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Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Born May 13, 1904· Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

† Died March 16, 1993

46Roles★ 7.3Average rating

Emerging from the rural village of Tamamizu in Kumamoto, Ryū began Buddhist studies at Tōyō University before leaving for the Shōchiku acting school, briefly serving as his father's priest before resuming his acting path. After ten years of minor, often uncredited parts, he entered Yasujirō Ozu’s circle with a walk-on in 1928 and gained his first major recognition in Ozu’s The Only Son (1936), lau…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Tokyo Story★ 8.2
Tokyo Story1953
Shukichi Hirayama
Red Beard★ 8.2
Red Beard1965
Mr. Yasumoto
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer★ 8.4
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961
Hinanmin no Chôrô
Late Spring★ 8
Late Spring1949
Shukichi Somiya
An Autumn Afternoon★ 7.9
An Autumn Afternoon1962
Shuhei Hirayama
Dreams★ 7.7
Dreams1990
Old Man
Good Morning★ 7.7
Good Morning1959
Keitaro Hayashi
The Bad Sleep Well★ 7.7
The Bad Sleep Well1960
Public Prosecutor Nonaka