Portrait of Chishū Ryū

Acting

Chishū Ryū

Career

Active from 1930 to 1992, busiest in 1951 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chishū Ryū Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    2.2, average 4.0
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character Study 9
  • Japanese Cinema 8
  • Social Realism 8
  • Post-War Japan 7
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Family Drama 6
  • Melancholy 5
  • Classic Japanese Cinema 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

177
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

7 titles · average score 75
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997)

as 御前样

Luminous Moss
Luminous Moss (1992)

as Judge

Tora-san Makes Excuses
Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)

as 御前样

Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mr. Mori

Tora-san Confesses
Tora-san Confesses (1991)

as 御前样

Dreams
Dreams (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

as Old Man

Tora-san Takes a Vacation
Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)

as 御前样

1980s

27 titles · average score 80
Tora-san, My Uncle
Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)

as 御前样

A Taxing Woman's Return
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Former Priest

Tora-san Goes North
Tora-san Goes North (1987)

as The High Priest

The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World (1986)

as Hermit

And Then
And Then (1985)
GoodWatch score 81

as Toku Nagai

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
GoodWatch score 82

as A Monk (uncredited)

Tora-san, the Go-Between
Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)

as 御前样

The Funeral
The Funeral (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

as The Priest

The Longest Tunnel
The Longest Tunnel (1982)

as Saiji Akutsu

Tora-san, the Expert
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)

as 御前样

Tora-san's Love in Osaka
Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)

as 御前样

Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)

as 御前样

1970s

34 titles · average score 73
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)

as 御前样

Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)

as 御前样

Talk of the Town Tora-san
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)

as 御前样

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)

as 御前样

The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kojuro Kirihara

Machi no Hi
Machi no Hi (1974)

as Takushoku

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)

as Takuan

Tora-san Loves an Artist
Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)

as 御前样

Home from the Sea
Home from the Sea (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ishizaki Senzo

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)

as 御前样

Tora-san's Love Call
Tora-san's Love Call (1971)

as 御前样

Where Spring Comes Late
Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

as Genzo, So's father

1960s

33 titles · average score 75
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
GoodWatch score 73

as 御前样

Battle of the Japan Sea
Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as General Maresuke Nogi

The Human Bullet
The Human Bullet (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bookstore Owner

Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki

Tamayura
Tamayura (1965)

TV show · as 直木良彦

Red Beard
Red Beard (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mr. Yasumoto

An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
GoodWatch score 88

as Shuhei Hirayama

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
GoodWatch score 90

as Hinanmin no Chôrô

A Good Man, A Good Day
A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)

as Ozeki Hitoshi

The Last War
The Last War (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ebara

The End of Summer
The End of Summer (1961)
GoodWatch score 77

as Farmer

Satan's Sword
Satan's Sword (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tsukue

1950s

35 titles · average score 77
Good Morning
Good Morning (1959)
GoodWatch score 86

as Keitaro Hayashi

Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

as Theatre Owner

Tokyo Twilight
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
GoodWatch score 86

as Shukichi Sugiyama

The Crowded Train
The Crowded Train (1957)

as Genroku, the father

Early Spring
Early Spring (1956)
GoodWatch score 80

as Kiichi Onodera

The Moon Has Risen
The Moon Has Risen (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Asai Mokichi

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Masao - Age 73

Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

as Otoko Sensei

Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story (1953)
GoodWatch score 92

as Shukichi Hirayama

Early Summer
Early Summer (1951)
GoodWatch score 89

as Koichi Mamiya

Carmen Comes Home
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

as Principal

Boyhood
Boyhood (1951)

as Father

1940s

18 titles · average score 77
Late Spring
Late Spring (1949)
GoodWatch score 89

as Shukichi Somiya

Children Hand in Hand
Children Hand in Hand (1948)

as Mr. Matsumura

A Hen in the Wind
A Hen in the Wind (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kazuichiro Satake

Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
GoodWatch score 90

as Tashiro

Gekimetsu no uta
Gekimetsu no uta (1945)

as 河上耕造

Army
Army (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tomosuke Takagi

Port of Flowers
Port of Flowers (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nobadama

Navy
Navy (1943)

as Major Kikuchi

There Was a Father
There Was a Father (1942)
GoodWatch score 87

as Shuhei Horikawa

Introspection Tower
Introspection Tower (1941)

as Mr. Kusama

Ornamental Hairpin
Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Nanmura

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
GoodWatch score 75

as Shojiro's Friend

1930s

22 titles · average score 72
A Star Athlete
A Star Athlete (1937)

as Tani

College Is a Nice Place
College Is a Nice Place (1936)

as Amano

The Only Son
The Only Son (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher

An Inn in Tokyo
An Inn in Tokyo (1935)
GoodWatch score 75

as Policeman

A Story of Floating Weeds
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
GoodWatch score 88

as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)

Dragnet Girl
Dragnet Girl (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

as Policeman

Woman of Tokyo
Woman of Tokyo (1933)
GoodWatch score 77

as Reporter

Passing Fancy
Passing Fancy (1933)
GoodWatch score 69

as Man on Boat

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shimazaki

I Was Born, But...
I Was Born, But... (1932)
GoodWatch score 89

as Home movie projectionist

The Lady and the Beard
The Lady and the Beard (1931)
GoodWatch score 74

as (uncredited)

That Night's Wife
That Night's Wife (1930)
GoodWatch score 66

as Policeman

1920s

1 title · average score 61
Days of Youth
Days of Youth (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Student