Eijirō Tōno
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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
Credits
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Kidnapper
High and Low (1963)
as Factory Worker
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Red Beard (1965)
as Goheiji
Yojimbo (1961)
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Tokyo Story (1953)
as Numata
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Actor
A House in the Quarter (1963)
Actor
Hanayome no tameiki (1956)
Actor
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
as Messenger
Good Morning (1959)
as Hiroshi Tomizawa
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
Midori no nakama (1954)
Actor
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
as Kokei
Shogun and His Mistress 2 (1967)
as Narrator
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle (1954)
Actor
Ukyunosuke on Patrol (1963)
Actor
Stray Dog (1949)
Actor
Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
as Ganko (voice)
The Three Treasures (1959)
as Ootomo
Modern Gentleman (1964)
Actor
Twilight Saloon (1955)
as Onizuka
I Live in Fear (1955)
as Old man from Brazil
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo (1962)
Actor
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
as Yoshijirō Umezu
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
as Baiken Shishido
The Lower Depths (1957)
as Tomekichi the Tinker
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
Woman of Fire (1954)
Actor
Island of Hell (1977)
as Kaemon Kito
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
as Kan'ichi
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
Night Drum (1958)
Actor
Early Spring (1956)
as Tokichi Hattori
Asashio yushio (1956)
Actor
Samurai Assassin (1965)
as Masagorō Kisoya
Easy-Going Married Couple (1956)
Actor
The Curio Master (1960)
Actor
Goyokin (1969)
Actor
Pale Flower (1964)
as Yasuoka
The Great White Tower (1966)
as Professor Teizō Azuma
Asama no karasu (1953)
Actor
An Innocent Witch (1965)
Actor
Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
as Sosuke Otomo
An Osaka Story (1957)
as Gonzaemon Hoshino
This Madding Crowd (1962)
as Grandpa Yoshi
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 (1965)
as Seizo
Will to Conquer (1970)
as Sezaemon
Kazanmyaku (1950)
Actor
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Foundry Town (1962)
as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
The Cock Crows Twice (1954)
Actor
Kill! (1968)
as Hyogo Moriuchi
Dynamite Doctor (1966)
as Marshal
The Last War (1961)
as Captain Umehara
A Man from Akagi (1950)
Actor
Diary of Forsaken Love (1959)
Actor
Choji Snack Bar (1983)
Actor
The Navy (1963)
Actor
Sword for Hire (1952)
Actor
The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
Actor
Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
as Prime Minister
Policeman's Diary (1955)
as Old man Murata
Goal for the Young (1967)
Actor
A Story from Echigo (1964)
Actor
Turtledove (1957)
Actor
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)
as Policeman
Flame of My Love (1949)
as State Councillor Itô
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)
as Priest
Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)
as Sanpo Sensei
The Last Judgment (1965)
Actor
Mount Hakone (1962)
Actor
Navy (1943)
as Teacher Ogata
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy (1961)
Actor
The Story of Pure Love (1957)
Actor
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
as Senzo
Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
Actor
Untamed Woman (1957)
as Oshima's father
Black River (1957)
as Kurihara
Hunter in the Dark (1979)
as Shogen
The Young Beast (1958)
Actor
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
Actor
Farewell to Dream (1956)
as Yôichi's father, Genkichi
The Orphan Brother (1961)
as Sanshô Dayû (voice)
Immortal Love (1961)
as Policeman
Pressure of Guilt (1963)
Actor
Apostasy (1948)
Actor
I Lived, But... (1983)
as Self
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk (1984)
Actor
Undercurrent (1956)
as Yujiro Funaki
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
as Akiharu
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains (1961)
Actor
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
as Fugetsusai
The Great Wall (1962)
as Li Tang
The Wolves (1955)
Actor
Just Barely (1960)
Actor
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)
