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.
Filmography
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes
Black Rain
as Old Priest
Black Rain
as Old Priest
War and Flowers
War and Flowers
Tomorrow
as Storekeeper
Tomorrow
as Storekeeper
Tokyo Pop
as Grandfather
Tokyo Pop
as Grandfather
Sakura-tai Chiru
Sakura-tai Chiru
Hawaiian Dream
as Shokichi Shimamura
Hawaiian Dream
as Shokichi Shimamura
Hachiko
as Hashimoto
Hachiko
as Hashimoto
Zegen
as Shimada
Zegen
as Shimada
River of Fireflies
River of Fireflies
Tree Without Leaves
Tree Without Leaves
Jazz Daimyo
as Gensai
Jazz Daimyo
as Gensai
The Seburi Story
as Kamezo
The Seburi Story
as Kamezo
Nuclear Gypsies
Nuclear Gypsies
Song of the Spring Pony
Song of the Spring Pony
Location
as Inumaru
Location
as Inumaru
The Horizon
as Tanimoto
The Horizon
as Tanimoto
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Hikojii
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Hikojii
Dark Room
as Doctor(医師)
Dark Room
as Doctor(医師)
The Ballad of Narayama
as Teruyan
The Ballad of Narayama
as Teruyan
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
The Bored Samurai
as Father of Ogin
The Bored Samurai
as Father of Ogin
Oiran
as Hachibei
Oiran
as Hachibei
Sacred Koya
Sacred Koya
Tora-san, the Expert
Tora-san, the Expert
Irezumi
as Horiatsu
Irezumi
as Horiatsu
A Ghost Love Story of Japan
A Ghost Love Story of Japan
On the Road
On the Road
A Pool Without Water
as Pharmacist
A Pool Without Water
as Pharmacist
Fifth Movement
Fifth Movement
Edo Porn
as Tattooist
Edo Porn
as Tattooist
Day Dream
as Guard
Day Dream
as Guard
Fruits of Passion
as Customer
Fruits of Passion
as Customer
Magistrate of the Floating World
Magistrate of the Floating World
Yokohama BJ Blues
as Isao Hori
Yokohama BJ Blues
as Isao Hori
Muddy River
as Man on Festival Boat
Muddy River
as Man on Festival Boat
Eijanaika
as Jyosyuya
Eijanaika
as Jyosyuya
Tetsugen
Tetsugen
Daughter of Time
as Fireworks Hand 2
Daughter of Time
as Fireworks Hand 2
Until Evening
as Restaurant's Owner
Until Evening
as Restaurant's Owner
Child of the Sun
Child of the Sun
Nurse's Husband
Nurse's Husband
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Faraway Tomorrow
Faraway Tomorrow
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
as Goichi Nishida (village chief)
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
as Goichi Nishida (village chief)
The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case
The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case
The Strangling
The Strangling
Golden Partners
as Bend master
Golden Partners
as Bend master
Vengeance Is Mine
as Tanejiro Shibata
Vengeance Is Mine
as Tanejiro Shibata
The Fall of Teenager
The Fall of Teenager
Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kilo
Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kilo
Empire of Passion
as Toichiro
Empire of Passion
as Toichiro
Love and Faith
Love and Faith
Junko's Bliss
as Taizô Sakata
Junko's Bliss
as Taizô Sakata
Ghost Train
Ghost Train
Ballad of Orin
as Mountain Man
Ballad of Orin
as Mountain Man
Tomorrow Evening
Tomorrow Evening
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
The Far Road
The Far Road
Seasonal Wind
Seasonal Wind
Eros Eterna
Eros Eterna
Case of the Disjointed Murder
Case of the Disjointed Murder
The Gate of Youth Part 2
The Gate of Youth Part 2
Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow
as Sôiku
Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow
as Sôiku
Two Harmonicas
Two Harmonicas
In the Realm of the Senses
as Old Beggar
In the Realm of the Senses
as Old Beggar
Hobo General
Hobo General
A Cheerful Yakuza
A Cheerful Yakuza
Housewife's Experience: New Tenement Apartment
as Kinetarô Kitamura
Housewife's Experience: New Tenement Apartment
as Kinetarô Kitamura
Scoundrel Boss
Scoundrel Boss
Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2
as The Master
Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2
as The Master
Pimp Heaven
as Preacher
Pimp Heaven
as Preacher
Housewife's Experience: Tenement
as Harukichi
Housewife's Experience: Tenement
as Harukichi
青春トルコ日記 処女すべり
青春トルコ日記 処女すべり
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
as Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
as Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)
Evening Primrose
as Genji's father
Evening Primrose
as Genji's father
The Last Swordsman
The Last Swordsman
The Castle of Sand
as Publican at Ebisu
The Castle of Sand
as Publican at Ebisu
The Homeless
The Homeless
Street of Joy
as Kofukuya's Owner
Street of Joy
as Kofukuya's Owner
My Way
as Yoshizo Kawamura
My Way
as Yoshizo Kawamura
The Key
The Key
Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya
as Tonomura
Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya
as Tonomura
Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama
as Sex Show Manager
Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama
as Sex Show Manager
The Heart
as S's Father
The Heart
as S's Father
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
Love Lost in Tears
Love Lost in Tears
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
as Shimamura
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
as Shimamura
Hell Riders in Kyoto
Hell Riders in Kyoto
A Woman’s Road
A Woman’s Road
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
as Shimamura
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
as Shimamura
Time Within Memory
Time Within Memory
Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa
as Ippei
Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa
as Ippei
Sex and Fury
as Tokuzô Kasai
Sex and Fury
as Tokuzô Kasai
Did the Red Bird Escape?
