Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

9/17/1907 – 9/8/1994Tomioka, 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).

Filmography (290 titles)

Tales of a Golden Geisha6.2Movie

Tales of a Golden Geisha

Prime Minister · 1990

Days with HarasuMovie

Days with Harasu

1989

Death of a Tea Master5.6Movie

Death of a Tea Master

Kokei · 1989

So What7.0Movie

So What

1988

5.8Movie

Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-

Narration (voice) · 1984

The Fox Dancing in the DuskMovie

The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

1984

Adrift at SeaMovie

Adrift at Sea

1983

Choji Snack Bar7.8Movie

Choji Snack Bar

1983

I Lived, But...6.8Movie

I Lived, But...

Self · 1983

The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of EdoMovie

The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo

1982

The King and His VassalMovie

The King and His Vassal

1981

The Last Game9.0Movie

The Last Game

1979

Hunter in the Dark6.3Movie

Hunter in the Dark

Shogen · 1979

Lord Mito9.8Movie

Lord Mito

Tokugawa Mitsukuni · 1978

Island of Hell6.2Movie

Island of Hell

Kaemon Kito · 1977

水戸黄門 第3部Show

水戸黄門 第3部

1971

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri10.0Movie

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

Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President · 1971

The Battle of Okinawa7.8Movie

The Battle of Okinawa

1971

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff7.0Movie

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff

Keinosuke Takamatsu · 1971

Will to ConquerMovie

Will to Conquer

1970

水戸黄門　第2部10.0Show

水戸黄門　第2部

1970

The Summit of Mt. FujiMovie

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

1970

Five Gents and a Kuniang9.0Movie

Five Gents and a Kuniang

Gōji Keinosuke · 1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!7.2Movie

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Admiral Chuici Nagumo · 1970

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan8.0Movie

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

Takeyunosuke Gōji · 1970

Tora-san's Cherished Mother6.8Movie

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Sanpo Sensei · 1969

水戸黄門　第１部10.0Show

水戸黄門　第１部

1969

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II7.0Movie

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO) · 1969

Goyokin7.4Movie

Goyokin

1969

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu10.0Movie

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles) · 1969