People
Eijirō Tōno
- Name: Eijirō Tōno
- Birthday: 1907-09-17
- Also known as: Tōno Eijirō,Эйдзиро Тоно,东野英治郎
- Place of birth: Gunma, Japan
- Popularity: 3.006
Biography:
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Tales of a Golden Geisha as Prime Minister | 1990-06-02 |
| Days with Harasu | 1989-11-18 |
| Death of a Tea Master as Kokei | 1989-10-07 |
| So What | 1988-07-16 |
| Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo- as Narration (voice) | 1984-11-24 |
| Adrift at Sea | 1983-12-03 |
| Choji Snack Bar | 1983-11-12 |
| I Lived, But... as Self | 1983-10-29 |
| The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo | 1982-08-30 |
| The King and His Vassal | 1981-08-30 |
| The Last Game | 1979-11-03 |
| Hunter in the Dark as Shogen | 1979-06-17 |
| Lord Mito as Tokugawa Mitsukuni | 1978-12-23 |
| Island of Hell as Kaemon Kito | 1977-08-27 |
| The Battle of Okinawa | 1971-08-14 |
| Will to Conquer | 1970-10-17 |
| Tora! Tora! Tora! as Admiral Chuici Nagumo | 1970-01-26 |
| Tora-san's Cherished Mother as Sanpo Sensei | 1969-11-14 |
| Goyokin | 1969-05-01 |
| Monument to the Girl's Corps as Nakaji, Principal | 1968-09-21 |
| Song of Vengeance as 看守Ａ | 1968-09-17 |
| Horus: Prince of the Sun as Ganko (voice) | 1968-07-24 |
| Kill! as Hyogo Moriuchi | 1968-06-22 |
| The Saga of Tanegashima as Kinbei Yaita | 1968-05-18 |
| Wild Ducks and Green Onions | 1968-03-16 |
| Young Boss: Leader's Flesh | 1967-12-30 |
| Shogun and His Mistress 2 as Narrator | 1967-11-01 |
| Monsieur Zivaco | 1967-10-28 |
| Three Faces of Love as Soga | 1967-01-14 |
| Zatoichi's Cane Sword as Senzo | 1967-01-03 |
| Journey to the North as Kichinosuke Kawara | 1967-01-03 |
| The Great White Tower | 1966-10-15 |
| Dash to the Sun | 1966-09-08 |
| Lost Sex as Neighbor / Writer | 1966-08-27 |
| Dynamite Doctor as Marshal | 1966-06-04 |
| Four and A Half Mats as Uyu | 1966-02-17 |
| Silence Has No Wings | 1966-02-11 |
| Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 as Seizo | 1965-10-31 |
| An Innocent Witch | 1965-10-30 |
| Blood and Sea | 1965-10-01 |
| Sword of the Beast as Minister | 1965-09-18 |
| The Spy | 1965-09-04 |
| Illusion of Blood | 1965-07-25 |
| Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko | 1965-05-29 |
| The Last Judgment | 1965-05-16 |
| Red Beard as Goheiji | 1965-04-03 |
| Samurai Assassin as Masagorō Kisoya | 1965-01-03 |
| Five Gents' Trick Book | 1965-01-03 |
| The Donkey Comes on a Tank | 1964-12-26 |
| Eddy Currents of Life as Shigesuke Hayashi | 1964-11-22 |
| ホラ吹き太閤記 | 1964-10-31 |
| Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa | 1964-09-09 |
| The Naked Executive as Kosugi, president | 1964-07-01 |
| A Story from Echigo | 1964-05-09 |
| Our Happiness Alone | 1964-03-29 |
| Pale Flower as Yasuoka | 1964-03-01 |
| Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple as Haiya | 1964-01-01 |
| Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection | 1963-12-28 |
| Fight of the Gamblers | 1963-12-25 |
| Ukyunosuke on Patrol | 1963-11-20 |
| Tange Sazen | 1963-11-17 |
| The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman as Akiharu | 1963-11-16 |
| A House in the Quarter | 1963-11-01 |
| The Navy | 1963-08-13 |
| Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance as Toyotomi Hideyoshi | 1963-08-06 |
| Double Wedding as Goro | 1963-07-13 |
| Life of Hishakaku 2 | 1963-05-25 |
| Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori | 1963-04-28 |
| Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai | 1963-04-21 |
| The Sunshine Girl | 1963-04-18 |
| High and Low as Factory Worker | 1963-03-01 |
| Girls Born in August | 1963-02-19 |
| Pressure of Guilt | 1963-02-17 |
