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Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Acting·1907–1994·276 films

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

Filmography

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954)Kidnapper
Yojimbo
Yojimbo (1961)Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story (1953)Numata
High and Low
High and Low (1963)Factory Worker
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Red Beard
Red Beard (1965)Goheiji
Stray Dog
Stray Dog (1949)
An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
Good Morning
Good Morning (1959)Hiroshi Tomizawa
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths (1957)Tomekichi the Tinker
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)Baiken Shishido
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear (1955)Old man from Brazil
Pale Flower
Pale Flower (1964)Yasuoka
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)Ganko (voice)
Early Spring
Early Spring (1956)Tokichi Hattori
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)Messenger
Kill!
Kill! (1968)Hyogo Moriuchi
Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast (1965)Minister
Goyokin
Goyokin (1969)
Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships (1961)Kan'ichi
Samurai Assassin
Samurai Assassin (1965)Masagorō Kisoya
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)Senzo
Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
Black River
Black River (1957)Kurihara
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
Akitsu Hot Springs
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)Priest
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark (1979)Shogen
Immortal Love
Immortal Love (1961)Policeman
Silence Has No Wings
Silence Has No Wings (1966)
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)Prime Minister
Army
Army (1944)Sakuragi
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You (1956)Ogushi
The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower (1966)Professor Teizō Azuma
Ginza Cosmetics
Ginza Cosmetics (1951)Hyôbei Sugano
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance (1963)Toyotomi Hideyoshi
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures (1959)Ootomo
Death of a Tea Master
Death of a Tea Master (1989)Kokei
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)Akiharu
Night Drum
Night Drum (1958)
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Undercurrent
Undercurrent (1956)Yujiro Funaki
The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother (1961)Sanshô Dayû (voice)
The Last War
The Last War (1961)Captain Umehara
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese (1953)Suezo
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)Haiya
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)Sanpo Sensei
Rice
Rice (1957)
Port of Flowers
Port of Flowers (1943)Hayashida
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman (1957)Oshima's father
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love (1949)State Councillor Itô
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)Sosuke Otomo
Illusion of Blood
Illusion of Blood (1965)
Foundry Town
Foundry Town (1962)Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
Sword for Hire
Sword for Hire (1952)
Farewell to Dream
Farewell to Dream (1956)Yôichi's father, Genkichi
Morning for the Osone Family
Morning for the Osone Family (1946)Ippei Yamaka
The Beast Shall Die
The Beast Shall Die (1959)Detective Kuwashima
The Wolves
The Wolves (1955)
I Lived, But...
I Lived, But... (1983)Self
The Legend of the White Serpent
The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)Policeman
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days (1955)Imanishi's Father
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)
An Innocent Witch
An Innocent Witch (1965)
Our Marriage
Our Marriage (1962)Father
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)Fugetsusai
Jubilation Street
Jubilation Street (1944)Shingo’s father
A House in the Quarter
A House in the Quarter (1963)
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour (1957)
Burden of Love
Burden of Love (1955)Jozo Araki
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai (1960)Kansuke
The Story of Pure Love
The Story of Pure Love (1957)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)Fugetsusai
The Love of the Actress Sumako
The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)
Apostasy
Apostasy (1948)
The Sunshine Girl
The Sunshine Girl (1963)
The Vampire Moth
The Vampire Moth (1956)Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
An Osaka Story
An Osaka Story (1957)Gonzaemon Hoshino
The Red Shadow
The Red Shadow (1961)Jinzaburô Kamo
Island of Hell
Island of Hell (1977)Kaemon Kito
A Story from Echigo
A Story from Echigo (1964)
Here Is a Spring
Here Is a Spring (1955)
Policeman's Diary
Policeman's Diary (1955)Old man Murata
An Edo Magistrate
An Edo Magistrate (1961)
The Master Spearman
The Master Spearman (1960)
The Pirates
The Pirates (1960)
Choji Snack Bar
Choji Snack Bar (1983)
The Human Wall
The Human Wall (1959)
Twilight Saloon
Twilight Saloon (1955)Onizuka
The Saga of Tanegashima
The Saga of Tanegashima (1968)Kinbei Yaita
Sasaki Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Shogun and His Mistress 2 (1967)Narrator
Run, Genta, Run!
