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What an amazing career! Few can boast a longer one (64 years of activity)... moreAwards:
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Chishuu Ryuu | Chishû RyûFilmography
Actor:
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no seishun (1992) .... priest
... aka Tora-San Makes Excuses (USA)
... aka Tora-san 45 - Hikarigoke (1992) .... Judge
... aka Luminous Moss
... aka Shiny Moss (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no kokuhaku (1991) .... priest
... aka Tora-san 44
... aka Tora-san Confesses (USA) - Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) .... Mr. Mori
... aka Until the End of the World (UK) (USA)
... aka Jusqu'au bout du monde (France) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no kyuujitsu (1990) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 43
... aka Tora-san Takes a Vacation (USA) - Dreams (1990) .... Old Man
... aka Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (USA: alternative title)
... aka Yume (Japan) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan (1989) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 42
... aka Tora-san, My Uncle - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji (1989) .... Priest
... aka Tora-San Goes to Vienna
... aka Tora-san 41 - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro sarada kinenbi (1988) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 40
... aka Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (USA) - Marusa no onna 2 (1988) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Moto Sôryo
... aka A Taxing Woman 2
... aka A Taxing Woman's Return - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro monogatari (1987) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 39
... aka Tora-san Plays Daddy (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiretoko bojo (1987) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Gozensama
... aka It's Tough to Be a Man: Shiretako Longing (literal English title)
... aka Tora-san 38
... aka Tora-san Goes North (USA) - Jiyu na megami tachi (1987) .... Kumejiro Kimura
... aka Carefree Goddesses (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori (1986) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 37
... aka Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (USA) - Kokushi muso (1986) .... Hermit
- Kinema no tenchi (1986) .... Tomo-san
... aka Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shibamata yori ai wo komete (1985) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 36
... aka Tora-san's Island Encounter (USA) - Sorekara (1985) .... Toku Nagai
... aka And Then (International: English title) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro renaijuku (1985) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Gozensama
... aka Tora-san 35
... aka Tora-san, the Go-between (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro shinjitsu ichiro (1984) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Gozensama
... aka Tora-san 34
... aka Tora-san's Forbidden Love (USA) - Ososhiki (1984) .... The priest
... aka Death, Japanese Style
... aka The Funeral
... aka Zazambo - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Yogiri ni musebu torajiro (1984) .... Priest
... aka Marriage Counselor Tora-san (USA)
... aka Tora-san 33 - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Kuchibue o fuku Torajirô (1983) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 32
... aka Tora-san Goes Religious? (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Tabi to onna to Torajiro (1983) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Gozensama
... aka Tora-san 31
... aka Tora-san's Song of Love (USA) - Kita no kuni kara '83 fuyu (1983) (TV) .... Matsukichi Sawada (Taeko's grandfather)
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Hana mo arashi mo Torajiro (1982) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Gozensama
... aka Tora-san 30
... aka Tora-san, the Expert (USA) - Kaikyô (1982) .... Saiji Akutsu
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro ajisai no koi (1982) .... Priest
... aka Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (USA)
... aka Tora-san 29 - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamifusen (1981) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 28
... aka Tora-san's Promise (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Naniwa no koi no Torajiro (1981) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Gozensama
... aka Tora-san 27
... aka Tora-san's Love in Osaka (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta (1980) .... Temple priest
... aka Foster Daddy, Tora!
