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