Eijirō Tōno
Acting
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
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movieTales of a Golden Geisha
1990
Prime Minister
movieLord Mito
1978
Tokugawa Mitsukuni
movieIsland of Hell
1977
Kaemon Kito
movieFirst-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
1971
Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President
movieFirst-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971
Keinosuke Takamatsu
movieFive Gents and a Kuniang
1970
Gōji Keinosuke
movieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970
Admiral Chuici Nagumo
movieFive Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
Takeyunosuke Gōji
movieTora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
Sanpo Sensei
movie5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)
movie5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)
movieMonument to the Girl's Corps
1968
Nakaji, Principal
movieHorus: Prince of the Sun
1968
Ganko (voice)
movieKill!
1968
Hyogo Moriuchi
movieThe Saga of Tanegashima
1968
Kinbei Yaita
movieJourney to the North
1967
Kichinosuke Kawara
movieThe Great White Tower
1966
Professor Teizō Azuma
movieLost Sex
1966
Neighbor / Writer
movieDynamite Doctor
1966
Marshal
movieA Company President's Life Story
1966
Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)
movieSword of the Beast
1965
Minister
movieStart Here
1965
President Sagara
movieRed Beard
1965
Goheiji
movieSamurai Assassin
1965
Masagorō Kisoya
movieEddy Currents of Life
1964
Shigesuke Hayashi
movieThe Naked Executive
1964
Kosugi, president
moviePale Flower
1964
Yasuoka
movie白さぎと少年
1964
Narrator (voice)
movieShinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
movieShinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
movieBushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
movieHigh and Low
1963
Factory Worker
movieTwin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
Sosuke Otomo
movieAn Autumn Afternoon
1962
Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
movieThe Great Wall
1962
Li Tang
movieThis Madding Crowd
1962
Grandpa Yoshi
movieFoundry Town
1962
Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
movieLady Sen and Hideyori
1962
Tokugawa Ieyasu
movieOur Marriage
1962
Father
movieThe Red Shadow
1961
Jinzaburô Kamo
movieBuddha
1961
Suratha
movieThe Last War
1961
Captain Umehara
movieImmortal Love
1961
Policeman
movieThe Crimson Plains
1961
Shinzô Okui
movieThe Orphan Brother
1961
Sanshô Dayû (voice)
movieYojimbo
1961
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
moviePigs and Battleships
1961
Kan'ichi
movieThe Masterless 47
1960
Gonosuke Kira
movieWait for Tomorrow
1960
Seisaku Kajiwara
movieThe Brawler
1960
Section Chief Kitaura
movieNew Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
Isuke Tsujikura
movieThe Man of Seven Faces
1960
Genkichi Miyashita
movieNew Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
Isuke Tsujikura (President)
movieThe Bride from Japan
1959
Mieko's father
movieRipe and Marriageable
1959
Saemon, Hikari's father
movieThe Beast Shall Die
1959
Detective Kuwashima
movieGood Morning
1959
Hiroshi Tomizawa
movieThe Ballad of Narayama
1958
Messenger
movieBlack River
1957
Kurihara
movieThe Lower Depths
1957
Tomekichi the Tinker
movieZoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
Chaplin san
movieUntamed Woman
1957
Oshima's father
movieHateful Things
1957
Keisuke kiyama
movieYagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
Fugetsusai
movieAn Osaka Story
1957
Gonzaemon Hoshino
movieÔban
1957
Chaplin-San
movieI Will Buy You
1956
Ogushi
movieLove on Rainbow Island
1956
Shiimbei Hayashi
movieUndercurrent
1956
Yujiro Funaki
movieFarewell to Dream
1956
Yôichi's father, Genkichi
movieThe Vampire Moth
1956
Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
White Fan
1956
Takuetsu
movieEarly Spring
1956
Tokichi Hattori
movieSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
movieI Live in Fear
1955
Old man from Brazil
movieFloating Weeds Diary
1955
Magoro Ichikawa
movieSamurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
Baiken Shishido
movieTwilight Saloon
1955
Onizuka
movieBeautiful Days
1955
Imanishi's Father
movieBurden of Love
1955
Jozo Araki
moviePoliceman's Diary
1955
Old man Murata
movieThe Surf
1954
Schoolmaster
movieThe Street Without Sun
1954
President Kunio
movieSeven Samurai
1954
Kidnapper
movieTokyo Story
1953
Numata
movieWaseda University
1953
Guest Nomura
movieShishun no izumi
1953
Nakamura, a policeman
movieMuntinlupa no yo wa fukete
1952
Kozo Kawai
movieFarewell to Spring
1952
Sakichi Arakawa
movieGinza Cosmetics
1951
Hyôbei Sugano
movieFlame of My Love
1949
State Councillor Itô
movieMarriage
1947
Fumie's father
movieMorning for the Osone Family
1946
Ippei Yamaka
movieArmy
1944
Sakuragi
movieJubilation Street
1944
Shingo’s father
movieNavy
1943
Teacher Ogata
moviePort of Flowers
1943
Hayashida