Run, Genta, Run! (1961)
The Great Wall
The Great Wall (1962)Li Tang
The Man of Seven Faces
The Man of Seven Faces (1960)Genkichi Miyashita
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
Shimizu Port of Chivalry (1957)Kansuke
Floating Weeds Diary
Floating Weeds Diary (1955)Magoro Ichikawa
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai (1963)
Lady Sen and Hideyori
Lady Sen and Hideyori (1962)Tokugawa Ieyasu
Marriage
Marriage (1947)Fumie's father
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1965)
The Twilight Story
The Twilight Story (1960)
A Carpenter and Children
A Carpenter and Children (1962)
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 (1965)Seizo
Pressure of Guilt
Pressure of Guilt (1963)
Lord Mito
Lord Mito (1978)Tokugawa Mitsukuni
A Public Benefactor
A Public Benefactor (1964)
Life of Hishakaku 2
Life of Hishakaku 2 (1963)
Song of Vengeance
Song of Vengeance (1968)看守A
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
A Woman in the Typhoon Area (1948)Yoshii
The Black Current
The Black Current (1954)
Buddha
Buddha (1961)Suratha
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
So What
So What (1988)
The Street Without Sun
The Street Without Sun (1954)President Kunio
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education (1960)Isuke Tsujikura
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Monument to the Girl's Corps (1968)Nakaji, Principal
Devil's Gold
Devil's Gold (1950)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Fight of the Gamblers
Fight of the Gamblers (1963)
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960)Isuke Tsujikura (President)
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man (1965)
A Company President's Life Story
A Company President's Life Story (1966)Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)
Lost Sex
Lost Sex (1966)Neighbor / Writer
Love on Rainbow Island
Love on Rainbow Island (1956)Shiimbei Hayashi
The Surf
The Surf (1954)Schoolmaster
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Shimizu Port Salaryman (1962)
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)Chaplin san
Born in Sin
Born in Sin (1962)
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
Wild Ducks and Green Onions (1968)
The Last Game
The Last Game (1979)
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
The Donkey Comes on a Tank (1964)
The Naked General
The Naked General (1958)
Fine Man
Fine Man (1961)
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo (1962)
The Cock Crows Twice
The Cock Crows Twice (1954)
The Great Road
The Great Road (1960)
Ôban
Ôban (1957)Chaplin-San
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom (1950)
The Young Women of Izu
The Young Women of Izu (1945)
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and  Clouds
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds (1952)
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
Japan's No. 1 Best Man (1967)
The Naked Executive
The Naked Executive (1964)Kosugi, president
Girls in the Orchard
Girls in the Orchard (1953)
The Spy
The Spy (1965)
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region (1961)
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
Industrial Spy Free-for-All (1967)
Monsieur Zivaco
Monsieur Zivaco (1967)
The Bride from Japan
The Bride from Japan (1959)Mieko's father
Actress
Actress (1956)
This Madding Crowd
This Madding Crowd (1962)Grandpa Yoshi
Challenge to Live
Challenge to Live (1961)
Tange Sazen
Tange Sazen (1963)
Beauty and the Thief
Beauty and the Thief (1952)Jurota
Ripe and Marriageable
Ripe and Marriageable (1959)Saemon, Hikari's father
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil (1950)
Five Gents' Trick Book
Five Gents' Trick Book (1965)
Life of Matsu the Untamed
Life of Matsu the Untamed (1965)
Firefly Light
Firefly Light (1958)
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun (1958)
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan (1970)Takeyunosuke Gōji
Theater of Life
Theater of Life (1958)
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu (1969)Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)
Freedom School
Freedom School (1951)
Three Faces of Love
Three Faces of Love (1967)Soga
Navy
Navy (1943)Teacher Ogata
Jūdai no seiten
Jūdai no seiten (1953)
The Sandal Keeper
The Sandal Keeper (1964)
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness (1958)Chamberlain
The Masterless 47
The Masterless 47 (1960)Gonosuke Kira
Shishun no izumi
Shishun no izumi (1953)Nakamura, a policeman
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents and a Kuniang (1970)Gōji Keinosuke
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II (1969)Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)
Women's House
Women's House (1954)
