- Acting films
- 63
- Acting avg
- 7.34
- Peak run
- 1960’65
- 7+ run
- 17 films
Acting films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 25+ votes
Chishū by the numbers
Average
7.34
41 rated films
Vote weighted
7.41
bigger films count more
Median
7.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.52
rating spread
Career
63y
1929 to 1991
Total votes
7.48K
across every film
Best
8.2
Red Beard
Worst
6.7
Until the End of the World
Newest first
Filmography
| 1991 |  Until the End of the World | Mr. Mori | 6.7 | 256 |
| 1990 |  Dreams | Old Man | 7.7 | 605 |
| 1988 |  A Taxing Woman's Return | Former Priest | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1985 |  And Then | Toku Nagai | · | 23 |
| 1985 |  Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | A Monk (uncredited) | 7.8 | 377 |
| 1985 |  Tokyo-Ga | Self | 7.1 | 106 |
| 1984 |  The Funeral | The Priest | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1983 | I Lived, But... | Self | · | 9 |
| 1974 |  The Castle of Sand | Kojuro Kirihara | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1972 | Home from the Sea | Ishizaki Senzo | · | 9 |
| 1970 | Where Spring Comes Late | Genzo, So's father | · | 16 |
| 1969 | Tora-san's Cherished Mother | 御前样 | · | 12 |
| 1969 |  Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp | 御前样 | 7.8 | 26 |
| 1969 | Battle of the Japan Sea | General Maresuke Nogi | · | 9 |
| 1968 | The Human Bullet | Bookstore Owner | · | 15 |
| 1967 |  Japan's Longest Day | Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1965 |  Red Beard | Mr. Yasumoto | 8.2 | 431 |
| 1962 |  An Autumn Afternoon | Shuhei Hirayama | 7.9 | 340 |
| 1962 | Love Under the Crucifix | Sokei Nambo | · | 17 |
| 1961 |  The End of Summer | Farmer | 7.5 | 115 |
Better together?
Chishū Ryū's regulars
- Yasujirō OzuDirector and actor · 15 films · 7.33 avg▲+0.05
- Kinuyo TanakaCo-star · 5 films · 7.00 avg▼−0.29
- Haruko SugimuraCo-star · 4 films · 7.95 avg▲+0.49
- Setsuko HaraCo-star · 4 films · 7.94 avg▲+0.50
- Shūji SanoCo-star · 4 films · 6.82 avg▼−0.30
- Yoji YamadaDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.80 avg▲+0.46
- Kuniko MiyakeCo-star · 3 films · 7.80 avg▲+0.36
- Hōhi AokiCo-star · 3 films · 7.43 avg▲+0.05
- Toshirō MifuneCo-star · 3 films · 7.25 avg●−0.04
- Chōko IidaCo-star · 3 films · 7.13 avg●−0.04
- Hideko TakamineCo-star · 3 films · 6.87 avg▼−0.52
- Takeshi SakamotoCo-star · 3 films · 6.77 avg▼−0.31
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Yasujirō Ozu and Chishū Ryū movies · Chishū Ryū and Kinuyo Tanaka movies · Chishū Ryū and Haruko Sugimura movies · Setsuko Hara and Chishū Ryū movies
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