Actor
Lost Sex (1966)
as Neighbor / Writer
Ginza Cosmetics (1951)
as Hyôbei Sugano
The Gambling Samurai (1960)
as Kansuke
The Red Shadow (1961)
as Jinzaburô Kamo
High Teen (1959)
Actor
A Company President's Life Story (1966)
as Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)
Fight of the Gamblers (1963)
Actor
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)
Actor
Princess of Revenge (1958)
Actor
The Donkey Comes on a Tank (1964)
Actor
Five Gents and a Kuniang (1970)
as Gōji Keinosuke
So What (1988)
Actor
Jubilation Street (1944)
as Shingo’s father
Buddha (1961)
as Suratha
An Edo Magistrate (1961)
Actor
Sword of the Beast (1965)
as Minister
Murder on the Last Train (1955)
Actor
Wind and waves of the South (1961)
as Genji
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)
as Fugetsusai
Crazy Big Discovery (1969)
Actor
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu (1952)
Actor
Marriage (1947)
as Fumie's father
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II (1969)
as Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)
A Woman in the Typhoon Area (1948)
as Yoshii
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight (1959)
Actor
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance (1963)
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Love at Forty (1955)
Actor
Beauty and the Thief (1952)
as Jurota
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
as Haiya
The Masterless 47 (1960)
as Gonosuke Kira
The Naked Executive (1964)
as Kosugi, president
The Glorious Days (1954)
Actor
The Great Road (1960)
Actor
Flowery Brothers (1956)
Actor
Morning for the Osone Family (1946)
as Ippei Yamaka
The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970)
Actor
The War Without Weapons (1960)
as Kamematsu Yamamoto, Senji's father
The Naked General (1958)
Actor
The Surf (1954)
as Schoolmaster
The Black Current (1954)
Actor
Monument to the Girl's Corps (1968)
as Nakaji, Principal
The Spy (1965)
Actor
The Eleventh Hour (1957)
Actor
The Flame of Youth (1968)
Actor
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo (1982)
Actor
The Days of Evil Women (1958)
Actor
A Grain of Wheat (1958)
as Aisawa
Burden of Love (1955)
as Jozo Araki
The Yamabiko School (1952)
Actor
Sanctuary (1961)
Actor
The Burning Sun (1967)
Actor
The Bride is Fifteen (1964)
Actor
Dash to the Sun (1966)
Actor
The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
Actor
Chobei the Rogue (1949)
Actor
Five Gents' Trick Book (1965)
Actor
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer (1957)
Actor
It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition) (1968)
Actor
The Twilight Story (1960)
Actor
The Beast Shall Die (1959)
as Detective Kuwashima
Police Precinct Part 13 (1960)
Actor
Rinchi (1949)
Actor
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri (1971)
as Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President
The Master Spearman (1960)
Actor
The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)
Actor
Shimizu Port Salaryman (1962)
Actor
The Vampire Moth (1956)
as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
The Last Game (1979)
Actor
Challenge to Live (1961)
Actor
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete (1952)
as Kozo Kawai
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan (1970)
as Takeyunosuke Gōji
Journey to the North (1967)
as Kichinosuke Kawara
Rice (1957)
Actor
Port of Flowers (1943)
as Hayashida
Wait for Tomorrow (1960)
as Seisaku Kajiwara
Shishun no izumi (1953)
as Nakamura, a policeman
Days with Harasu (1989)
Actor
Tears (1956)
Actor
Silence Has No Wings (1966)
Actor
Three Faces of Love (1967)
as Soga
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil (1950)
Actor
Adrift at Sea (1983)
Actor
For This We Fight (1961)
Actor
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960)
as Isuke Tsujikura (President)
The Tattoo Murder Case (1953)
Actor
Run, Genta, Run! (1961)
Actor
The Shadow Daughter (1957)
as Shigeo
The Naked Sun (1958)
as Yoshida
Life of Matsu the Untamed (1965)
Actor
The Cards Will Tell (1960)
Actor
Ôban (1957)
as Chaplin-San
The Third Dead Angle (1959)
Actor
Illusion of Blood (1965)
Actor
A Public Benefactor (1964)
Actor
Army (1944)
as Sakuragi
The Forbidden Scoop (1960)
Actor
Devil's Gold (1950)
Actor
Lord Mito (1978)
as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Kill the Night Rose (1966)
Actor
The Wild Geese (1953)
as Suezo
The Man of Seven Faces (1960)
