Eijirō Tōno profile
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Eijirō Tōno

17th September 1907 Tomioka, Japon Acting

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).

283 Movies 3 TV Shows 286 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Lord Mito poster
Lord Mito 23rd December 1978 as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Kill! poster
Kill! 22nd June 1968 as Hyogo Moriuchi
Lost Sex poster
Lost Sex 27th August 1966 as Neighbor / Writer
Foundry Town poster
Foundry Town 8th April 1962 as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
Buddha poster
Buddha 31st October 1961 as Suratha
Yojimbo poster
Yojimbo 25th April 1961 as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Ôban poster
Ôban 5th March 1957 as Chaplin-San
Army poster
Army 7th December 1944 as Sakuragi
Navy poster
Navy 8th December 1943 as Teacher Ogata