Taiji Tonoyama
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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
Credits
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
as Old Beggar
Sex and Fury (1973)
as Tokuzô Kasai
Drunken Angel (1948)
as Shop Proprietor
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
as Teruyan
Irezumi (1982)
as Horiatsu
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Actor
Empire of Passion (1978)
as Toichiro
Fruits of Passion (1981)
as Customer
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
as Tanejiro Shibata
Onibaba (1964)
as Ushi
The Castle of Sand (1974)
as Publican at Ebisu
Good Morning (1959)
as Pushy Man
Hachiko (1987)
as Hashimoto
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
as Hikojii
Whistling in the Morning (1959)
Actor
Edo Porn (1981)
as Tattooist
Kuroneko (1968)
as Farmer
A Pool Without Water (1982)
as Pharmacist
Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
as Higa
The Naked Island (1960)
as Senta
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
as Chen
Night Drum (1958)
Actor
Dark Room (1983)
as Doctor(医師)
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)
Actor
Snowy Night Duel (1954)
Actor
Scandal (1950)
as Aoye's friend
The Telephone Rings in the Evening (1959)
Actor
Silence (1971)
as Prison guard
Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha (1971)
Actor
The Insect Woman (1963)
as Foreman
The Ceremony (1971)
as Old Chief
Aizenbashi (1951)
Actor
Freedom School (1951)
Actor
Black Rain (1989)
as Old Priest
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby (1973)
as Shimamura
The Erotomaniac Daimyo (1972)
Actor
The Pornographers (1966)
as Father
Oiran (1983)
as Hachibei
An Innocent Witch (1965)
Actor
The Revelation of a Geisha (1970)
Actor
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse (1975)
as Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)
Gate of Hell (1953)
as Kakisuke
Turtle Geisha (1972)
as Ishibashi
Street of Joy (1974)
as Kofukuya's Owner
Tokyo Pop (1988)
as Grandfather
Miniature (1953)
as Yamada
Reminiscence (1953)
Actor
Avalanche (1952)
as Miyabayashi
Fifth Movement (1981)
Actor
Yokohama BJ Blues (1981)
as Isao Hori
Foundry Town (1962)
as Matsunaga
The Strangling (1979)
Actor
Dynamite Doctor (1966)
as Chairman
Mother (1963)
as Tajima
Seisaku's Wife (1965)
as Retired Man
Ballad of Orin (1977)
as Mountain Man
The End of the War (1950)
Actor
The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977)
Actor
Endless Desire (1958)
as Ramen shop owner
Samurai from Nowhere (1964)
Actor
Eros Eterna (1977)
Actor
Hawaiian Dream (1987)
as Shokichi Shimamura
Day Dream (1981)
as Guard
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
as Photographer
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
as Kurazo
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
Actor
Policeman's Diary (1955)
as Patrolman Kuramochi
A Story from Echigo (1964)
Actor
Eijanaika (1981)
as Jyosyuya
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)
Actor
Afternoon Affair: Rear Window (1972)
as Nomura
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)
as Rokusuke
Muddy River (1981)
as Man on Festival Boat
Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa (1973)
as Ippei
Tower of Lilies (1953)
Actor
The Tale of Genji (1951)
as Priest
Before the Dawn (1953)
as Risaburo
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki (1952)
Actor
Violence at Noon (1966)
as School director
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
Actor
My Second Brother (1959)
as Hemmi Gengoro
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
as Owner of a ship
Thousand Cranes (1989)
Actor
Intentions of Murder (1964)
as Beret Musician
Cape Ashizuri (1954)
Actor
Hooligans on Buggies (1970)
Actor
Stolen Pleasure (1962)
as Goro
The Seburi Story (1985)
as Kamezo
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk (1984)
Actor
Heat Wave Island (1969)
Actor
Golden Partners (1979)
as Bend master
The Wolves (1955)
Actor
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)
Actor
On the Road (1982)
Actor
Tree Without Leaves (1986)
Actor
Strong Women, Weak Men (1968)
as Zenzo
Junko's Bliss (1978)
as Taizô Sakata
Evil Spirits of Japan (1970)