as Genkichi Miyashita
Musume to watashi (1962)
Actor
Theater of Life (1958)
Actor
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu (1969)
as Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)
Boss Takes to the Road (1961)
Actor
Our Marriage (1962)
as Father
Shimizu Port of Chivalry (1957)
as Kansuke
Waseda University (1953)
as Guest Nomura
Here Is a Spring (1955)
Actor
Beautiful Days (1955)
as Imanishi's Father
Season of Farewell (1962)
Actor
The Brawler (1960)
as Section Chief Kitaura
Born in Sin (1962)
Actor
The Human Wall (1959)
Actor
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff (1971)
as Keinosuke Takamatsu
Love on Rainbow Island (1956)
as Shiimbei Hayashi
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)
as Chaplin san
風雲児 (1951)
Actor
Eddy Currents of Life (1964)
as Shigesuke Hayashi
The Man From the Sea (1962)
Actor
Four and A Half Mats (1966)
as Uyu
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds (1952)
Actor
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa (1964)
Actor
Otome no iru kichi (1945)
Actor
How Sorrowful (1956)
Actor
Duel at Moonrise (1947)
Actor
Our Happiness Alone (1964)
Actor
The Street Without Sun (1954)
as President Kunio
Floating Weeds Diary (1955)
as Magoro Ichikawa
Police Precinct: Car 108 (1959)
Actor
The Saga of Tanegashima (1968)
as Kinbei Yaita
Women's House (1954)
Actor
The Young Women of Izu (1945)
Actor
Wild Ducks and Green Onions (1968)
Actor
A Carpenter and Children (1962)
Actor
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai (1963)
Actor
Facing to the Clouds (1962)
Actor
The King and His Vassal (1981)
Actor
Akatsuki no chiheisen (1959)
Actor
Kaze no uchi so to (1959)
Actor
I Will Buy You (1956)
as Ogushi
Tange Sazen (1963)
Actor
Industrial Spy Free-for-All (1967)
Actor
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh (1967)
Actor
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider (1956)
Actor
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness (1958)
as Chamberlain
Fine Man (1961)
Actor
Kigeki wa owarinu (1946)
Actor
Girls Born in August (1963)
Actor
The Pirates (1960)
Actor
Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958)
Actor
The Stream of Youth (1959)
Actor
The Bride from Japan (1959)
as Mieko's father
White Fan (1956)
as Takuetsu
Sinking the Unsinkable (1944)
Actor
Farewell to Spring (1952)
as Sakichi Arakawa
Japan's No. 1 Best Man (1967)
Actor
Oban kanketsu hen (1958)
Actor
The Bandits (1962)
Actor
Freedom School (1951)
Actor
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 (1958)
as Mouri
Song of Vengeance (1968)
as 看守Ａ
Late Night Confession (1949)
Actor
Lady Sen and Hideyori (1962)
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Double Wedding (1963)
as Goro
Start Here (1965)
as President Sagara
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education (1960)
as Isuke Tsujikura
Actress (1956)
Actor
Seinen no isu (1962)
Actor
The Man from the Moon (1951)
Actor
Her Secret (1952)
Actor
The Estuary (1961)
Actor
Life of Hishakaku 2 (1963)
Actor
Jūdai no seiten (1953)
Actor
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Actor
Monsieur Zivaco (1967)
Actor
The Sunshine Girl (1963)
Actor
The Crimson Plains (1961)
as Shinzô Okui
Hiroba no kōdoku (1953)
Actor
My Hometown is the Wild West (1960)
Actor
Ripe and Marriageable (1959)
as Saemon, Hikari's father
Rira no hana wasureji (1947)
Actor
Firefly Light (1958)
Actor
As If To Kill (1948)
Actor
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man (1965)
Actor
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire! (1967)
Actor
Botchan yarō seizoroi (1961)
Actor
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom (1950)
Actor
Salaryman's Medal (1965)
Actor
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
Actor
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region (1961)
Actor
Girls in the Orchard (1953)
Actor
Heat and Mud (1950)
Actor
Hateful Things (1957)
as Keisuke Kiyama
The Sandal Keeper (1964)
Actor
Yasubei Nakayama (1951)
Actor
Love of the Princess (1957)
Actor
白さぎと少年 (1964)
as Narrator (voice)
Blood and Sea (1965)
Actor
The Brass General (1960)
Actor
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo- (1984)
as Narration (voice)
The Forest Is Alive (1956)
Actor
The Sea of Eden (1963)
Actor
Ajisai no uta (1960)
Actor
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls (1954)
Actor
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda! (1967)
Actor