Acting

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū is best known for The Roads Men Travel, Haguregumo, Tamayura and A-Un. Chishū Ryū was born on May 13, 1904. Chishū Ryū died on March 16, 1993 at the age of 88.

Born: May 13, 1904
Place of birth: Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Died: March 16, 1993 (88 years old)

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).

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