

Acting
Chishū Ryū
- Titles
- 165movies10TV shows
- Career
Active from 1930 to 1992, busiest in 1951 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 29top three billing
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Tokyo Story92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.2average 2.6
- Family Dynamics7.5average 4.7
- Melancholy7.2average 4.7
- Pathos7.3average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Social Commentary6.6average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Wholesome4.6average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.6, average 5.1
- Crime1.7, average 3.7
- Mystery2.3, average 4.1
- Violence2.6, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 10
- Character Study 9
- Character-Driven 8
- Social Realism 7
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Post-War Japan 7
- Family Drama 6
- Historical Drama 6
- Melancholy 5
- Classic Japanese Cinema 5
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Nostalgic 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Yasujirō OzuDirectorTokyo Story, Late Spring, An Autumn Afternoon, Good Morning, Tokyo Twilight, +16 more
Kōgo NodaWriterTokyo Story, Late Spring, An Autumn Afternoon, Good Morning, Tokyo Twilight, +9 more- YYoshiyasu HamamuraEditorTokyo Story, Late Spring, An Autumn Afternoon, Good Morning, Tokyo Twilight, +7 more
Haruko SugimuraActorTokyo Story, Late Spring, Good Morning, Tokyo Twilight, Floating Weeds, +6 more
Yûharu AtsutaCinematographerTokyo Story, Late Spring, An Autumn Afternoon, Good Morning, Tokyo Twilight, +6 more
Kinuyo TanakaActorThe Munekata Sisters, A Hen in the Wind, Dragnet Girl, Army, The Moon Has Risen, +5 more
Chūji KinoshitaComposerThe Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, Twenty-Four Eyes, Carmen Comes Home, Fireworks Over the Sea, Boyhood, +5 more- YYoshi SugiharaEditorTwenty-Four Eyes, Record of a Tenement Gentleman, Carmen Comes Home, Fireworks Over the Sea, Boyhood, +5 more
Keisuke KinoshitaWriterTwenty-Four Eyes, Carmen Comes Home, Fireworks Over the Sea, Army, Boyhood, +5 more
Shūji SanoActorThere Was a Father, The Man of Rumor, Carmen Comes Home, A Hen in the Wind, The Moon Has Risen, +3 more
Hiroshi KusudaCinematographerTwenty-Four Eyes, Carmen Comes Home, Fireworks Over the Sea, Boyhood, She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, +3 more
Takeshi SakamotoActorRecord of a Tenement Gentleman, There Was a Father, Carmen Comes Home, A Hen in the Wind, Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
181940s
18 titles · average score 75
89
Late Spring (1949)
as Shukichi Somiya
72
A Hen in the Wind (1948)
as Kazuichiro Satake

Children Hand in Hand (1948)
as Mr. Matsumura

The Man of Rumor (1948)
as 藤森甚三

Great X (1948)
as Chief of police
90
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
as Tashiro

Iki na fûraibô (1946)
as Chôgorô Yamamoto

Gekimetsu no uta (1945)
as 河上耕造
51
Army (1944)
as Tomosuke Takagi

Sailor (1944)
as Teacher (uncredited)
68
Port of Flowers (1943)
as Nobadama

Navy (1943)
as Major Kikuchi

Our Planes Fly South (1943)
as Teacher Matsuki
87
There Was a Father (1942)
as Shuhei Horikawa

Introspection Tower (1941)
as Mr. Kusama
68
Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
as Nanmura
75
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
as Shojiro's Friend

Let's Go in Good Spirits (1941)
as The Boss