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Chishū Ryū

December 30, 2022

Chishū Ryū (笠 智衆, Ryū Chishū, May 13, 1904 – March 16, 1993) was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting 65 years, appeared in over 160 films and about 70 television productions.[1]

Chishū Ryū
Ryū in Tokyo Story (1953)
Born(1904-05-13)May 13, 1904
Tamamizu, Japan
DiedMarch 16, 1993(1993-03-16) (aged 88)
Yokohama, Japan
Other namesChishuu Ryuu
OccupationActor
Years active1928–1992
Japanese name
Kanji笠 智衆
Hiraganaりゅう ちしゅう
Transcriptions
RomanizationRyū Chishū

Early life

Ryū was born in Tamamizu Village, Tamana County, a rural area of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, the most southerly and westerly of the four main islands of Japan. His father was chief priest of Raishōji (来照寺), a temple of the Honganji School of Pure Land Buddhism. Ryū attended the village elementary school and a prefectural middle school before entering the Department of Indian Philosophy and Ethics at Tōyō University to study Buddhism. His parents hoped he would succeed his father as priest of Raishōji, but Ryū had no wish to do so and in 1925 dropped out of university and enrolled in the acting academy of the Shōchiku motion picture company's Kamata Studios. Shortly afterwards, his father died and Ryū returned home to take on the role of priest. Within half a year or so, however, he passed the office to his older brother and returned to Kamata.

Career

For about ten years, he was confined to walk-on parts and minor roles, often uncredited. During this time he appeared in fourteen films directed by Yasujirō Ozu, beginning with the college comedy Dreams of Youth (1928). His first big part was in Ozu's College is a Nice Place (1936) and he made his mark as an actor in Ozu's The Only Son (also 1936), playing a failed middle-aged school-teacher in spite of the fact that he was only 32. This was his break-through role, and he now began to get major parts in other directors' films. He first played the lead in Torajirō Saitō's Aogeba tōtoshi (仰げば尊し 1937). His first leading role in an Ozu film was in the There Was a Father (父ありき 1942). This was another "elderly" part: he played the father of Shūji Sano, who was only seven years his junior. He was by now undoubtedly Ozu's favourite actor: he eventually appeared in 52 of Ozu's 54 films. He had a role (not always the lead) in every one of Ozu's post-war movies, from Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947) to An Autumn Afternoon (1962). He played his most famous "elderly" role in Tokyo Story (1953).

Ryū appeared in well over 100 films by other directors. He was in Keisuke Kinoshita's Twenty-four Eyes (1954) and played wartime Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki in Kihachi Okamoto's Japan's Longest Day (1967). From 1969 until his death in 1993, he played a curmudgeonly but benevolent Buddhist priest in more than forty of the immensely popular It's Tough Being a Man (Otoko wa tsurai yo) series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as the lovable pedlar/conman Tora-san. Ryū parodied this role in Jūzō Itami's comedy The Funeral (1984). Ryū's last film was It's Tough Being a Man: Torajirō's Youth (男はつらいよ　寅次郎の青春: Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajirō no seishun 1992).

Between 1965 and 1989 he appeared in about 90 TV productions.

Accent

Ryū retained the rural Kumamoto accent of his childhood throughout his life. It may have held him back early in his career, but became part of his screen persona, denoting reliability and simple honesty. When the columnist Natsuhiko Yamamoto published a deliberately provocative piece called "I Can't Stand Chishū Ryū", in which he derided Ryū's accent, there was a furious reaction, and his magazine Shūkan Shinchō (週刊新潮) was inundated with letters of protest.

Selected filmography

Awards

References

  1. ^ Kirkup, James (20 March 1993). "Obituary: Chishu Ryu - People - News - The Independent". The Independent.

