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Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Acting

Born: September 17, 1907Gunma, Japan

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

Tales of a Golden Geisha

Prime Minister

1990
Days with Harasu

Days with Harasu

1989
Death of a Tea Master

Death of a Tea Master

Kokei

1989
So What

So What

1988

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

Narration (voice)

1984
Adrift at Sea

Adrift at Sea

1983
Choji Snack Bar

Choji Snack Bar

1983
I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...

Self

1983
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo

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

1982
The King and His Vassal

The King and His Vassal

1981
The Last Game

The Last Game

1979
Hunter in the Dark

Hunter in the Dark

Shogen

1979
Lord Mito

Lord Mito

Tokugawa Mitsukuni

1978
Island of Hell

Island of Hell

Kaemon Kito

1977
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri

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

Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President

1971
The Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa

1971
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff

Keinosuke Takamatsu

1971
Will to Conquer

Will to Conquer

1970
Five Gents and a Kuniang

Five Gents and a Kuniang

Gōji Keinosuke

1970
The Summit of Mt. Fuji

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Admiral Chuici Nagumo

1970
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

Takeyunosuke Gōji

1970
Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Sanpo Sensei

1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)

1969
Goyokin

Goyokin

1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)

1969
Crazy Big Discovery

Crazy Big Discovery

1969
Monument to the Girl's Corps

Monument to the Girl's Corps

Nakaji, Principal

1968
Song of Vengeance

Song of Vengeance

看守A

1968
Horus: Prince of the Sun

Horus: Prince of the Sun

Ganko (voice)

1968
Kill!

Kill!

Hyogo Moriuchi

1968
The Saga of Tanegashima

The Saga of Tanegashima

Kinbei Yaita

1968
Wild Ducks and Green Onions

Wild Ducks and Green Onions

1968
Japan's No. 1 Best Man

Japan's No. 1 Best Man

1967
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

1967
Shogun and His Mistress 2

Shogun and His Mistress 2

Narrator

1967
Monsieur Zivaco

Monsieur Zivaco

1967
Goal for the Young

Goal for the Young

1967
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!

Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!

1967
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!

Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!

1967
Industrial Spy Free-for-All

Industrial Spy Free-for-All

1967
Three Faces of Love

Three Faces of Love

Soga

1967
Journey to the North

Journey to the North

Kichinosuke Kawara

1967
Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Senzo

1967
The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

1966
Dash to the Sun

Dash to the Sun

1966
Lost Sex

Lost Sex

Neighbor / Writer

1966
Kill the Night Rose

Kill the Night Rose

1966
Dynamite Doctor

Dynamite Doctor

Marshal

1966
Four and A Half Mats

Four and A Half Mats

Uyu

1966
Silence Has No Wings

Silence Has No Wings

1966
A Company President's Life Story

A Company President's Life Story

Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)

1966
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Seizo

1965
An Innocent Witch

An Innocent Witch

1965
Blood and Sea

Blood and Sea

1965
Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

Minister

1965
The Spy

The Spy

1965
Illusion of Blood

Illusion of Blood

1965
Life of Matsu the Untamed

Life of Matsu the Untamed

1965
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man

Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man

1965
The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

1965
Start Here

Start Here

President Sagara

1965
Red Beard

Red Beard

Goheiji

1965
Salaryman's Medal

Salaryman's Medal

1965
Five Gents' Trick Book

Five Gents' Trick Book

1965
Samurai Assassin

Samurai Assassin

Masagorō Kisoya

1965
The Donkey Comes on a Tank

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

1964
Eddy Currents of Life

Eddy Currents of Life

Shigesuke Hayashi

1964
The Sandal Keeper

The Sandal Keeper

1964
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa

Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa

1964
The Naked Executive

The Naked Executive

Kosugi, president

1964
A Story from Echigo

A Story from Echigo

1964
A Public Benefactor

A Public Benefactor

1964
Our Happiness Alone

Our Happiness Alone

1964
The Bride is Fifteen

The Bride is Fifteen

1964
Pale Flower

Pale Flower

Yasuoka

1964
白さぎと少年

白さぎと少年

Narrator (voice)

1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Haiya

1964
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

1963
Fight of the Gamblers

Fight of the Gamblers

1963
Ukyunosuke on Patrol

Ukyunosuke on Patrol

1963
Tange Sazen

Tange Sazen

1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

Akiharu

1963
A House in the Quarter

A House in the Quarter

1963
The Sea of Eden

The Sea of Eden

1963
The Navy

The Navy

1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

1963
Double Wedding

Double Wedding

Goro

1963
Life of Hishakaku 2

Life of Hishakaku 2

1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Shibiku-Shosuke Hori

1963
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

1963
The Sunshine Girl

The Sunshine Girl

1963
High and Low

High and Low

Factory Worker

1963
Girls Born in August

Girls Born in August

1963
Pressure of Guilt

Pressure of Guilt

1963
Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Sosuke Otomo

1963
Born in Sin

Born in Sin

1962
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

Sakuma, The 'Gourd'

