Eijirō Tōno
Known for Acting · 287 credits
- Born
- 1907-09-17
- Died
- 1994-09-08
- Place of birth
- Tomioka, Japon
- Also known as
- Tōno Eijirō · Эйдзиро Тоно · 东野英治郎 · 東野英治郎
Biography
Eijirō Tōno (東野英治郎 Tōno Eijirō, 17 September 1907 – 8 September 1994) was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting more than 50 years, appeared in over 400 television shows, nearly 250 films and numerous stage productions. He is best known in the West for his roles in films by Akira Kurosawa, such as Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961), and films by Yasujirō Ozu, such as Tokyo Story (1953) and An Autumn Afternoon (1962). He also appeared in Kill! by Kihachi Okamoto and Tora! Tora! Tora!, a depiction of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. His final film was Juzo Itami's A-ge-man (Tales of a Golden Geisha) in 1990. Tōno also starred as the title character in the long-running television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon from 1969 to 1983. In the early years of his career he acted under the name of Katsuji Honjo (本庄克二).
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (284)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Kidnapper
High and Low
1963
as Factory Worker
Tokyo Story
1953
as Numata
Yojimbo
1961
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Red Beard
1965
as Goheiji
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Stray Dog
1949
Good Morning
1959
as Hiroshi Tomizawa
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968
as Ganko (voice)
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
The Orphan Brother
1961
as Sanshô Dayû (voice)
The Lower Depths
1957
as Tomekichi the Tinker
The Ballad of Narayama
1958
as Messenger
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Masagorō Kisoya
Pale Flower
1964
as Yasuoka
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
The Vampire Moth
1956
as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Kan'ichi
Children of Hiroshima
1952
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
as Prime Minister
The Great White Tower
1966
as Professor Teizō Azuma
Untamed Woman
1957
as Oshima's father
Island of Hell
1977
as Kaemon Kito
The Gambling Samurai
1960
as Kansuke
I Live in Fear
1955
as Old man from Brazil
The Three Treasures
1959
as Ootomo
Goyokin
1969
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Isuke Tsujikura (President)
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Minister
Buddha
1961
as Suratha
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Baiken Shishido
Army
1944
as Sakuragi
The Eleventh Hour
1957
An Innocent Witch
1965
The Human Wall
1959
Hunter in the Dark
1979
as Shogen
Choji Snack Bar
1983
So What
1988
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
1961
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Sosuke Otomo
A House in the Quarter
1963
Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Nakaji, Principal
Early Spring
1956
as Tokichi Hattori
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Hyôbei Sugano
Death of a Tea Master
1989
as Kokei
Kill!
1968
as Hyogo Moriuchi
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Isuke Tsujikura
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Illusion of Blood
1965
Black River
1957
as Kurihara
Immortal Love
1961
as Policeman
The Beast Shall Die
1959
as Detective Kuwashima
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
Flame of My Love
1949
as State Councillor Itô
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
The Story of Pure Love
1957
Boss Takes to the Road
1961
The Black Current
1954
A Story from Echigo
1964
Actress
1956
Lost Sex
1966
as Neighbor / Writer
Sasaki Kojiro
1951
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
as Sanpo Sensei
Foundry Town
1962
as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
For This We Fight
1961
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Fugetsusai
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Haiya
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Fugetsusai
The Great Wall
1962
as Li Tang
The Last War
1961
as Captain Umehara
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Undercurrent
1956
as Yujiro Funaki
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
as Akiharu
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Jurota
Police Precinct: Car 108
1959
The Street Without Sun
1954
as President Kunio
Firefly Light
1958
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965
as Seizo
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967
as Narrator
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Night Drum
1958
A Company President's Life Story
1966
as Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)
The Twilight Story
1960
Sword for Hire
1952
Eddy Currents of Life
1964
as Shigesuke Hayashi
Rira no hana wasureji
1947
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950
Port of Flowers
1943
as Hayashida
The Navy
1963
Apostasy
1948
Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Ôban
1957
as Chaplin-San
Pressure of Guilt
1963
Ripe and Marriageable
1959
as Saemon, Hikari's father
Marriage
1947
as Fumie's father
The Surf
1954
as Schoolmaster
Morning for the Osone Family
1946
as Ippei Yamaka
The Masterless 47
1960
as Gonosuke Kira
This Madding Crowd
1962
as Grandpa Yoshi
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
The Master Spearman
1960
The Wolves
1955
A Man from Akagi
1950
Musume to watashi
1962
Floating Weeds Diary
1955
as Magoro Ichikawa
Seinen no isu
1962
The Last Game
1979
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962
as Priest
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948
as Yoshii
An Osaka Story
1957
as Gonzaemon Hoshino
Love on Rainbow Island
1956
as Shiimbei Hayashi
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
About Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno (東野英治郎 Tōno Eijirō, 17 September 1907 – 8 September 1994) was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting more than 50 years, appeared in over 400 television shows, nearly 250 films and numerous stage productions. He is best known in the West for his roles in films by Akira Kurosawa, such as Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961), and films by Yasujirō Ozu, such as Tokyo Story (1953) and An Autumn Afternoon (1962). He also appeared in Kill! by Kihachi Okamoto and Tora! Tora! Tora!, a depiction of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.… With 287 credits spanning from 1943 to 1990, Eijirō Tōno has appeared in 284 films and 3 TV shows.
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- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Kidnapper
- High and Low (1963) — as Factory Worker
- Tokyo Story (1953) — as Numata
- Yojimbo (1961) — as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
- Red Beard (1965) — as Goheiji
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