--- name: "Ryuji Kita" canonical: "https://film.one/person/ryuji-kita" fi1m_id: "ryuji-kita" imdb_id: "nm0457492" tmdb_id: 133708 wikidata_id: "Q11403917" roles: [] born: "1 January 1905" died: "16 April 1972" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T14:28:57.429636+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Ryuji Kita ## Identity Ryuji Kita - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ryuji-kita - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** ryuji-kita - **IMDb ID:** nm0457492 - **TMDB ID:** 133708 - **Wikidata ID:** Q11403917 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%ABji_Kita, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11403917, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0457492/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/133708 Actor. Born 1 January 1905 in Kyobashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan. Died 16 April 1972. ## Details - **Born:** 1 January 1905, Kyobashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan - **Died:** 16 April 1972 - **Also known as:** Ryûji Kita , 北龍二, Рюдзи Кита, ریوجی کیتا - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%ABji_Kita, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11403917, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0457492/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/133708 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*An Autumn Afternoon*](https://film.one/film/an-autumn-afternoon.md) (86) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Ryūji Kita (also credited as Ryûji Kita or 北竜二) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1937 and 1972, often in supporting roles as fathers, school principals or company executives. He began in the scenario department at Shochiku studios before moving to Nikkatsu, where he made his acting debut in 1937. After periods at Daiei and freelance work, he returned to Shochiku in 1950. Kita featured in several films directed by Yasujirō Ozu, including *Equinox Flower* (1958), *Late Autumn* (1960) and *An Autumn Afternoon* (1962), in which he played Shin Horie. Other credits include *Tokyo Drifter* (1966), *Zatoichi's Cane Sword* (1967) and *King Kong Escapes* (1967). *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *An Autumn Afternoon* (1962), Fi1m 86, as Tamako — [page](https://film.one/film/an-autumn-afternoon.md) ## Complete filmography (224) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Professional Killers* (1972), series, Actor - *Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man* (1971), Actor - *The Battle of Okinawa* (1971), as Torashirō Kawabe - *The Silk Hat Boss 2* (1970), Actor - *The Militarists* (1970), as Koshiro Oikawa - *City of Beasts* (1970), Actor - *The Drifting Gambler* (1970), as Komanosuke Kikuchi - *The Creature Called Man* (1970), Actor - *Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance* (1970), Actor - *Duel at Fort Ezo* (1970), Actor - *Memoir of Japanese Assassinations* (1969), Actor - *Prison Break* (1969), Actor - *Battle of the Japan Sea* (1969), as Kataoka - *Girl with Bamboo Leaves* (1969), Actor - *The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game* (1969), Actor - *Crazy Big Explosion* (1969), Actor - *Two Enemy Women Gamblers* (1969), Actor - *Youth Bell* (1969), Actor - *The Woman Gambler's Revenge* (1968), Actor - *Admiral Yamamoto* (1968), as Minister of the Navy Oikawa - *Judge and Jeopardy* (1968), Actor - *Japan's No. 1 Best Man* (1967), Actor - *Circuit-A-Go-Go* (1967), Actor - *The Last Loyalty Offering* (1967), Actor - *Lover's Duet* (1967), as Takehiko Kawada - *The Greatest Challenge of All* (1967), Actor - *Japan's Longest Day* (1967), as General Shigeru Hasunuma - Chief Military Aide to the Emperor - *King Kong Escapes* (1967), as SDF General - *Young Guy in the South Pacific* (1967), as Professor Takaishi - *Secret Assignment* (1967), Actor - *The X from Outer Space* (1967), Actor - *The Killing Bottle* (1967), as Head of Secret Police - *Spy on the Masked Car* (1967), Actor - *Zatoichi's Cane Sword* (1967), as Genbei Shimotsukeya - *The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit* (1966), Actor - *Love Eternal* (1966), Actor - *It Started In The Alps* (1966), Actor - *Tokyo Drifter* (1966), as Kurata - *Trump Card of Revenge* (1966), Actor - *Young Boss: Invitation to Fight* (1966), Actor - *Invasion of Kanto Government* (1965), Actor - *The Crazy Adventure* (1965), Actor - *Boku dōshite namida ga deru no* (1965), Actor - *Woman Gambler* (1965), as Daigo Sakamaki - *Law of the Wild* (1965), Actor - *New Tengu from Mount Kurama* (1965), Actor - *Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro* (1965), as Sakai Tadakatsu - *The Stars and I Decided...