Eijirō Tōno
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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
Credits
High and Low (1963)
as Factory Worker
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Kidnapper
Red Beard (1965)
as Goheiji
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Actor
Tokyo Story (1953)
as Numata
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Yojimbo (1961)
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
Good Morning (1959)
as Hiroshi Tomizawa
The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
Actor
Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
as Ganko (voice)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)
as Fugetsusai
Stray Dog (1949)
Actor
Vampire Moth (1956)
as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
A Woman in the Typhoon Area (1948)
as Yoshii
A Story from Echigo (1964)
Actor
Just Barely (1960)
Actor
Early Spring (1956)
as Tokichi Hattori
Hanayome no tameiki (1956)
Actor
Modern Gentleman (1964)
Actor
Easy-Going Married Couple (1956)
Actor
Asama no karasu (1953)
Actor
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
Goyokin (1969)
Actor
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
as Kan'ichi
So What (1988)
Actor
An Osaka Story (1957)
as Gonzaemon Hoshino
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
as Yoshijirō Umezu
The Last Judgment (1965)
Actor
The Gambling Samurai (1960)
as Kansuke
The Lower Depths (1957)
as Tomekichi the Tinker
Will to Conquer (1970)
as Sezaemon
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)
as Policeman
Island of Hell (1977)
as Kaemon Kito
The Curio Master (1960)
Actor
Samurai Assassin (1965)
as Masagorō Kisoya
Jubilation Street (1944)
as Shingo’s father
Beauty and the Thief (1952)
as Jurota
Kill! (1968)
as Hyogo Moriuchi
Asashio yushio (1956)
Actor
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance (1963)
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Five Gents' Trick Book (1965)
Actor
Waseda University (1953)
as Guest Nomura
Mount Hakone (1962)
Actor
Burden of Love (1955)
as Jozo Araki
Ukyunosuke on Patrol (1963)
Actor
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu (1952)
Actor
Kazanmyaku (1950)
Actor
The Red Shadow (1961)
as Jinzaburô Kamo
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle (1954)
Actor
Dynamite Doctor (1966)
as Marshal
The Brawler (1960)
as Section Chief Kitaura
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo (1962)
Actor
Pale Flower (1964)
as Yasuoka
Midori no nakama (1954)
Actor
Shogun and His Mistress 2 (1967)
as Narrator
Flame of My Love (1949)
as State Councillor Itô
I Live in Fear (1955)
as Old man from Brazil
An Innocent Witch (1965)
Actor
An Edo Magistrate (1961)
Actor
The Black Current (1954)
Actor
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk (1984)
Actor
Woman of Fire (1954)
Actor
The Days of Evil Women (1958)
Actor
Kigeki wa owarinu (1946)
Actor
Kill the Night Rose (1966)
Actor
The Great White Tower (1966)
as Professor Teizō Azuma
Buddha (1961)
as Suratha
Handcuffs (1958)
Actor
Murder on the Last Train (1955)
Actor
The Naked General (1958)
Actor
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
as Baiken Shishido
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight (1959)
Actor
Goal for the Young (1967)
Actor
The Forbidden Scoop (1960)
Actor
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
as Messenger
Sanctuary (1961)
Actor
The Three Treasures (1959)
as Ootomo
The Flame of Youth (1968)
Actor
Ôban (1957)
as Chaplin-San
Hunter in the Dark (1979)
as Shogen
The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)
Actor
Sword of the Beast (1965)
as Minister
Twilight Saloon (1955)
as Onizuka
The Tattoo Murder Case (1953)
Actor
Crazy Big Discovery (1969)
Actor
Black River (1957)
as Kurihara
A Man from Akagi (1950)
Actor
Choji Snack Bar (1983)
Actor
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
as Kokei
Chobei the Rogue (1949)
Actor
Turtledove (1957)
Actor
Lost Sex (1966)
as Neighbor / Writer
Her Secret (1952)
Actor
The Story of Pure Love (1957)
Actor
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
Actor
Marriage (1947)
as Fumie's father
A House in the Quarter (1963)
Actor
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
as Senzo
Diary of Forsaken Love (1959)
Actor
Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
as Prime Minister
The Cock Crows Twice (1954)
Actor