1962
The Great Wall

The Great Wall

Li Tang

1962
Mount Hakone

Mount Hakone

1962

The Man From the Sea

1962
This Madding Crowd

This Madding Crowd

Grandpa Yoshi

1962
Akitsu Hot Springs

Akitsu Hot Springs

Priest

1962
A Carpenter and Children

A Carpenter and Children

1962
The Bandits

The Bandits

1962
Facing to the Clouds

Facing to the Clouds

1962
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

1962
Foundry Town

Foundry Town

Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)

1962
Seinen no isu

Seinen no isu

1962
Musume to watashi

Musume to watashi

1962
Lady Sen and Hideyori

Lady Sen and Hideyori

Tokugawa Ieyasu

1962
Our Marriage

Our Marriage

Father

1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

1962
Season of Farewell

Season of Farewell

1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman

Shimizu Port Salaryman

1962
The Red Shadow

The Red Shadow

Jinzaburô Kamo

1961

The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

1961
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains

1961
Run, Genta, Run!

Run, Genta, Run!

1961
Wind and waves of the South

Wind and waves of the South

Genji

1961
Buddha

Buddha

Suratha

1961
The Last War

The Last War

Captain Umehara

1961
Boss Takes to the Road

Boss Takes to the Road

1961
Immortal Love

Immortal Love

Policeman

1961
The Crimson Plains

The Crimson Plains

Shinzô Okui

1961
The Estuary

The Estuary

1961
The Orphan Brother

The Orphan Brother

Sanshô Dayû (voice)

1961
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
Challenge to Live

Challenge to Live

1961
Fine Man

Fine Man

1961
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Gonji, Tavern Keeper

1961
An Edo Magistrate

An Edo Magistrate

1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II

The Masterless 47 – Part II

1961
Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

Kan'ichi

1961
For This We Fight

For This We Fight

1961
Botchan yarō seizoroi

Botchan yarō seizoroi

1961
My Hometown is the Wild West

My Hometown is the Wild West

1960
The Masterless 47

The Masterless 47

Gonosuke Kira

1960
The War Without Weapons

The War Without Weapons

1960
Wait for Tomorrow

Wait for Tomorrow

Seisaku Kajiwara

1960
The Pirates

The Pirates

1960
The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story

1960
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

Isuke Tsujikura

1960
Police Precinct Part 13

Police Precinct Part 13

1960
The Master Spearman

The Master Spearman

1960
The Man of Seven Faces

The Man of Seven Faces

Genkichi Miyashita

1960
Ajisai no uta

Ajisai no uta

1960
The Gambling Samurai

The Gambling Samurai

Kansuke

1960
The Great Road

The Great Road

1960
The Forbidden Scoop

The Forbidden Scoop

1960
The Cards Will Tell

The Cards Will Tell

1960
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

Isuke Tsujikura (President)

