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Chishū Ryū

Japanese actor (1904–1993)

Born
13 May 1904, Tamana
Died
16 March 1993
Citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan
Occupation
actor, film actor, television actor
Films here
2

Chishū Ryū (笠 智衆, Ryū Chishū; May 13, 1904 – March 16, 1993) 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.

Filmography (martial arts films)

YearFilmCredit
1958Rickshaw ManCast
1965Red BeardCast

Frequent collaborators

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q958714 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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