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Taiji Tonoyama

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.


Aliases
  • Tonoyama Taiji
English 日本語

Jazz musume tanjô

1957
as Senkichi Hanamura

青い山脈

1963
as 柳屋の主人

Hateshinaki yokubô

1958
as Ramen shop owner

太陽への脱出

1963
as 小川作次

Yûgure made

1980
as Restaurant's owner

Seigen-ki

1973
as Tofu shop's owner

どろ犬

1964
as 大沢課長

Sanka

1972
as Harumatsu

Natsu no imôto

1972
as Takuzo Sakurada

Tooi ashita

1979
as Manzo Numata

Honnô

1966
as Gonpachi

Tadare

1962
as Goro

Akasen tamanoi: Nukeraremasu

1974
as Kofukuya's Owner

ハワイアン・ドリーム

1987
as Shokichi Shimamura

Ai yori aoku

1973
as Shunkai

Akai tori nigeta?

1973
as Nakamura, former detective

Hotaru-gawa

1987
as Ginzo

美女と怪龍

1955
as 白雲坊

Location

1984
as Inumaru

Mizu no nai puuru

1982
as Phamacist

Gin shinju

1956
as Gensaku

Nippon no akuryo

1970
as Pachinko owner

Onibaba

1964
as Ushi

秋津温泉

1962
as 六助

Osorezan no onna

1965
as Yamasan, wealthy customer

用心棒稼業

1961
as 雨宮

Ashita hareru ka

1960
as Inosuke Uematsu

Kôdo nanasen metoru: kyôfu no yojikan

1959
as Flight Passenger - Politician

Idainaru X

1948
as Matsushita

Wakai hito

1962
as Zenkichi Segawa

Jitsuroku erogotoshitachi

1974
as Ginjiro Tonomura - Sex Show Manager

Nianchan

1959
as Hemmi Gengoro

Tokyo Pop

1988
as Grandfather

Hi no hate

1954
as Sakata