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Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Actor · Born 1907-09-17 · Tomioka, Japon

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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).

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Seven Samurai (1954) — Kidnapper
  2. Yojimbo (1961) — Gonji, Tavern Keeper
  3. Tokyo Story (1953) — Numata
  4. High and Low (1963) — Factory Worker
  5. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — Admiral Chuici Nagumo
  6. Red Beard (1965) — Goheiji
  7. Stray Dog (1949)
  8. An Autumn Afternoon (1962) — Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
  9. Good Morning (1959) — Hiroshi Tomizawa
  10. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
  11. The Lower Depths (1957) — Tomekichi the Tinker
  12. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) — Baiken Shishido
  13. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
  14. I Live in Fear (1955) — Old man from Brazil
  15. Pale Flower (1964) — Yasuoka
  16. Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968) — Ganko (voice)
  17. Early Spring (1956) — Tokichi Hattori
  18. The Ballad of Narayama (1958) — Messenger
  19. Kill! (1968) — Hyogo Moriuchi
  20. Sword of the Beast (1965) — Minister
  21. Goyokin (1969)
  22. Pigs and Battleships (1961) — Kan'ichi
  23. Samurai Assassin (1965) — Masagorō Kisoya
  24. Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) — Senzo
  25. Children of Hiroshima (1952)
  26. Black River (1957) — Kurihara
  27. Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963) — Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
  28. Akitsu Hot Springs (1962) — Priest
  29. Immortal Love (1961) — Policeman
  30. Hunter in the Dark (1979) — Shogen
  31. Silence Has No Wings (1966)
  32. Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990) — Prime Minister
  33. I Will Buy You (1956) — Ogushi
  34. Army (1944) — Sakuragi
  35. Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance (1963) — Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  36. The Great White Tower (1966) — Professor Teizō Azuma
  37. Ginza Cosmetics (1951) — Hyôbei Sugano
  38. Death of a Tea Master (1989) — Kokei
  39. The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963) — Akiharu
  40. The Battle of Okinawa (1971)