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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

Born

Sep 17, 1907

Gunma, Japan

Died

Sep 08, 1994

Known For

Acting

Movies

281 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.4

Known For

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 as Kidnapper
★ 8.4
High and Low
High and Low
1963 as Factory Worker
★ 8.4
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
★ 8.1
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 as Numata
★ 8.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
★ 7.2
Red Beard
Red Beard
1965 as Goheiji
★ 8.1
Samurai Assassin
Samurai Assassin
1965 as Masagorō Kisoya
★ 7.4
The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother
1961 as Sanshô Dayû (voice)
★ 6.3
The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures
1959 as Ootomo
★ 5.5
Stray Dog
★ 7.6
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
1958 as Messenger
★ 7.5
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
1977 as Kaemon Kito
★ 6.2
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths
1957 as Tomekichi the Tinker
★ 7.1
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
★ 7.2
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear
1955 as Old man from Brazil
★ 7.3
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957 as Fugetsusai
★ 6.5
Early Spring
Early Spring
1956 as Tokichi Hattori
★ 7.5
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman
1957 as Oshima's father
★ 7.5
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968 as Ganko (voice)
★ 6.3
Goyokin
★ 7.4
The Masterless 47
The Masterless 47
1960 as Gonosuke Kira
★ 10.0
Buddha
Buddha
1961 as Suratha
★ 10.0
The Human Wall
★ 6.3
Ôban
Ôban
1957 as Chaplin-San
★ 9.0
Pale Flower
Pale Flower
1964 as Yasuoka
★ 7.4
Born in Sin
★ 9.0
Good Morning
Good Morning
1959 as Hiroshi Tomizawa
★ 7.7
The Naked Executive
The Naked Executive
1964 as Kosugi, president
★ 9.0
The Eleventh Hour
★ 7.4
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 as Baiken Shishido
★ 7.1
Choji Snack Bar
★ 7.8
The Vampire Moth
The Vampire Moth
1956 as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
★ 4.7
The Street Without Sun
The Street Without Sun
1954 as President Kunio
★ 7.0
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990 as Prime Minister
★ 6.2
The Beast Shall Die
The Beast Shall Die
1959 as Detective Kuwashima
★ 6.2
The Surf
The Surf
1954 as Schoolmaster
★ 8.0
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark
1979 as Shogen
★ 6.3
Undercurrent
Undercurrent
1956 as Yujiro Funaki
★ 6.2
Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships
1961 as Kan'ichi
★ 7.1
Twilight Saloon
Twilight Saloon
1955 as Onizuka
★ 8.0
Night Drum
★ 5.9
Black River
Black River
1957 as Kurihara
★ 6.9
Lord Mito
Lord Mito
1978 as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
★ 9.8
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963 as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
★ 6.8
Foundry Town
Foundry Town
1962 as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
★ 7.8
An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon
1962 as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
★ 7.9
Army
Army
1944 as Sakuragi
★ 6.8
Here Is a Spring
★ 8.2
The Great Road
★ 8.0
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963 as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
★ 6.9
Immortal Love
Immortal Love
1961 as Policeman
★ 7.4
Rice
Rice
1957
★ 6.8
The Sandal Keeper
★ 8.0
Double Wedding
Double Wedding
1963 as Goro
Challenge to Live
★ 9.0
The Spy
★ 10.0
Death of a Tea Master
Death of a Tea Master
1989 as Kokei
★ 5.6
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
1962 as Li Tang
★ 7.0
The Last War
The Last War
1961 as Captain Umehara
★ 6.6
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai
1960 as Kansuke
★ 6.9
I Lived, But...
I Lived, But...
1983 as Self
★ 6.8
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968 as Nakaji, Principal
★ 10.0
Pressure of Guilt
★ 7.5
Ginza Cosmetics
Ginza Cosmetics
1951 as Hyôbei Sugano
★ 6.5
The Wolves
★ 6.9
The Sunshine Girl
★ 5.7
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970 as Gōji Keinosuke
★ 9.0
The Naked Sun
★ 7.0
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957 as Chaplin san
★ 9.0
Wait for Tomorrow
Wait for Tomorrow
1960 as Seisaku Kajiwara
Lost Sex
Lost Sex
1966 as Neighbor / Writer
★ 9.0
A Company President's Life Story
A Company President's Life Story
1966 as Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)
★ 7.0
Kill!
Kill!
1968 as Hyogo Moriuchi
★ 7.0
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
★ 6.2
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
★ 7.5
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967 as Senzo
★ 7.4
The Last Game
★ 9.0
