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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! 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).

Personal information

Birthday

1907-09-17

Birth Place

Gunma, Japan

Movies and TV shows :

A Carpenter and Children

A Carpenter and Children

1962

0.0

Movie
A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat

1958

0.0

Movie
A House in the Quarter

A House in the Quarter

1963

5.8

Movie
A Man from Akagi

A Man from Akagi

1950

0.0

Movie
A Story from Echigo

A Story from Echigo

1964

7.2

Movie
A Woman in the Typhoon Area

A Woman in the Typhoon Area

1948

5.0

Movie
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa

Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa

1964

0.0

Movie
Actress

Actress

1956

0.0

Movie
Adrift at Sea

Adrift at Sea

1983

0.0

Movie
Akitsu Hot Springs

Akitsu Hot Springs

1962

6.5

Movie
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

7.8

Movie
An Edo Magistrate

An Edo Magistrate

1961

5.8

Movie
An Innocent Witch

An Innocent Witch

1965

7.1

Movie
An Osaka Story

An Osaka Story

1957

5.4

Movie
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

1958

0.0

Movie
Apostasy

Apostasy

1948

5.8

Movie
Army

Army

1944

7.2

Movie
Beauty and the Thief

Beauty and the Thief

1952

0.0

Movie
Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

1958

0.0

Movie
Black River

Black River

1957

6.9

Movie
Blood and Sea

Blood and Sea

1965

0.0

Movie
Born in Sin

Born in Sin

1962

0.0

Movie
Boss Takes to the Road

Boss Takes to the Road

1961

0.0

Movie
Botchan yarō seizoroi

Botchan yarō seizoroi

1961

0.0

Movie
Buddha

Buddha

1961

0.0

Movie
Burden of Love

Burden of Love

1955

6.8

Movie
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1963

7.0

Movie
Challenge to Live

Challenge to Live

1961

0.0

Movie
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

1959

5.7

Movie
Children of Hiroshima

Children of Hiroshima

1952

7.1

Movie
Choji Snack Bar

Choji Snack Bar

1983

7.0

Movie
Dash to the Sun

Dash to the Sun

1966

0.0

Movie
Days with Harasu

Days with Harasu

1989

0.0

Movie
Death of a Tea Master

Death of a Tea Master

1989

5.3

Movie
Devil's Gold

Devil's Gold

1950

0.0

Movie
Diary of Forsaken Love

Diary of Forsaken Love

1959

0.0

Movie
Double Wedding

Double Wedding

1963

0.0

Movie
Dynamite Doctor

Dynamite Doctor

1966

0.0

Movie
Early Spring

Early Spring

1956

7.5

Movie
Eddy Currents of Life

Eddy Currents of Life

1964

0.0

Movie
Facing to the Clouds

Facing to the Clouds

1962

0.0

Movie
Farewell to Dream

Farewell to Dream

1956

6.9

Movie
Farewell to Spring

Farewell to Spring

1952

0.0

Movie
Fight of the Gamblers

Fight of the Gamblers

1963

6.0

Movie
Fine Man

Fine Man

1961

0.0

Movie
Firefly Light

Firefly Light

1958

0.0

Movie
Five Gents' Trick Book

Five Gents' Trick Book

1965

0.0

Movie
Flame of My Love

Flame of My Love

1949

5.6

Movie
Floating Weeds Diary

Floating Weeds Diary

1955

4.3

Movie
Flowery Brothers

Flowery Brothers

1956

0.0

Movie
Foundry Town

Foundry Town

1962

7.6

Movie
Four and A Half Mats

Four and A Half Mats

1966

0.0

Movie
Freedom School

Freedom School

1951

0.0

Movie
Fuun Senryobune

Fuun Senryobune

1952

0.0

Movie
Ginza Cosmetics

Ginza Cosmetics

1951

5.8

Movie
Girls Born in August

Girls Born in August

1963

0.0

Movie
Girls in the Orchard

Girls in the Orchard

1953

0.0

Movie
Good Morning

Good Morning

1959

7.7

Movie
Goyokin

Goyokin

1969

7.5

Movie
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi

Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi

1959

0.0

Movie
Heat and Mud

Heat and Mud

1950

0.0

Movie
Here Is a Spring

Here Is a Spring

1955

7.0

Movie
High and Low

High and Low

1963

8.3

Movie
Hiroba no kōdoku

Hiroba no kōdoku

1953

0.0

Movie
Horus: Prince of the Sun

Horus: Prince of the Sun

1968

6.4

Movie
How Sorrowful

How Sorrowful

1956

0.0

Movie
Hunter in the Dark

Hunter in the Dark

1979

6.5

Movie
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

1955

7.3

Movie
I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...

