Eijirō Tōno

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).

Acting

1988

1978

Lord Mito
Movie

Tokugawa Mitsukuni

1977

1971

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
Movie

Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Movie

Admiral Chuici Nagumo

1970

1970

1970

1970

1970

1969

1969

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Movie

Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)

1968

Kill!
Movie

Hyogo Moriuchi

1966

Lost Sex
Movie

Neighbor / Writer

1966

A Company President's Life Story
Movie

Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)

1965

Start Here
Movie

President Sagara

1965

Start Here
Movie

President Sagara

1965

Start Here
Movie

President Sagara

1965

1965

Samurai Assassin
Movie

Masagorō Kisoya

1964

The Naked Executive
Movie

Kosugi, president

1964

1963

1963

1963

High and Low
Movie

Factory Worker

1962

An Autumn Afternoon
Movie

Sakuma, The 'Gourd'

1962

Foundry Town
Movie

Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)

1962

1961

1961

1961

1961

The Last War
Movie

Captain Umehara

1961

1961

The Orphan Brother
Movie

Sanshô Dayû (voice)

1961

Yojimbo
Movie

Gonji, Tavern Keeper

1960

1960

Wait for Tomorrow
Movie

Seisaku Kajiwara

1960

1960

The Man of Seven Faces
Movie

Genkichi Miyashita

1959

1959

The Beast Shall Die
Movie

Detective Kuwashima

1959

Good Morning
Movie

Hiroshi Tomizawa

1958

1957

1957

The Lower Depths
Movie

Tomekichi the Tinker

1957

Hateful Things
Movie

Keisuke kiyama

1957

Hateful Things
Movie

Keisuke kiyama

1957

Untamed Woman
Movie

Oshima's father

1957

Hateful Things
Movie

Keisuke kiyama

1957

Hateful Things
Movie

Keisuke kiyama

1957

An Osaka Story
Movie

Gonzaemon Hoshino

1957

Rice
Movie

Unknown

1956

1956

1956

1956

Tears
Movie

Unknown

1956

Undercurrent
Movie

Yujiro Funaki

1956

The Vampire Moth
Movie

Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô

1956

Early Spring
Movie

Tokichi Hattori

1956

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Movie

Baiken Shishido (uncredited)

1955

I Live in Fear
Movie

Old man from Brazil

1955

1955

1955

1954

The Surf
Movie

Schoolmaster

1954

1954

1953

Shishun no izumi
Movie

Nakamura, a policeman

1952

1952

1951

Ginza Cosmetics
Movie

Hyôbei Sugano

1949

1949

1949

Flame of My Love
Movie

State Councillor Itô

1948

1947

Marriage
Movie

Fumie's father

1944

Army
Movie

Sakuragi

1944

Jubilation Street
Movie

Shingo’s father

1943

Navy
Movie

Teacher Ogata

Infos

Full Name
Eijirō Tōno
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
9/17/1907
Date of Death
9/8/1994
Also Known As

Tōno Eijirō

Эйдзиро Тоно

东野英治郎