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 (306 titles)
6.2MovieTales of a Golden Geisha
Prime Minister · 1990
MovieDays with Harasu
1989
5.6MovieDeath of a Tea Master
Kokei · 1989
7.0MovieSo What
1988
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
Narration (voice) · 1984
MovieThe Fox Dancing in the Dusk
1984
MovieAdrift at Sea
1983
7.4MovieChoji Snack Bar
1983
6.8MovieI Lived, But...
Self · 1983
MovieThe King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
1982
MovieThe King and His Vassal
1981
9.0MovieThe Last Game
1979
6.3MovieHunter in the Dark
Shogen · 1979
9.8MovieLord Mito
Tokugawa Mitsukuni · 1978
6.2MovieIsland of Hell
Kaemon Kito · 1977
Show水戸黄門 第3部
1971
10.0MovieFirst-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President · 1971
7.8MovieThe Battle of Okinawa
Yoshijirō Umezu · 1971
7.0MovieFirst-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
Keinosuke Takamatsu · 1971
MovieWill to Conquer
Sezaemon · 1970
10.0Show水戸黄門 第2部
1970
MovieThe Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
9.0MovieFive Gents and a Kuniang
Gōji Keinosuke · 1970
7.2MovieTora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral Chuici Nagumo · 1970