* (1965), as Hideki Inagaki - *Young Guy at Sea* (1965), Actor - *Life of Matsu the Untamed* (1965), Actor - *Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy* (1965), Actor - *Samurai from Somewhere* (1964), Actor - *Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword* (1964), Actor - *Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii* (1964), as Kanji Kazama - *The Sharks* (1964), Actor - *Edo Crime Book: Black Claws* (1964), as Hikozo Murakami - *The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja* (1963), Actor - *13 Assassins* (1963), Actor - *Song Festival* (1963), Actor - *Tange Sazen* (1963), Actor - *The Coin Thrower Zenigata* (1963), Actor - *A Million Girls* (1963), as Doctor - *Song of Yakuza* (1963), Actor - *The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy* (1963), Actor - *Kagemaru of the Iga Clan* (1963), as Tokugawa Ieyasu - *20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion* (1963), Actor - *Raised on an Island* (1963), Actor - *The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List* (1963), Actor - *Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows* (1963), Actor - *Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai* (1963), as Kitazawa - *Youth After School* (1963), as Shôzô Ogata - *Kizu-darake no futeki-sha* (1963), Actor - *Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption* (1963), Actor - *恋と出世に強くなれ！* (1963), as 早川専務 - *53 Stages of Action* (1963), Actor - *Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2* (1963), as Kajikawa Shuzen - *At the Side of the Bridge 3* (1963), Actor - *Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady* (1962), Actor - *An Autumn Afternoon* (1962), as Tamako — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/an-autumn-afternoon.md) - *While Traveling* (1962), Actor - *Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain* (1962), Actor - *Tokyo's Business District* (1962), Actor - *Mid-August Commotion* (1962), as Minister of Foreign Affairs - *At the Side of the Bridge* (1962), Actor - *A Carpenter and Children* (1962), Actor - *Love Under the Crucifix* (1962), Actor - *Lady Sen and Hideyori* (1962), Actor - *鷹天皇飄々剣　吉野の風雲児* (1962), Actor - *The Inheritance* (1962), as Keigo Narimune - *A Warrior Generation* (1962), Actor - *Knightly Advice* (1962), Actor - *The Eve of the Chinese Festival* (1962), Actor - *Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido* (1962), Actor - *Ninjutsu at Sanada Castle* (1961), Actor - *Hibari is Fashion Crazy* (1961), Actor - *With Wife, Children, and Friends* (1961), Actor - *Restoration Fire* (1961), Actor - *Shiroi minamikaze* (1961), Actor - *The Cave of the Vampire Bats* (1961), Actor - *20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2* (1961), Actor - *The Spear of Heroism* (1961), Actor - *Young Lord Yakuza* (1961), Actor - *Fine Man* (1961), Actor - *Hikkoshi yatsure* (1961), Actor - *Epitaph to My Love* (1961), as Eiichi Usami - *Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull Mansion* (1961), Actor - *Love and the Shop Curtain* (1961), Actor - *Magistrate of Dice* (1961), Actor - *Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat* (1961), Actor - *Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?* (1961), as Prince Konoe - *Festival of Swordsmen* (1961), Actor - *Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword* (1961), Actor - *Yagyu Chronicles 1: Secret Scrolls* (1961), Actor - *Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen* (1961), Actor - *Ninjutsu at Osaka Castle* (1961), Actor - *Edo Purebreed* (1961), Actor - *Unruly Lion* (1961), Actor - *Aisuru* (1961), Actor - *Lord of Steel Heart* (1961), as Masanobu - *The Shogun and the Fishmonger* (1961), Actor - *20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1* (1961), Actor - *Wild Palanquin* (1960), Actor - *Morning Breeze in Edo* (1960), Actor - *Late Autumn* (1960), as Seiichiro Hirayama - *Cases of Hanshichi* (1960), Actor - *Shinran, Part