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).
Filmography
Tales of a Golden Geisha
as Prime Minister
Tales of a Golden Geisha
as Prime Minister
Days with Harasu
Days with Harasu
Death of a Tea Master
as Kokei
Death of a Tea Master
as Kokei
So What
So What
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
as Narration (voice)
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
as Narration (voice)
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
Adrift at Sea
Adrift at Sea
Choji Snack Bar
Choji Snack Bar
I Lived, But...
as Self
I Lived, But...
as Self
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
The King and His Vassal
The King and His Vassal
The Last Game
The Last Game
Hunter in the Dark
as Shogen
Hunter in the Dark
as Shogen
Lord Mito
as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Lord Mito
as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Island of Hell
as Kaemon Kito
Island of Hell
as Kaemon Kito
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
as Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
as Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President
The Battle of Okinawa
as Yoshijirō Umezu
The Battle of Okinawa
as Yoshijirō Umezu
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
as Keinosuke Takamatsu
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
as Keinosuke Takamatsu
Will to Conquer
as Sezaemon
Will to Conquer
as Sezaemon
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Gōji Keinosuke
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Gōji Keinosuke
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Takeyunosuke Gōji
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Takeyunosuke Gōji
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Sanpo Sensei
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Sanpo Sensei
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)
Goyokin
Goyokin
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)
Crazy Big Discovery
Crazy Big Discovery
The Flame of Youth
The Flame of Youth
It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)
It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)
Monument to the Girl's Corps
as Nakaji, Principal
Monument to the Girl's Corps
as Nakaji, Principal
Song of Vengeance
as 看守Ａ
Song of Vengeance
as 看守Ａ
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Ganko (voice)
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Ganko (voice)
Kill!
as Hyogo Moriuchi
Kill!
as Hyogo Moriuchi
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Kinbei Yaita
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Kinbei Yaita
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
The Burning Sun
The Burning Sun
Shogun and His Mistress 2
as Narrator
Shogun and His Mistress 2
as Narrator
Monsieur Zivaco
Monsieur Zivaco
Goal for the Young
Goal for the Young
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
Three Faces of Love
as Soga
Three Faces of Love
as Soga
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Senzo
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Senzo
Journey to the North
as Kichinosuke Kawara
Journey to the North
as Kichinosuke Kawara
The Great White Tower
as Professor Teizō Azuma
The Great White Tower
as Professor Teizō Azuma
Dash to the Sun
Dash to the Sun
Lost Sex
as Neighbor / Writer
Lost Sex
as Neighbor / Writer
Kill the Night Rose
Kill the Night Rose
Dynamite Doctor
as Marshal
Dynamite Doctor
as Marshal
Four and A Half Mats
as Uyu
Four and A Half Mats
as Uyu
Silence Has No Wings
Silence Has No Wings
A Company President's Life Story
as Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)
A Company President's Life Story
as Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
as Seizo
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
as Seizo
An Innocent Witch
An Innocent Witch
Sword of the Beast
as Minister
Sword of the Beast
as Minister
The Spy
The Spy
Illusion of Blood
Illusion of Blood
Life of Matsu the Untamed
Life of Matsu the Untamed
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment
Start Here
as President Sagara
Start Here
as President Sagara
Red Beard
as Goheiji
Red Beard
as Goheiji
Salaryman's Medal
Salaryman's Medal
Samurai Assassin
as Masagorō Kisoya
Samurai Assassin
as Masagorō Kisoya
Five Gents' Trick Book
Five Gents' Trick Book
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
Eddy Currents of Life
as Shigesuke Hayashi
Eddy Currents of Life
as Shigesuke Hayashi
The Sandal Keeper
The Sandal Keeper
The Naked Executive
as Kosugi, president
The Naked Executive
as Kosugi, president
A Public Benefactor
A Public Benefactor
Our Happiness Alone
Our Happiness Alone
Pale Flower
as Yasuoka
Pale Flower
as Yasuoka
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Haiya
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Haiya
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Ukyunosuke on Patrol
Ukyunosuke on Patrol
Tange Sazen
Tange Sazen
A House in the Quarter
A House in the Quarter
Life of Hishakaku 2
Life of Hishakaku 2
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
High and Low
as Factory Worker
High and Low
as Factory Worker
Born in Sin
Born in Sin
An Autumn Afternoon
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
An Autumn Afternoon
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
Akitsu Hot Springs
as Priest
Akitsu Hot Springs
as Priest
A Carpenter and Children
A Carpenter and Children
Seinen no isu
Seinen no isu
Lady Sen and Hideyori
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Lady Sen and Hideyori
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Our Marriage
as Father
Our Marriage
as Father
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Shimizu Port Salaryman
The Red Shadow
as Jinzaburô Kamo
The Red Shadow
as Jinzaburô Kamo
Wind and waves of the South
as Genji
Wind and waves of the South
as Genji
The Last War
as Captain Umehara
The Last War
as Captain Umehara
Boss Takes to the Road
Boss Takes to the Road
The Crimson Plains
as Shinzô Okui
The Crimson Plains
as Shinzô Okui
The Estuary
The Estuary
The Orphan Brother
as Sanshô Dayû (voice)
The Orphan Brother
as Sanshô Dayû (voice)
Fine Man
Fine Man
Yojimbo
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Yojimbo
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Pigs and Battleships
as Kan'ichi
Pigs and Battleships
as Kan'ichi
For This We Fight
For This We Fight
Botchan yarō seizoroi
Botchan yarō seizoroi
The Twilight Story
The Twilight Story
The Gambling Samurai
as Kansuke
The Gambling Samurai
as Kansuke
The Three Treasures
as Ootomo
The Three Treasures
as Ootomo
The Human Wall
The Human Wall
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Kaze no uchi so to
Kaze no uchi so to
Theater of Life
Theater of Life
The Young Beast
The Young Beast
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
The Ballad of Narayama
as Messenger
The Ballad of Narayama
as Messenger
Night Drum
Night Drum
Firefly Light
Firefly Light
The Story of Pure Love
The Story of Pure Love
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Chaplin san
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Chaplin san
Love on Rainbow Island
as Shiimbei Hayashi
Love on Rainbow Island
as Shiimbei Hayashi
Early Spring
as Tokichi Hattori
Early Spring
as Tokichi Hattori
Burden of Love
as Jozo Araki
Burden of Love
as Jozo Araki
Policeman's Diary
as Old man Murata
Policeman's Diary
as Old man Murata
The Street Without Sun
as President Kunio
The Street Without Sun
as President Kunio
Tokyo Story
as Numata
Tokyo Story
as Numata
Her Secret
Her Secret
Beauty and the Thief
as Jurota
Beauty and the Thief
as Jurota
Freedom School
Freedom School
Ginza Cosmetics
as Hyôbei Sugano
Ginza Cosmetics
as Hyôbei Sugano
The Love of the Actress Sumako
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Marriage
as Fumie's father
Marriage
as Fumie's father
Navy
as Teacher Ogata
Navy
as Teacher Ogata