1983

6.5

Movie
I Will Buy You

I Will Buy You

1956

7.0

Movie
Illusion of Blood

Illusion of Blood

1965

6.2

Movie
Immortal Love

Immortal Love

1961

7.5

Movie
Island of Hell

Island of Hell

1977

7.0

Movie
Izu no musumetachi

Izu no musumetachi

1945

0.0

Movie
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

1952

0.0

Movie
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region

1961

0.0

Movie
Journey to the North

Journey to the North

1967

0.0

Movie
Jubilation Street

Jubilation Street

1944

6.3

Movie
Jûdai no seiten

Jûdai no seiten

1953

0.0

Movie
Kaze no uchi so to

Kaze no uchi so to

1959

0.0

Movie
Keishichō monogatari 108 gōsha

Keishichō monogatari 108 gōsha

1959

0.0

Movie
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

1959

5.7

Movie
Kill!

Kill!

1968

7.0

Movie
Lady Sen and Hideyori

Lady Sen and Hideyori

1962

8.0

Movie
Late Night Confession

Late Night Confession

1949

0.0

Movie
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

1950

0.0

Movie
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

1950

0.0

Movie
Life of Hishakaku 2

Life of Hishakaku 2

1963

8.2

Movie
Lord Mito

Lord Mito

1978

9.5

Movie
Lost Sex

Lost Sex

1966

0.0

Movie
Marriage

Marriage

1947

7.0

Movie
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

1964

7.0

Movie
Monsieur Zivaco

Monsieur Zivaco

1967

0.0

Movie
Monument to the Girl's Corps

Monument to the Girl's Corps

1968

0.0

Movie
Morning for the Osone Family

Morning for the Osone Family

1946

6.9

Movie
Mount Hakone

Mount Hakone

1962

0.0

Movie
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

1952

0.0

Movie
Murder on The Last Train

Murder on The Last Train

1955

0.0

Movie
Musume to watashi

Musume to watashi

1962

0.0

Movie
Navy

Navy

1943

0.0

Movie
Night Drum

Night Drum

1958

6.1

Movie
Night River

Night River

1956

6.2

Movie
Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko

Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko

1965

0.0

Movie
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

1956

0.0

Movie
Ôban

Ôban

1957

0.0

Movie
Oban kanketsu hen

Oban kanketsu hen

1958

0.0

Movie
Otome no iru kichi

Otome no iru kichi

1945

0.0

Movie
Our Happiness Alone

Our Happiness Alone

1964

0.0

Movie
Our Marriage

Our Marriage

1962

6.7

Movie
Pale Flower

Pale Flower

1964

7.4

Movie
Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

1961

7.1

Movie
Police Precinct Part 13

Police Precinct Part 13

1960

0.0

Movie
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

1957

0.0

Movie
Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

1955

6.5

Movie
Port of Flowers

Port of Flowers

1943

7.2

Movie
Pressure of Guilt

Pressure of Guilt

1963

7.0

Movie
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

1965

0.0

Movie
Red Beard

Red Beard

1965

8.1

Movie
Rice

Rice

1957

6.4

Movie
Rinchi

Rinchi

1949

0.0

Movie
Ripe and Marriageable

Ripe and Marriageable

1959

0.0

Movie
Run, Genta, Run!

Run, Genta, Run!