as Pachinko owner
Lost Sex (1966)
as Gonpachi
Captive's Island (1966)
Actor
Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
as Waretsuku
Darkness at Noon (1956)
as Uhei Matsumura
Kanto Wanderer (1963)
as Boss Izu
Zegen (1987)
as Shimada
Child of the Sun (1980)
Actor
Nurse's Husband (1980)
Actor
Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)
Actor
The Rendezvous (1972)
as Murai
Wind, Woman and Road (1958)
as Kenta
Human (1962)
as Kamegoro
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
Actor
The Key (1974)
Actor
The Lucky Status Symbol (1972)
Actor
On This Earth (1957)
as Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
Irohanihoheto (1960)
Actor
Onibaba : Film Location (1964)
Actor
The Irresponsible Fool (1964)
Actor
Escape and the Law (1965)
Actor
Police Precinct Part 17 (1961)
Actor
The Young and Bad (1962)
Actor
Storming Squadron (1960)
Actor
If Indeed One Loves (1955)
as Bartender (segment 1)
Birth of a Jazz Maiden (1957)
as Senkichi Hanamura
Faraway Tomorrow (1979)
Actor
The Shadow of Fear (1956)
Actor
Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama (1974)
as Sex Show Manager
Case of the Disjointed Murder (1977)
Actor
Black Report (1963)
as Shinsaku Tsuda
King of the Widow-Killers (1971)
Actor
Song of a Traveller (1962)
Actor
The Champion (1957)
as Pote-chan
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959)
as Kumakichi Takeda
The White Orchid (1951)
Actor
Wakai hito-tachi (1954)
Actor
The King (1962)
Actor
Libido (1967)
Actor
The President and the Shopgirl (1948)
Actor
Saijoke no kyoen (1951)
Actor
Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)
as Monk
Tomorrow (1988)
as Storekeeper
Jazz Daimyo (1986)
as Gensai
Underwater Murder (1958)
Actor
Kanawa (1972)
as Physiognomist
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies (1970)
Actor
The Valley Between Love and Death (1954)
Actor
Desire (1953)
Actor
Dear Summer Sister (1972)
as Takuzo Sakurada
Hymn (1972)
as Harumatsu
Daughter of Time (1980)
as Fireworks Hand 2
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)
Actor
The House of the Sleeping Virgins (1968)
Actor
Nuclear Gypsies (1985)
Actor
The School Cap (1963)
Actor
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman (1961)
Actor
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)
as Detective Shimamoto
Burden of Love (1955)
as Mr. Yamaguchi
Violence (1952)
Actor
King of Pornography (1971)
Actor
Blind Devotion (1961)
as Hikozo
Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
Actor
Temptation (1957)
as Tobe
The Desperate (1964)
as Chief Osawa
The End of a Day (1954)
Actor
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (1948)
Actor
A Woman’s Uphill Slope (1960)
Actor
Kiri ni Kieta Hito (1963)
Actor
Teenage Years: Keiko’s Story (1979)
Actor
The Horizon (1984)
as Tanimoto
Shōjo (1961)
Actor
The Legendary Hell (1960)
as Daihachi
Clothes of Deception (1951)
as Kasama
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats (1972)
Actor
The Follower (1948)
Actor
Turbid Youth (1954)
Actor
Love and Faith (1978)
Actor
Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2 (1975)
as The Master
The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)
as Yoshida
Four Hours of Terror (1959)
as Teppei Sasada
Wind of Youth (1968)
Actor
Stray Dog (1973)
Actor
Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys! (1969)
Actor
Location (1984)
as Inumaru
My Way (1974)
as Yoshizo Kawamura
The Far Road (1977)
Actor
Nippon no obaachan (1962)
Actor
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
Actor
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting (1969)
Actor
Yukyo-retsuden (1970)
Actor
Who's the Real Killer (1957)
as Frank
Wait for Tomorrow (1960)
as Inosuke Uematsu
Umarekawatta Tamegorō (1972)
as Tokuichi Ōnuma
Beyond the Green Hills (1963)
Actor
Tales of President Mito (1962)
as President Toyotomi
Hanayome no teikō (1958)
as Yoshimaro Akiyama
Raised on an Island (1963)
Actor
Evening Primrose (1974)
as Genji's father
Violent Street (1963)
Actor
The Cards Will Tell (1960)
Actor
Great X (1948)
as Matsushita
Gokudô Petenshi (1969)
Actor
Time Within Memory (1973)
Actor
Spring Snow (1950)
as Yasuji
Housewife's Experience: New Tenement Apartment (1975)
