Eijirō Tōno
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 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).
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Movies (47)
Tales of a Golden Geisha
as Prime Minister
1990
Days with Harasu
1989
Death of a Tea Master
as Kokei
1989
So What
1988
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
as Narration (voice)
1984
Adrift at Sea
1983
Choji Snack Bar
1983
I Lived, But...
as Self
1983
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
1982
The King and His Vassal
1981
The Last Game
1979
Hunter in the Dark
as Shogen
1979
Lord Mito
as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
1978
Island of Hell
as Kaemon Kito
1977
First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President: Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Friday
as Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President
1971
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President
as Keinosuke Takamatsu
1971
Will to Conquer
1970
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Gōji Keinosuke
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
1970
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Takeyunosuke Gōji
1970
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Sanpo Sensei
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)
1969
Goyokin
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)
1969
Crazy Big Discovery
1969
Monument to the Girl's Corps
as Nakaji, Principal
1968
Song of Vengeance
as 看守Ａ
1968
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Ganko (voice)
1968
Kill!
as Hyogo Moriuchi
1968
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Kinbei Yaita
1968
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
1968
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
1967
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
Shogun and His Mistress 2
as Narrator
1967
Monsieur Zivaco
1967
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
1967
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
1967
Three Faces of Love
as Soga
1967
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
1967
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Senzo
1967
Journey to the North
as Kichinosuke Kawara
1967
The Great White Tower
1966
Dash to the Sun
1966
Lost Sex
as Neighbor / Writer
1966
Dynamite Doctor
as Marshal
1966
