Acting
Eijirō Tōno
JA, EN cinema · 306 credits
Born
17 September 1907
Died
8 September 1994 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Tomioka, Japon
Also known as Tōno Eijirō · Эйдзиро Тоно · 东野英治郎 · 東野英治郎 · 本庄克二 · Katsuji Honjo
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
as Prime Minister
So What
Actor
ショッキング・オ・ジャポン ビゴーが見た明治の日本
1984
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
as Narration (voice)
I Lived, But...
as Self
Hunter in the Dark
as Shogen
Lord Mito
as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Island of Hell
as Kaemon Kito
The Battle of Okinawa
as Yoshijirō Umezu
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
as Keinosuke Takamatsu
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
as Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President
Will to Conquer
as Sezaemon
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Takeyunosuke Gōji
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Gōji Keinosuke
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Sanpo Sensei
Goyokin
Actor
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)
Kill!
as Hyogo Moriuchi
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Ganko (voice)
Monument to the Girl's Corps
as Nakaji, Principal
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Kinbei Yaita
Shogun and His Mistress 2
as Narrator
Journey to the North
as Kichinosuke Kawara
Dynamite Doctor
as Marshal
The Great White Tower
as Professor Teizō Azuma
Lost Sex
as Neighbor / Writer
A Company President's Life Story
as Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)
Red Beard
as Goheiji
Sword of the Beast
as Minister
Samurai Assassin
as Masagorō Kisoya
The Spy
Actor
Start Here
as President Sagara
Pale Flower
as Yasuoka
The Naked Executive
as Kosugi, president
Eddy Currents of Life
as Shigesuke Hayashi
白さぎと少年
as Narrator (voice)
High and Low
as Factory Worker
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
as Sosuke Otomo
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Lady Sen and Hideyori
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Foundry Town
as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
The Great Wall
as Li Tang
Akitsu Hot Springs
as Priest
Our Marriage
as Father
An Autumn Afternoon
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
This Madding Crowd
as Grandpa Yoshi
Pigs and Battleships
as Kan'ichi
Yojimbo
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
The Last War
as Captain Umehara
The Crimson Plains
as Shinzô Okui
Buddha
as Suratha
Immortal Love
as Policeman
Fine Man
Actor
The Orphan Brother
as Sanshô Dayû (voice)
The Red Shadow
as Jinzaburô Kamo
The Masterless 47
as Gonosuke Kira
The War Without Weapons
as Kamematsu Yamamoto, Senji's father
The Gambling Samurai
as Kansuke
The Man of Seven Faces
as Genkichi Miyashita
Wait for Tomorrow
as Seisaku Kajiwara
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Isuke Tsujikura (President)
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Isuke Tsujikura
The Brawler
as Section Chief Kitaura
Good Morning
as Hiroshi Tomizawa
The Bride from Japan
as Mieko's father
The Three Treasures
as Ootomo
The Beast Shall Die
as Detective Kuwashima
Ripe and Marriageable
as Saemon, Hikari's father
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Fugetsusai
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
as Chamberlain
A Grain of Wheat
as Aisawa
The Ballad of Narayama
as Messenger
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
as Principal Saiki
The Naked Sun
as Yoshida
The Lower Depths
as Tomekichi the Tinker
Untamed Woman
as Oshima's father
Ôban
as Chaplin-San
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Chaplin san
Black River
as Kurihara
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Fugetsusai
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
as Kansuke
Rice
Actor
An Osaka Story
as Gonzaemon Hoshino
The Shadow Daughter
as Shigeo
Hateful Things
as Keisuke Kiyama
Early Spring
as Tokichi Hattori
I Will Buy You
as Ogushi
Farewell to Dream
as Yôichi's father, Genkichi
Undercurrent
as Yujiro Funaki
Vampire Moth
as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
Love on Rainbow Island
as Shiimbei Hayashi
白扇 みだれ黒髪
1956
White Fan
as Takuetsu
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
Actress
Actor
I Live in Fear
as Old man from Brazil
Twilight Saloon
as Onizuka
Policeman's Diary
as Old man Murata
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Baiken Shishido
Burden of Love
as Jozo Araki
Floating Weeds Diary
as Magoro Ichikawa
Beautiful Days
as Imanishi's Father
Seven Samurai
as Kidnapper
The Street Without Sun
as President Kunio
The Surf
as Schoolmaster
Tokyo Story
as Numata
The Wild Geese
as Suezo
Shishun no izumi
as Nakamura, a policeman
Waseda University
as Guest Nomura
Beauty and the Thief
as Jurota
Farewell to Spring
as Sakichi Arakawa
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
as Kozo Kawai
Ginza Cosmetics
as Hyôbei Sugano
Flame of My Love
as State Councillor Itô
Apostasy
Actor
Marriage
as Fumie's father
Morning for the Osone Family
as Ippei Yamaka
Jubilation Street
as Shingo’s father
Army
as Sakuragi
Navy
as Teacher Ogata
Port of Flowers
as Hayashida