Taiji Tonoyama
Biography
Taiji Tonoyama (殿山 泰司, Tonoyama Taiji, 1915–1989) was a Japanese character actor who made many appearances in films and on television from 1939 to 1989. He was a close friend of Kaneto Shindo and one of his regular cast members. He was also an essayist. In 1950 he helped form the film company Kindai Eiga Kyokai with Shindo and Kōzaburō Yoshimura.
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Movies (47)
Thousand Cranes
1989
Black Rain
as Old Priest
1989
War and Flowers
1989
Tomorrow
as Storekeeper
1988
Tokyo Pop
as Grandfather
1988
Sakura-tai Chiru
1988
Hawaiian Dream
as Shokichi Shimamura
1987
Hachiko
as Hashimoto
1987
Zegen
as Shimada
1987
River of Fireflies
1987
Tree Without Leaves
1986
Jazz Daimyo
as Gensai
1986
The Seburi Story
as Kamezo
1985
Nuclear Gypsies
1985
Song of the Spring Pony
1985
Location
as Inumaru
1984
The Horizon
as Tanimoto
1984
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Hikojii
1983
Dark Room
as Doctor(医師)
1983
The Ballad of Narayama
as Teruyan
1983
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
1983
The Bored Samurai
as Father of Ogin
1983
Oiran
as Hachibei
1983
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
Irezumi
as Horiatsu
1982
A Ghost Love Story of Japan
1982
On the Road
1982
A Pool Without Water
as Pharmacist
1982
Fifth Movement
1981
Edo Porn
as Tattooist
1981
Day Dream
as Guard
1981
Fruits of Passion
as Customer
1981
Yokohama BJ Blues
as Isao Hori
1981
Muddy River
as Man on Festival Boat
1981
Eijanaika
as Jyosyuya
1981
Tetsugen
1981
Daughter of Time
as Fireworks Hand 2
1980
Until Evening
as Restaurant's Owner
1980
Child of the Sun
1980
Nurse's Husband
1980
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
Faraway Tomorrow
1979
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
as Goichi Nishida (village chief)
1979
The Strangling
1979
Golden Partners
as Bend master
1979
Vengeance Is Mine
as Tanejiro Shibata
1979
The Fall of Teenager
1979