II* (1960), Actor - *Hero of the Red Light District* (1960), Actor - *Princess in Edo* (1960), Actor - *Paper Crane Palanquin* (1960), as Akiba Sakyo - *Ninja Assassins* (1960), Actor - *Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage* (1960), Actor - *Irohanihoheto* (1960), Actor - *照る日くもる日 后篇* (1960), Actor - *Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4* (1960), Actor - *Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3* (1960), Actor - *The Samurai Markets* (1960), Actor - *Official with a Tattoo* (1960), Actor - *The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2* (1960), Actor - *The Second Bullet is Marked* (1960), Actor - *Red Pants* (1959), Actor - *Kaze no naka no hitomi* (1959), Actor - *The Human Condition I: No Greater Love* (1959), Actor - *Equinox Flower* (1958), as Heinosuke Horie - *Times of Joy and Sorrow* (1957), Actor - *Akuma no kao* (1957), Actor - *Arashi no naka no hōyō: Omokage wa Harukanari* (1957), Actor - *Haha to ko no mado* (1957), Actor - *Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku* (1957), Actor - *The Orchestra Sisters* (1957), as Koriyama - *The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat* (1957), Actor - *The Rose on His Arm* (1956), as Masahiro's father - *The Thick-Walled Room* (1956), Actor - *The Lady Was Pawn* (1956), Actor - *The Spoiled Brat President* (1956), Actor - *The Dawn of Judo* (1955), Actor - *The Big Ambition* (1955), Actor - *Firefly Grass* (1954), Actor - *Beautiful Tengu* (1954), as 武田耕雲斎 - *Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the Green Grass* (1954), Actor - *快盗三人吉三* (1954), as 中野播磨守 - *Kyūkon sannin musume* (1954), Actor - *Shinkon Tenki-zu* (1954), Actor - *Always in My Heart* (1953), Actor - *Junketsu kakumei* (1953), Actor - *Otome no shinsatsu-shitsu* (1953), Actor - *Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido* (1953), Actor - *The Pigeon* (1952), Actor - *Toki no teizo: Sōshūban* (1952), Actor - *Kare o korosu na* (1952), Actor - *Kon'na watashi ja nakatta ni* (1952), Actor - *Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove* (1952), Actor - *Youth of the Son* (1952), as Mr. Ochi - *Red Fan* (1952), Actor - *Our Chief, Our Doctor* (1952), Actor - *Beauty of Life* (1951), Actor - *Kōruisō* (1951), Actor - *Over That Hill* (1951), Actor - *Haha machi gusa* (1951), Actor - *母恋草* (1951), Actor - *Boyhood* (1951), as Head master - *I Yearn for Father* (1951), Actor - *The Good Fairy* (1951), Actor - *情艶一代女* (1951), as 小山内薫 - *Sakon Detective Story: Handprint in Fresh Blood* (1950), Actor - *The Emperor's Hat* (1950), Actor - *Yami ni hikarume* (1950), Actor - *The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume* (1950), Actor - *Omoide no borero* (1950), Actor - *The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume* (1950), Actor - *Kare to kanojo to mei tantei* (1950), Actor - *Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume* (1949), Actor - *Wagakoyue ni* (1949), Actor - *New Wives’ Meeting* (1949), Actor - *Suiren fujin to bara musume* (1948), Actor - *Chōchō shissō jiken* (1947), Actor - *The Fugitive* (1947), Actor - *Dai ni no hōyō* (1947), Actor - *A Carriage Running in the Darkness* (1947), Actor - *The Sea Wolf* (1947), Actor - *Convent Bride* (1946), Actor - *Tebukuro o nugasu otoko* (1946), Actor - *Aru yo no seppun* (1946), as Mr. Yuasa - *Machi no ninkisha* (1946), Actor - *瓢箪から出た駒* (1946), Actor - *Who Is the Criminal?* (1945), Actor - *Human Bullet Corps* (1944), Actor - *Kokusai Mitsuyudan* (1944), Actor - *Twelve Hours Before Departure* (1943), Actor - *The Man From Chungking* (1943), Actor - *María Luz Incident: Slave Ship* (1943), Actor - *Umi Yukaba* (1943), Actor - *Genghis Khan* (1943), Actor - *Shadow Over Fuji* (1942), Actor - *Umineko no minato* (1942), Actor - *The March of the Restoration* (1942), as Masayoshi Tsukahara - *Horror of the Fifth Columnist* (1942), as Jiro Koyanagi - *The Tale of Jiro* (1941), Actor - *Family of Love* (1941), Actor - *Submarine Number One* (1941), Actor - *Kaze no Matasaburô* (1940), Actor - *Jinsei Gekijo: Zankyaku hen* (1938), Actor - *Five Scouts* (1938), as Captain - *Unending Advance* (1937), Actor - *Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu*, Actor --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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