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
★ 8.0
Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast
1965 as Minister
★ 7.5
Policeman's Diary
Policeman's Diary
1955 as Old man Murata
★ 7.0
Burden of Love
Burden of Love
1955 as Jozo Araki
★ 7.1
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963 as Sosuke Otomo
★ 6.5
Akitsu Hot Springs
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962 as Priest
★ 6.6
Farewell to Dream
Farewell to Dream
1956 as Yôichi's father, Genkichi
★ 7.1
Devil's Gold
★ 10.0
Actress
★ 8.0
Song of Vengeance
Song of Vengeance
1968 as 看守A
★ 6.0
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960 as Isuke Tsujikura (President)
★ 8.0
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You
1956 as Ogushi
★ 7.1
Theater of Life
★ 10.0
An Osaka Story
An Osaka Story
1957 as Gonzaemon Hoshino
★ 6.0
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
1953 as Suezo
★ 6.7
The Man of Seven Faces
The Man of Seven Faces
1960 as Genkichi Miyashita
★ 6.3
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969 as Sanpo Sensei
★ 6.8
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970 as Takeyunosuke Gōji
★ 8.0
This Madding Crowd
This Madding Crowd
1962 as Grandpa Yoshi
★ 7.0
The Pirates
★ 7.6
Love on Rainbow Island
Love on Rainbow Island
1956 as Shiimbei Hayashi
★ 8.0
Floating Weeds Diary
Floating Weeds Diary
1955 as Magoro Ichikawa
★ 4.3
Illusion of Blood
★ 6.4
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969 as Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)
★ 10.0
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
★ 10.0
Sword for Hire
★ 6.7
Run, Genta, Run!
★ 8.3
Monsieur Zivaco
★ 8.0
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
1952 as Kozo Kawai
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969 as Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)
★ 7.0
The Bride from Japan
The Bride from Japan
1959 as Mieko's father
★ 9.0
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
1957 as Kansuke
★ 8.0
Musume to watashi
★ 10.0
The Crimson Plains
The Crimson Plains
1961 as Shinzô Okui
movie
★ 7.0
Our Marriage
Our Marriage
1962 as Father
★ 7.1
movie
Port of Flowers
Port of Flowers
1943 as Hayashida
★ 7.0
Three Faces of Love
Three Faces of Love
1967 as Soga
★ 9.0
Apostasy
★ 6.0
Fine Man
★ 8.0
Women's House
★ 6.0
Morning for the Osone Family
Morning for the Osone Family
1946 as Ippei Yamaka
★ 6.7
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 as Imanishi's Father
★ 6.8
Ripe and Marriageable
Ripe and Marriageable
1959 as Saemon, Hikari's father
★ 10.0
Eddy Currents of Life
Eddy Currents of Life
1964 as Shigesuke Hayashi
movie
★ 8.0
Heat and Mud
★ 7.0
movie
White Fan
1956 as Takuetsu
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
★ 5.9
Navy
Navy
1943 as Teacher Ogata
★ 8.0
Freedom School
★ 7.0
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967 as Narrator
★ 4.5
The Saga of Tanegashima
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968 as Kinbei Yaita
★ 5.5
The Last Judgment
★ 8.3
Farewell to Spring
Farewell to Spring
1952 as Sakichi Arakawa
Jūdai no seiten
★ 7.0
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
★ 5.4
Tange Sazen
★ 9.0
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
1958 as Aisawa
Journey to the North
Journey to the North
1967 as Kichinosuke Kawara
Jubilation Street
Jubilation Street
1944 as Shingo’s father
★ 6.1
Beauty and the Thief
Beauty and the Thief
1952 as Jurota
★ 9.0
So What
★ 7.0
Four and A Half Mats
Four and A Half Mats
1966 as Uyu
The Red Shadow
The Red Shadow
1961 as Jinzaburô Kamo
★ 6.7
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
1971 as Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President
★ 10.0
Firefly Light
★ 9.0
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love
1949 as State Councillor Itô
★ 5.4
Shishun no izumi
Shishun no izumi
1953 as Nakamura, a policeman
★ 7.0
The Black Current
★ 10.0
Marriage
Marriage
1947 as Fumie's father
★ 7.7
Sasaki Kojiro
★ 6.0
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971 as Keinosuke Takamatsu
★ 7.0
An Edo Magistrate
★ 6.6
The Naked General
★ 7.0
An Innocent Witch
★ 7.2
Mount Hakone
★ 7.0
Dynamite Doctor
Dynamite Doctor
1966 as Marshal
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
★ 7.5
Lady Sen and Hideyori
Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962 as Tokugawa Ieyasu
★ 8.0
Tears
Tears
1956
The Sea of Eden
★ 8.0
The Brawler
The Brawler
1960 as Section Chief Kitaura
Hateful Things
Hateful Things
1957 as Keisuke kiyama
Start Here
Start Here
1965 as President Sagara
★ 7.0
The Young Beast
★ 8.0
movie
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
1984 as Narration (voice)
★ 5.8
Diary of a  Successful Salaryman Part 3
★ 10.0
movie
★ 8.0
白さぎと少年
白さぎと少年
1964 as Narrator (voice)
The Burning Sun
★ 7.0