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
| Birth Location | Gunma, Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 1907-09-17 |
| Died | 1994-09-08 |
Movies
Tales of a Golden Geisha
as Prime Minister
1990
1989
Death of a Tea Master
as Kokei
1989
1988
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
as Narration (voice)
1984
1983
1983
I Lived, But...
as Self
1983
1979
Hunter in the Dark
as Shogen
1979
Lord Mito
as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
1978
Island of Hell
as Kaemon Kito
1977
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
1970
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Sanpo Sensei
1969
1969
Monument to the Girl's Corps
as Nakaji, Principal
1968
Song of Vengeance
as 看守Ａ
1968
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Ganko (voice)
1968
Kill!
as Hyogo Moriuchi
1968
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Kinbei Yaita
1968
Shogun and His Mistress 2
as Narrator
1967
1967
Three Faces of Love
as Soga
1967
Journey to the North
as Kichinosuke Kawara
1967
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Senzo
1967
1966
Lost Sex
as Neighbor / Writer
1966
Dynamite Doctor
as Marshal
1966
Four and A Half Mats
as Uyu
1966
1966
1965
1965
Sword of the Beast
as Minister
1965
1965
1965
1965
Red Beard
as Goheiji
1965
Samurai Assassin
as Masagorō Kisoya
1965
Eddy Currents of Life
as Shigesuke Hayashi
1964
The Naked Executive
as Kosugi, president
1964
1964
1964
Pale Flower
as Yasuoka
1964
1964
1963
1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
as Akiharu
1963
1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
1963
Double Wedding
as Goro
1963
1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
1963
1963
High and Low
as Factory Worker
1963
1963
1963
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
as Sosuke Otomo
1963
1962
An Autumn Afternoon
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
1962
The Great Wall
as Li Tang
1962
1962
1962
This Madding Crowd
as Grandpa Yoshi
1962
1962
1962
1962
1962
Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow
as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
1962
1962
Lady Sen and Hideyori
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
1962
Our Marriage
as Father
1962
1962
1962
The Red Shadow
as Jinzaburô Kamo
1961
1961
1961
Wind and waves of the South
as Genji
1961
Buddha
as Suratha
1961
The Last War
as Captain Umehara
1961
Immortal Love
as Policeman
1961
The Crimson Plains
as Shinzô Okui
1961
1961
The Orphan Brother
as Sanshô Dayû (voice)
1961
1961
1961
Yojimbo
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
1961
1961
Pigs and Battleships
as Kan'ichi
1961
1960
The Masterless 47
as Gonosuke Kira
1960
Wait for Tomorrow
as Seisaku Kajiwara
1960
1960
1960
1960
The Man of Seven Faces
as Genkichi Miyashita
1960
The Gambling Samurai
as Kansuke
1960
1960
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi
as Mieko's father
1959
The Three Treasures
as Ootomo
1959
1959
The Beast Shall Die
as Detective Kuwashima
1959
Good Morning
as Hiroshi Tomizawa
1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
as Policeman
1959
1959
1959
1959
1958
1958
1958
1958
The Ballad of Narayama
as Messenger
1958
1958
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
as Chamberlain
1958
1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Fugetsusai
1958
1957
Black River
as Kurihara
1957
The Lower Depths
as Tomekichi the Tinker
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Chaplin san
1957
Untamed Woman
as Oshima's father
1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Fugetsusai
1957
An Osaka Story
as Gonzaemon Hoshino
1957
Ôban
as Chaplin-San
1957
1957
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
as Kansuke
1957
1956
I Will Buy You
as Ogushi
1956
1956
1956
Night River
as Yujiro Funaki
1956
1956
1956
Farewell to Dream
as Yôichi's father, Genkichi
1956
The Vampire Moth
as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
1956
White Fan
as Takuetsu
1956
Early Spring
as Tokichi Hattori
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
1956
I Live in Fear
as Old man from Brazil
1955
Floating Weeds Diary
as Magoro Ichikawa
1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Baiken Shishido
1955
1955
Twilight Saloon
as Onizuka
1955
Burden of Love
as Jozo Araki
1955
1955
Policeman's Diary
as Old man Murata
1955
1954
1954
The Surf
as Schoolmaster
1954
1954
The Street Without Sun
as President Kunio
1954
Seven Samurai
as Kidnapper
1954
1954
Tokyo Story
as Numata
1953
1953
1953
The Wild Geese
as Suezo
1953
Shishun no izumi
as Nakamura, a policeman
1953
1953
1953
1952
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
as Kozo Kawai
1952
Beauty and the Thief
as Jurota
1952
1952
1952
Farewell to Spring
as Sakichi Arakawa
1952
1951
1951
Ginza Cosmetics
as Hyôbei Sugano
1951
1951
1951
1950
1950
1950
1950
1949
1949
Flame of My Love
as State Councillor Itô
1949
1948
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
as Yoshii
1948
Marriage
as Fumie's father
1947
Morning for the Osone Family
as Ippei Yamaka
1946
1945
1945
Army
as Sakuragi
1944
Jubilation Street
as Shingo’s father
1944
Navy
as Teacher Ogata
1943
Port of Flowers
as Hayashida
1943
Eijirō Tōno hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