| Twin Sisters of Kyoto as Sosuke Otomo | 1963-01-13 |
| Born in Sin | 1962-11-23 |
| An Autumn Afternoon as Sakuma, The 'Gourd' | 1962-11-18 |
| The Great Wall as Li Tang | 1962-11-01 |
| Mount Hakone | 1962-09-15 |
| The Man From the Sea | 1962-07-08 |
| This Madding Crowd as Grandpa Yoshi | 1962-06-28 |
| Akitsu Hot Springs | 1962-06-15 |
| A Carpenter and Children | 1962-06-10 |
| The Bandits | 1962-05-27 |
| Facing to the Clouds | 1962-05-01 |
| Three Gentlemen from Tokyo | 1962-04-29 |
| Foundry Town as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father) | 1962-04-08 |
| Seinen no isu | 1962-04-08 |
| Musume to watashi | 1962-04-01 |
| Lady Sen and Hideyori as Tokugawa Ieyasu | 1962-03-25 |
| Our Marriage as Father | 1962-03-18 |
| 続サラリーマン清水港 | 1962-03-07 |
| Season of Farewell | 1962-01-14 |
| Salaryman Shimizu Minato | 1962-01-03 |
| The Red Shadow as Jinzaburô Kamo | 1961-12-24 |
| The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy | 1961-12-06 |
| 早射ち無頼 大平原の男 | 1961-12-06 |
| Run, Genta, Run! | 1961-11-22 |
| Wind and waves of the South as Genji | 1961-11-19 |
| Buddha as Suratha | 1961-10-31 |
| The Last War as Captain Umehara | 1961-10-08 |
| Boss Takes to the Road | 1961-09-23 |
| Immortal Love as Policeman | 1961-09-16 |
| The Crimson Plains as Shinzô Okui | 1961-07-30 |
| The Estuary | 1961-07-26 |
| The Orphan Brother as Sanshô Dayû (voice) | 1961-07-19 |
| Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region | 1961-06-21 |
| Challenge to Live | 1961-06-17 |
| Fine Man | 1961-06-11 |
| Yojimbo as Gonji, Tavern Keeper | 1961-04-25 |
| An Edo Magistrate | 1961-03-12 |
| The Masterless 47 – Part II | 1961-02-25 |
| Pigs and Battleships as Kan'ichi | 1961-01-21 |
| 俺の故郷は大西部 | 1960-12-27 |
| The Masterless 47 as Gonosuke Kira | 1960-12-25 |
| The War Without Weapons | 1960-11-08 |
| Wait for Tomorrow as Seisaku Kajiwara | 1960-10-26 |
| The Pirates | 1960-09-18 |
| The Twilight Story | 1960-08-28 |
| Police Precinct Part 13 | 1960-06-07 |
| The Master Spearman | 1960-05-15 |
| The Man of Seven Faces as Genkichi Miyashita | 1960-04-26 |
| The Gambling Samurai as Kansuke | 1960-03-28 |
| The Great Road | 1960-03-08 |
| Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi as Mieko's father | 1959-11-22 |
| The Three Treasures as Ootomo | 1959-11-01 |
| The Human Wall | 1959-10-18 |
| Ripe and Marriageable as Saemon, Hikari's father | 1959-09-17 |
| Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka | 1959-09-13 |
| The Beast Shall Die as Detective Kuwashima | 1959-06-09 |
| Keishichō monogatari 108 gōsha | 1959-06-09 |
| Good Morning as Hiroshi Tomizawa | 1959-05-12 |
| Diary of Forsaken Love | 1959-04-14 |
| Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan as Policeman | 1959-03-29 |
| Kaze no uchi so to | 1959-03-24 |
| The Third Dead Angle | 1959-01-22 |
| The Stream of Youth | 1959-01-15 |
| The Human Condition I: No Greater Love | 1959-01-15 |
| Yajikita dōchū sugoroku | 1958-12-07 |
| The Days of Evil Women | 1958-11-30 |
| Theater of Life | 1958-11-23 |
| The Naked General | 1958-10-28 |
| The Naked Sun | 1958-10-01 |
| A Grain of Wheat as Aisawa | 1958-09-14 |
| Oban kanketsu hen | 1958-07-01 |
| Beyond the Seasonal Wind | 1958-06-10 |
| The Ballad of Narayama as Messenger | 1958-06-01 |
| Night Drum | 1958-04-15 |
| Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness as Chamberlain | 1958-03-25 |
| Firefly Light | 1958-03-18 |
| Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II as Fugetsusai | 1958-01-03 |
| Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer | 1957-12-22 |
| The Eleventh Hour | 1957-11-24 |
| Black River as Kurihara | 1957-10-23 |
| The Story of Pure Love | 1957-10-15 |