1961

7.5

Movie
Salaryman Shimizu Minato

Salaryman Shimizu Minato

1962

0.0

Movie
Salaryman's Medal

Salaryman's Medal

1965

0.0

Movie
Samurai Assassin

Samurai Assassin

1965

7.3

Movie
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955

7.2

Movie
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

7.3

Movie
Sasaki Kojiro

Sasaki Kojiro

1951

5.0

Movie
Season of Farewell

Season of Farewell

1962

0.0

Movie
Seinen no isu

Seinen no isu

1962

0.0

Movie
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

8.5

Movie
Shimizu Port of Chivalry

Shimizu Port of Chivalry

1957

7.5

Movie
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

1963

6.6

Movie
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

1963

7.1

Movie
Shishun no izumi

Shishun no izumi

1953

0.0

Movie
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-

Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-

1984

5.8

Movie
Shogun and His Mistress 2

Shogun and His Mistress 2

1967

3.5

Movie
Silence Has No Wings

Silence Has No Wings

1966

7.0

Movie
Sinking the Unsinkable

Sinking the Unsinkable

1944

0.0

Movie
So What

So What

1988

0.0

Movie
Song of Vengeance

Song of Vengeance

1968

5.0

Movie
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949

7.5

Movie
Sword for Hire

Sword for Hire

1952

7.0

Movie
Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

1965

7.5

Movie
Tales of a Golden Geisha

Tales of a Golden Geisha

1990

6.3

Movie
Tange Sazen

Tange Sazen

1963

0.0

Movie
Tears

Tears

1956

0.0

Movie
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

1958

7.4

Movie
The Bandits

The Bandits

1962

0.0

Movie
The Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa

1971

7.5

Movie
The Beast Shall Die

The Beast Shall Die

1959

5.6

Movie
The Black Current

The Black Current

1954

0.0

Movie
The Cock Crows Twice

The Cock Crows Twice

1954

0.0

Movie
The Crimson Plains

The Crimson Plains

1961

0.0

Movie
The Days of Evil Women

The Days of Evil Women

1958

0.0

Movie
The Donkey Comes on a Tank

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

1964

0.0

Movie
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

1963

5.9

Movie
The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

1957

7.2

Movie
The Estuary

The Estuary

1961

0.0

Movie
The Forest Is Alive

The Forest Is Alive

1956

0.0

Movie
The Gambling Samurai

The Gambling Samurai

1960

6.3

Movie
The Glorious Days

The Glorious Days

1954

0.0

Movie
The Great Road

The Great Road

1960

0.0

Movie
The Great Wall

The Great Wall

1962

6.0

Movie
The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

1966

6.7

Movie
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

1961

0.0

Movie
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959

8.1

Movie
The Human Wall

The Human Wall

1959

5.0

Movie
The King and His Vassal

The King and His Vassal

1981

0.0

Movie
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo

The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo

1982

0.0

Movie
The Last Game

The Last Game

1979

0.0

Movie
The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

1965

0.0

Movie
The Last War

The Last War

1961

6.2

Movie
The Legend of the White Serpent

The Legend of the White Serpent

1956

5.6

Movie
The Love of the Actress Sumako

The Love of the Actress Sumako

1947

6.8

Movie
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1957

7.1

Movie
The Man From the Sea

The Man From the Sea

1962

0.0

Movie
The Man of Seven Faces

The Man of Seven Faces

1960

6.0

Movie
The Master Spearman

The Master Spearman

1960

5.2

Movie
The Masterless 47

The Masterless 47

1960

0.0

Movie
The Masterless 47 – Part II

The Masterless 47 – Part II

1961

0.0

Movie
The Naked Executive

The Naked Executive

1964

0.0

Movie
The Naked General

The Naked General

1958

0.0

Movie
The Naked Sun

The Naked Sun

1958

0.0

Movie
The Navy

The Navy

1963

0.0

Movie
The Orphan Brother

The Orphan Brother

1961

6.6

Movie
The Pirates

The Pirates

1960

7.2

Movie
The Red Shadow

The Red Shadow

1961

6.4

Movie
The Saga of Tanegashima

The Saga of Tanegashima

1968

5.0

Movie
The Spy

The Spy

1965

0.0

Movie
The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love

1957

6.8

Movie
The Stream of Youth

The Stream of Youth

1959

0.0

Movie
The Street Without Sun

The Street Without Sun

1954

0.0

Movie
The Summit of Mt. Fuji

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

1970

0.0

Movie
The Sunshine Girl

The Sunshine Girl

1963

5.7

Movie
The Surf

The Surf

1954

0.0

Movie
The Third Dead Angle

The Third Dead Angle

1959

0.0

Movie
The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

1959

5.4

Movie
The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story

1960

8.0

Movie
The Vampire Moth

The Vampire Moth

1956

4.0

Movie
The War Without Weapons

The War Without Weapons

1960

0.0

Movie
The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

1953

6.3

Movie
The Wolves

The Wolves

1955

6.8

Movie
The Yamabiko School

The Yamabiko School

1952

0.0

Movie
Theater of Life

Theater of Life

1958

0.0

Movie
This Madding Crowd

This Madding Crowd

1962

0.0

Movie
Three Faces of Love

Three Faces of Love

1967

0.0

Movie
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

1962

0.0

Movie
Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

1953

8.2

Movie
Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

1969

6.8

Movie
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

7.2

Movie
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

1963

9.0

Movie
Twilight Saloon

Twilight Saloon

1955

8.0

Movie
Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

1963

6.5

Movie
Ukyunosuke on Patrol

Ukyunosuke on Patrol

1963

7.0

Movie
Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman

1957

7.3

Movie
Wait for Tomorrow

Wait for Tomorrow

1960

0.0

Movie
White Fan

White Fan

1956

0.0

Movie
Wife

Wife

1953

7.0

Movie
Wild Ducks and Green Onions

Wild Ducks and Green Onions

1968

0.0

Movie
Will to Conquer

Will to Conquer

1970

0.0

Movie
Wind and waves of the South

Wind and waves of the South

1961

0.0

Movie
Women's House

Women's House

1954

0.0

Movie
Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

1957

7.0

Movie
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

1958

5.3

Movie
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958

0.0

Movie
Yasubei Nakayama

Yasubei Nakayama

1951

0.0

Movie
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961

8.1

Movie
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

1967

0.0

Movie
Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967

7.2

Movie
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

1957

0.0

Movie
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

1951

0.0

Movie
ホラ吹き太閤記

ホラ吹き太閤記

1964

0.0

Movie
俺の故郷は大西部

俺の故郷は大西部

1960

0.0

Movie
旗本退屈男 どくろ屋敷

旗本退屈男 どくろ屋敷

1954

0.0

Movie
早射ち無頼 大平原の男

早射ち無頼 大平原の男

1961

0.0

Movie
poster

水戸黄門 第1部

1969

10.0

TV
poster

水戸黄門 第2部

1970

10.0

TV
poster

水戸黄門 第3部

1971

0.0

TV
続サラリーマン清水港

続サラリーマン清水港

1962

0.0

Movie
裸足の青春

裸足の青春

1956

0.0

Movie
風雲児

風雲児

1951

0.0

Movie