Diary of Forsaken Love
Diary of Forsaken Love (1959)
The Sea of Eden
The Sea of Eden (1963)
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff (1971)Keinosuke Takamatsu
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh (1967)
The Shadow Daughter
The Shadow Daughter (1957)
Ukyunosuke on Patrol
Ukyunosuke on Patrol (1963)
The Days of Evil Women
The Days of Evil Women (1958)
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri (1971)Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President
Diary of a  Successful Salaryman Part 3
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 (1958)Mouri
Musume to watashi
Musume to watashi (1962)
Mount Hakone
Mount Hakone (1962)
The Young Beast
The Young Beast (1958)
Heat and Mud
Heat and Mud (1950)
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
Crazy Big Discovery
Crazy Big Discovery (1969)
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa (1964)
Start Here
Start Here (1965)President Sagara
The Burning Sun
The Burning Sun (1968)
Goal for the Young
Goal for the Young (1967)
The Flame of Youth
The Flame of Youth (1968)
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970)
A Man from Akagi
A Man from Akagi (1950)
Hiroba no kōdoku
Hiroba no kōdoku (1953)
The Navy
The Navy (1963)
Police Precinct: Car 108
Police Precinct: Car 108 (1959)
The Estuary
The Estuary (1961)
Dash to the Sun
Dash to the Sun (1966)
Wind and waves of the South
Wind and waves of the South (1961)Genji
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer (1957)
Flowery Brothers
Flowery Brothers (1956)
The Bride is Fifteen
The Bride is Fifteen (1964)
Facing to the Clouds
Facing to the Clouds (1962)
Our Happiness Alone
Our Happiness Alone (1964)
The War Without Weapons
The War Without Weapons (1960)
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo (1982)
Wait for Tomorrow
Wait for Tomorrow (1960)Seisaku Kajiwara
Oban kanketsu hen
Oban kanketsu hen (1958)
Double Wedding
Double Wedding (1963)Goro
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire! (1967)
High Teen
High Teen (1959)
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat (1958)Aisawa
The King and His Vassal
The King and His Vassal (1981)
Boss Takes to the Road
Boss Takes to the Road (1961)
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete (1952)Kozo Kawai
風雲児
風雲児 (1951)
Four and A Half Mats
Four and A Half Mats (1966)Uyu
The Stream of Youth
The Stream of Youth (1959)
Adrift at Sea
Adrift at Sea (1983)
Botchan yarō seizoroi
Botchan yarō seizoroi (1961)
Yasubei Nakayama
Yasubei Nakayama (1951)
Akatsuki no chiheisen
Akatsuki no chiheisen (1959)
Police Precinct Part 13
Police Precinct Part 13 (1960)
Journey to the North
Journey to the North (1967)Kichinosuke Kawara
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight (1959)
The Bandits
The Bandits (1962)
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls (1954)
The Cards Will Tell
The Cards Will Tell (1960)
Season of Farewell
Season of Farewell (1962)
The Forest Is Alive
The Forest Is Alive (1956)
Blood and Sea
Blood and Sea (1965)
Salaryman's Medal
Salaryman's Medal (1965)
Girls Born in August
Girls Born in August (1963)
My Hometown is the Wild West
My Hometown is the Wild West (1960)
The Glorious Days
The Glorious Days (1954)
Kill the Night Rose
Kill the Night Rose (1966)
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu (1952)
Rira no hana wasureji
Rira no hana wasureji (1947)
Sinking the Unsinkable
Sinking the Unsinkable (1944)
Otome no iru kichi
Otome no iru kichi (1945)
Farewell to Spring
Farewell to Spring (1952)Sakichi Arakawa
For This We Fight
For This We Fight (1961)
Dynamite Doctor
Dynamite Doctor (1966)Marshal
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda! (1967)
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains (1961)
Will to Conquer
Will to Conquer (1970)
Eddy Currents of Life
Eddy Currents of Life (1964)Shigesuke Hayashi
The Yamabiko School
The Yamabiko School (1952)
Hateful Things
Hateful Things (1957)Keisuke kiyama
Kaze no uchi so to
Kaze no uchi so to (1959)
Seinen no isu
Seinen no isu (1962)
Rinchi
Rinchi (1949)
The Third Dead Angle
The Third Dead Angle (1959)
Tears
Tears (1956)
The Crimson Plains
The Crimson Plains (1961)Shinzô Okui
The Man from the Moon
The Man from the Moon (1951)
Days with Harasu
Days with Harasu (1989)
Princess of Revenge
Princess of Revenge (1958)
Ajisai no uta
Ajisai no uta (1960)
Waseda University
Waseda University (1953)Guest Nomura
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk (1984)
The Forbidden Scoop
The Forbidden Scoop (1960)
Sanctuary
Sanctuary (1961)
The Brawler
The Brawler (1960)Section Chief Kitaura
Turtledove
Turtledove (1957)
白さぎと少年
白さぎと少年 (1964)Narrator (voice)
Just Barely
Just Barely (1960)
Duel at Moonrise
Duel at Moonrise (1947)