Eijirō Tōno
Known for Acting · 286 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 (283)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Kidnapper
High and Low
1963
as Factory Worker
Tokyo Story
1953
as Numata
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Red Beard
1965
as Goheiji
Yojimbo
1961
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Good Morning
1959
as Hiroshi Tomizawa
Stray Dog
1949
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968
as Ganko (voice)
The Ballad of Narayama
1958
as Messenger
The Lower Depths
1957
as Tomekichi the Tinker
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Island of Hell
1977
as Kaemon Kito
The Three Treasures
1959
as Ootomo
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
An Innocent Witch
1965
Untamed Woman
1957
as Oshima's father
Early Spring
1956
as Tokichi Hattori
A House in the Quarter
1963
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Baiken Shishido
Choji Snack Bar
1983
I Live in Fear
1955
as Old man from Brazil
Children of Hiroshima
1952
Hunter in the Dark
1979
as Shogen
Death of a Tea Master
1989
as Kokei
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Kan'ichi
The Orphan Brother
1961
as Sanshô Dayû (voice)
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Sosuke Otomo
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Masagorō Kisoya
Pale Flower
1964
as Yasuoka
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Fugetsusai
Goyokin
1969
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Isuke Tsujikura
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
as Prime Minister
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
as Senzo
Buddha
1961
as Suratha
Black River
1957
as Kurihara
Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Nakaji, Principal
Immortal Love
1961
as Policeman
The Great White Tower
1966
The Wolves
1955
Apostasy
1948
Kill!
1968
as Hyogo Moriuchi
Love on Rainbow Island
1956
as Shiimbei Hayashi
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
1957
as Kansuke
The Great Wall
1962
as Li Tang
How Sorrowful
1956
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Chaplin san
Undercurrent
1956
as Yujiro Funaki
The Beast Shall Die
1959
as Detective Kuwashima
The Last Game
1979
Silence Has No Wings
1966
The Twilight Story
1960
Here Is a Spring
1955
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Foundry Town
1962
as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
Lord Mito
1978
as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
as Akiharu
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Army
1944
as Sakuragi
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
1982
The Vampire Moth
1956
as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
Lost Sex
1966
as Neighbor / Writer
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962
as Priest
Theater of Life
1958
Sword for Hire
1952
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965
as Seizo
The Masterless 47
1960
as Gonosuke Kira
The Great Road
1960
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Haiya
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
The Cards Will Tell
1960
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Minister
Ôban
1957
as Chaplin-San
Illusion of Blood
1965
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
Fight of the Gamblers
1963
A Carpenter and Children
1962
Rice
1957
Beautiful Days
1955
as Imanishi's Father
The Eleventh Hour
1957
Born in Sin
1962
The Surf
1954
as Schoolmaster
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Fine Man
1961
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Hyôbei Sugano
Facing to the Clouds
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
A Story from Echigo
1964
Double Wedding
1963
as Goro
Actress
1956
The Human Wall
1959
The Naked Executive
1964
as Kosugi, president
Night Drum
1958
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Isuke Tsujikura (President)
The Navy
1963
The Last War
1961
as Captain Umehara
The Bride from Japan
1959
as Mieko's father
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
A Company President's Life Story
1966
as Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)
For This We Fight
1961
Twilight Saloon
1955
as Onizuka
The Naked Sun
1958
The Bride is Fifteen
1964
Season of Farewell
1962
I Will Buy You
1956
as Ogushi
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Fugetsusai
Wait for Tomorrow
1960
as Seisaku Kajiwara
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
Police Precinct: Car 108
1959
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
as Chamberlain
Port of Flowers
1943
as Hayashida
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
1963
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 286 credits spanning from 1943 to 1990, Eijirō Tōno has appeared in 283 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
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
- Red Beard (1965) — as Goheiji
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