

Acting
Chishū Ryū
- Titles
- 172movies10TV shows
- Career
Active from 1930 to 1992, busiest in 1951 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 29top three billing
- Average score
75/100
- Highest rated
Tokyo Story92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.2average 2.6
- Family Dynamics7.5average 4.8
- Melancholy7.3average 4.7
- Pathos7.4average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.6average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Wholesome4.6average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.7, average 4.9
- Crime1.8, average 3.7
- Mystery2.4, average 4.1
- Contemporary Realism3.8, average 5.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 10
- Character Study 9
- Japanese Cinema 8
- Character-Driven 7
- Social Realism 7
- Post-War Japan 7
- Historical Drama 6
- Family Drama 6
- Classic Japanese Cinema 5
- Melancholy 5
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Yasujirō OzuWriterLate Spring, Tokyo Story, Record of a Tenement Gentleman, Floating Weeds, An Autumn Afternoon, +15 more
Kōgo NodaWriterLate Spring, Tokyo Story, Floating Weeds, An Autumn Afternoon, Good Morning, +9 more- YYoshiyasu HamamuraEditorLate Spring, Tokyo Story, An Autumn Afternoon, Good Morning, Early Summer, +7 more
Haruko SugimuraActorLate Spring, Tokyo Story, Floating Weeds, Good Morning, Early Summer, +6 more
Chūji KinoshitaComposerThe Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, Twenty-Four Eyes, The Eternal Rainbow, Carmen Comes Home, Fireworks Over the Sea, +6 more
Yûharu AtsutaCinematographerLate Spring, Tokyo Story, Record of a Tenement Gentleman, An Autumn Afternoon, Good Morning, +6 more- YYoshi SugiharaEditorRecord of a Tenement Gentleman, Twenty-Four Eyes, The Eternal Rainbow, A Good Man, A Good Day, Carmen Comes Home, +5 more
Keisuke KinoshitaWriterTwenty-Four Eyes, The Eternal Rainbow, Carmen Comes Home, Fireworks Over the Sea, She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, +5 more
Kinuyo TanakaActorThe Eternal Rainbow, The Moon Has Risen, A Hen in the Wind, The Munekata Sisters, Dragnet Girl, +4 more
Shūji SanoActorThe Moon Has Risen, A Hen in the Wind, There Was a Father, The Man of Rumor, Carmen Comes Home, +3 more
Hiroshi KusudaCinematographerTwenty-Four Eyes, The Eternal Rainbow, Carmen Comes Home, Fireworks Over the Sea, She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, +3 more
Takeshi SakamotoActorRecord of a Tenement Gentleman, A Hen in the Wind, There Was a Father, Carmen Comes Home, Boyhood, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
1771990s
7 titles · average score 75
as Judge
as Mr. Mori
as Old Man
1980s
27 titles · average score 80
as Former Priest
as The High Priest
as Hermit
as Toku Nagai
as A Monk (uncredited)
as The Priest
as Saiji Akutsu
1970s
34 titles · average score 73
as Kojuro Kirihara
as Takushoku
as Takuan
as Ishizaki Senzo
as Genzo, So's father
1960s
33 titles · average score 75
as General Maresuke Nogi
as Bookstore Owner
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
as Mr. Yasumoto
as Shuhei Hirayama
as Hinanmin no Chôrô
as Ozeki Hitoshi
as Ebara
as Farmer
as Tsukue
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
1950s
35 titles · average score 77
as Keitaro Hayashi
as Theatre Owner
as Naoji Kageyama
as Shukichi Sugiyama
as Genroku, the father
as Asai Mokichi
as Masao - Age 73
as Otoko Sensei
as Shukichi Hirayama
as Koichi Mamiya
as Principal
as Father
1940s
18 titles · average score 77
as Shukichi Somiya
as Kazuichiro Satake
as Mr. Matsumura
as Tashiro
as 河上耕造
as Tomosuke Takagi
as Nobadama
as Major Kikuchi
as Shuhei Horikawa
as Mr. Kusama
as Nanmura
as Shojiro's Friend
1930s
22 titles · average score 72
as Tani
as Amano
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
as Policeman
as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Reporter
as Man on Boat
as Shimazaki
as Home movie projectionist
as Policeman
as Student
1920s
1 title · average score 59
as Student
















































































