Taiji Tonoyama
Known for Acting · 306 credits
- Born
- 1915-10-17
- Died
- 1989-04-30
- Place of birth
- Kobe, Japon
- Also known as
- 殿山 泰司 · Танояма Тайи · Тайдзи Тонояма
Biography
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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (300)
In the Realm of the Senses
1976
as Old Beggar
Sex and Fury
1973
as Tokuzô Kasai
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Teruyan
Empire of Passion
1978
as Toichiro
Edo Porn
1981
as Tattooist
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
Fruits of Passion
1981
as Customer
A Pool Without Water
1982
as Pharmacist
Good Morning
1959
as Pushy Man
Hachiko
1987
as Hashimoto
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968
as Higa
Ballad of Orin
1977
as Mountain Man
Onibaba
1964
as Ushi
The Erotomaniac Daimyo
1972
The Insect Woman
1963
as Foreman
Farm Girls
1962
Scandal
1950
as Aoye's friend
Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha
1971
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Tanejiro Shibata
Gate of Hell
1953
as Kakisuke
Black Rain
1989
as Old Priest
Eros Eterna
1977
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983
as Hikojii
Junko's Bliss
1978
as Taizô Sakata
Oiran
1983
as Hachibei
Drunken Angel
1948
as Shop Proprietor
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
1967
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Publican at Ebisu
Yokohama BJ Blues
1981
as Isao Hori
The Gate of Youth Part 2
1977
The Naked Island
1960
as Senta
Tokyo Pop
1988
as Grandfather
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Chen
The Seburi Story
1985
as Kamezo
Eijanaika
1981
as Jyosyuya
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Kurazo
Irezumi
1982
as Horiatsu
Silence
1971
as Prison guard
The Rendezvous
1972
as Murai
Kanto Wanderer
1963
as Boss Izu
Dark Room
1983
as Doctor(医師)
Kuroneko
1968
as Farmer
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
1975
as Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)
An Innocent Witch
1965
Hobo General
1976
Hell Riders in Kyoto
1973
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Beret Musician
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963
as Monk
Children of Hiroshima
1952
as Owner of a ship
My Second Brother
1959
as Hemmi Gengoro
The Ceremony
1971
as Old Chief
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
Actress
1956
Day Dream
1981
as Guard
Zegen
1987
as Shimada
The Pornographers
1966
as Father
Dotanba
1956
Case of the Disjointed Murder
1977
Street of Joy
1974
as Kofukuya's Owner
Fifth Movement
1981
Samurai from Nowhere
1964
Three Resurrected Drunkards
1968
as Old man
The Wolves
1955
A Cheerful Yakuza
1976
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
1973
as Shimamura
Evening Primrose
1974
as Genji's father
Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa
1973
as Ippei
Stolen Pleasure
1962
as Goro
Miniature
1953
as Yamada
Muddy River
1981
as Man on Festival Boat
The Start of Life
1965
Clothes of Deception
1951
as Kasama
Nuclear Gypsies
1985
Tower of Lilies
1953
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
The Last Swordsman
1974
Violence at Noon
1966
as School director
Endless Desire
1958
as Ramen shop owner
Lost Sex
1966
as Gonpachi
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
Deeper Than Blue
1973
as Shunkai
Darkness at Noon
1956
as Uhei Matsumura
Night Drum
1958
Tomorrow
1988
as Storekeeper
The Ball at the Anjo House
1947
as Yoshida
Dear Summer Sister
1972
as Takuzo Sakurada
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Priest
The Human Wall
1959
Hawaiian Dream
1987
as Shokichi Shimamura
Ditch
1954
Tales of President Mito
1962
as President Toyotomi
The Homeless
1974
The Desperate
1964
as Chief Osawa
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948
On This Earth
1957
as Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
The Strangling
1979
Town of Violence
1950
as Ango Shindo
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Shiawase wa doko ni
1956
as Shokichi
The Revelation of a Geisha
1970
Faraway Tomorrow
1979
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
as Photographer
Seisaku's Wife
1965
as Retired Man
Turtle Geisha
1972
as Ishibashi
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
Beyond the Green Hills
1963
Strong Women, Weak Men
1968
as Zenzo
A Story from Echigo
1964
The Shadow of Fear
1956
My Way
1974
as Yoshizo Kawamura
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
1973
as Shimamura
The King
1962
Story of a Beloved Wife
1951
Afternoon Affair: Rear Window
1972
as Nomura
Spring Snow
1950
as Yasuji
Sakura-tai Chiru
1988
Did the Red Bird Escape?
1973
Pimp Heaven
1975
as Preacher
About Taiji Tonoyama
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. With 306 credits spanning from 1941 to 1989, Taiji Tonoyama has appeared in 300 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Taiji Tonoyama Movies
- In the Realm of the Senses (1976) — as Old Beggar
- Sex and Fury (1973) — as Tokuzô Kasai
- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
- The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — as Teruyan
- Empire of Passion (1978) — as Toichiro
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