Did the Red Bird Escape?
Deeper Than Blue
as Shunkai
Deeper Than Blue
as Shunkai
Hymn
as Harumatsu
Hymn
as Harumatsu
Afternoon Affair: Rear Window
as Nomura
Afternoon Affair: Rear Window
as Nomura
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
It's a festival! It's a ghost festival! Everybody Gather!!
It's a festival! It's a ghost festival! Everybody Gather!!
Dear Summer Sister
as Takuzo Sakurada
Dear Summer Sister
as Takuzo Sakurada
Turtle Geisha
as Ishibashi
Turtle Geisha
as Ishibashi
The Lucky Status Symbol
The Lucky Status Symbol
The Erotomaniac Daimyo
The Erotomaniac Daimyo
Kanawa
as Physiognomist
Kanawa
as Physiognomist
The Rendezvous
as Murai
The Rendezvous
as Murai
Umarekawatta Tamegorō
as Tokuichi Ōnuma
Umarekawatta Tamegorō
as Tokuichi Ōnuma
Silence
as Prison guard
Silence
as Prison guard
Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha
Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
The Ceremony
as Old Chief
The Ceremony
as Old Chief
Onna no Iji
as Nakano
Onna no Iji
as Nakano
King of Pornography
King of Pornography
King of the Widow-Killers
King of the Widow-Killers
Evil Spirits of Japan
as Pachinko owner
Evil Spirits of Japan
as Pachinko owner
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Hooligans on Buggies
Hooligans on Buggies
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
The Revelation of a Geisha
The Revelation of a Geisha
Yukyo-retsuden
Yukyo-retsuden
Strange Affinity
Strange Affinity
Attack at Daylight
as Saeki
Attack at Daylight
as Saeki
Gokudô Petenshi
Gokudô Petenshi
Heat Wave Island
Heat Wave Island
Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys!
Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys!
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
Profound Desires of the Gods
as Higa
Profound Desires of the Gods
as Higa
East China Sea
East China Sea
Strong Women, Weak Men
as Zenzo
Strong Women, Weak Men
as Zenzo
Three Resurrected Drunkards
as Old man
Three Resurrected Drunkards
as Old man
Wind of Youth
Wind of Youth
Kuroneko
as Farmer
Kuroneko
as Farmer
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Libido
Libido
Drunken Harbor
as Doctor
Drunken Harbor
as Doctor
The Little Runaway
The Little Runaway
Lost Sex
as Gonpachi
Lost Sex
as Gonpachi
Violence at Noon
as School director
Violence at Noon
as School director
Captive's Island
Captive's Island
Dynamite Doctor
as Chairman
Dynamite Doctor
as Chairman
The Pornographers
as Father
The Pornographers
as Father
Black Curtain
Black Curtain
Kokoro no sanmyaku
Kokoro no sanmyaku
The Betrayers Out!
The Betrayers Out!
