Chishū Ryū
Born May 13, 1904 (Age: 121)
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Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
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.
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.
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Filmography
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
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as Self
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Age: 86
Dreams
1990
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as Old Man
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Age: 85
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
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as Tayama Dosen
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Age: 81
No Image
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
1984
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as
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Age: 79
When We are Old
1982
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as
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Age: 78
Kyukei no Koya
1975
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as
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Age: 71
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
1974
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as
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Age: 70
Machi no Hi
1974
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as Takushoku
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Age: 69
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971
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as
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Age: 66
Fight for the Glory
1969
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as
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Age: 65
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
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as General Maresuke Nogi
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Age: 65
Scrap Collectors
1968
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as
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Age: 64
Oyuki
1966
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as
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Age: 62
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
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as
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Age: 62
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
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as
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Age: 60
Dislikes
1964
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as
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Age: 59
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
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as
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Age: 59
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963
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as
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Age: 59
Double Wedding
1963
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as Noriko's Father
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Age: 59
Futari dake no toride
1963
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as
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Age: 58
Sakiko-san chotto
1963
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as 中川正一
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Age: 58
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
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as
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Age: 58
Four Sisters
1962
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as
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Age: 58
Yoru no keisha
1962
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as
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Age: 58
Flower in a Storm
1962
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as
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Age: 57
Dolls floating down the river
1962
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as Neighbor
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Age: 57
Bandits on the Wind
1961
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as
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Age: 57
The End of Summer
1961
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as Farmer
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Age: 57
The Last War
1961
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as Ebara
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Age: 57
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
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as
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Age: 57
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
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as Ozeki Hitoshi
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Age: 57
Shin Jinsei Gekijo
1961
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as
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Age: 57
Door of Flowers
1961
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as
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Age: 57
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
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as Hinanmin no Chôrô
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Age: 56
Master Fencer Sees the World
1960
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as
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Age: 56
Internees of Kampili
1960
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as Vice-Admiral Shibata
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Age: 56
Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4
1960
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as
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Age: 56
Only She Knows
1960
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as
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Age: 55
Floating Weeds
1959
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as Theatre Owner
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Age: 55
Love in the Mountains
1959
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as
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Age: 55
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
1959
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as Detective Shiozaki
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Age: 55
The White Road Across the River
1959
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as
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Age: 55
Good Morning
1959
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as Keitaro Hayashi
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Age: 54
Farewell to Spring
1959
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as Kôzô's father
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Age: 54
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
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as Komiya
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Age: 54
Bridge
1959
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as
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Age: 54
The Path Under the Platanes
1959
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as Ichiro Ishimaru
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Age: 54
The Snow Flurry
1959
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as
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Age: 54
The College Hero
1958
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as Professor Fujii
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Age: 54
White Blaze
1958
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as
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Age: 53
The Storm
1956
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as
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Age: 52
No Image
The Wicked Boy
1956
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as
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Age: 52
Eyes of Children
1956
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as
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Age: 51
Subarashiki shōtai
1955
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as
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Age: 51
The First Kiss
1955
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as Hasegawa
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Age: 51
No Image
Stray Sheep
1955
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as Professor Hirota
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Age: 51
Life's Simple Pleasures
1955
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as
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Age: 51
The Refugee
1955
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as
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Age: 50
Striving to Live
1955
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as
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Age: 50
All is Well 2
1955
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as
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Age: 50
All is Well
1955
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as Shingo Mori
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Age: 50
The Moon Has Risen
1955
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as Asai Mokichi
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Age: 50
最後の攘夷党
1945
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as
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Age: 41
No Image
Sennichimae fukin
1945
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as
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Age: 41
Otome no iru kichi
1945
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as
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Age: 40
Gekimetsu no uta
1945
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as 河上耕造
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Age: 40
South Wind 2
1942
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as
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Age: 38
South Wind
1942
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as
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Age: 38
There Was a Father
1942
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as Shuhei Horikawa
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Age: 37
Ornamental Hairpin
1941
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as Nanmura
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Age: 37
Flower
1941
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as
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Age: 37
Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941
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as The Boss
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Age: 36
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
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as Shojiro's Friend
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Age: 36
Introspection Tower
1941
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as Mr. Kusama
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Age: 36
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1932
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as Shimazaki
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Age: 28
I Was Born, But...
1932
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as Home movie projectionist
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Age: 28