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).
Seven Samurai
(Kidnapper)
Shogun and His Mistress 2
(Narrator)
Red Beard
(Goheiji)
Early Spring
(Tokichi Hattori)
Stray Dog
I Live in Fear
(Old man from Brazil)
Pigs and Battleships
(Kan'ichi)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Yojimbo
(Gonji, Tavern Keeper)
The Lower Depths
(Tomekichi the Tinker)
Death of a Tea Master
(Kokei)
High and Low
(Factory Worker)
Heat and Mud
Police Precinct Part 13
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Good Morning
(Hiroshi Tomizawa)
Rinchi
Untamed Woman
(Oshima's father)
Lady Sen and Hideyori
(Tokugawa Ieyasu)
Pale Flower
(Yasuoka)
Yasubei Nakayama
続サラリーマン清水港
Beauty and the Thief
(Jurota)
Farewell to Spring
(Sakichi Arakawa)
Hunter in the Dark
(Shogen)
Musume to watashi
Kill!
(Hyogo Moriuchi)
Salaryman Shimizu Minato
Sword of the Beast
(Minister)
Seinen no isu
Tokyo Story
(Numata)
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
(Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
Foundry Town
(Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father))
A Man from Akagi
The Great Wall
(Li Tang)
Hiroba no kōdoku
Dynamite Doctor
(Marshal)
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Horus: Prince of the Sun
(Ganko (voice))
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
(Senzo)
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
(Shibiku-Shosuke Hori)
The Estuary
Sasaki Kojiro
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
(Akiharu)
The Naked Executive
(Kosugi, president)
Children of Hiroshima
Facing to the Clouds
Oban kanketsu hen
Ôban
(Chaplin-San)
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
(Chaplin san)
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi
(Mieko's father)
Samurai Assassin
(Masagorō Kisoya)
The Last War
(Captain Umehara)
Black River
(Kurihara)
Flame of My Love
(State Councillor Itô)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
(Fugetsusai)
I Will Buy You
(Ogushi)
Morning for the Osone Family
(Ippei Yamaka)
Twilight Saloon
(Onizuka)
The Wild Geese
(Suezo)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
(Fugetsusai)
Farewell to Dream
(Yôichi's father, Genkichi)
The King and His Vassal
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
Blood and Sea
Keishichō monogatari 108 gōsha
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
早射ち無頼 大平原の男
The Great White Tower
Days with Harasu
The Masterless 47
(Gonosuke Kira)
Navy
(Teacher Ogata)
The Crimson Plains
(Shinzô Okui)
Dash to the Sun
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
The Forest Is Alive
Kaze no uchi so to
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Port of Flowers
(Hayashida)
Freedom School
Journey to the North
(Kichinosuke Kawara)
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Mount Hakone
Jûdai no seiten
風雲児
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
(Chamberlain)
Akitsu Hot Springs
Wife
An Edo Magistrate
俺の故郷は大西部
The Battle of Okinawa
Song of Vengeance
(看守A)
Will to Conquer
Four and A Half Mats
(Uyu)
Ginza Cosmetics
(Hyôbei Sugano)
Monument to the Girl's Corps
(Nakaji, Principal)
Buddha
(Suratha)
Fuun Senryobune
A Carpenter and Children
Night River
(Yujiro Funaki)
Here Is a Spring
Policeman's Diary
(Old man Murata)
The Wolves
A Grain of Wheat
(Aisawa)
Run, Genta, Run!
Illusion of Blood
The Vampire Moth
(Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô)
Apostasy
How Sorrowful
Firefly Light
The War Without Weapons
Night Drum
The Spy
The Man From the Sea
The Legend of the White Serpent
Late Night Confession
Boss Takes to the Road
The Twilight Story
The Gambling Samurai
(Kansuke)
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
(Sosuke Otomo)
ホラ吹き太閤記
Immortal Love
(Policeman)
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
An Innocent Witch
The Human Wall
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Marriage
(Fumie's father)
裸足の青春
(Shiimbei Hayashi)
White Fan
(Takuetsu)
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
(Policeman)
Jubilation Street
(Shingo’s father)
The Man of Seven Faces
(Genkichi Miyashita)
A Story from Echigo
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
(Kansuke)
旗本退屈男 どくろ屋敷
Tange Sazen
Rice
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
(Yoshii)
So What
The Black Current
The Ballad of Narayama
(Messenger)
A House in the Quarter
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
(Haiya)
An Osaka Story
(Gonzaemon Hoshino)
Our Marriage
(Father)
Season of Farewell
The Saga of Tanegashima
(Kinbei Yaita)
Sword for Hire
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
(Seizo)
Life of Hishakaku 2
The Bandits
I Lived, But...
(Self)
Fine Man
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
(Baiken Shishido)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(Baiken Shishido (uncredited))
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Our Happiness Alone
The Sunshine Girl
Island of Hell
(Kaemon Kito)
Ukyunosuke on Patrol
Three Faces of Love
(Soga)
The Cock Crows Twice
Choji Snack Bar
Pressure of Guilt
Born in Sin
The Days of Evil Women
Eddy Currents of Life
(Shigesuke Hayashi)
Murder on The Last Train
The Third Dead Angle
The Naked Sun
The Three Treasures
(Ootomo)
The Beast Shall Die
(Detective Kuwashima)
Lord Mito
(Tokugawa Mitsukuni)
The Orphan Brother
(Sanshô Dayû (voice))
Flowery Brothers
Challenge to Live
Army
(Sakuragi)
The Master Spearman
Lost Sex
(Neighbor / Writer)
Silence Has No Wings
Wait for Tomorrow
(Seisaku Kajiwara)
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
(Sanpo Sensei)
The Naked General
Girls Born in August
An Autumn Afternoon
(Sakuma, The 'Gourd')
The Red Shadow
(Jinzaburô Kamo)
Fight of the Gamblers
The Navy
Sinking the Unsinkable
Tears
Diary of Forsaken Love
The Masterless 47 – Part II
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(Admiral Chuici Nagumo)
Monsieur Zivaco
The Story of Pure Love
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
Tales of a Golden Geisha
(Prime Minister)
Izu no musumetachi
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
(Kozo Kawai)
Burden of Love
(Jozo Araki)
The Eleventh Hour
Adrift at Sea
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
(Narration (voice))
The Yamabiko School
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Actress
Double Wedding
(Goro)
Goyokin
This Madding Crowd
(Grandpa Yoshi)
Devil's Gold
Theater of Life
Wind and waves of the South
(Genji)
Shishun no izumi
(Nakamura, a policeman)
The Street Without Sun
(President Kunio)
The Great Road
The Pirates
Otome no iru kichi
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
The Stream of Youth
Girls in the Orchard
The Last Judgment
The Surf
(Schoolmaster)
Five Gents' Trick Book
Floating Weeds Diary
(Magoro Ichikawa)
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
The Glorious Days
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa
The Last Game
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
Women's House
Ripe and Marriageable
(Saemon, Hikari's father)
Salaryman's Medal
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Botchan yarō seizoroi
The Cards Will Tell
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