Eijirō Tōno
Known for Acting · 292 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 (289)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Kidnapper
High and Low
1963
as Factory Worker
Tokyo Story
1953
as Numata
Yojimbo
1961
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948
as Yoshii
Burden of Love
1955
as Jozo Araki
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
1961
So What
1988
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Jurota
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
Dynamite Doctor
1966
as Marshal
An Innocent Witch
1965
Flame of My Love
1949
as State Councillor Itô
The Black Current
1954
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959
as Policeman
A Man from Akagi
1950
Red Beard
1965
as Goheiji
An Edo Magistrate
1961
The Red Shadow
1961
as Jinzaburô Kamo
Flowery Brothers
1956
Will to Conquer
1970
Diary of Forsaken Love
1959
The Days of Evil Women
1958
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Kill the Night Rose
1966
I Live in Fear
1955
as Old man from Brazil
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
The Naked General
1958
Good Morning
1959
as Hiroshi Tomizawa
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968
as Ganko (voice)
The Young Beast
1958
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
The Orphan Brother
1961
as Sanshô Dayû (voice)
Turtledove
1957
An Osaka Story
1957
as Gonzaemon Hoshino
Stray Dog
1949
The Yamabiko School
1952
Choji Snack Bar
1983
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
The Ballad of Narayama
1958
as Messenger
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
Island of Hell
1977
as Kaemon Kito
Sanctuary
1961
Goyokin
1969
Rinchi
1949
The Brawler
1960
as Section Chief Kitaura
Goal for the Young
1967
A Story from Echigo
1964
The Flame of Youth
1968
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Masagorō Kisoya
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
Lost Sex
1966
as Neighbor / Writer
Marriage
1947
as Fumie's father
Crazy Big Discovery
1969
The Gambling Samurai
1960
as Kansuke
Just Barely
1960
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Fugetsusai
Duel at Moonrise
1947
Pale Flower
1964
as Yasuoka
Ukyunosuke on Patrol
1963
Sasaki Kojiro
1951
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967
as Narrator
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Kan'ichi
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
Mount Hakone
1962
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
as Prime Minister
Untamed Woman
1957
as Oshima's father
Murder on the Last Train
1955
Hunter in the Dark
1979
as Shogen
Waseda University
1953
as Guest Nomura
The Last Judgment
1965
Himitsu
1952
Kigeki wa owarinu
1946
A House in the Quarter
1963
Immortal Love
1961
as Policeman
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight
1959
Kill!
1968
as Hyogo Moriuchi
Illusion of Blood
1965
Princess of Revenge
1958
The Three Treasures
1959
as Ootomo
Early Spring
1956
as Tokichi Hattori
The Last War
1961
as Captain Umehara
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Baiken Shishido
The Burning Sun
1967
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
1984
The Great Wall
1962
as Li Tang
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Minister
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Hyôbei Sugano
Children of Hiroshima
1952
The Great White Tower
1966
as Professor Teizō Azuma
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
The Forbidden Scoop
1960
Shishun no izumi
1953
as Nakamura, a policeman
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Fugetsusai
The Vampire Moth
1956
as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
Death of a Tea Master
1989
as Kokei
The Lower Depths
1957
as Tomekichi the Tinker
The Eleventh Hour
1957
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
as Sanpo Sensei
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Haiya
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
as Senzo
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
as Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)
The Story of Pure Love
1957
The Wild Geese
1953
as Suezo
The Naked Sun
1958
Love on Rainbow Island
1956
as Shiimbei Hayashi
Black River
1957
as Kurihara
The Sunshine Girl
1963
The Master Spearman
1960
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
1967
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Sosuke Otomo
The Tattoo Murder Case
1953
Army
1944
as Sakuragi
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Our Marriage
1962
as Father
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965
as Seizo
Beautiful Days
1955
as Imanishi's Father
Four and A Half Mats
1966
as Uyu
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 292 credits spanning from 1943 to 1990, Eijirō Tōno has appeared in 289 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
- A Woman in the Typhoon Area (1948) — as Yoshii
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