	36
1940	Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoruMovie	—	36
1939	New Woman Question and AnswerMovie	—	35
1939	Spring ThunderMovie	—	35
1939	A Brother and His Younger SisterMovie	Seizaburō Utsumi	35
1939	Southern WindMovie	—	35
1939	Mother is StrongMovie	—	35
1938	Queen of the WindMovie	—	34
1937	The Lights of AsakusaMovie	Shin'ichi Katori	33
1937	A Star AthleteMovie	Tani	33
1937	Don't Tell Your Wife About ItMovie	George	33
1937	Goodbye to the FrontMovie	—	33
1937	The Golden DemonMovie	Kuranosuke Kazahaya	33
1937	Song of the Flower BasketMovie	Nenkai Hotta	33
1937	Children in the WindMovie	Policeman	33
1937	Moon Over the RuinsMovie	Conductor	33
1936	Boy Aviation PilotsMovie	—	32
1936	The Only SonMovie	Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher	32
1936	College Is a Nice PlaceMovie	Amano	32
1936	The New Road: AkemiMovie	—	32
1936	Housewife CamelliaMovie	—	32
1935	An Inn in TokyoMovie	Policeman	31
1934	A Story of Floating WeedsMovie	Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)	30
1934	A Mother Should Be LovedMovie	Hattori	30
1934	Street Without EndMovie	Yukihiko Chiba	30
1933	Dragnet GirlMovie	Policeman	29
1933	Woman of TokyoMovie	Reporter	29
1933	Passing FancyMovie	Man on Boat	29
1933	LoveMovie	—	29
1932	Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?Movie	Shimazaki	28
1932	I Was Born, But...Movie	Home movie projectionist	28
1931	The Lady and the BeardMovie	(uncredited)	27
1930	I Flunked, But...Movie	Student	26
1930	That Night's WifeMovie	Policeman	26
1929	Days of YouthMovie	Student	25
1928	Wife LostMovie	—	24
1928	Dreams of YouthMovie	—	24
1928	Physical BeautyMovie	—	24
1928	PumpkinMovie	—	24