Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Acting
Born 1907-09-17 Died 1994-09-08 Tomioka, Japon 298 credits Medal with Purple Ribbon 1 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor 1

Awards

Won 1 Medal with Purple Ribbon Award

Medal with Purple Ribbon 1 won

  • 1975 Medal with Purple Ribbon Won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor 1 won

  • 1955 Best Supporting Actor Won

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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).
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Filmography — top 60 of 298
Acting 36 credits
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · ★ 8.5 · Kidnapper
High and Low
High and Low
1963 · ★ 8.4 · Factory Worker
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · ★ 7.2 · Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · ★ 8.1 · Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · ★ 8.1 · Numata
Red Beard
Red Beard
1965 · ★ 8.2 · Goheiji
Good Morning
Good Morning
1959 · ★ 7.7 · Hiroshi Tomizawa
An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon
1962 · ★ 7.9 · Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968 · ★ 6.4 · Ganko (voice)
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948 · Yoshii
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa
1971 · Yoshijirō Umezu
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love
1949 · State Councillor Itô
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
1958 · ★ 7.5 · Messenger
Pale Flower
Pale Flower
1964 · ★ 7.4 · Yasuoka
Beauty and the Thief
Beauty and the Thief
1952 · Jurota
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959 · Policeman
Dynamite Doctor
Dynamite Doctor
1966 · Marshal
The Red Shadow
The Red Shadow
1961 · Jinzaburô Kamo
The Last War
The Last War
1961 · Captain Umehara
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 · ★ 7.2 · Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
1977 · Kaemon Kito
Burden of Love
Burden of Love
1955 · Jozo Araki
Early Spring
Early Spring
1956 · ★ 7.5 · Tokichi Hattori
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 · ★ 7.2 · Baiken Shishido
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths
1957 · ★ 7.0 · Tomekichi the Tinker
Buddha
Buddha
1961 · Suratha
The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures
1959 · Ootomo
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963 · Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990 · Prime Minister
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear
1955 · ★ 7.3 · Old man from Brazil
The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother
1961 · Sanshô Dayû (voice)
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark
1979 · Shogen
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
1962 · Li Tang
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963 · Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Army
Army
1944 · Sakuragi
An Osaka Story
An Osaka Story
1957 · Gonzaemon Hoshino
Other credits 24 credits
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