# Ryūji Kita

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.

## Career

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. At Nikkatsu, he both starred in films and played supporting roles. After working at Daiei and going freelance, he returned to Shochiku in 1950 and often played fathers, school principals, and company directors. He appeared in many films directed by Yasujirō Ozu.

## Filmography

| 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 | | |