Cast

Chishū Ryū

1904 – 1993

Active years (films on this site)

1930–1990

Genres

DramaComedyCrimeRomanceHistory

Schools and movements

Japanese Golden AgeContemporary Asian CinemaJapanese New WaveNew German Cinema

Directors worked with

Yasujiro Ozu20 filmsAkira Kurosawa2 filmsKeisuke Kinoshita1 filmHiroshi Inagaki1 filmMasaki Kobayashi1 filmKihachi Okamoto1 filmYoji Yamada1 filmYoshitarō Nomura1 filmYoshimitsu Morita1 filmWim Wenders1 film

Biography

Chishū Ryū was a Japanese actor, whose career spanned 65 years and over 230 film and television productions. He was best known for his collaborations with director Yasujirō Ozu, whom he worked with on at least 32 films.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

National / local

• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor 1952
• Medal with Purple Ribbon 1967
• Kikuchi Kan Prize 1987
• Golden Arrow Award
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor

30 films on this site

1. That Night's Wife 1930 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
2. Passing Fancy 1933 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
3. Woman of Tokyo 1933 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
4. An Inn in Tokyo 1935 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
5. The Only Son 1936 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
6. There Was a Father 1942 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
7. Record of a Tenement Gentleman 1947 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
8. A Hen in the Wind 1948 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
9. Late Spring 1949 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
10. The Munekata Sisters 1950 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
11. Carmen Comes Home 1951 · Keisuke Kinoshita · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
12. Early Summer 1951 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
13. The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice 1952 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
14. Tokyo Story 1953 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
15. Early Spring 1956 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
16. Tokyo Twilight 1957 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
17. Equinox Flower 1958 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
18. Rickshaw Man 1958 · Hiroshi Inagaki · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
19. Floating Weeds 1959 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
20. Good Morning 1959 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
21. Late Autumn 1960 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
22. The Bad Sleep Well 1960 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
23. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer 1961 · Masaki Kobayashi · IMDb 8.8 · Cast
24. An Autumn Afternoon 1962 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
25. Japan's Longest Day 1967 · Kihachi Okamoto · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
26. Where Spring Comes Late 1970 · Yoji Yamada · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
27. The Castle of Sand 1974 · Yoshitarō Nomura · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
28. And Then 1985 · Yoshimitsu Morita · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
29. Tokyo-Ga 1985 · Wim Wenders · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
30. Dreams (1990) 1990 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 7.7 · Cast