The Best Chishû Ryû Movies, Ranked
137 credits from 1928 to 1993, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Dreams (1990) with $2.97M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Chishû Ryû Box Office Hits
Chishû Ryû's films have made $3.17M worldwide in total. Dreams (1990) is the biggest hit at $2.97M, ahead of Tokyo Story (1953) ($93.9K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Dreams 1990 · Drama $2.97M $1.96M dom. - 2
Tokyo Story 1953 · Drama $93.9K - 3
The Bad Sleep Well 1960 · Thriller $47K $46.8K dom. - 4
Late Spring 1949 · Drama $19.7K $13.3K dom. - 5
Equinox Flower 1958 · Comedy $18K - 6
Late Autumn 1960 · Drama $17.8K - 7
Tokyo Twilight 1957 · Drama $4.46K - 8
Love Under the Crucifix 1962 · Drama $1.4K - 9
The Moon Has Risen 1955 · Drama $394 - 10
The Munekata Sisters 1950 · Drama $332
The Best Chishû Ryû Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Chishû Ryû has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 64 films, and Dreams (1990) is the pick of them.
The Best Chishû Ryû Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Chishû Ryû's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1990s.
The Latest Chishû Ryû Movies
The most recent films Chishû Ryû is credited on, newest first — starting with Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Tora-san Makes Excuses 1992 · Comedy -
Luminous Moss 1992 · Judge -
Tora-san Confesses 1991 · Family -
Tora-san Takes a Vacation 1990 · Comedy - Dreams 1990 · Old Man
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Tora-san, My Uncle 1989 · Gozen-sama -
Tora-san Goes to Vienna 1989 · the High Priest -
Tora-san’s Salad-Day Memorial 1988 · Gozen-sama -
A Taxing Woman’s Return 1988 · Former Priest -
Tora-san Plays Daddy 1987 · the High Priest -
Tora-san Goes North 1987 · the High Priest -
Tora-san’s Bluebird Fantasy 1986 · the High Priest
The Best Chishû Ryû Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Chishû Ryû films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Chishû Ryû movie?
Dreams (1990) made the most at the box office, with $2.97M worldwide, followed by Tokyo Story (1953) with $93.9K. Together, Chishû Ryû's films with box office figures have made $3.17M.
What is the best Chishû Ryû drama movie?
Dreams (1990) is the best-rated of Chishû Ryû's drama films. In other genres: Equinox Flower (comedy) and The Bad Sleep Well (thriller).
What is the newest Chishû Ryû movie?
The newest film on Chishû Ryû's filmography is Talking with Ozu (1993), with Chishû Ryû as Self (archival footage).
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