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).
Acting
Movie
Seven Samurai
as Kidnapper
1954
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Yojimbo
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
1961
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Tokyo Story
as Numata
1953
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High and Low
as Factory Worker
1963
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
1970
Movie
Red Beard
as Goheiji
1965
Movie
Stray Dog
1949
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An Autumn Afternoon
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
1962
Movie
Good Morning
as Hiroshi Tomizawa
1959
Movie
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Movie
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Baiken Shishido
1955
Movie
The Lower Depths
as Tomekichi the Tinker
1957
Movie
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
1956
Movie
I Live in Fear
as Old man from Brazil
1955
Movie
Pale Flower
as Yasuoka
1964
Movie
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Ganko (voice)
1968
Movie
Early Spring
as Tokichi Hattori
1956
Movie
The Ballad of Narayama
as Messenger
1958
Movie
Kill!
as Hyogo Moriuchi
1968
Movie
Sword of the Beast
as Minister
1965
Movie
Goyokin
1969
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Pigs and Battleships
as Kan'ichi
1961
Movie
Samurai Assassin
as Masagorō Kisoya
1965
Movie
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Senzo
1967