Eijirō Tōno

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).
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Gunma, Japan
    Birthday
    9/17/1907
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
8.5
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Shogun and His Mistress 2
3.5
Red Beard
Red Beard
8.1
Early Spring
Early Spring
7.5
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
7.5
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear
7.3
Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships
7.1
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.1
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
8.1
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths
7.1
Death of a Tea Master
Death of a Tea Master
5.3
High and Low
High and Low
8.3
Heat and Mud
Heat and Mud
0
Police Precinct Part 13
Police Precinct Part 13
0
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
0
Good Morning
Good Morning
7.7
Rinchi
Rinchi
0
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman
7
Lady Sen and Hideyori
Lady Sen and Hideyori
8
Pale Flower
Pale Flower
7.4
Yasubei Nakayama
Yasubei Nakayama
0
続サラリーマン清水港
続サラリーマン清水港
0
Beauty and the Thief
Beauty and the Thief
0
Farewell to Spring
Farewell to Spring
0
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark
6.5
Musume to watashi
Musume to watashi
0
Kill!
Kill!
7
Salaryman Shimizu Minato
Salaryman Shimizu Minato
0
Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast
7.5
Seinen no isu
Seinen no isu
0
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
8.2
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
6.6
Foundry Town
Foundry Town
7.6
A Man from Akagi
A Man from Akagi
0
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
6
Hiroba no kōdoku
Hiroba no kōdoku
0
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
0
Dynamite Doctor
Dynamite Doctor
0
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Horus: Prince of the Sun
6.3
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
7.2
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
7
The Estuary
The Estuary
0
Sasaki Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro
5
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
5.9
The Naked Executive
The Naked Executive
0
Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima
7.1
Facing to the Clouds
Facing to the Clouds
0
Oban kanketsu hen
Oban kanketsu hen
0
Ôban
Ôban
0
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
0
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi
0
Samurai Assassin
Samurai Assassin
7.3
The Last War
The Last War
6.2
Black River
Black River
6.9
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love
5.6
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
7
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You
7
Morning for the Osone Family
Morning for the Osone Family
6.9
Twilight Saloon
Twilight Saloon
8
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
6.3
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
5.3
Farewell to Dream
Farewell to Dream
6.9
The King and His Vassal
The King and His Vassal
0
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
0
Blood and Sea
Blood and Sea
0
Keishichō monogatari 108 gōsha
Keishichō monogatari 108 gōsha
0
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
0
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
0
早射ち無頼 大平原の男
早射ち無頼 大平原の男
0
The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower
6.7
Days with Harasu
Days with Harasu
0
The Masterless 47
The Masterless 47
0
Navy
Navy
0
The Crimson Plains
The Crimson Plains
0
Dash to the Sun
Dash to the Sun
0
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
0
The Forest Is Alive
The Forest Is Alive
0
Kaze no uchi so to
Kaze no uchi so to
0
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
0
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
0
Port of Flowers
Port of Flowers
7.2
Freedom School
Freedom School
0
Journey to the North
Journey to the North
0
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
0
Mount Hakone
Mount Hakone
0
Jûdai no seiten
Jûdai no seiten
0
風雲児
風雲児
0
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
0
Akitsu Hot Springs
Akitsu Hot Springs
6.5
Wife
Wife
6.9
An Edo Magistrate
An Edo Magistrate
5.8
俺の故郷は大西部
俺の故郷は大西部
0
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa
7.5
Song of Vengeance
Song of Vengeance
5
Will to Conquer
Will to Conquer
0
Four and A Half Mats
Four and A Half Mats
0
Ginza Cosmetics
Ginza Cosmetics
5.8
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Monument to the Girl's Corps
0
Buddha
Buddha
0
Fuun Senryobune
Fuun Senryobune
0
A Carpenter and Children
A Carpenter and Children
0
Night River
Night River
6.2
Here Is a Spring
Here Is a Spring
7
Policeman's Diary
Policeman's Diary
6.5
The Wolves
The Wolves
6.8
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
0
Run, Genta, Run!
Run, Genta, Run!