... aka Tora-san 26 - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana (1980) .... Priest
... aka Tora's Tropical Fever (USA)
... aka Tora-san 25 - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haru no yume (1979) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Gozensama
... aka Tora-san 24
... aka Tora-san's Dream of Spring (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Tonderu Torajiro (1979) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Gozensama
... aka Tora-san 23
... aka Tora-san, the Matchmaker (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Uwasa no torajiro (1978) .... Gozensama
... aka Talk of the Town Tora-san (USA)
... aka Tora-san 22 - Seishoku no ishibumi (1978)
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro wagamichi wo yuku (1978) .... Priest
... aka Stage-struck Tora-san (USA)
... aka Tora-san 21 - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare! (1977) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 20
... aka Tora-san Plays Cupid (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro to tonosama (1977) .... Gozensama
... aka Tora-san 19
... aka Tora-san Meets His Lordship (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro junjoshishu (1976) .... Gozen-sama
... aka Tora's Pure Love (USA)
... aka Tora-san 18 - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro yuuyake koyake (1976) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 17
... aka Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Katsushika risshihen (1975) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 16
... aka Tora-san, the Intellectual (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro aiaigasa (1975) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 15
... aka Tora-san's Rise and Fall (USA)
... aka Tora-san, Love Under One Umbrella (USA: review title) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro komoriuta (1974) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 14
... aka Tora-san's Lullaby (USA) - Suna no utsuwa (1974) .... Kirihara
... aka The Castle of Sand (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro koiyatsure (1974) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 13
... aka Tora-san's Lovesick (USA) - Machi no hi (1974) .... Takushoku
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Watashi no tora-san (1973) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 12
... aka Tora-san Loves an Artist (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro wasurenagusa (1973) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 11
... aka Tora-san's Forget Me Not (USA) - Miyamoto Musashi (1973) .... Takuan
... aka Sword of Fury - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro yumemakura (1972) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 10
... aka Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shibamata bojo (1972) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 9
... aka Tora-san's Dear Old Home (USA) - "Ore wa otokoda!" (1972) TV series
- Kokyô (1972) .... Ishizaki Senzo
... aka Home from the Sea (USA)
... aka Hometown (literal English title) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro koiuta (1971) .... priest
... aka Tora-san 8
... aka Tora-san's Love Call (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Funto hen (1971) .... priest
... aka Tora-san 7
... aka Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Junjô hen (1971) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 6
... aka Tora-san's Shattered Romance (USA) - Kazoku (1970) .... Genzo, So's father
... aka A Wedding (informal literal English title)
... aka Where Spring Comes Late (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boukyou hen (1970) .... priest
... aka Tora-san 5
... aka Tora-san's Runaway (USA) - Shin otoko wa tsurai yo (1970) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 4
... aka Tora-san's Grand Scheme (USA) - Otoko wa tsurai yo: Fuuten no Tora (1970) .... Priest
... aka Tora-san 3
... aka Tora-san, His Tender Love (USA) - Zoku otoko wa tsurai yo (1969) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Gozensama
... aka So Sad Is Man
... aka Tora-San's Cherished Mother
... aka Tora-San, Part 2 - Otoko wa tsurai yo (1969) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Gozensama
... aka Am I Trying (USA)
... aka It's Tough Being a Man (Japan: English title)
... aka Tora San Our Lovable Tramp (USA: reissue title) - Nihonkai daikaisen (1969) .... General Maresuke Nogi
... aka Battle of the Japan Sea
... aka Great Battle of the Japan Sea (literal English title) - Hi mo tsuki mo (1969)
... aka Through Days and Months - Eiko eno kurohyo (1969) .... Yonoshin
... aka Fight for the Glory (USA) - Sukurappu shûdan (1968) .... Yamada's Grandfather
... aka Scrap Collectors (International: English title) - Nikudan (1968) .... Old man of used-book store
... aka The Human Bullet - Nihon no ichiban nagai hi (1967) .... Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki
... aka Japan's Longest Day (USA: reissue title)
... aka Nippon no ichiban nagai hi (Japan: alternative transliteration)