1960
The Bride from Japan

The Bride from Japan

Mieko's father

1959
The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

Ootomo

1959
The Human Wall

The Human Wall

1959
Akatsuki no chiheisen

Akatsuki no chiheisen

1959
Ripe and Marriageable

Ripe and Marriageable

Saemon, Hikari's father

1959
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

1959
The Beast Shall Die

The Beast Shall Die

Detective Kuwashima

1959
Police Precinct: Car 108

Police Precinct: Car 108

1959
High Teen

High Teen

1959
Good Morning

Good Morning

Hiroshi Tomizawa

1959
Diary of Forsaken Love

Diary of Forsaken Love

1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Policeman

1959
Kaze no uchi so to

Kaze no uchi so to

1959
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight

The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight

1959
The Third Dead Angle

The Third Dead Angle

1959
The Stream of Youth

The Stream of Youth

1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958
The Days of Evil Women

The Days of Evil Women

1958
Theater of Life

Theater of Life

1958
The Naked General

The Naked General

1958
The Naked Sun

The Naked Sun

1958
Diary of a  Successful Salaryman Part 3

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3

Mouri

1958
A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat

Aisawa

1958
The Young Beast

The Young Beast

1958
Oban kanketsu hen

Oban kanketsu hen

1958
Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

1958
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

Messenger

1958
Night Drum

Night Drum

1958
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

Chamberlain

1958
Firefly Light

Firefly Light

1958
Princess of Revenge

Princess of Revenge

1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Fugetsusai

1958
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

1957
The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

1957
Black River

Black River

Kurihara

1957
The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love

1957
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

Tomekichi the Tinker

1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Chaplin san

1957
The Shadow Daughter

The Shadow Daughter

1957
Hateful Things

Hateful Things

Keisuke kiyama

1957
Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman

Oshima's father

1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Fugetsusai

1957
An Osaka Story

An Osaka Story

Gonzaemon Hoshino

1957
Ôban

Ôban

Chaplin-San

1957
Rice

Rice

1957
Shimizu Port of Chivalry

Shimizu Port of Chivalry

Kansuke

1957
Actress

Actress

1956
I Will Buy You

I Will Buy You

Ogushi

1956
Love on Rainbow Island

Love on Rainbow Island

Shiimbei Hayashi

1956
The Forest Is Alive

The Forest Is Alive

1956
Tears

Tears

1956
Undercurrent

Undercurrent

Yujiro Funaki

1956

How Sorrowful

1956

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

1956
The Legend of the White Serpent

The Legend of the White Serpent

1956
Flowery Brothers

Flowery Brothers

1956
Farewell to Dream

Farewell to Dream

Yôichi's father, Genkichi

1956
The Vampire Moth

The Vampire Moth

Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô

1956

White Fan

Takuetsu

1956
Early Spring

Early Spring

Tokichi Hattori

1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Baiken Shishido (uncredited)

1956
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

Old man from Brazil

1955
Floating Weeds Diary

Floating Weeds Diary

Magoro Ichikawa

1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Baiken Shishido

1955
The Wolves

The Wolves

1955

Murder on the Last Train

1955
Twilight Saloon

Twilight Saloon

Onizuka

1955
Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days

Imanishi's Father

1955
Burden of Love

Burden of Love

Jozo Araki

1955
Here Is a Spring

Here Is a Spring

1955
Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

Old man Murata

1955
The Cock Crows Twice

The Cock Crows Twice

1954
Women's House

Women's House

1954
The Surf

The Surf

Schoolmaster

1954
The Black Current

The Black Current

1954
The Street Without Sun

The Street Without Sun

President Kunio

1954
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Kidnapper

1954
The Glorious Days

The Glorious Days

1954
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

1954
Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

Numata

1953
Girls in the Orchard

Girls in the Orchard

1953
The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

Suezo

1953
Hiroba no kōdoku

Hiroba no kōdoku

1953
Shishun no izumi

Shishun no izumi

Nakamura, a policeman

1953
Jūdai no seiten

Jūdai no seiten

1953
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and  Clouds

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

1952

Himitsu

1952
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

1952
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

Kozo Kawai

1952
Beauty and the Thief

Beauty and the Thief

Jurota

1952
Children of Hiroshima

Children of Hiroshima

1952
Sword for Hire

Sword for Hire

1952
The Yamabiko School

The Yamabiko School

1952
Farewell to Spring

Farewell to Spring

Sakichi Arakawa

1952
The Man from the Moon

The Man from the Moon

1951
Sasaki Kojiro

Sasaki Kojiro

1951
風雲児

風雲児

1951
Freedom School

Freedom School

1951
Ginza Cosmetics

Ginza Cosmetics

Hyôbei Sugano

1951
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

1951
Yasubei Nakayama

Yasubei Nakayama

1951
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

1950
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

1950
A Man from Akagi

A Man from Akagi

1950
Heat and Mud

Heat and Mud

1950
Devil's Gold

Devil's Gold

1950
Rinchi

Rinchi

1949
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949

Late Night Confession

1949
Flame of My Love

Flame of My Love

State Councillor Itô

1949
Apostasy

Apostasy

1948
A Woman in the Typhoon Area

A Woman in the Typhoon Area

Yoshii

1948
Rira no hana wasureji

Rira no hana wasureji

1947
The Love of the Actress Sumako

The Love of the Actress Sumako

1947
Marriage

Marriage

Fumie's father

1947
Morning for the Osone Family

Morning for the Osone Family

Ippei Yamaka

1946

Kigeki wa owarinu

1946
Izu no musumetachi

Izu no musumetachi

1945
Otome no iru kichi

Otome no iru kichi

1945
Army

Army

Sakuragi

1944
Jubilation Street

Jubilation Street

Shingo’s father

1944
Sinking the Unsinkable

Sinking the Unsinkable

1944
Navy

Navy

Teacher Ogata

1943
Port of Flowers

Port of Flowers

Hayashida

1943