Eijirō Tōno
Acting
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).
Media of
Eijirō Tōno
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Filmography of
Eijirō Tōno
Prime Minister
... 1990
... 1989
Kokei
... 1989
... 1988
Narration (voice)
... 1984
... 1983
... 1983
Self
... 1983
... 1981
... 1979
Shogen
... 1979
Tokugawa Mitsukuni
... 1978
Kaemon Kito
... 1977
Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President
... 1971
... 1971
Keinosuke Takamatsu
... 1971
... 1970
... 1970
Gōji Keinosuke
... 1970
Admiral Chuici Nagumo
... 1970
Takeyunosuke Gōji
... 1970
Sanpo Sensei
... 1969
Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)
... 1969
... 1969
Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)
... 1969
Nakaji, Principal
... 1968
... 1968
Ganko (voice)
... 1968
Hyogo Moriuchi
... 1968
Kinbei Yaita
... 1968
... 1968
... 1967
... 1967
Narrator
... 1967
... 1967
Soga
... 1967
Senzo
... 1967
Kichinosuke Kawara
... 1967
... 1966
... 1966
Neighbor / Writer
... 1966
Marshal
... 1966
... 1966
... 1966
Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)
... 1966
... 1965
... 1965
... 1965
Minister
... 1965
... 1965
... 1965
... 1965
... 1965
... 1965
Goheiji
... 1965
... 1965
Masagorō Kisoya
... 1965
... 1965
... 1964
Shigesuke Hayashi
... 1964
... 1964
... 1964
Kosugi, president
... 1964
... 1964
... 1964
... 1964
Yasuoka
... 1964
... 1964
... 1963
... 1963
... 1963
... 1963
Akiharu
... 1963
... 1963
... 1963
... 1963
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
... 1963
Goro
... 1963
... 1963
Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
... 1963
... 1963
... 1963
Factory Worker
... 1963
... 1963
... 1963
Sosuke Otomo
... 1963
... 1962
Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
... 1962
Li Tang
... 1962
... 1962
... 1962
Grandpa Yoshi
... 1962
Priest
... 1962
... 1962
... 1962
... 1962
... 1962
... 1962
Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
... 1962
... 1962
Tokugawa Ieyasu
... 1962
Father
... 1962
... 1962
... 1962
... 1962
Jinzaburô Kamo
... 1961
... 1961
... 1961
... 1961
... 1961
Suratha
... 1961
Captain Umehara
... 1961
... 1961
Policeman
... 1961
Shinzô Okui
... 1961
... 1961
Sanshô Dayû (voice)
... 1961
... 1961
... 1961
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
... 1961
... 1961
... 1961
Kan'ichi
... 1961
... 1961
... 1961
... 1960
Gonosuke Kira
... 1960
... 1960
Seisaku Kajiwara
... 1960
... 1960
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Isuke Tsujikura
... 1960
... 1960
... 1960
Genkichi Miyashita
... 1960
... 1960
Kansuke
... 1960
... 1960
... 1960
Isuke Tsujikura (President)
... 1960
Mieko's father
... 1959
Ootomo
... 1959
... 1959
... 1959
Saemon, Hikari's father
... 1959
... 1959
... 1959
Detective Kuwashima
... 1959
... 1959
Hiroshi Tomizawa
... 1959
... 1959
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... 1958
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... 1958
Aisawa
... 1958
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... 1958
Messenger
... 1958
... 1958
Chamberlain
... 1958
... 1958
Fugetsusai
... 1958
... 1957
Kurihara
... 1957
... 1957
Tomekichi the Tinker
... 1957
Chaplin san
... 1957
... 1957
Oshima's father
... 1957
Keisuke kiyama
... 1957
Fugetsusai
... 1957
Gonzaemon Hoshino
... 1957
Chaplin-San
... 1957
... 1957
Kansuke
... 1957
... 1956
Ogushi
... 1956
Shiimbei Hayashi
... 1956
... 1956
... 1956
Yujiro Funaki
... 1956
... 1956
... 1956
... 1956
Yôichi's father, Genkichi
... 1956
Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
... 1956
Takuetsu
... 1956
Tokichi Hattori
... 1956
Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
... 1956
Old man from Brazil
... 1955
Magoro Ichikawa
... 1955
Baiken Shishido
... 1955
... 1955
... 1955
Onizuka
... 1955
Jozo Araki
... 1955
... 1955
Old man Murata
... 1955
... 1954
... 1954
Schoolmaster
... 1954
... 1954
President Kunio
... 1954
Kidnapper
... 1954
... 1954
... 1954
Numata
... 1953
... 1953
Suezo
... 1953
... 1953
Nakamura, a policeman
... 1953
... 1953
... 1952
Kozo Kawai
... 1952
Jurota
... 1952
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Sakichi Arakawa
... 1952
... 1951
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Hyôbei Sugano
... 1951
... 1951
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... 1949
... 1949
... 1949
State Councillor Itô
... 1949
... 1948
Yoshii
... 1948
... 1947
... 1947
Fumie's father
... 1947
Ippei Yamaka
... 1946
... 1945
... 1945
Sakuragi
... 1944
Shingo’s father
... 1944
... 1944
Teacher Ogata
... 1943
Hayashida
... 1943