Chishū Ryū
Actor
Born May 13, 1904 · Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Active 1928–1993 · Awards: Kikuchi Kan Prize, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Arrow Award, Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor
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.
Filmography
Tokyo Story (1953) — Shukichi HirayamaLate Spring (1949) — Shukichi SomiyaRed Beard (1965) — Mr. YasumotoDreams (1990) — Old ManMishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) — Tayama DosenAn Autumn Afternoon (1962) — Shuhei HirayamaThe Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) — Hinanmin no ChôrôGood Morning (1959) — Keitaro HayashiThe Bad Sleep Well (1960) — Public Prosecutor NonakaEarly Summer (1951) — Koichi MamiyaLate Autumn (1960) — Shukichi MiwaFloating Weeds (1959) — Theatre OwnerTokyo Twilight (1957) — Shukichi SugiyamaI Was Born, But... (1932) — Home movie projectionistEquinox Flower (1958) — Shukichi MikamiUntil the End of the World (1991) — Mr. MoriThe End of Summer (1961) — FarmerThe Only Son (1936) — Okubo, Ryosuke's teacherThe Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) — Sadao HirayamaTwenty-Four Eyes (1954) — Otoko SenseiEarly Spring (1956) — Kiichi OnoderaThere Was a Father (1942) — Shuhei HorikawaA Story of Floating Weeds (1934) — Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947) — Tashiro