7.5
Illusion of Blood
Illusion of Blood
6.2
The Vampire Moth
The Vampire Moth
4
Apostasy
Apostasy
5.8
How Sorrowful
0
Firefly Light
Firefly Light
0
The War Without Weapons
The War Without Weapons
0
Night Drum
Night Drum
6.1
The Spy
The Spy
0
The Man From the Sea
0
The Legend of the White Serpent
The Legend of the White Serpent
5.6
Late Night Confession
0
Boss Takes to the Road
Boss Takes to the Road
0
The Twilight Story
The Twilight Story
8
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai
6.3
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
6.5
ホラ吹き太閤記
ホラ吹き太閤記
0
Immortal Love
Immortal Love
7.5
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
7.1
An Innocent Witch
An Innocent Witch
7.1
The Human Wall
The Human Wall
5
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
5.7
Marriage
Marriage
7
裸足の青春
裸足の青春
0
White Fan
0
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
5.7
Jubilation Street
Jubilation Street
6.3
A Story from Echigo
A Story from Echigo
7.2
The Man of Seven Faces
6
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
7.5
旗本退屈男 どくろ屋敷
旗本退屈男 どくろ屋敷
0
Tange Sazen
Tange Sazen
0
Rice
Rice
6.4
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
5
So What
So What
0
The Black Current
The Black Current
0
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
7.4
A House in the Quarter
A House in the Quarter
5.8
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
7
An Osaka Story
An Osaka Story
5.4
Our Marriage
Our Marriage
6.7
Season of Farewell
Season of Farewell
0
The Saga of Tanegashima
The Saga of Tanegashima
5
Sword for Hire
Sword for Hire
7
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
0
Life of Hishakaku 2
Life of Hishakaku 2
8.2
The Bandits
The Bandits
0
I Lived, But...
I Lived, But...
6.5
Fine Man
Fine Man
0
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
7.2
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.2
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
0
Our Happiness Alone
Our Happiness Alone
0
The Sunshine Girl
The Sunshine Girl
5.7
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
7
Ukyunosuke on Patrol
Ukyunosuke on Patrol
7
Three Faces of Love
Three Faces of Love
0
The Cock Crows Twice
The Cock Crows Twice
0
Choji Snack Bar
Choji Snack Bar
7
Pressure of Guilt
Pressure of Guilt
7
Born in Sin
Born in Sin
0
The Days of Evil Women
The Days of Evil Women
0
Eddy Currents of Life
Eddy Currents of Life
0
Murder on The Last Train
0
The Third Dead Angle
The Third Dead Angle
0
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun
0
The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures
5.4
The Beast Shall Die
The Beast Shall Die
5.6
Lord Mito
Lord Mito
9.5
The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother
6.6
Flowery Brothers
Flowery Brothers
0
Challenge to Live
Challenge to Live
0
Army
Army
7.2
The Master Spearman
The Master Spearman
5.2
Lost Sex
Lost Sex
0
Silence Has No Wings
Silence Has No Wings
7
Wait for Tomorrow
Wait for Tomorrow
0
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
6.8
The Naked General
The Naked General
0
Girls Born in August
Girls Born in August
0
An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon
7.8
The Red Shadow
The Red Shadow
6.4
Fight of the Gamblers
Fight of the Gamblers
6
The Navy
The Navy
0
Sinking the Unsinkable
Sinking the Unsinkable
0
Tears
Tears
0
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Masterless 47 – Part II
0
Diary of Forsaken Love
Diary of Forsaken Love
0
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
Monsieur Zivaco
Monsieur Zivaco
0
The Story of Pure Love
The Story of Pure Love
6.8
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
0
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tales of a Golden Geisha
6.3
Izu no musumetachi
Izu no musumetachi
0
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
0
Burden of Love
Burden of Love
6.8
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour
7.2
Adrift at Sea
Adrift at Sea
0
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
9
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
0
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
5.8
The Yamabiko School
The Yamabiko School
0
The Love of the Actress Sumako
The Love of the Actress Sumako
6.8
Actress
Actress
0
Double Wedding
Double Wedding
0
Goyokin
Goyokin
7.5
This Madding Crowd
This Madding Crowd
0
Devil's Gold
Devil's Gold
0
Theater of Life
Theater of Life
0
Wind and waves of the South
Wind and waves of the South
0
Shishun no izumi
Shishun no izumi
0
The Street Without Sun
The Street Without Sun
0
The Great Road
The Great Road
0
The Pirates
The Pirates
7.2
Otome no iru kichi
Otome no iru kichi
0
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
0
Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
0
The Stream of Youth
The Stream of Youth
0
Girls in the Orchard
Girls in the Orchard
0
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment
0
The Surf
The Surf
0
Five Gents' Trick Book
Five Gents' Trick Book
0
Floating Weeds Diary
Floating Weeds Diary
4.3
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
0
The Glorious Days
The Glorious Days
0
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa
0
The Last Game
The Last Game
0
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
0
Women's House
Women's House
0
Ripe and Marriageable
Ripe and Marriageable
0
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