Eijirō Tōno
Acting
1907-09-17 · Tomioka, Japon
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).
movieTales of a Golden Geisha
as Prime Minister · 1990 · 6.2
movieDays with Harasu
as · 1989 · 0.0
movieDeath of a Tea Master
as Kokei · 1989 · 5.6
movieSo What
as · 1988 · 7.0
movieShocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
as Narration (voice) · 1984 · 5.8
movieThe Fox Dancing in the Dusk
as · 1984 · 0.0
movieAdrift at Sea
as · 1983 · 0.0
movieChoji Snack Bar
as · 1983 · 7.8
movieI Lived, But...
as Self · 1983 · 6.8
movieThe King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
as · 1982 · 0.0
movieThe King and His Vassal
as · 1981 · 0.0
movieThe Last Game
as · 1979 · 9.0
movieHunter in the Dark
as Shogen · 1979 · 6.3
movieLord Mito
as Tokugawa Mitsukuni · 1978 · 9.8
movieIsland of Hell
as Kaemon Kito · 1977 · 6.2
tv水戸黄門 第3部
as · 1971 · 0.0
movieFirst-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
as Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President · 1971 · 10.0
movieThe Battle of Okinawa
as · 1971 · 7.8
movieFirst-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
as Keinosuke Takamatsu · 1971 · 7.0
movieWill to Conquer
as · 1970 · 0.0
tv水戸黄門 第2部
as · 1970 · 10.0
movieThe Summit of Mt. Fuji
as · 1970 · 0.0
movieFive Gents and a Kuniang
as Gōji Keinosuke · 1970 · 9.0
movieTora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo · 1970 · 7.2