Ryūji Kita (北 竜二, Kita Ryūji, 1 January 1905 – 16 April 1972) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 280 films from 1937 to 1972.[1]

Ryūji Kita
北 竜二
Born(1905-01-01)January 1, 1905
Died16 April 1972(1972-04-16) (aged 67)
OccupationActor
Years active1937-1972

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Kita started out in the film industry in the scenario department at the Shochiku studios, but moved to Nikkatsu in 1937 and made his acting debut in Tomu Uchida's Kagirinaki zenshin.[1] At Nikkatsu, he both starred in films and played supporting roles.[1] After working at Daiei and going freelance, he returned to Shochiku in 1950 and often played fathers, school principals, and company directors.[1] He appeared in many films directed by Yasujirō Ozu.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1938 Apâto kôkyôkyoku
1938 Etchan banzai
1940 Rekishi: Dai ichi-bu - Dôran boshin
1940 Rekishi: Dai ni-bu - Shôdo kensetsu; Dai san-bu: Reimei Nippon
1940 Kaze no Matasaburô
1941 Ai no ikka Uncle
1941 Kurama Tengu: Satsuma no misshi
1942 Daigoretsu no kyofu Jiro Koyanagi
1942 Umineko no minato
1944 Kokusai mitsuyu-dan Fargans
1945 Sugata naki teki
1946 Aru yo no seppun Mr. Yuasa
1946 Tebukuro o nugasu otoko
1946 Shûdôin no hanayome Yuriko's father
1948 Suiren fujin to bara musume
1949 Niizuma kaigi
1949 Koi no jusan yoru
1949 Kane no naru oka - Dai sanhen: Kuro no maki
1950 Omoide no borero
1950 Tenno no Boshi
1950 Sakon torimonocho: Senketsu no tegata
1951 Zen-ma Staff
1951 Chichi Koishi
1951 Boyhood Head master
1951 Tora no kiba
1951 Hahamachigusa
1951 Ano oka koete
1951 Inochi uruwashi Umesawa
1952 Tonkatsu taishô Ôiwa, lawyer
1952 Musuko no seishun
1952 Hibari no Sākasu Kanashiki Kobato
1952 Kon'na watashi ja nakatta ni Ryûichirô
1952 Ashita wa gekkyûbi Taira
1953 Natsuko no boken Natsuko's father
1953 Otome no shinsatsushitsu
1953 Hibari no kanashiki hitomi
1953 Kimi no na wa
1954 Kyûkon sannin musume Jôjirô Takii
1954 Seishun zenki Fukuyama, principle
1955 Daigaku wa detakeredo
1955 Kono yo no hana: Daichibu bojo no maki
1955 Kono yo no hana: daisanbu kaika no maki
1955 Kono yo no hana: Dainibu hiren no maki
1955 Aishu nikki
1955 Robo no ishi
1955 Kao no nai otoko
1956 Shiroi magyo
1956 The Thick-Walled Room
1956 Taiyô to bara Masahiro's father
1957 Akuma no kao Attorney Sasaki
1957 Times of Joy and Sorrow
1958 Onboro jinsei
1958 Shu to midori
1958 Equinox Flower Heinosuke Horie
1959 The Human Condition
1959 Kaze no naka no hitomi Sakae's father
1959 Ren'ai saiban Yûicirô Satô
1960 Rônin ichiba - Asayake tengu
1960 Irohanihoheto
1960 Kusama no Hanjiro: Kiri no naka no wataritori
1960 Yôtô monogatari: hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri
1960 Hanshichi torimonocho - mitsu no nazo
1960 Late Autumn Seiichiro Hirayama
1961 Shingo nijuban shobu dai ichibu
1961 Ninjutsu ôsaka-jô
1961 Who Are You, Mr. Sorge? Konoe Uncredited
1961 Gokai senryo yari
1961 Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no nanairo goten
1961 Tsuma ari ko ari tomo arite
1961 Hibari no oshare kyojo
1961 Ninjutsu sanada-jô
1961 Saikoro bugyo
1961 Edokko-hada
1962 Wakaki ni ho Jirocho: Tokaido no tsumujikaze
1962 Karami-ai
1962 Ogin-sama
1962 Hanagasa dochu
1962 An Autumn Afternoon Shin Horie
1962 Knightly Advice
1963 Yagyû bugeichô: Katame no Jûbei
1963 Bushido, Samurai Saga Yazaemon Kitazawa
1963 Yagyû Bugeichô: Katame suigetsu no ken
1963 Tange Sazen: zankoku no kawa
1963 13 Assassins
1963 The Yagyu Chronicles 8: The One-Eyed Ninja
1963 Yakuza no uta
1963 Hibari Chiemi no oshidori senryô gasa
1964 Zûzûshii yatsu Viscount Tsumori
1964 Yume no Hawaii de bon odori Kanji Kazama
1964 Yagyu bugeicho: Jubei Ansatsu-ken
1965 Muhômatsu no isshô
1965 Umi no wakadaishô
1965 Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô Sakai Tadakatsu
1965 Yasagure no okite
1965 Toba no mesu neko: Suhada no tsubo furi
1966 Waka oyabun kenka-jo
1966 Nippon ichi no gorigan otoko
1966 Tokyo Drifter Kurata
1966 Arupusu no wakadaishô
1966 Hone made aishite Ogawa
1966 Waka oyabun abare-bisha
1966 Kureji daisakusen
1967 Zatoichi's Cane Sword Genbei Shimotsukeya
1967 Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Zettai zetsumei Head of Secret Police
1967 Koi no highway Daisaku Kaji
1967 The X from Outer Space
1967 Minami taiheiyo no wakadaishô
1967 King Kong Escapes Police inspector
1967 Japan's Longest Day General Shigeru Hasunuma
1967 Kigeki: Ippatsu shôbu Prof. Kanetaka
1967 Junjô nijûsô Takehiko Kawada
1967 Zankyo no sakazuki
1967 Nippon ichi no otoko no naka no otoko Nakagawa
1968 Kubi Saburo Miyazaki
1968 Rengō Kantai Shirei Chōkan: Yamamoto Isoroku Koshirō Oikawa
1968 Aniki no koibito Nakai
1968 Seishun no kane
1969 Go! Go! Wakadaishô
1969 Dai bakuhatsu
1969 Battle of the Japan Sea Kataoka
1969 Nippon ichi no danzetsu otoko
1969 Sasabue Omon Giju
1970 Ezo yakata no ketto
1970 Bakuchi-uchi: Nagaremono
1970 Beast Capital Kanamori
1970 The Militarists Koshirō Oikawa Uncredited
1970 Shiruku hatto no ô-oyabun: chobi-hige no kuma
1970 Shiruku hatto no ô-oyabun
1971 Nippon ichi no shokku otoko
1972 Tsuji-ga-hana

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kita Ryūji". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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