Eijirō Tōno
Acting
- Born:
- 1907-09-17
- Died:
- 1994-09-08
- Place of birth:
- Tomioka, Japon
Biography
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).
Known For
Filmography
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Days with Harasu
Death of a Tea Master
So What
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
Adrift at Sea
Choji Snack Bar
I Lived, But...
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
The King and His Vassal
The Last Game
Hunter in the Dark
Lord Mito
Island of Hell
水戸黄門 第3部
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
The Battle of Okinawa
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
Will to Conquer
水戸黄門 第2部
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
水戸黄門 第１部
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
Goyokin
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Crazy Big Discovery
The Flame of Youth
It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)
It's Tough Being a Man
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Song of Vengeance
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Kill!
The Saga of Tanegashima
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
The Burning Sun
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Monsieur Zivaco
Goal for the Young
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
Three Faces of Love
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Journey to the North
The Great White Tower
Dash to the Sun
Lost Sex
Kill the Night Rose
Dynamite Doctor
Four and A Half Mats
Silence Has No Wings
A Company President's Life Story