as Kinetarô Kitamura
Sakura-tai Chiru (1988)
Actor
Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow (1977)
as Sôiku
Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)
Actor
Nikoyon monogatari (1956)
Actor
Sacred Koya (1983)
Actor
Who Will Judge Me? (1951)
Actor
The Little Runaway (1966)
Actor
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)
Actor
Conquest (1965)
as Yamashiro-no-Kami Munemura
River of Fireflies (1987)
Actor
Talented Woman (1959)
Actor
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer (1973)
as Shimamura
Pimp Heaven (1975)
as Preacher
Season of Farewell (1962)
Actor
The Last Swordsman (1974)
Actor
Until Evening (1980)
as Restaurant's Owner
The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case (1979)
Actor
The Human Wall (1959)
Actor
Hobo General (1976)
Actor
Yakuza sensei (1960)
Actor
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 (1961)
as Kotani
Ditch (1954)
Actor
Deeper Than Blue (1973)
as Shunkai
18 Roughs (1963)
as Murata
The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)
Actor
Sisters (1955)
Actor
Song of the Spring Pony (1985)
Actor
Yume o meshimase (1950)
as Ton Chiki
Hageshī kawa (1962)
Actor
Tokyo no Kodoku (1959)
Actor
Toumei na kisetsu (—)
Actor
Drunken Harbor (1966)
as Doctor
Izayoi kaidō (1951)
Actor
Housewife's Experience: Tenement (1975)
as Harukichi
Scoundrel Boss (1975)
Actor
Sisters of Nishijin (1952)
Actor
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers (1956)
as Doctor Otsuki
Sixteen years old (1960)
Actor
Farm Girls (1962)
as Kuranosuke
Murahachibu (1953)
Actor
The Homeless (1974)
Actor
Onna no Iji (1971)
as Nakano
The Street Without Sun (1954)
as Gen'ichi Inoue
Town of Violence (1950)
as Ango Shindo
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene (1959)
Actor
The Last Trump Card (1960)
as Seitaro Koshimura
It's a festival! It's a ghost festival! Everybody Gather!! (1972)
Actor
青春トルコ日記 処女すべり (1975)
Actor
Fresh Leaves (1962)
as Zenkichi Segawa
Magistrate of the Floating World (1981)
Actor
快傑耶茶坊 (1956)
Actor
Seasonal Wind (1977)
Actor
I am the Judge (1962)
Actor
Did the Red Bird Escape? (1973)
Actor
The Bride of the Ghost Lake (1979)
as Goichi Nishida (village chief)
The Heart (1973)
as S's Father
Tetsugen (1981)
Actor
Kokoro no sanmyaku (1966)
Actor
Chikuhō no kodomotachi (1960)
Actor
Temptation (1948)
Actor
Dotanba (1956)
Actor
Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
as Old man
Tomorrow Evening (1977)
Actor
Muhō Ichidai (1957)
Actor
どん底だって平ちゃらさ (1963)
Actor
Love is Lost (1956)
as Gensaku
A Ghost Love Story of Japan (1982)
Actor
Actress (1956)
Actor
Love Lost in Tears (1973)
Actor
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3 (1960)
Actor
The Man from the Moon (1951)
Actor
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)
as Rokuzô Ôkuma
A Cheerful Yakuza (1976)
Actor
Futaridake no taiyō (1961)
Actor
A Woman’s Road (1973)
Actor
The Famous Wanderer (1961)
Actor
Ghost Train (1978)
Actor
Harbor Rats (1957)
Actor
限りなき情熱 (1951)
Actor
Taki no Shiraito (1952)
as Fukuichi
My Hometown is the Wild West (1960)
Actor
Internees of Kampili (1960)
Actor
Evil Spirits in the Darkness (1971)
Actor
East China Sea (1968)
Actor
The Three Faces (1955)
as Gen
Love's Family Tree (1961)
Actor
Our Town (1956)
as Shime
War and Flowers (1989)
Actor
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow (1958)
as Masumura
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black (1959)
as Detective Machida
Hell Riders in Kyoto (1973)
Actor
Strange Affinity (1970)
Actor
Secret (1960)
Actor
The Bored Samurai (1983)
as Father of Ogin
Attack at Daylight (1970)
as Saeki
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha (1983)
Actor
The Start of Life (1965)
Actor
Knock Down (1960)
Actor
The Betrayers Out! (1966)
Actor
Two Harmonicas (1976)
Actor
Today is Payday (1952)
as President of Akabane Construction
Black Curtain (1966)
Actor
Hobo Village (1958)
Actor
Shiawase wa doko ni (1956)
as Shokichi
Koina no Ginpei (1954)
Actor
Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya (1974)
as Tonomura
大吉ぼんのう鏡 (1962)
Actor
One Passed Through Hell (1960)
Actor
Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kilo (1978)
Actor