| The Lower Depths as Tomekichi the Tinker | 1957-10-01 |
| Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen as Chaplin san | 1957-07-19 |
| Untamed Woman as Oshima's father | 1957-05-28 |
| Yagyu Secret Scrolls as Fugetsusai | 1957-04-14 |
| An Osaka Story as Gonzaemon Hoshino | 1957-03-06 |
| Ôban as Chaplin-San | 1957-03-05 |
| Rice | 1957-03-04 |
| Shimizu Port of Chivalry as Kansuke | 1957-01-03 |
| Actress | 1956-11-27 |
| I Will Buy You as Ogushi | 1956-11-21 |
| 裸足の青春 as Shiimbei Hayashi | 1956-10-16 |
| The Forest Is Alive | 1956-10-08 |
| Tears | 1956-09-26 |
| Night River as Yujiro Funaki | 1956-09-12 |
| How Sorrowful | 1956-09-07 |
| Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin | 1956-08-14 |
| The Legend of the White Serpent | 1956-06-22 |
| Flowery Brothers | 1956-06-08 |
| Farewell to Dream as Yôichi's father, Genkichi | 1956-04-17 |
| The Vampire Moth as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô | 1956-04-11 |
| White Fan as Takuetsu | 1956-03-15 |
| Early Spring as Tokichi Hattori | 1956-01-29 |
| Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as Baiken Shishido (uncredited) | 1956-01-03 |
| I Live in Fear as Old man from Brazil | 1955-11-22 |
| Floating Weeds Diary as Magoro Ichikawa | 1955-11-15 |
| Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple as Baiken Shishido | 1955-07-12 |
| The Wolves | 1955-07-03 |
| Murder on The Last Train | 1955-06-21 |
| Twilight Saloon as Onizuka | 1955-06-19 |
| Burden of Love as Jozo Araki | 1955-03-18 |
| Here Is a Spring | 1955-02-12 |
| Policeman's Diary as Old man Murata | 1955-02-03 |
| The Cock Crows Twice | 1954-11-30 |
| Women's House | 1954-11-23 |
| The Surf as Schoolmaster | 1954-10-20 |
| The Black Current | 1954-08-31 |
| The Street Without Sun as President Kunio | 1954-06-24 |
| Seven Samurai as Kidnapper | 1954-04-26 |
| The Glorious Days | 1954-04-14 |
| 旗本退屈男 どくろ屋敷 | 1954-01-03 |
| Tokyo Story as Numata | 1953-11-03 |
| Girls in the Orchard | 1953-09-15 |
| The Wild Geese as Suezo | 1953-09-15 |
| Hiroba no kōdoku | 1953-09-15 |
| Shishun no izumi as Nakamura, a policeman | 1953-07-05 |
| Wife | 1953-04-29 |
| Jûdai no seiten | 1953-02-05 |
| Fuun Senryobune | 1952-12-16 |
| Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu | 1952-11-06 |
| Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete as Kozo Kawai | 1952-10-09 |
| Beauty and the Thief as Jurota | 1952-09-22 |
| Children of Hiroshima | 1952-08-06 |
| Sword for Hire | 1952-05-22 |
| The Yamabiko School | 1952-05-01 |
| Farewell to Spring as Sakichi Arakawa | 1952-03-28 |
| Sasaki Kojiro | 1951-10-26 |
| 風雲児 | 1951-05-18 |
| Freedom School | 1951-05-05 |
| Ginza Cosmetics as Hyôbei Sugano | 1951-04-14 |
| Yasubei Nakayama | 1951-03-31 |
| Zoku Sasaki Kojiro | 1951-03-31 |
| Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom | 1950-11-14 |
| Les Miserables I: God and the Devil | 1950-11-03 |
| A Man from Akagi | 1950-10-07 |
| Heat and Mud | 1950-05-01 |
| Devil's Gold | 1950-02-19 |
| Rinchi | 1949-12-20 |
| Stray Dog | 1949-10-17 |
| Late Night Confession | 1949-06-21 |
| Flame of My Love as State Councillor Itô | 1949-02-13 |
| Apostasy | 1948-11-30 |
| A Woman in the Typhoon Area as Yoshii | 1948-09-18 |
| The Love of the Actress Sumako | 1947-08-16 |
| Marriage as Fumie's father | 1947-03-18 |
| Morning for the Osone Family as Ippei Yamaka | 1946-02-21 |
| Izu no musumetachi | 1945-08-30 |
| Otome no iru kichi | 1945-04-01 |
| Army as Sakuragi | 1944-12-07 |
| Jubilation Street as Shingo’s father | 1944-06-08 |
| Sinking the Unsinkable | 1944-03-23 |
| Navy as Teacher Ogata | 1943-12-08 |
| Port of Flowers as Hayashida | 1943-07-29 |
