Taiji Tonoyama
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Taiji Tonoyama (殿山 泰司, Tonoyama Taiji, 1915–1989) was a Japanese character actor who made many appearances in films and on television from 1939 to 1989. He was a close friend of Kaneto Shindo and one of his regular cast members. He was also an essayist. In 1950 he helped form the film company Kindai Eiga Kyokai with Shindo and Kōzaburō Yoshimura.
Known for
Credits
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
as Old Beggar
Empire of Passion (1978)
as Toichiro
Sex and Fury (1973)
as Tokuzô Kasai
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Actor
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
as Teruyan
Drunken Angel (1948)
as Shop Proprietor
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
as Tanejiro Shibata
Onibaba (1964)
as Ushi
The Castle of Sand (1974)
as Publican at Ebisu
Hachiko (1987)
as Hashimoto
Haha sakura (1960)
Actor
Good Morning (1959)
as Pushy Man
Ballad of Orin (1977)
as Mountain Man
Fruits of Passion (1981)
as Customer
The Pornographers (1966)
as Father
Gate of Hell (1953)
as Kakisuke
A Story from Echigo (1964)
Actor
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
as Hikojii
Kanto Wanderer (1963)
as Boss Izu
A Pool Without Water (1982)
as Pharmacist
Snowy Night Duel (1954)
Actor
Freedom School (1951)
Actor
The Telephone Rings in the Evening (1959)
Actor
Kuroneko (1968)
as Farmer
The Naked Island (1960)
as Senta
The Legendary Hell (1960)
as Daihachi
Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
as Higa
The House of the Sleeping Virgins (1968)
Actor
The Insect Woman (1963)
as Foreman
Aizenbashi (1951)
Actor
Edo Porn (1981)
as Tattooist
Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
as Waretsuku
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
as Chen
Silence (1971)
as Prison guard
Yume o meshimase (1950)
as Ton Chiki
The Champion (1957)
as Pote-chan
Black Rain (1989)
as Old Priest
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)
Actor
Storming Squadron (1960)
Actor
The End of the War (1950)
Actor
Scandal (1950)
as Aoye's friend
Hooligans on Buggies (1970)
Actor
Saijoke no kyoen (1951)
Actor
Reminiscence (1953)
Actor
Yakuza sensei (1960)
Actor
Conquest (1965)
as Yamashiro-no-Kami Munemura
Intentions of Murder (1964)
as Beret Musician
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki (1952)
Actor
Tokyo Pop (1988)
as Grandfather
Mother (1963)
as Tajima
Song of a Traveller (1962)
Actor
Burden of Love (1955)
as Mr. Yamaguchi
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
as Photographer
Dynamite Doctor (1966)
as Chairman
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959)
as Kumakichi Takeda
The President and the Shopgirl (1948)
Actor
Child of the Sun (1980)
Actor
Cape Ashizuri (1954)
Actor
Golden Partners (1979)
as Bend master
Underwater Murder (1958)
Actor
An Innocent Witch (1965)
Actor
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk (1984)
Actor
Before the Dawn (1953)
as Risaburo
Wind, Woman and Road (1958)
as Kenta
Avalanche (1952)
as Miyabayashi
Who Will Judge Me? (1951)
Actor
Blind Devotion (1961)
as Hikozo
Hanayome no teikō (1958)
as Yoshimaro Akiyama
Zegen (1987)
as Shimada
The Ceremony (1971)
as Old Chief
Raised on an Island (1963)
Actor
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse (1975)
as Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)
Libido (1967)
Actor
Umarekawatta Tamegorō (1972)
as Tokuichi Ōnuma
The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case (1979)
Actor
The Bride of the Ghost Lake (1979)
as Goichi Nishida (village chief)
Eijanaika (1981)
as Jyosyuya
The Shadow of Fear (1956)
Actor
Yokohama BJ Blues (1981)
as Isao Hori
Lost Sex (1966)
as Gonpachi
Dark Room (1983)
as Doctor(医師)
Sacred Koya (1983)
Actor
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)
Actor
Violence at Noon (1966)
as School director
If Indeed One Loves (1955)
as Bartender (segment 1)
Taki no Shiraito (1952)
as Fukuichi
Daughter of Time (1980)
as Fireworks Hand 2
どん底だって平ちゃらさ (1963)
Actor
Street of Joy (1974)
as Kofukuya's Owner
青春トルコ日記 処女すべり (1975)
Actor
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
as Kurazo
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
as Owner of a ship
The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)
as Yoshida
The Erotomaniac Daimyo (1972)
