Chishû Ryû: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 137
- on screen
- 1928–1993
- box office
- $3.17M
The Best Chishû Ryû Movies
The films of Chishû Ryû that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Dreams (1990) leads with $2.97M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $2.97M Dreams 1990 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $93.9K Tokyo Story 1953 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $47K The Bad Sleep Well 1960 · Thriller -
Worldwide box office: $19.7K Late Spring 1949 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $18K Equinox Flower 1958 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $17.8K Late Autumn 1960 · Drama
Chishû Ryû's Career in Numbers
Chishû Ryû's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Chishû Ryû works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Physical Beauty (1928) to Luminous Moss (1992), and the 1970s were the busiest decade.
Chishû Ryû Movies by Decade
- 1920s 4
- 1930s 19
- 1940s 10
- 1950s 23
- 1960s 18
- 1970s 31
- 1980s 22
- 1990s 5
The 1970s were Chishû Ryû's busiest decade, with 31 films.
Chishû Ryû Movies by Genre
- Drama 64
- Comedy 53
- Romance 6
- War 2
- Family 1
- Sci-Fi 1
- History 1
- Action 1
- Thriller 1
- Music 1
Drama is the genre Chishû Ryû has worked in most, with 64 films, ahead of comedy (53).
Chishû Ryû Career Milestones
- First film
- Physical Beauty 1928
- Biggest box office hit
- Dreams $2.97M worldwide
- Newest film
- Luminous Moss 1992
Chishû Ryû Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Chishû Ryû is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Chishû Ryû Movies as an Actor
132- 1992
Tora-san Makes Excuses Comedy - 1992
Luminous Moss as Judge · Drama - 1991
Tora-san Confesses Family - 1990
Tora-san Takes a Vacation Comedy - 1990 Dreams as Old Man · Drama Worldwide box office: $2.97M
- 1989
Tora-san, My Uncle as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1989
Tora-san Goes to Vienna as the High Priest · Comedy - 1988
Tora-san’s Salad-Day Memorial as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1988
A Taxing Woman’s Return as Former Priest · Drama - 1987
Tora-san Plays Daddy as the High Priest · Comedy - 1987
Tora-san Goes North as the High Priest · Drama - 1986
Tora-san’s Bluebird Fantasy as the High Priest · Comedy - 1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies Drama - 1985
Tora-san’s Island Encounter as the High Priest · Comedy - 1985
And Then Drama - 1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between as the High Priest · Comedy - 1984
Tora-san’s Forbidden Love as the High Priest · Comedy - 1984
The Funeral as The Priest · Comedy - 1984
Marriage Counselor Tora-san as the High Priest · Comedy - 1983
Tora-san Goes Religious? as the High Priest · Comedy - 1983
Lanterns on Blue Waters Drama - 1983
Tora-san’s Song of Love as the High Priest · Comedy - 1982
Tora-san, the Expert as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1982
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san as the High Priest · Comedy - 1981
Tora-san’s Promise as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1981
Tora-san’s Love in Osaka as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1980
Foster Daddy, Tora! as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1979
Tora-san’s Dream of Spring Comedy - 1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1978
Stage-Struck Tora-san as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1977
Tora-san Plays Cupid as Priest · Comedy - 1977
Tora-san Meets His Lordship as Gozensama · Comedy - 1977
Equinox Flower Drama - 1976
Tora-san’s Pure Love as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1976
Tora-san’s Sunrise and Sunset as Priest · Comedy - 1975
Tora-san, the Intellectual as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1975
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again as the High Priest · Comedy - 1974
Tora-san’s Lullaby as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1974
The Castle of Sand as Kojuro Kirihara · Drama - 1974
Early Spring Drama - 1974
Tora-san’s Lovesick as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1973
Tora-san Loves an Artist Comedy - 1973
Miyamoto Musashi as Takuan · Drama - 1973
Tora-san’s Forget Me Not as the High Priest · Comedy - 1972
Home from the Sea as Ishizaki Senzo · Drama - 1972
Tora-san’s Dear Old Home as the High Priest · Comedy - 1972
Early Summer Drama - 1972
Late Spring (1949) Drama - 1972
Tokyo Twilight Drama - 1972
Tokyo Story Drama - 1971
Tora-san’s Love Call as the High Priest · Comedy - 1971
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan as the High Priest · Comedy - 1970
The Last Kamikaze Drama - 1970
Where Spring Comes Late as Genzo, So's father · Drama - 1970
Tora-san’s Runaway as High Priest · Comedy - 1970
Tora-san’s Grand Scheme as Priest · Comedy - 1970
Tora-san, His Tender Love as High Priest · Comedy - 1969
Tora-san’s Cherished Mother as Gozensama · Comedy - 1969
It’s Tough Being a Man as Gozen-sama · Comedy - 1969
