Chishû Ryû

Biography

What an amazing career! Few can boast a longer one (64 years of activity). Few have been able to have to relate to three generations. And it is pretty sure that no one can compare with him in terms of faithfulness to a director: Chishu Ryu indeed appeared in no fewer than fifty-two out of fifty-four of his master Yasujirô Ozu. He played in 187 films or TV films and could be a very versatile actor: for instance in 1936, when he was thirty, he embodied a student in one film and an old man in another. However he was perfect in Ozu's films, most often, as a simple, unobtrusive man whose humanity is revealed through the hardships of everyday life. How could Japanese cinema have done without Chishu Ryu?

Movie Career

Films: 28
Career span: 55 years1930 to 1985

Genres

Drama93%, 26 films
Comedy18%, 5 films
Crime11%, 3 films
War11%, 3 films
History7%, 2 films

First and latest

Chishû Ryû movies on Netflix

Tokyo-Ga1985IMDb rating 7.3as Himself
Stage-Struck Tora-san1978IMDb rating 6.1as 御前样
Japan's Longest Day1967IMDb rating 7.7as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Red Beard1965IMDb rating 8.3as Mr. Yasumoto
An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0as Shuhei Hirayama
Love Under the Crucifix1962IMDb rating 6.8as Sokei Nambo
The End of Summer1961IMDb rating 7.7as Farmer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961IMDb rating 8.8as Hinanmin no Chôrô
Late Autumn1960IMDb rating 7.9as Shukichi Miwa
The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Floating Weeds1959IMDb rating 7.9as Theatre Owner
Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8as Keitarô Hayashi
Equinox Flower1958IMDb rating 7.8as Shukichi Mikami
Tokyo Twilight1957IMDb rating 8.0as Shukichi Sugiyama
Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1as Shukichi Hirayama
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952IMDb rating 7.6as Sadao Hirayama
Late Spring1949IMDb rating 8.2as Shukichi Somiya
A Hen in the Wind1948IMDb rating 7.4as Kazuichiro Satake
Record of a Tenement Gentleman1947IMDb rating 7.7as Tashiro
Army1944IMDb rating 6.5as Tomosuke Takagi
There Was a Father1942IMDb rating 7.5as Shuhei Horikawa
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family1941IMDb rating 7.2as Shojiro's Friend
An Inn in Tokyo1935IMDb rating 7.4as Police man
A Story of Floating Weeds1934IMDb rating 7.6as Shouting Audience Member
Dragnet Girl1933IMDb rating 6.9as Policeman
Passing Fancy1933IMDb rating 7.2as Man on boat
I Was Born, But...1932IMDb rating 7.8as Home movie projectionist
That Night's Wife1930IMDb rating 6.9as Policeman

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Tokyo Story1953 Dramaas Shukichi Hirayama
IMDb rating 8.179K votes
Late Spring1949 Dramaas Shukichi Somiya
IMDb rating 8.222K votes
An Autumn Afternoon1962as Shuhei Hirayama
IMDb rating 8.012K votes
Good Morning1959as Keitarô Hayashi
IMDb rating 7.813K votes
Tokyo-Ga1985as Himself
IMDb rating 7.34.2K votes
There Was a Father1942as Shuhei Horikawa
IMDb rating 7.53.6K votes
Tokyo Twilight1957as Shukichi Sugiyama
IMDb rating 8.05.9K votes
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961as Hinanmin no Chôrô
IMDb rating 8.89.1K votes

Most often with

Yasujirô Ozu directed twenty of these films, Akira Kurosawa two. Haruko Sugimura appears in eight of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Haruko Sugimura

