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Eijirō Tōno

Lived · 86 Born · Sep 17, 1907 From · Tomioka, Japon Films · 275

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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

Tales of a Golden Geisha poster

Tales of a Golden Geisha

So What poster

Choji Snack Bar poster

Choji Snack Bar

I Lived, But... poster

I Lived, But...

Career timeline

1990

Tales of a Golden Geisha

Prime Minister · 1990

1989

Days with Harasu

Death of a Tea Master

1988

So What Notable

1984

The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

1983

Choji Snack Bar Notable

I Lived, But...

1982

The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo

1981

The King and His Vassal

1979

The Last Game Notable

Hunter in the Dark

1978

Lord Mito Notable

Tokugawa Mitsukuni · 1978

1977

Kaemon Kito · 1977

1971

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri Notable

Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon · 1971

The Battle of Okinawa Notable

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff Notable

Keinosuke Takamatsu · 1971

1970

Will to Conquer

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

Five Gents and a Kuniang Notable

Gōji Keinosuke · 1970

1969

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Sanpo Sensei · 1969

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II Notable

Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO · 1969

Goyokin Notable

1968

The Burning Sun Notable

The Flame of Youth Notable

Monument to the Girl's Corps Notable

Nakaji, Principal · 1968

1967

Japan's No. 1 Best Man Notable

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh Notable

Shogun and His Mistress 2

Narrator · 1967

1966

The Great White Tower

Professor Teizō Azuma · 1966

Dash to the Sun

Lost Sex Notable

Neighbor / Writer · 1966

1965

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 Notable

An Innocent Witch Notable

1964

The Donkey Comes on a Tank Notable

Eddy Currents of Life

Shigesuke Hayashi · 1964

The Sandal Keeper Notable

1963

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

Hideyoshi Toyotomi · 1963

Fight of the Gamblers

Ukyunosuke on Patrol Notable

1962

Born in Sin Notable

An Autumn Afternoon Notable

Sakuma, The 'Gourd' · 1962

The Great Wall Notable

Li Tang · 1962

Frequently appears with

Nobuko Miyamoto

Masahiko Tsugawa

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Full filmography

Tales of a Golden Geisha poster

Tales of a Golden Geisha

Days with Harasu poster

Days with Harasu

Death of a Tea Master poster

Death of a Tea Master

So What poster

The Fox Dancing in the Dusk poster

The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

Adrift at Sea poster

Choji Snack Bar poster

Choji Snack Bar

I Lived, But... poster

I Lived, But...

The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo poster

The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo

The King and His Vassal poster

The King and His Vassal

The Last Game poster

Hunter in the Dark poster

Hunter in the Dark

Lord Mito poster

Island of Hell poster

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri poster

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri

The Battle of Okinawa poster

The Battle of Okinawa

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff poster

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff

Will to Conquer poster

Will to Conquer

The Summit of Mt. Fuji poster

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

Five Gents and a Kuniang poster

Five Gents and a Kuniang

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