Eijirō Tōno

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).

Cast

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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