Actor
Tower of Lilies (1953)
Actor
The Follower (1948)
Actor
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby (1973)
as Shimamura
Seisaku's Wife (1965)
as Retired Man
Night Drum (1958)
Actor
Case of the Disjointed Murder (1977)
Actor
Stray Dog (1973)
Actor
Violent Street (1963)
Actor
Escape and the Law (1965)
Actor
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)
Actor
Faraway Tomorrow (1979)
Actor
Onibaba : Film Location (1964)
Actor
Eros Eterna (1977)
Actor
Miniature (1953)
as Yamada
Nuclear Gypsies (1985)
Actor
Afternoon Affair: Rear Window (1972)
as Nomura
My Second Brother (1959)
as Hemmi Gengoro
The Cards Will Tell (1960)
Actor
Samurai from Nowhere (1964)
Actor
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)
as Rokusuke
The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977)
Actor
Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha (1971)
Actor
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman (1961)
Actor
Wind of Youth (1968)
Actor
River of Fireflies (1987)
Actor
The Start of Life (1965)
Actor
Oiran (1983)
as Hachibei
Day Dream (1981)
as Guard
The Tale of Genji (1951)
as Priest
Muddy River (1981)
as Man on Festival Boat
18 Roughs (1963)
as Murata
The Bored Samurai (1983)
as Father of Ogin
The Seburi Story (1985)
as Kamezo
A Woman’s Road (1973)
Actor
Dear Summer Sister (1972)
as Takuzo Sakurada
A Cheerful Yakuza (1976)
Actor
Captive's Island (1966)
Actor
Evening Primrose (1974)
as Genji's father
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
Actor
Jazz Daimyo (1986)
as Gensai
The Strangling (1979)
Actor
The Far Road (1977)
Actor
A Woman’s Uphill Slope (1960)
Actor
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
Actor
On This Earth (1957)
as Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
Endless Desire (1958)
as Ramen shop owner
Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
as Old man
Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)
Actor
Darkness at Noon (1956)
as Uhei Matsumura
Farm Girls (1962)
as Kuranosuke
Tree Without Leaves (1986)
Actor
Thousand Cranes (1989)
Actor
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)
Actor
Irezumi (1982)
as Horiatsu
The Little Runaway (1966)
Actor
Location (1984)
as Inumaru
Hageshī kawa (1962)
Actor
The Rendezvous (1972)
as Murai
The Wolves (1955)
Actor
A Ghost Love Story of Japan (1982)
Actor
Turtle Geisha (1972)
as Ishibashi
Onna no Iji (1971)
as Nakano
Hawaiian Dream (1987)
as Shokichi Shimamura
The Revelation of a Geisha (1970)
Actor
The Street Without Sun (1954)
as Gen'ichi Inoue
King of the Widow-Killers (1971)
Actor
Our Town (1956)
as Shime
Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)
as Monk
The Human Wall (1959)
Actor
Beyond the Green Hills (1963)
Actor
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
Actor
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow (1958)
as Masumura
Sisters of Nishijin (1952)
Actor
Strong Women, Weak Men (1968)
as Zenzo
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer (1973)
as Shimamura
Fifth Movement (1981)
Actor
Tales of President Mito (1962)
as President Toyotomi
Kanawa (1972)
as Physiognomist
Human (1962)
as Kamegoro
Love and Faith (1978)
Actor
Dotanba (1956)
Actor
Clothes of Deception (1951)
as Kasama
Futaridake no taiyō (1961)
Actor
Nikoyon monogatari (1956)
Actor
Great X (1948)
as Matsushita
My Hometown is the Wild West (1960)
Actor
The Homeless (1974)
Actor
The King (1962)
Actor
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
Actor
Black Report (1963)
as Shinsaku Tsuda
Until Evening (1980)
as Restaurant's Owner
Sixteen years old (1960)
Actor
The Last Swordsman (1974)
Actor
Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
Actor
My Way (1974)
as Yoshizo Kawamura
Nurse's Husband (1980)
Actor
The Valley Between Love and Death (1954)
Actor
Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys! (1969)
Actor
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 (1961)
as Kotani
The School Cap (1963)
Actor
Stolen Pleasure (1962)
as Goro
Town of Violence (1950)
as Ango Shindo
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers (1956)
as Doctor Otsuki
Evil Spirits of Japan (1970)
as Pachinko owner
Ghost Train (1978)
Actor
Muhō Ichidai (1957)
Actor
Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa (1973)
as Ippei
Yukyo-retsuden (1970)
Actor
Wakai hito-tachi (1954)