Conquest
as Yamashiro-no-Kami Munemura
Conquest
as Yamashiro-no-Kami Munemura
Escape and the Law
Escape and the Law
An Innocent Witch
An Innocent Witch
Seisaku's Wife
as Retired Man
Seisaku's Wife
as Retired Man
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
The Start of Life
The Start of Life
Onibaba
as Ushi
Onibaba
as Ushi
Intentions of Murder
as Beret Musician
Intentions of Murder
as Beret Musician
A Story from Echigo
A Story from Echigo
The Irresponsible Fool
The Irresponsible Fool
The Desperate
as Chief Osawa
The Desperate
as Chief Osawa
Samurai from Nowhere
Samurai from Nowhere
Onibaba : Film Location
Onibaba : Film Location
Kiri ni Kieta Hito
Kiri ni Kieta Hito
The School Cap
The School Cap
Kanto Wanderer
as Boss Izu
Kanto Wanderer
as Boss Izu
The Insect Woman
as Foreman
The Insect Woman
as Foreman
Mother
as Tajima
Mother
as Tajima
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Monk
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Monk
18 Roughs
as Murata
18 Roughs
as Murata
Raised on an Island
Raised on an Island
どん底だって平ちゃらさ
どん底だって平ちゃらさ
Violent Street
Violent Street
Black Report
as Shinsaku Tsuda
Black Report
as Shinsaku Tsuda
Beyond the Green Hills
Beyond the Green Hills
The King
The King
Human
as Kamegoro
Human
as Kamegoro
Farm Girls
as Kuranosuke
Farm Girls
as Kuranosuke
Hageshī kawa
Hageshī kawa
Fresh Leaves
as Zenkichi Segawa
Fresh Leaves
as Zenkichi Segawa
The Young and Bad
The Young and Bad
Akitsu Hot Springs
as Rokusuke
Akitsu Hot Springs
as Rokusuke
Song of a Traveller
Song of a Traveller
Foundry Town
as Matsunaga
Foundry Town
as Matsunaga
Tales of President Mito
as President Toyotomi
Tales of President Mito
as President Toyotomi
Stolen Pleasure
as Goro
Stolen Pleasure
as Goro
I am the Judge
I am the Judge
Season of Farewell
Season of Farewell
Nippon no obaachan
Nippon no obaachan
Love's Family Tree
Love's Family Tree
The Famous Wanderer
The Famous Wanderer
Blind Devotion
as Hikozo
Blind Devotion
as Hikozo
Futaridake no taiyō
Futaridake no taiyō
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
Pigs and Battleships
as Chen
Pigs and Battleships
as Chen
Shōjo
Shōjo
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
as Kotani
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
as Kotani
My Hometown is the Wild West
My Hometown is the Wild West
The Legendary Hell
as Daihachi
The Legendary Hell
as Daihachi
The Naked Island
as Senta
The Naked Island
as Senta
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Storming Squadron
Storming Squadron
Wait for Tomorrow
as Inosuke Uematsu
Wait for Tomorrow
as Inosuke Uematsu
Sixteen years old
Sixteen years old
Internees of Kampili
Internees of Kampili
Yakuza sensei
Yakuza sensei
The Last Trump Card
as Seitaro Koshimura
The Last Trump Card
as Seitaro Koshimura
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
Irohanihoheto
Irohanihoheto
Secret
Secret
Knock Down
Knock Down
The Cards Will Tell
The Cards Will Tell
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
as Kumakichi Takeda
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
as Kumakichi Takeda
My Second Brother
as Hemmi Gengoro
My Second Brother
as Hemmi Gengoro
The Human Wall
The Human Wall
The Telephone Rings in the Evening
The Telephone Rings in the Evening
Tokyo no Kodoku
Tokyo no Kodoku
Talented Woman
Talented Woman
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Lucky Dragon No. 5
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Endless Desire
as Ramen shop owner
Endless Desire
as Ramen shop owner
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
as Masumura
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
as Masumura
Hanayome no teikō
as Yoshimaro Akiyama
Hanayome no teikō
as Yoshimaro Akiyama
Underwater Murder
Underwater Murder
The Boy Who Came Back
as Detective Shimamoto
The Boy Who Came Back
as Detective Shimamoto
Night Drum
Night Drum
Temptation
as Tobe
Temptation
as Tobe
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Kurazo
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Kurazo
Who's the Real Killer
as Frank
Who's the Real Killer
as Frank
The Champion
as Pote-chan
The Champion
as Pote-chan
Birth of a Jazz Maiden
as Senkichi Hanamura
Birth of a Jazz Maiden
as Senkichi Hanamura
Actress
Actress
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
as Doctor Otsuki
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
as Doctor Otsuki
The Shadow of Fear
The Shadow of Fear
Nikoyon monogatari
Nikoyon monogatari
Our Town
as Shime
Our Town
as Shime
快傑耶茶坊
快傑耶茶坊
Love is Lost
as Gensaku
Love is Lost
as Gensaku
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
The Beauty and the Dragon
The Beauty and the Dragon
Three Faces
Three Faces
If Indeed One Loves
as Bartender (segment 1)
If Indeed One Loves
as Bartender (segment 1)
Sisters
Sisters
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Kuramochi
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Kuramochi
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
Wakai hito-tachi
Wakai hito-tachi
Turbid Youth
Turbid Youth
The Valley Between Love and Death
The Valley Between Love and Death
Ditch
Ditch
The Street Without Sun
as Gen'ichi Inoue
The Street Without Sun
as Gen'ichi Inoue
Cape Ashizuri
Cape Ashizuri
The End of a Day
The End of a Day
Koina no Ginpei
Koina no Ginpei
Gate of Hell
as Kakisuke
Gate of Hell
as Kakisuke
Miniature
as Yamada
Miniature
as Yamada
Violence
Violence
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
Avalanche
as Miyabayashi
Avalanche
as Miyabayashi
The White Orchid
The White Orchid
Great X
as Matsushita
Great X
as Matsushita
Drunken Angel
as Shop Proprietor
Drunken Angel
as Shop Proprietor
Toumei na kisetsu
Toumei na kisetsu