Undercurrent (1956)
as Yujiro Funaki
The Young Beast (1958)
Actor
Rice (1957)
Actor
Army (1944)
as Sakuragi
I Lived, But... (1983)
as Self
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
Actor
Shimizu Port Salaryman (1962)
Actor
Immortal Love (1961)
as Policeman
Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
as Sosuke Otomo
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
as Fugetsusai
Untamed Woman (1957)
as Oshima's father
The Beast Shall Die (1959)
as Detective Kuwashima
Floating Weeds Diary (1955)
as Magoro Ichikawa
The Orphan Brother (1961)
as Sanshô Dayû (voice)
The Sunshine Girl (1963)
Actor
Night Drum (1958)
Actor
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy (1961)
Actor
Pressure of Guilt (1963)
Actor
The Eleventh Hour (1957)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
as Haiya
The Burning Sun (1967)
Actor
The Twilight Story (1960)
Actor
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 (1965)
as Seizo
The Spy (1965)
Actor
The Cards Will Tell (1960)
Actor
I Will Buy You (1956)
as Ogushi
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Actor
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)
as Priest
Fight of the Gamblers (1963)
Actor
Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)
as Sanpo Sensei
The Last War (1961)
as Captain Umehara
Silence Has No Wings (1966)
Actor
Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958)
as Principal Saiki
Run, Genta, Run! (1961)
Actor
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
as Akiharu
The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970)
Actor
Love on Rainbow Island (1956)
as Shiimbei Hayashi
Oban kanketsu hen (1958)
Actor
The Great Wall (1962)
as Li Tang
A Carpenter and Children (1962)
Actor
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)
Actor
Girls Born in August (1963)
Actor
Apostasy (1948)
Actor
Ginza Cosmetics (1951)
as Hyôbei Sugano
The Naked Sun (1958)
as Yoshida
A Company President's Life Story (1966)
as Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)
The Masterless 47 (1960)
as Gonosuke Kira
The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
Actor
Heat and Mud (1950)
Actor
For This We Fight (1961)
Actor
The Wolves (1955)
Actor
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom (1950)
Actor
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960)
as Isuke Tsujikura (President)
The Great Road (1960)
Actor
Wind and waves of the South (1961)
as Genji
The Sandal Keeper (1964)
Actor
The Street Without Sun (1954)
as President Kunio
The Human Wall (1959)
Actor
This Madding Crowd (1962)
as Grandpa Yoshi
Sinking the Unsinkable (1944)
Actor
It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition) (1968)
Actor
Beautiful Days (1955)
as Imanishi's Father
Late Night Confession (1949)
Actor
The King and His Vassal (1981)
Actor
Boss Takes to the Road (1961)
Actor
The Stream of Youth (1959)
Actor
The Man From the Sea (1962)
Actor
The Glorious Days (1954)
Actor
The Man of Seven Faces (1960)
as Genkichi Miyashita
The Young Women of Izu (1945)
Actor
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains (1961)
Actor
Yasubei Nakayama (1951)
Actor
High Teen (1959)
Actor
My Hometown is the Wild West (1960)
Actor
風雲児 (1951)
Actor
Born in Sin (1962)
Actor
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider (1956)
Actor
Sword for Hire (1952)
Actor
The Last Game (1979)
Actor
Fine Man (1961)
Actor
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education (1960)
as Isuke Tsujikura
Eddy Currents of Life (1964)
as Shigesuke Hayashi
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Flowery Brothers (1956)
Actor
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)
as Chaplin san
Navy (1943)
as Teacher Ogata
Police Precinct Part 13 (1960)
Actor
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region (1961)
Actor
The War Without Weapons (1960)
as Kamematsu Yamamoto, Senji's father
Double Wedding (1963)
as Goro
Lord Mito (1978)
as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness (1958)
as Chamberlain
Farewell to Spring (1952)
as Sakichi Arakawa
Monument to the Girl's Corps (1968)
as Nakaji, Principal
Actress (1956)
Actor
As If To Kill (1948)
Actor
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri (1971)
as Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President
A Public Benefactor (1964)
Actor
Rira no hana wasureji (1947)
Actor
Tears (1956)
Actor