Battle of the Japan Sea as General Maresuke Nogi · War - 1968
The Human Bullet as Bookstore Man · Comedy - 1967
Japan’s Longest Day as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki · Drama - 1966
Come Marry Me as Tamotsu's Grandfather · Romance - 1964
An Autumn Afternoon Drama - 1962
Love Under the Crucifix as Sokei Nambo · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.4K - 1962
Good Morning Drama - 1962
The Wiser Age as Kinjiro Ishikawa · Drama - 1961
The Last War as Ebara · Sci-Fi - 1961
A Good Man, A Good Day as Ozeki Hitoshi · Comedy - 1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer as Hinanmin no Chôrô · History - 1960 Late Autumn as Shukichi Miwa · Drama Worldwide box office: $17.8K
- 1960
Satan’s Sword as Tsukue · Action - 1960 The Bad Sleep Well as Public Prosecutor Nonaka · Thriller Worldwide box office: $47K
- 1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother as Old man in the park · Drama - 1960
Spring Dreams as Shinichirô Atsumi · Comedy - 1959
Good Morning as Keitaro Hayashi · Comedy - 1959
Farewell to Spring as Kôzô's father · Drama - 1959
I Want to Be a Shellfish as Komiya - 1958 Equinox Flower as Shukichi Mikami · Comedy Worldwide box office: $18K
- 1957
Tokyo Twilight as Shukichi Sugiyama · Drama Worldwide box office: $4.46K - 1957
The Crowded Train as Genroku, the father · Drama - 1956
Early Spring as Kiichi Onodera · Drama - 1955
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum as Masao - Age 73 · Romance - 1955
The First Kiss as Hasegawa · Romance - 1955
The Moon Has Risen as Asai Mokichi · Drama Worldwide box office: $394 - 1954
Twenty-Four Eyes as Otoko Sensei · Drama - 1953
Love Letter Drama - 1953
Always in My Heart Part 2 Drama - 1953 Tokyo Story as Shukichi Hirayama · Drama Worldwide box office: $93.9K
- 1953
Always in My Heart Drama - 1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice as Sadao Hirayama · Drama - 1952
Youth of the Son as Mr. Uemura · Drama - 1951
Fireworks Over the Sea as Tarobei Kamiya · Drama - 1951
Early Summer as Koichi Mamiya · Drama - 1951
Boyhood as Father · War - 1951
Carmen Comes Home as Principal · Music - 1951
The Good Fairy as Ryôen Toba · Drama - 1950
The Munekata Sisters as Tadachika Munekata · Drama Worldwide box office: $332 - 1949 Late Spring as Shukichi Somiya · Drama Worldwide box office: $19.7K
- 1948
A Hen in the Wind as Kazuichiro Satake · Drama - 1948
A Visage to Remember Drama - 1947
Record of a Tenement Gentleman as Tashiro · Drama - 1947
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant Drama - 1944
Army as Tomosuke Takagi · Drama - 1943
Port of Flowers as Nobadama · Drama - 1942
There Was a Father as Shuhei Horikawa · Drama - 1941
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family as Shojiro's Friend · Drama - 1941
Introspection Tower as Mr. Kusama · Drama - 1939
A Brother and His Younger Sister as Seizaburō Utsumi · Drama - 1937
The Lights of Asakusa as Shin'ichi Katori · Drama - 1937
Children in the Wind as Policeman · Drama - 1937
The Golden Demon as Kuranosuke Kazahaya · Romance - 1937
Don’t Tell Your Wife About It as George · Comedy - 1937
A Star Athlete as Tani · Comedy - 1937
Song of the Flower Basket as Nenkai Hotta · Drama - 1936
The New Road: Akemi Drama - 1936
The Only Son as Teacher Okubo · Drama - 1936
College Is a Nice Place as Amano · Comedy - 1935
An Inn in Tokyo as Policeman · Drama - 1934
A Story of Floating Weeds as Audience Member · Drama - 1934
A Mother Should Be Loved as Hattori · Drama - 1934
Street Without End as Yukihiko Chiba · Drama - 1933
Passing Fancy as Man on Boat · Drama - 1933
Dragnet Girl as Policeman · Romance - 1933
Woman of Tokyo as Reporter · Drama - 1932
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? as Shimazaki · Comedy - 1930
I Flunked, But… as Class mate · Comedy - 1929
Days of Youth as Student · Romance - 1928
Physical Beauty Comedy - 1928
Couple on the Move Drama - 1928
Dreams of Youth Comedy
Who Chishû Ryû Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Chishû Ryû shares the most films with. Chieko Baisho comes first, with 45 films together, followed by Haruko Sugimura (20).
Chishû Ryû: Questions & Answers
How many movies Chishû Ryû has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Chishû Ryû been in?
Chishû Ryû is credited on 137 films, from 1928 to 1993. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Chishû Ryû's highest-grossing movie?
Dreams (1990) is Chishû Ryû's biggest box office hit, with $2.97M worldwide, ahead of Tokyo Story (1953) ($93.9K). Across every film with box office figures, Chishû Ryû's movies have made $3.17M.
Chishû Ryû's biggest hits What is Chishû Ryû's newest movie?
The most recent film on Chishû Ryû's filmography is Talking with Ozu (1993), in the role of Self (archival footage).
Who does Chishû Ryû work with most often?
Chishû Ryû shares the most films with Chieko Baisho (45 films), Haruko Sugimura (20 films) and Kuniko Miyake (19 films).
The Best Chishû Ryû Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 137 credits.
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