Actor
The Three Faces (1955)
as Gen
The End of a Day (1954)
Actor
Desire (1953)
Actor
Today is Payday (1952)
as President of Akabane Construction
The Desperate (1964)
as Chief Osawa
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies (1970)
Actor
Actress (1956)
Actor
Temptation (1957)
as Tobe
Housewife's Experience: Tenement (1975)
as Harukichi
Time Within Memory (1973)
Actor
King of Pornography (1971)
Actor
Turbid Youth (1954)
Actor
Love Lost in Tears (1973)
Actor
Magistrate of the Floating World (1981)
Actor
Knock Down (1960)
Actor
Ditch (1954)
Actor
Chikuhō no kodomotachi (1960)
Actor
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)
as Rokuzô Ôkuma
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black (1959)
as Detective Machida
Hell Riders in Kyoto (1973)
Actor
Song of the Spring Pony (1985)
Actor
Drunken Harbor (1966)
as Doctor
Love's Family Tree (1961)
Actor
Foundry Town (1962)
as Matsunaga
Teenage Years: Keiko’s Story (1979)
Actor
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats (1972)
Actor
Hobo General (1976)
Actor
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)
Actor
Did the Red Bird Escape? (1973)
Actor
Wait for Tomorrow (1960)
as Inosuke Uematsu
Birth of a Jazz Maiden (1957)
as Senkichi Hanamura
Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow (1977)
as Sôiku
Tomorrow Evening (1977)
Actor
Shiawase wa doko ni (1956)
as Shokichi
The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)
Actor
快傑耶茶坊 (1956)
Actor
Black Curtain (1966)
Actor
Talented Woman (1959)
Actor
Heat Wave Island (1969)
Actor
Gokudô Petenshi (1969)
Actor
Love is Lost (1956)
as Gensaku
Sakura-tai Chiru (1988)
Actor
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3 (1960)
Actor
Spring Snow (1950)
as Yasuji
Violence (1952)
Actor
Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)
Actor
限りなき情熱 (1951)
Actor
Sisters (1955)
Actor
Hymn (1972)
as Harumatsu
Irohanihoheto (1960)
Actor
The Famous Wanderer (1961)
Actor
Tomorrow (1988)
as Storekeeper
Toumei na kisetsu (—)
Actor
Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya (1974)
as Tonomura
Fresh Leaves (1962)
as Zenkichi Segawa
Season of Farewell (1962)
Actor
Hobo Village (1958)
Actor
War and Flowers (1989)
Actor
The Horizon (1984)
as Tanimoto
Tetsugen (1981)
Actor
Scoundrel Boss (1975)
Actor
Harbor Rats (1957)
Actor
Kiri ni Kieta Hito (1963)
Actor
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene (1959)
Actor
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha (1983)
Actor
Pimp Heaven (1975)
as Preacher
Police Precinct Part 17 (1961)
Actor
The Betrayers Out! (1966)
Actor
The Irresponsible Fool (1964)
Actor
The Lucky Status Symbol (1972)
Actor
Tokyo no Kodoku (1959)
Actor
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting (1969)
Actor
Murahachibu (1953)
Actor
Junko's Bliss (1978)
as Taizô Sakata
The White Orchid (1951)
Actor
Evil Spirits in the Darkness (1971)
Actor
Koina no Ginpei (1954)
Actor
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)
as Detective Shimamoto
The Key (1974)
Actor
The Young and Bad (1962)
Actor
Shōjo (1961)
Actor
The Heart (1973)
as S's Father
Policeman's Diary (1955)
as Patrolman Kuramochi
Two Harmonicas (1976)
Actor
Seasonal Wind (1977)
Actor
East China Sea (1968)
Actor
One Passed Through Hell (1960)
Actor
Deeper Than Blue (1973)
as Shunkai
On the Road (1982)
Actor
Women of Ginza (1955)
Actor
It's a festival! It's a ghost festival! Everybody Gather!! (1972)
Actor
I am the Judge (1962)
Actor
Kokoro no sanmyaku (1966)
Actor
Who's the Real Killer (1957)
as Frank
Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2 (1975)
as The Master
大吉ぼんのう鏡 (1962)
Actor
Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama (1974)
as Sex Show Manager
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (1948)
Actor
Attack at Daylight (1970)
as Saeki
The Last Trump Card (1960)
as Seitaro Koshimura
Internees of Kampili (1960)
Actor
Strange Affinity (1970)
Actor
Secret (1960)
Actor
Housewife's Experience: New Tenement Apartment (1975)
as Kinetarô Kitamura
Four Hours of Terror (1959)
as Teppei Sasada
Temptation (1948)
Actor
Whistling in the Morning (1959)
Actor
Nippon no obaachan (1962)
Actor
Sorrow Is Only for Women (1958)
Actor
Izayoi kaidō (1951)
Actor
Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kilo (1978)
Actor
The Man from the Moon (1951)
Actor