... aka The Emperor and a General
... aka The Emperor and the General
... aka The Longest Day of Japan (literal English title) - Zoku jôji no rirekisho (1966)
... aka Misused (USA) - Danryu (1966) .... Yasuhide Shima
... aka Warm Current (International: English title) - Oyome ni Oide (1966)
... aka Come Marry Me - Akahige (1965) .... Mr. Yasumoto
... aka Red Beard (International: English title: literal title) - Ai to shi o mitsumete (1964)
... aka The Crest of Man (USA) - Ore wa bodigado (1964)
- Daikon to ninjin (1964) .... Tokichi Yamaki
... aka Radishes and Carrots (USA)
... aka Twilight Path (USA) - Monro no youna onna (1964)
- Tange Sazen: zankoku no kawa (1963)
- Futari dake no toride (1963) .... Gihachi
- Sanma no aji (1962) .... Shuhei Hirayama
... aka An Autumn Afternoon (USA)
... aka The Taste of Saury (Japan: informal literal English title) - Onna no za (1962) .... Ishikawa Kinjiro
... aka A Woman's Place
... aka The Wiser Age
... aka Woman's Status - Yopparai tengoku (1962)
- Yato kaze no naka o hashiru (1961) .... Village Priest
... aka Bandits on the Wind - Kohayagawa-ke no aki (1961) .... Farmer
... aka Autumn for the Kohayagawa Family (literal English title)
... aka Early Autumn
... aka The End of Summer (International: English title)
... aka The Last of Summer - Gen to fudômyô-ô (1961)
... aka Gen and Acala
... aka Gen and Fudo-Myo (literal English title)
... aka Gen and Prince Fudomyo (literal English title)
... aka Gen and the Immovable Bright King
... aka The Youth and His Amulet - Sekai daisenso (1961)
... aka The Great World War (literal English title)
... aka The Last War - Ningen no jôken (1961) (as Chishû Ryû) .... Hinanmin no Chôrô
... aka A Soldier's Prayer
... aka Ningen no jôken: Dai 5 bu - Shi no dasshutsu (Japan: first part title)
... aka Ningen no jôken: Dai 6 bu - Kôya no hôkô (Japan: second part title)
... aka Ningen no jôken: Kanketsu hen (Japan: promotional title)
... aka Ningen no joken V-VI
... aka The Human Condition III (USA) - Ko jin ko jitsu (1961)
... aka Yoi hi yoi hito (International: English title: alternative transliteration) - Akibiyori (1960) .... Shukichi Miwa
... aka Late Autumn (USA) - Daibosatsu tôge (1960) .... Tsukue
- Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (1960) .... Public Prosecutor Nonaka
... aka The Bad Sleep Well (International: English title)
... aka The Rose in the Mud
... aka The Worse You Are, the Better You Sleep (Japan: informal literal English title) - Musume tsuma haha (1960) .... Old man in the park
... aka Daughters, Wives and a Mother - Ginrei no ôja (1960) .... Monk
- Ruten no ouhi (1960) .... Kinoshita
... aka The Wandering Princess (International: English title) - Haru no yume (1960)
... aka Spring Dreams (Hong Kong: English title) - Ukigusa (1959) .... Theatre Owner
... aka Drifting Weeds
... aka Floating Weeds (USA) - Ohayô (1959) .... Keitaro Hayashi
... aka Good Morning (International: English title)
... aka Ohayo (Japan: alternative transliteration)
... aka Yasujiro Ozu's Good Morning (USA) - Sekishun-cho (1959)
... aka The Bird of Springs Past (International: English title: informal literal title) - Suzukake no sanpomichi (1959) .... Ichiro Ishimaru
... aka The Path Under the Plane Trees (International: English title) - Kazabana (1959)
... aka Snow Flurry (International: English title: informal literal title) - Watashi wa kai ni naritai (1959)
... aka I Want to Be a Shellfish (USA) - Kono ten no niji (1958) .... Naoji Kageyama
... aka The Eternal Rainbow (International: English title: informal title)
... aka The Rainbow of This Sky (International: English title: informal title) - Daigaku no ninkimono (1958)
... aka The College Hero (USA: informal title) - Higanbana (1958) .... Shukichi Mikami
... aka Equinox Flower - Muhomatsu no issho (1958) .... Shigezo Yuki
... aka Muhomatsu, the Rikshaw Man
... aka The Rickshaw Man (USA)
... aka Wild Matsu, the Rickshaw Man (literal English title) - Yoshida to Sanpei monogatari: Ohanake no sekai (1957) .... Grandfather Ono Jinshichi
- Saigo no dasso (1957)
... aka The Last Pursuit (literal English title) - Tôkyô boshoku (1957) .... Shukichi Sugiyama
... aka Tokyo Twilight
... aka Twilight in Tokyo - Manin densha (1957) .... Genroku, the father
... aka A Full-Up Train
... aka Crammed Streetcar (USA: subtitle)
... aka The Crowded Streetcar (USA)
... aka The Crowded Train - Sora yukaba (1957) .... Sachiuemon, Jiro's father
... aka Flying in the Air - Okashi-na yatsu (1956) .... Imamura
- Arashi (1956) .... Shinji Mizusawa
... aka The Storm - Soshun (1956) .... Kiichi Onodera
... aka Early Spring (USA) - Kodomo no me (1956) .... Sachiko's father
... aka Children's Viewpoint (Japan: English title)
... aka Eyes of Children (International: English title) - Kuchizuke (1955) .... (segment 1)
... aka Kuchizuke daisanbu (Japan) - Natsume Soseki no Sanshirô (1955)
- Bomeiki (1955)
- Zoku tenka taihei (1955)
... aka A World of Peace II (literal English title)
... aka All Is Well, Part 2 - Tenka taihei (1955)
... aka All Is Well - Tsuki wa noborinu (1955) .... Asai Mokichi
