Eijirō Tōno
Born Sep 17, 1907 · Tomioka, Japon
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
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
Death of a Tea Master
1989
Days with Harasu
1989
So What
1988
Choji Snack Bar
1983
Adrift at Sea
1983
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
1982
The King and His Vassal
1981
Hunter in the Dark
1979
The Last Game
1979
Lord Mito
1978
Island of Hell
1977
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
1971
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
Will to Conquer
1970
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970
Goyokin
1969
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
Crazy Big Discovery
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968
Kill!
1968
The Flame of Youth
1968
Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
Song of Vengeance
1968
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
1968
The Burning Sun
1967
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967
Goal for the Young
1967
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
1967
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
1967
Three Faces of Love
1967
Journey to the North
1967
Monsieur Zivaco
1967
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
Dynamite Doctor
1966
Lost Sex
1966
Kill the Night Rose
1966
The Great White Tower
1966
Four and A Half Mats
1966
Silence Has No Wings
1966
A Company President's Life Story
1966
Red Beard
1965
An Innocent Witch
1965
Samurai Assassin
1965
The Last Judgment
1965
Sword of the Beast
1965
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
Illusion of Blood
1965
Life of Matsu the Untamed
1965
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
1965
The Spy
1965
Start Here
1965
Pale Flower
1964
A Story from Echigo
1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
Our Happiness Alone
1964
The Bride is Fifteen
1964
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
1964
The Sandal Keeper
1964
The Naked Executive
1964
A Public Benefactor
1964
Eddy Currents of Life
1964
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa
1964
High and Low
1963
A House in the Quarter
1963
Ukyunosuke on Patrol
1963
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
The Sunshine Girl
1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
Fight of the Gamblers
1963
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
1963
Pressure of Guilt
1963
The Navy
1963
The Sea of Eden
1963
Girls Born in August
1963
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
Musume to watashi
1962
Foundry Town
1962
Mount Hakone
1962
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962
Born in Sin
1962
Our Marriage
1962
Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
The Great Wall
1962
Facing to the Clouds
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
A Carpenter and Children
1962
This Madding Crowd
1962
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
Seinen no isu
1962
Season of Farewell
1962
Yojimbo
1961
An Edo Magistrate
1961
The Red Shadow
1961
Pigs and Battleships
1961
The Last War
1961
Immortal Love
1961
Buddha
1961
Sanctuary
1961
The Orphan Brother
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
For This We Fight
1961
Botchan yarō seizoroi
1961
Challenge to Live
1961
Wind and waves of the South
1961
The Estuary
1961
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
Fine Man
1961
The Crimson Plains
1961
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
1961
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
The Gambling Samurai
1960
The War Without Weapons
1960
The Masterless 47
1960
The Pirates
1960
The Man of Seven Faces
1960
The Twilight Story
1960
The Forbidden Scoop
1960
Wait for Tomorrow
1960
Police Precinct Part 13
1960
The Great Road
1960
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
The Cards Will Tell
1960
My Hometown is the Wild West
1960
The Brass General
1960
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
The Master Spearman
1960
Ajisai no uta
1960
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Good Morning
1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959
Diary of Forsaken Love
1959
The Three Treasures
1959
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight
1959
The Human Wall
1959
The Beast Shall Die
1959
High Teen
1959
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
The Bride from Japan
1959
Ripe and Marriageable
1959
Akatsuki no chiheisen
1959
The Stream of Youth
1959
The Naked General
1958
The Days of Evil Women
1958
The Ballad of Narayama
1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
The Young Beast
1958
Theater of Life
1958
Night Drum
1958
Princess of Revenge
1958
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
The Naked Sun
1958
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
A Grain of Wheat
1958
Firefly Light
1958
The Lower Depths
1957
An Osaka Story
1957
The Eleventh Hour
1957
Turtledove
1957
Black River
1957
Untamed Woman
1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
The Story of Pure Love
1957
Rice
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
Ôban
1957
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
1957
The Shadow Daughter
1957
Asashio yushio
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
Early Spring
1956
Tears
1956
I Will Buy You
1956
Undercurrent
1956
Actress
1956
The Vampire Moth
1956
Farewell to Dream
1956
Love on Rainbow Island
1956
The Forest Is Alive
1956
Burden of Love
1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
I Live in Fear
1955
Beautiful Days
1955
Twilight Saloon
1955
Floating Weeds Diary
1955
Here Is a Spring
1955
The Wolves
1955
Policeman's Diary
1955
Seven Samurai
1954
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
The Black Current
1954
The Street Without Sun
1954
The Surf
1954
The Glorious Days
1954
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
1954
Women's House
1954
Tokyo Story
1953
The Tattoo Murder Case
1953
Hiroba no kōdoku
1953
The Wild Geese
1953
Girls in the Orchard
1953
Jūdai no seiten
1953
Shishun no izumi
1953
Beauty and the Thief
1952
The Yamabiko School
1952
Children of Hiroshima
1952
Sword for Hire
1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
Farewell to Spring
1952
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
1952
Sasaki Kojiro
1951
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
1951
Yasubei Nakayama
1951
The Man from the Moon
1951
A Man from Akagi
1950
Kazanmyaku
1950
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950
Devil's Gold
1950
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950
Heat and Mud
1950
Stray Dog
1949
Flame of My Love
1949
Rinchi
1949
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948
As If To Kill
1948
Apostasy
1948
Duel at Moonrise
1947
Marriage
1947
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Morning for the Osone Family
1946
Army
1944
Jubilation Street
1944
Sinking the Unsinkable
1944