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Chishū Ryū

Tachibana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Born: 1904-05-13Died: 1993-03-16

笠 智衆
Chishû Ryû
Ryu Chishu
Chishuu Ryuu
Тисю Рю

Biography:

Chishu Ryu (May 13, 1904 in Kumamoto, Japan – March 16, 1993 in Yokohama, Japan) was a famous Japanese film actor, a favourite of the director Yasujiro Ozu. From 1928 to 1992 he appeared in at least 155 films, including Ozu's Tokyo Story (1953) and Yoshitaro Nomura's Castle of Sand (1974). From 1969 until his death, Ryu became familiar to a new generation as the curmudgeonly but benevolent Buddhist priest in Yoji Yamada's Tora-san movie series (a role he parodied to great effect in a cameo in Juzo Itami's 1984 comedy, The Funeral). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chishû Ryû, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​
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Credits

The Fourth Lady1948-12-23
The Longest TunnelSaiji Akutsu1982-10-16
Red BeardMr. Yasumoto1965-04-03
Tora-san Confesses1991-12-23
Tora-san Takes a Vacation1990-12-22
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