... aka The Moon Has Risen - Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki (1955) .... Masao - Age 73
... aka My First Love Affair (Australia)
... aka She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum - Nijushi no hitomi (1954) .... Man school teacher
... aka Twenty-Four Eyes - Tôkyô monogatari (1953) .... Shukishi Hirayama
... aka Tokyo Story (USA) - Gutei kenkei (1953)
... aka Foolish Younger Brother (International: English title) - Jinanbo (1953)
... aka Second Son (International: English title: literal title) - Ochazuke no aji (1952) .... Sadao Hirayama
... aka Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (USA)
... aka Tea Over Rice (USA)
... aka Tea and Rice - Musuko no seishun (1952)
... aka My Sons' Youth - Inochi uruwashi (1951) .... Sokichi Imura
- Umi no hanabi (1951) .... Tarobe Kamiya
... aka Fireworks Over the Sea (International: English title) - Bakushû (1951) .... Koichi Mamiya
... aka Early Summer - Shonenki (1951) .... Father
... aka A Record of Youth (International: English title: informal title) - Jiyu gakkou (1951/I)
- Zemma (1951)
... aka The Good Fairy (International: English title) - Karumen kokyo ni kaeru (1951) .... Schoolmaster
... aka Carmen Comes Home - Nami (1951)
- Waga ya wa tanoshi (1951) .... Kosaku Uemura
... aka Home Sweet Home
... aka It's Great to Be Young (literal English title) - Munekata kyoudai (1950) .... Tadachika Munekata
... aka The Munekata Sisters (International: English title) - Wasurerareta kora (1949) .... Schoolmaster Sugita
... aka Forgotten Children - Banshun (1949) .... Shukichi Somiya
... aka Late Spring - Mori no Ishimatsu (1949)
... aka Waltz at Noon (USA) - Ikiteiru gazô (1948) .... Mugita Tanishi
- Kaze no naka no mendori (1948) .... Kazuichiro Satake
... aka A Hen in the Wind - Te o tsunagu kora (1948)
- Nagaya shinshiroku (1947) .... Tashiro
... aka The Record of a Tenement Gentleman - Iki na fûraibô (1946) .... Chôgorô Yamamoto
- Izu no musumetachi (1945) .... Oda
- Gekimetsu no uta (1945)
- Saigo no joito (1945) .... Kosai Wataru
... aka The Last Abdication - Rikugun (1944) .... Tomosuke Takagi
... aka The Army (informal literal English title) - Kaette kita otoko (1944) .... Shozo Nakaseko
- Kaigun (1943)
- Aiki minami e tobu (1943)
- Hana saku minato (1943)
... aka A Blooming Port (informal literal English title) - Chichi ariki (1942) .... Shuhei Horikawa
... aka There Was a Father - Kanzashi (1941) .... Osamura
... aka Ornamental hairpin (International: English title) - Genkide yukôyo (1941)
- Todake no kyodai (1941) .... Friend
... aka The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
... aka The Toda Brothers and Sisters - Aizen tsubaki (1940)
- Nishizumi senshacho-den (1940) .... Osumi, Lieutenant
... aka The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi - Gonin no kyodai (1939) .... Kenichiro
- Asakusa no hi (1937) .... Katori Shinichi
- Okusama ni shirasu bekarazu (1937) .... George
- Kôjô no tsuki (1937)
- Hana-kago no uta (1937) .... Nenkai Hotta
... aka Song of the Flower Basket - Hanagata senshu (1937)
... aka A Star Athlete (International: English title: informal literal title) - Shindo: Zempen Akemi no maki (1936)
... aka New Way - Hitozuma tsubaki (1936) .... Watanabe Toraichi
- Hitori musuko (1936) .... Professor Ookubo
... aka The Only Son - Daigaku yoitoko (1936) .... Amano
... aka College Is a Nice Place
... aka Tokyo Is a Nice Place - Tokyo no yado (1935) .... Police man
... aka An Inn in Tokyo - Ukikusa monogatari (1934) (uncredited) .... Shouting audience member
... aka A Story of Floating Weeds
... aka Ukigusa monogatari (Japan: alternative transliteration) - Haha wo kowazuya (1934) .... Hattori
... aka A Mother Should Be Loved - Dekigokoro (1933) (uncredited) .... Man on boat
... aka Passing Fancy - Tokyo no onna (1933) .... Reporter
... aka Woman of Tokyo - Aibu (1933)
... aka Caress (International: English title)
... aka Love (International: English title) - Seishun no yume imaizuko (1932) .... Shimazaki
... aka Where Are the Dreams of Youth?
... aka Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth - Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo (1932) (uncredited)
... aka Children of Tokyo (USA)
... aka I Was Born, But... (International: English title)
... aka Umarete wa mita keredo (Japan: short title) - Manshu koshin-kyoku (1932/I)
- Rakudai wa shita keredo (1930) .... Class mate
... aka I Flunked But... - Sono yo no tsuma (1930)
... aka That Night's Wife - Gakusei romance: Wakaki hi (1929)
... aka Days of Youth - Nikutaibi (1928)
... aka Body Beautiful - Hikkoshi fufu (1928)
... aka A Couple on the Move - Wakodo no yume (1928)
... aka Dreams of Youth
Self:
- Marusa no onnna 2 wo marusa suru (1988) (V) .... Himself
... aka Making of 'A Taxing Woman 2' (International: English title) - Tokyo-Ga (1985) .... Himself
- Ikite wa mita keredo - Ozu Yasujirô den (1983) (as Chishuu Ryuu) .... Himself
... aka I Lived, But... (International: English title)
... aka The Life and Works of Yasujiro Ozu (USA)
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