External links

 
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December 30, 2022
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Chishu Ryu 笠 智衆 Ryu Chishu May 13 1904 March 16 1993 was a Japanese actor who in a career lasting 65 years appeared in over 160 films and about 70 television productions 1 Chishu RyuRyu in Tokyo Story 1953 Born 1904 05 13 May 13 1904Tamamizu JapanDiedMarch 16 1993 1993 03 16 aged 88 Yokohama JapanOther namesChishuu RyuuOccupationActorYears active1928 1992Japanese nameKanji笠 智衆Hiraganaりゅう ちしゅうTranscriptionsRomanizationRyu Chishu Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Accent 4 Selected filmography 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditRyu was born in Tamamizu Village Tamana County a rural area of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu the most southerly and westerly of the four main islands of Japan His father was chief priest of Raishōji 来照寺 a temple of the Honganji School of Pure Land Buddhism Ryu attended the village elementary school and a prefectural middle school before entering the Department of Indian Philosophy and Ethics at Tōyō University to study Buddhism His parents hoped he would succeed his father as priest of Raishōji but Ryu had no wish to do so and in 1925 dropped out of university and enrolled in the acting academy of the Shōchiku motion picture company s Kamata Studios Shortly afterwards his father died and Ryu returned home to take on the role of priest Within half a year or so however he passed the office to his older brother and returned to Kamata Career EditFor about ten years he was confined to walk on parts and minor roles often uncredited During this time he appeared in fourteen films directed by Yasujirō Ozu beginning with the college comedy Dreams of Youth 1928 His first big part was in Ozu s College is a Nice Place 1936 and he made his mark as an actor in Ozu s The Only Son also 1936 playing a failed middle aged school teacher in spite of the fact that he was only 32 This was his break through role and he now began to get major parts in other directors films He first played the lead in Torajirō Saitō s Aogeba tōtoshi 仰げば尊し 1937 His first leading role in an Ozu film was in the There Was a Father 父ありき 1942 This was another elderly part he played the father of Shuji Sano who was only seven years his junior He was by now undoubtedly Ozu s favourite actor he eventually appeared in 52 of Ozu s 54 films He had a role not always the lead in every one of Ozu s post war movies from Record of a Tenement Gentleman 1947 to An Autumn Afternoon 1962 He played his most famous elderly role in Tokyo Story 1953 Ryu appeared in well over 100 films by other directors He was in Keisuke Kinoshita s Twenty four Eyes 1954 and played wartime Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki in Kihachi Okamoto s Japan s Longest Day 1967 From 1969 until his death in 1993 he played a curmudgeonly but benevolent Buddhist priest in more than forty of the immensely popular It s Tough Being a Man Otoko wa tsurai yo series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as the lovable pedlar conman Tora san Ryu parodied this role in Juzō Itami s comedy The Funeral 1984 Ryu s last film was It s Tough Being a Man Torajirō s Youth 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春 Otoko wa tsurai yo Torajirō no seishun 1992 Between 1965 and 1989 he appeared in about 90 TV productions Accent EditRyu retained the rural Kumamoto accent of his childhood throughout his life It may have held him back early in his career but became part of his screen persona denoting reliability and simple honesty When the columnist Natsuhiko Yamamoto published a deliberately provocative piece called I Can t Stand Chishu Ryu in which he derided Ryu s accent there was a furious reaction and his magazine Shukan Shinchō 週刊新潮 was inundated with letters of protest Selected filmography EditDreams of Youth Ozu 1928 Wife Lost Ozu 1928 Days of Youth Ozu 1929 I Flunked But Ozu 1930 That Night s Wife Ozu 1930 I Was Born But Ozu 1932 Where now are the Dreams of Youth Ozu 1932 Dragnet Girl Ozu 1933 Woman of Tokyo Ozu 1933 Passing Fancy Ozu 1933 A Story of Floating Weeds Ozu 1934 A Mother should be Loved Ozu 1934 An Inn in Tokyo Ozu 1935 College is a Nice Place Ozu 1936 The Only Son Ozu 1936 Ornamental Hairpin Shimizu 1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family Ozu 1941 There Was a Father Ozu 1942 Army Keisuke Kinoshita 1944 Record of a Tenement Gentleman Ozu 1947 A Hen in the Wind Ozu 1948 Late Spring Ozu 1949 The Munekata Sisters Ozu 1950 Home Sweet Home 1951 Early Summer Ozu 1951 Carmen Comes Home 1951 The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice Ozu 1952 Tokyo Story Ozu 1953 Twenty Four Eyes Keisuke Kinoshita 1954 She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum Keisuke Kinoshita 1955 Arashi Hiroshi Inagaki 1956 Early Spring Ozu 1956 Tokyo Twilight Ozu 1957 Rickshaw Man Hiroshi Inagaki 1958 Equinox Flower Ozu 1958 Good Morning Ozu 1959 Floating Weeds Ozu 1959 Late Autumn Ozu 1960 The Bad Sleep Well Akira Kurosawa 1960 The Human Condition III A Soldier s Prayer Masaki Kobayashi 1961 The Last War Shue Matsubayashi 1961 The End of Summer Ozu 1961 An Autumn Afternoon Ozu 1962 Love Under the Crucifix Kinuyo Tanaka 1962 Red Beard Akira Kurosawa 1965 Mr Yasumoto Japan s Longest Day Kihachi Okamoto 1967 Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki The Human Bullet Kihachi Okamoto 1968 Otoko wa Tsurai yo Yoji Yamada 1969 and 42 other films in this series 1969 1991 Battle of the Japan Sea 1969 as Maresuke Nogi Where Spring Comes Late Yoji Yamada 1970 Castle of Sand Yoshitarō Nomura 1974 The Funeral Juzo Itami 1984 Tokyo Ga Wim Wenders documentary about Ozu amp Tokyo 1985 Mishima A Life in Four Chapters Paul Schrader 1985 Sorekara 1985 Final Take 1986 A Taxing Woman s Return Juzo Itami 1988 Dreams Akira Kurosawa 1990 Until the End of the World Wim Wenders 1991 Luminous Moss Kei Kumai 1992 Awards Edit1949 Mainichi Film Concours Best Actor Te o Tsunagu Kora 1952 Mainichi Film Concours Best Actor Inochi Uruwashi 1967 Medal with Purple Ribbon 1971 Mainichi Film Concours Best Supporting Actor Where Spring Comes Late 1975 Order of the Rising Sun 4th Class Gold Rays with Rosette 1987 Kikuchi Kan Prize 1990 Kawakita Award 1991 Mainichi Film Concours Special Award 1994 Elan d or Awards Special Award 1994 Japan Academy Prize Special AwardReferences Edit Kirkup James 20 March 1993 Obituary Chishu Ryu People News The Independent The Independent External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chishu Ryu Chishu Ryu at IMDb Chishu Ryu at the Japanese Movie Database in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chishu Ryu amp oldid 1128711813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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