Devil's Gold (1950)
Actor
Facing to the Clouds (1962)
Actor
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil (1950)
Actor
The Bride is Fifteen (1964)
Actor
Morning for the Osone Family (1946)
as Ippei Yamaka
Theater of Life (1958)
Actor
Life of Matsu the Untamed (1965)
Actor
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)
Actor
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo (1982)
Actor
Foundry Town (1962)
as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
Jūdai no seiten (1953)
Actor
Four and A Half Mats (1966)
as Uyu
Firefly Light (1958)
Actor
The Naked Executive (1964)
as Kosugi, president
Here Is a Spring (1955)
Actor
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man (1965)
Actor
Ripe and Marriageable (1959)
as Saemon, Hikari's father
Wait for Tomorrow (1960)
as Seisaku Kajiwara
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff (1971)
as Keinosuke Takamatsu
Three Faces of Love (1967)
as Soga
Love of the Princess (1957)
Actor
The Saga of Tanegashima (1968)
as Kinbei Yaita
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu (1969)
as Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)
The Navy (1963)
Actor
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa (1964)
Actor
Love at Forty (1955)
Actor
Seinen no isu (1962)
Actor
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda! (1967)
Actor
White Fan (1956)
as Takuetsu
The Pirates (1960)
Actor
Hiroba no kōdoku (1953)
Actor
Freedom School (1951)
Actor
Port of Flowers (1943)
as Hayashida
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer (1957)
Actor
The Forest Is Alive (1956)
Actor
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai (1963)
Actor
Japan's No. 1 Best Man (1967)
Actor
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire! (1967)
Actor
How Sorrowful (1956)
Actor
Girls in the Orchard (1953)
Actor
Princess of Revenge (1958)
Actor
Musume to watashi (1962)
Actor
Season of Farewell (1962)
Actor
Salaryman's Medal (1965)
Actor
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
Actor
A Grain of Wheat (1958)
as Aisawa
Women's House (1954)
Actor
Rinchi (1949)
Actor
The Bandits (1962)
Actor
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh (1967)
Actor
The Master Spearman (1960)
Actor
Botchan yarō seizoroi (1961)
Actor
Adrift at Sea (1983)
Actor
Life of Hishakaku 2 (1963)
Actor
The Yamabiko School (1952)
Actor
Challenge to Live (1961)
Actor
The Bride from Japan (1959)
as Mieko's father
The Wild Geese (1953)
as Suezo
Dash to the Sun (1966)
Actor
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete (1952)
as Kozo Kawai
Kaze no uchi so to (1959)
Actor
Journey to the North (1967)
as Kichinosuke Kawara
Illusion of Blood (1965)
Actor
Tange Sazen (1963)
Actor
Wild Ducks and Green Onions (1968)
Actor
Shimizu Port of Chivalry (1957)
as Kansuke
Blood and Sea (1965)
Actor
The Surf (1954)
as Schoolmaster
Policeman's Diary (1955)
as Old man Murata
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II (1969)
as Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)
Farewell to Dream (1956)
as Yôichi's father, Genkichi
Song of Vengeance (1968)
as 看守Ａ
The Third Dead Angle (1959)
Actor
Monsieur Zivaco (1967)
Actor
Police Precinct: Car 108 (1959)
Actor
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls (1954)
Actor
Shishun no izumi (1953)
as Nakamura, a policeman
Akatsuki no chiheisen (1959)
Actor
The Estuary (1961)
Actor
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds (1952)
Actor
Lady Sen and Hideyori (1962)
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Our Marriage (1962)
as Father
The Shadow Daughter (1957)
as Shigeo
The Crimson Plains (1961)
as Shinzô Okui
Start Here (1965)
as President Sagara
Days with Harasu (1989)
Actor
Otome no iru kichi (1945)
Actor
Industrial Spy Free-for-All (1967)
Actor
The Brass General (1960)
Actor
Our Happiness Alone (1964)
Actor
Duel at Moonrise (1947)
Actor
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 (1958)
as Mouri
The Donkey Comes on a Tank (1964)
Actor
Five Gents and a Kuniang (1970)
as Gōji Keinosuke
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan (1970)
as Takeyunosuke Gōji
Ajisai no uta (1960)
Actor
白さぎと少年 (1964)
as Narrator (voice)
Hateful Things (1957)
as Keisuke Kiyama
The Man from the Moon (1951)
Actor
The Sea of Eden (1963)
Actor
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo- (1984)
as Narration (voice)
Tōshi reijō (1961)
Actor