Kôji Mitsui

Takeshi Sakamoto

Kuniko Miyake

Toyo Takahashi

Nobuo NakamuraYasujirô OzuDirector, 20 filmsAkira KurosawaDirector, 2 films

Films together

Haruko Sugimura8 films together, 1944 to 1965
Haruko Sugimura's page
- Red Beard1965IMDb rating 8.3Ryû as Mr. YasumotoSugimura as Kin, the madam
- The End of Summer1961IMDb rating 7.7Ryû as FarmerSugimura as Katou Shige
- Floating Weeds1959IMDb rating 7.9Ryû as Theatre OwnerSugimura as Oyoshi
- Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8Ryû as Keitarô HayashiSugimura as Kikue Haraguchi
- Tokyo Twilight1957IMDb rating 8.0Ryû as Shukichi SugiyamaSugimura as Shigeko Takeuchi
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Ryû as Shukichi HirayamaSugimura as Shige Kaneko
- Late Spring1949IMDb rating 8.2Ryû as Shukichi SomiyaSugimura as Masa Taguchi
- Army1944IMDb rating 6.5Ryû as Tomosuke TakagiSugimura as Setsu
Kôji Mitsui7 films together, 1933 to 1965
Kôji Mitsui's page
- Red Beard1965IMDb rating 8.3Ryû as Mr. YasumotoMitsui as Heikichi
- The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Ryû as Public Prosecutor NonakaMitsui as Reporter A
- Floating Weeds1959IMDb rating 7.9Ryû as Theatre OwnerMitsui as Kichinosuke
- A Hen in the Wind1948IMDb rating 7.4Ryû as Kazuichiro SatakeMitsui as Hideo
- There Was a Father1942IMDb rating 7.5Ryû as Shuhei HorikawaMitsui as Graduate
- A Story of Floating Weeds1934IMDb rating 7.6Ryû as Shouting Audience MemberMitsui as Shinkichi
- Dragnet Girl1933IMDb rating 6.9Ryû as PolicemanMitsui as Hiroshi(Hideo Mitsui)
Takeshi Sakamoto7 films together, 1932 to 1948
Takeshi Sakamoto's page
- A Hen in the Wind1948IMDb rating 7.4Ryû as Kazuichiro SatakeSakamoto as Hikozo Sakai
- Record of a Tenement Gentleman1947IMDb rating 7.7Ryû as TashiroSakamoto as Kihachi Kawayoshi
- There Was a Father1942IMDb rating 7.5Ryû as Shuhei HorikawaSakamoto as Makoto Hirata
- An Inn in Tokyo1935IMDb rating 7.4Ryû as Police manSakamoto as Kihachi
- A Story of Floating Weeds1934IMDb rating 7.6Ryû as Shouting Audience MemberSakamoto as Kihachi
- Passing Fancy1933IMDb rating 7.2Ryû as Man on boatSakamoto as Kihachi
- I Was Born, But...1932IMDb rating 7.8Ryû as Home movie projectionistSakamoto as Juuyaku
Kuniko Miyake7 films together, 1941 to 1962
Kuniko Miyake's page
- An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Ryû as Shuhei HirayamaMiyake as Nobuko
- Late Autumn1960IMDb rating 7.9Ryû as Shukichi MiwaMiyake as Nobuko
- Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8Ryû as Keitarô HayashiMiyake as Tamiko Hayashi
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Ryû as Shukichi HirayamaMiyake as Fumiko Hirayama - his wife
- The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952IMDb rating 7.6Ryû as Sadao HirayamaMiyake as Chizu Yamauchi
- Late Spring1949IMDb rating 8.2Ryû as Shukichi SomiyaMiyake as Akiko Miwa
- Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family1941IMDb rating 7.2Ryû as Shojiro's FriendMiyake as Kazuko
Toyo Takahashi7 films together, 1949 to 1962
Toyo Takahashi's page
- An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Ryû as Shuhei HirayamaTakahashi as 'Wakamatsu' no Okami
- Late Autumn1960IMDb rating 7.9Ryû as Shukichi MiwaTakahashi as Wakamatsu's Owner
- Floating Weeds1959IMDb rating 7.9Ryû as Theatre OwnerTakahashi as Aiko no haha
- Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8Ryû as Keitarô HayashiTakahashi as Shige Ôkubo
- Equinox Flower1958IMDb rating 7.8Ryû as Shukichi MikamiTakahashi as Wakamatsu's Owner
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Ryû as Shukichi HirayamaTakahashi as Rinka no saikun
- Late Spring1949IMDb rating 8.2Ryû as Shukichi SomiyaTakahashi as Shige
Nobuo Nakamura6 films together, 1953 to 1962
Nobuo Nakamura's page
- An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Ryû as Shuhei HirayamaNakamura as Shuzo Kawai
- Late Autumn1960IMDb rating 7.9Ryû as Shukichi MiwaNakamura as Shuzo Taguchi
- The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Ryû as Public Prosecutor NonakaNakamura as Legal Adviser
- Equinox Flower1958IMDb rating 7.8Ryû as Shukichi MikamiNakamura as Toshihiko Kawai
- Tokyo Twilight1957IMDb rating 8.0Ryû as Shukichi SugiyamaNakamura as Sakae Aiba
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Ryû as Shukichi HirayamaNakamura as Kurazo Kaneko
Yasujirô OzuDirector, 20 films, 1930 to 1962
- An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Ryû as Shuhei Hirayama
- The End of Summer1961IMDb rating 7.7Ryû as Farmer
- Late Autumn1960IMDb rating 7.9Ryû as Shukichi Miwa
- Floating Weeds1959IMDb rating 7.9Ryû as Theatre Owner
- Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8Ryû as Keitarô Hayashi
- Equinox Flower1958IMDb rating 7.8Ryû as Shukichi Mikami
- Tokyo Twilight1957IMDb rating 8.0Ryû as Shukichi Sugiyama
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Ryû as Shukichi Hirayama
- The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952IMDb rating 7.6Ryû as Sadao Hirayama
- Late Spring1949IMDb rating 8.2Ryû as Shukichi Somiya
- A Hen in the Wind1948IMDb rating 7.4Ryû as Kazuichiro Satake
- Record of a Tenement Gentleman1947IMDb rating 7.7Ryû as Tashiro
- There Was a Father1942IMDb rating 7.5Ryû as Shuhei Horikawa
- Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family1941IMDb rating 7.2Ryû as Shojiro's Friend
- An Inn in Tokyo1935IMDb rating 7.4Ryû as Police man
- A Story of Floating Weeds1934IMDb rating 7.6Ryû as Shouting Audience Member
- Dragnet Girl1933IMDb rating 6.9Ryû as Policeman
- Passing Fancy1933IMDb rating 7.2Ryû as Man on boat
- I Was Born, But...1932IMDb rating 7.8Ryû as Home movie projectionist
- That Night's Wife1930IMDb rating 6.9Ryû as Policeman
Akira KurosawaDirector, 2 films, 1960 to 1965
- Red Beard1965IMDb rating 8.3Ryû as Mr. Yasumoto
- The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Ryû as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Also six films together2 more actors
- Shin SaburiLate Autumn (1960), Equinox Flower (1958), The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952), Army (1944), There Was a Father (1942) and Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
- Seiji NishimuraRecord of a Tenement Gentleman (1947), There Was a Father (1942), A Story of Floating Weeds (1934), Dragnet Girl (1933), Passing Fancy (1933) and I Was Born, But... (1932)
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