Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

b. 1907 — d. 1994 (aged 87) Gunma, Japan

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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

Tokyo Story

Yojimbo

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Filmography

Death of a Tea Master

Death of a Tea Master

Harasu no ita hibi

The King and His Vassal 2

The King and His Vassal

Tono Eijirô no Mito Kômon

Tono Eijirô no Mito Kômon

Tokugawa Mitsukuni (grand son of Tokugawa Ieyasu)

Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain: Getsu-getsu kasui moku kinkin

Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Admiral Chuici Nagumo

Shachô gaku ABC

Zoku shachô gaku ABC

Shokon ichidai tenka no abarenbo

Will to Conquer

The Steel Edge of Revenge

The Steel Edge of Revenge

Shachô enmachô

Zoku shachô enmachô

Zoku shachô enmachô

Kill!

Horus: Prince of the Sun

Horus: Prince of the Sun

Ganko, the blacksmith

Teppô denraiki

Teppô denraiki

Song of Vengeance

Song of Vengeance

Otoko wa tsurai yo

Sanpo Tsubouchi

Otoko no chosen

Zenkichi Misawa

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

Nippon ichi no otoko no naka no otoko

Gonosuke Okanda

Sekishun

Kitaguni no ryojô

Kichinosuke Kawara

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

Professor Azuma (the first surgery dept)

Lost Sex

Dynamite Doctor

Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

Samurai Assassin

Samurai Assassin

Masagorô Kisoya

Illusion of Blood

Illusion of Blood

An Innocent Witch

An Innocent Witch

Mountain shaman

Abashiri bangaichi: Bôkyô hen

Abashiri bangaichi: Bôkyô hen

Nippon ichi no goma suri otoko

The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

Pale Flower

Gang Leader Yasuoka

Echigo tsutsuishi oyashirazu

Echigo tsutsuishi oyashirazu

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

Horafuki taikôki

Koroku Hachisuka

Story of a Bad Temper: Impudent Fellow

Gendai shinshi yarô

Eddy Currents of Life

Eddy Currents of Life

Kuroi daisu ga ore o yobu

Bushido

Shibiku-Shosuke Hori

Shinobi No Mono 2: Vengeance

Shinobi No Mono 2: Vengeance

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection

Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection

Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Shiro to kuro

A House in the Quarter

A House in the Quarter

Fight of Gamblers

Fight of Gamblers

Jinsei gekijo: Zoku Hishakaku

Jinsei gekijo: Zoku Hishakaku

Secret of the Twin Swords

Secret of the Twin Swords

Ukyonosuke Junsatsu-ki

Ukyonosuke Junsatsu-ki

Hachigatsu umare no Onna

Hachigatsu umare no Onna

Kaigun

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

Sakuma - The 'Gourd'

Akitsu Springs

Foundry Town

Tatsugorô Ishiguro (Jun's father)

Our Marriage

The Great Wall

Li Tang, old soldier

Lady Sen and Hideyori

Lady Sen and Hideyori

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Chiisakobe

The Tale of the Blue Beka Boat

The Tale of the Blue Beka Boat

Born in Sin

Musume to watashi

Musume to watashi

Zoku sararîman shimizu minato

Kiri no yo no otoko

Season of Farewell

Tokutaro Hashimoto

Yojimbo

Gonji - Tavern Keeper

Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

The Last War

Hadakakko

Shohei, Akiko's father

Machi kara machi e tsumujikaze

Hayauchi burai - Daiheigen no otoko

Tokai ichi no waka oyabun

The Gambling Samurai

The Gambling Samurai

The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story

Ashita hareru ka

Ashita hareru ka

Seisaku Kajiwara

Ôinaru tabiji

Genjūrō Kurata

Shin santô jûyaku: Tabi to onna to sake no maki

Chinpindô shujin

The War Without Weapons

The War Without Weapons

Kamematsu Yamamoto, Senji's father

Tekkaba no kaze

Ore no kokyô wa western

Dai san no shikaku

Tokudane sanjû-jikan: Gozen reiji no kao

Akatsuki no chiheisen

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