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).
Acted in
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
as Prime Minister
Days with Harasu
1989
Death of a Tea Master
1989
as Kokei
So What
1988
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
1984
as Narration (voice)
Adrift at Sea
1983
Choji Snack Bar
1983
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
1982
The King and His Vassal
1981
The Last Game
1979
Hunter in the Dark
1979
as Shogen
Lord Mito
1978
as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Island of Hell
1977
as Kaemon Kito
水戸黄門 第3部
1971
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Will to Conquer
1970
水戸黄門 第2部
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
as Sanpo Sensei
水戸黄門 第１部
1969
Goyokin
1969
Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Nakaji, Principal
Song of Vengeance
1968
as 看守Ａ
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968
as Ganko (voice)
Kill!
1968
as Hyogo Moriuchi
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
as Kinbei Yaita
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
1968
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967
as Narrator
Monsieur Zivaco
1967
Three Faces of Love
1967
as Soga
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
as Senzo
Journey to the North
1967
as Kichinosuke Kawara
The Great White Tower
1966
Dash to the Sun
1966
Lost Sex
1966
as Neighbor / Writer
Dynamite Doctor
1966
as Marshal
Four and A Half Mats
1966
as Uyu
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965
as Seizo
An Innocent Witch
1965
Blood and Sea
1965
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Minister
The Spy
1965
Illusion of Blood
1965
Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
1965
The Last Judgment
1965
Red Beard
1965
as Goheiji
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Masagorō Kisoya
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
1964
Eddy Currents of Life
1964
as Shigesuke Hayashi
ホラ吹き太閤記
1964
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa
1964
The Naked Executive
1964
as Kosugi, president
A Story from Echigo
1964
Our Happiness Alone
1964
Pale Flower
1964
as Yasuoka
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
1964
as Haiya
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
Fight of the Gamblers
1963
Ukyunosuke on Patrol
1963
Tange Sazen
1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
as Akiharu
A House in the Quarter
1963
The Navy
1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Double Wedding
1963
as Goro
Life of Hishakaku 2
1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
1963
The Sunshine Girl
1963
High and Low
1963
as Factory Worker
Girls Born in August
1963
Pressure of Guilt
1963
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Sosuke Otomo
Born in Sin
1962
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
The Great Wall
1962
as Li Tang
Mount Hakone
1962
The Man From the Sea
1962
This Madding Crowd
1962
as Grandpa Yoshi
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962
A Carpenter and Children
1962
The Bandits
1962
Facing to the Clouds
1962
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
Seinen no isu
1962
Foundry Town
1962
as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
Musume to watashi
1962
Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Our Marriage
1962
as Father
続サラリーマン清水港
1962
Season of Farewell
1962
Salaryman Shimizu Minato
1962
The Red Shadow
1961
as Jinzaburô Kamo
早射ち無頼 大平原の男
1961
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
1961
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
Wind and waves of the South
1961
as Genji
Buddha
1961
as Suratha
The Last War
1961
as Captain Umehara
Boss Takes to the Road
1961
Immortal Love
1961
as Policeman
The Crimson Plains
1961
as Shinzô Okui
The Estuary
1961
The Orphan Brother
1961
as Sanshô Dayû (voice)
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
Challenge to Live
1961
Fine Man
1961
Yojimbo
1961
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
An Edo Magistrate
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Kan'ichi
俺の故郷は大西部
1960
The Masterless 47
1960
as Gonosuke Kira
The War Without Weapons
1960
Wait for Tomorrow
1960
as Seisaku Kajiwara
The Pirates
1960
The Twilight Story
1960
Police Precinct Part 13
1960
The Master Spearman
1960
The Man of Seven Faces
1960
as Genkichi Miyashita
The Gambling Samurai
1960
as Kansuke
The Great Road
1960
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi
1959
as Mieko's father
The Three Treasures
1959
as Ootomo
The Human Wall
1959
Ripe and Marriageable
1959
as Saemon, Hikari's father
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
Keishichō monogatari 108 gōsha
1959
The Beast Shall Die
1959
as Detective Kuwashima
Good Morning
1959
as Hiroshi Tomizawa
Diary of Forsaken Love
1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959
as Policeman
Kaze no uchi so to
1959
The Third Dead Angle
1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
The Stream of Youth
1959
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
The Days of Evil Women
1958
Theater of Life
1958
The Naked General
1958
The Naked Sun
1958
A Grain of Wheat
1958
as Aisawa
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
The Ballad of Narayama
1958
as Messenger
Night Drum
1958
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
as Chamberlain
Firefly Light
1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Fugetsusai
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
1957
The Eleventh Hour
1957
Black River
1957
as Kurihara
The Story of Pure Love
1957
The Lower Depths
1957
as Tomekichi the Tinker
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Chaplin san
Untamed Woman
1957
as Oshima's father
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Fugetsusai
An Osaka Story
1957
as Gonzaemon Hoshino
Ôban
1957
as Chaplin-San
Rice
1957
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
1957
as Kansuke
Actress
1956
I Will Buy You
1956
as Ogushi
裸足の青春
1956
as Shiimbei Hayashi
The Forest Is Alive
1956
Tears
1956
Night River
1956
as Yujiro Funaki
How Sorrowful
1956
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
Flowery Brothers
1956
Farewell to Dream
1956
as Yôichi's father, Genkichi
The Vampire Moth
1956
as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
White Fan
1956
as Takuetsu
Early Spring
1956
as Tokichi Hattori
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
I Live in Fear
1955
as Old man from Brazil
Floating Weeds Diary
1955
as Magoro Ichikawa
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Baiken Shishido
The Wolves
1955
Murder on The Last Train
1955
Twilight Saloon
1955
as Onizuka
Burden of Love
1955
as Jozo Araki
Here Is a Spring
1955
Policeman's Diary
1955
as Old man Murata
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
Women's House
1954
The Surf
1954
as Schoolmaster
The Black Current
1954
The Street Without Sun
1954
as President Kunio
Seven Samurai
1954
as Kidnapper
The Glorious Days
1954
旗本退屈男 どくろ屋敷
1954
Tokyo Story
1953
as Numata
Hiroba no kōdoku
1953
The Wild Geese
1953
as Suezo
Girls in the Orchard
1953
Shishun no izumi
1953
as Nakamura, a policeman
Wife
1953
Jûdai no seiten
1953
Fuun Senryobune
1952
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
1952
as Kozo Kawai
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Jurota
Children of Hiroshima
1952
Sword for Hire
1952
The Yamabiko School
1952
Farewell to Spring
1952
as Sakichi Arakawa
Sasaki Kojiro
1951
風雲児
1951
Freedom School
1951
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Hyôbei Sugano
Yasubei Nakayama
1951
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
1951
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950
A Man from Akagi
1950
Heat and Mud
1950
Devil's Gold
1950
Rinchi
1949
Stray Dog
1949
Late Night Confession
1949
Flame of My Love
1949
as State Councillor Itô
Apostasy
1948
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948
as Yoshii
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Marriage
1947
as Fumie's father
Morning for the Osone Family
1946
as Ippei Yamaka
Izu no musumetachi
1945
Otome no iru kichi
1945
Army
1944
as Sakuragi
Jubilation Street
1944
as Shingo’s father
Sinking the Unsinkable
1944
Navy
1943
as Teacher Ogata
Port of Flowers
1943
as Hayashida