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Eijirō Tōno

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).


Aliases
  • Eijirô Tôno
  • Eijirou Touno
  • Touno Eijirou
English 日本語

大いなる旅路

1960
as 機関区長

Hana saku minato

1943
as Hayashida

Hana no naka no musumetachi

1953
as Shôroku Ishii

赤い荒野

1961
as 奥井辰造

Shiroi Kyotô

1966
as Professor Azuma (the first surgery dept)

Kureji no Kaitô Jibako

1967
as Superintendent General of Tokyo Police Department

Akujo no kisetsu

1958
as Taisuke Yashiro

吸血蛾

1956
as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô

Honnô

1966
as Neighbor

新忍びの者

1963
as 豊臣秀吉

裸の重役

1964
as 小杉社長

Izu no musumetachi

1945
as Murakami

Kizudarake no sanga

1964
as Shinzo Kozuki

Bushidô zankoku monogatari

1963
as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori

あヽ青春の胸の血は

1964
as 清水宗太郎

はだかっ子

1961
as Shohei, Akiko's father

Bokutô kitan

1960
as Teacher Yamai

Sen-hime to Hideyori

1962
as Tokugawa Ieyasu

続 忍びの者

1963
as 羽柴秀吉

Tokyo Story

1953
as Sanpei Numata

Good Morning

1959
as Tomizawa

Sekishun

1967
as Soga

Chiisakobe

1962
as Ikichi

Bijo to touzoku

1952
as Jurota

秋津温泉

1962
as 船若寺住職

Shishun no izumi

1953
as Nakamura, a policeman

Ôsaka monogatari

1957
as Gonzaemon Hoshino

Suzakumon

1957
as Tomofusa Kunokura, Yuhide's father

海軍

1963
as 市来徳次郎

Ai no onimotsu

1955
as Jozo Araki

Ashita hareru ka

1960
as Seisaku Kajiwara

Osorezan no onna

1965
as Mountain shaman

社長行状記

1966
as 太田剛左衛門

Kono kubi ichimangoku

1963
as Tenzen Ôshikôchi

Kawa no hotori de

1962
as Tôgo Sawada

Kiri no yo no otoko

1962
as Tatsuzô Hanai

Shiosai

1954
as Schoolmaster, a peddler

Hadaka no taishô

1958
as Commander