

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 4.7
- Melancholy7.3average 4.7
- Pathos7.3average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.6average 3.6
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Wholesome4.5average 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
- Japanese Cinema 8
- Social Realism 7
- Post-War Japan 7
- Historical Drama 6
- Family Drama 6
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Classic Japanese Cinema 5
- Melancholy 5
- Moral Dilemma 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Yasujirō OzuDirectorTokyo Story, Late Spring, Good Morning, An Autumn Afternoon, Tokyo Twilight, +15 more
Kōgo NodaWriterTokyo Story, Late Spring, Good Morning, An Autumn Afternoon, Tokyo Twilight, +9 more- YYoshiyasu HamamuraEditorTokyo Story, Late Spring, Good Morning, An Autumn Afternoon, Tokyo Twilight, +7 more
Haruko SugimuraActorTokyo Story, Late Spring, Good Morning, Tokyo Twilight, Early Spring, +6 more
Yûharu AtsutaCinematographerTokyo Story, Late Spring, Good Morning, An Autumn Afternoon, Tokyo Twilight, +6 more
Chūji KinoshitaComposerThe Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, Twenty-Four Eyes, Boyhood, Carmen Comes Home, Youth of the Son, +6 more
Keisuke KinoshitaWriterTwenty-Four Eyes, Boyhood, Carmen Comes Home, The Eternal Rainbow, She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, +5 more- YYoshi SugiharaEditorTwenty-Four Eyes, Boyhood, Record of a Tenement Gentleman, Carmen Comes Home, A Good Man, A Good Day, +5 more
Kinuyo TanakaActorThe Munekata Sisters, A Hen in the Wind, The Moon Has Risen, The Eternal Rainbow, Ornamental Hairpin, +4 more
Shūji SanoActorA Hen in the Wind, The Moon Has Risen, There Was a Father, Carmen Comes Home, The Man of Rumor, +3 more
Hiroshi KusudaCinematographerTwenty-Four Eyes, Boyhood, Carmen Comes Home, The Eternal Rainbow, She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, +3 more
Takeshi SakamotoActorBoyhood, Record of a Tenement Gentleman, A Hen in the Wind, There Was a Father, Carmen Comes Home, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
421990s
2 titles
1980s
7 titles

Tora-san Goes North (1987)
as The High Priest

A-Un (1980)
TV show
1970s
11 titles · average score 73

Haguregumo (1978)
TV show

Hi no kuni ni (1976)
TV show · as 造園主・吉野公平
76
Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
as Genzo, So's father
1960s
5 titles · average score 80
76
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki

Tamayura (1965)
TV show · as 直木良彦
87
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Shuhei Hirayama
90
Late Autumn (1960)
as Shukichi Miwa
66
The Wandering Princess (1960)
as Kinoshita
1950s
6 titles · average score 76

The Eternal Rainbow (1958)
as Naoji Kageyama
72
Equinox Flower (1958)
as Shukichi Mikami
80
Early Spring (1956)
as Kiichi Onodera
70
The Moon Has Risen (1955)
as Asai Mokichi
70
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
as Otoko Sensei
87
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
as Sadao Hirayama
1940s
3 titles · average score 70
66
Army (1944)
as Tomosuke Takagi
69
Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
as Nanmura
75
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
as Shojiro's Friend
1930s
7 titles · average score 72

A Star Athlete (1937)
as Tani
79
The Only Son (1936)
as Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
69
Passing Fancy (1933)
as Man on Boat
71
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932)
as Shimazaki
89
I Was Born, But... (1932)
as Home movie projectionist
66
That Night's Wife (1930)
as Policeman
61
I Flunked, But... (1930)
as Student
1920s
1 title · average score 59
59
Days of Youth (1929)
as Student














