Eijirō Tōno

Born

September 17, 1907

Died

September 8, 1994 (86 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Gunma, Japan

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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

Seven Samurai
8.5

Seven Samurai

Yojimbo
8.1

Yojimbo

Tokyo Story
8.2

Tokyo Story

High and Low
8.3

High and Low

Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.1

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tales of a Golden Geisha

Tales of a Golden Geisha

Prime Minister

6.4

1990

Days with Harasu

Days with Harasu

0.0

1989

Death of a Tea Master

Death of a Tea Master

Kokei

5.4

1989

So What

So What

0.0

1988

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

Narration (voice)

5.8

1984

Adrift at Sea

Adrift at Sea

0.0

1983

Choji Snack Bar

Choji Snack Bar

7.0

1983

I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...

Self

6.5

1983

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

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

0.0

1982

The King and His Vassal

The King and His Vassal

0.0

1981

The Last Game

The Last Game

0.0

1979

Hunter in the Dark

Hunter in the Dark

Shogen

6.5

1979

Lord Mito

Lord Mito

Tokugawa Mitsukuni

9.5

1978

Island of Hell

Island of Hell

Kaemon Kito

5.0

1977

水戸黄門 第3部

水戸黄門 第3部

(1 episode)

0.0

1971

The Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa

7.5

1971

Will to Conquer

Will to Conquer

0.0

1970

水戸黄門　第2部

水戸黄門　第2部

(1 episode)

10.0

1970

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

0.0

1970

Five Gents and a Kuniang

Five Gents and a Kuniang

Gōji Keinosuke

0.0

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Admiral Chuici Nagumo

7.1

1970

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

Takeyunosuke Gōji

0.0

1970

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Sanpo Sensei

6.8

1969

水戸黄門　第１部

水戸黄門　第１部

(1 episode)

10.0

1969

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)

0.0

1969

Goyokin

Goyokin

7.6

1969

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)

0.0

1969

Monument to the Girl's Corps

Monument to the Girl's Corps

Nakaji, Principal

0.0

1968

Song of Vengeance

Song of Vengeance

看守Ａ

5.0

1968

Horus: Prince of the Sun

Horus: Prince of the Sun

Ganko (voice)

6.3

1968

Kill!

Kill!

Hyogo Moriuchi

7.0

1968

The Saga of Tanegashima

The Saga of Tanegashima

Kinbei Yaita

5.0

1968

Wild Ducks and Green Onions

Wild Ducks and Green Onions

0.0

1968

Japan's No. 1 Best Man

Japan's No. 1 Best Man

0.0

1967

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

0.0

1967

Shogun and His Mistress 2

Shogun and His Mistress 2

Narrator

3.5

1967

Monsieur Zivaco

Monsieur Zivaco

0.0

1967

Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!

Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!

0.0

1967

Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!

Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!

0.0

1967

Three Faces of Love

Three Faces of Love

Soga

0.0

1967

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Senzo

7.3

1967

Journey to the North

Journey to the North

Kichinosuke Kawara

0.0

1967

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

6.7

1966

Dash to the Sun

Dash to the Sun

0.0

1966

Lost Sex

Lost Sex

Neighbor / Writer

0.0

1966

Dynamite Doctor

Dynamite Doctor

Marshal

0.0

1966

Four and A Half Mats

Four and A Half Mats

Uyu

0.0

1966

Silence Has No Wings

Silence Has No Wings

7.0

1966

A Company President's Life Story

A Company President's Life Story

Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)

0.0

1966

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Seizo

7.0

1965

An Innocent Witch

An Innocent Witch

7.1

1965

Blood and Sea

Blood and Sea

0.0

1965

Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

Minister

7.5

1965

The Spy

The Spy

0.0

1965

Illusion of Blood

Illusion of Blood

6.2

1965

Life of Matsu the Untamed

Life of Matsu the Untamed

0.0

1965

Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man

Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man

0.0

1965

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

0.0

1965

Red Beard

Red Beard

Goheiji

8.1

1965

Salaryman's Medal

Salaryman's Medal

0.0

1965

Samurai Assassin

Samurai Assassin

Masagorō Kisoya

7.4

1965

Five Gents' Trick Book

Five Gents' Trick Book

0.0

1965

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

0.0

1964

Eddy Currents of Life

Eddy Currents of Life

Shigesuke Hayashi

0.0

1964

The Sandal Keeper

The Sandal Keeper

0.0

1964

Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa

Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa

0.0

1964

The Naked Executive

The Naked Executive

Kosugi, president

0.0

1964

A Story from Echigo

A Story from Echigo

7.2

1964

Our Happiness Alone

Our Happiness Alone

0.0

1964

Hanayome wa jū go-sai

Hanayome wa jū go-sai

0.0

1964

Pale Flower

Pale Flower

Yasuoka

7.4

1964

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

Haiya

7.0

1964

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

7.0

1963

Fight of the Gamblers

Fight of the Gamblers

6.0

1963

Ukyunosuke on Patrol

Ukyunosuke on Patrol

7.0

1963

Tange Sazen

Tange Sazen

0.0

1963

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

Akiharu

6.1

1963

A House in the Quarter

A House in the Quarter

6.0

1963

The Navy

The Navy

0.0

1963

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

6.8

1963

Double Wedding

Double Wedding

Goro

0.0

1963

Life of Hishakaku 2

Life of Hishakaku 2

8.2

1963

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Shibiku-Shosuke Hori

7.0

1963

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

9.0

1963

The Sunshine Girl

The Sunshine Girl

5.7

1963

High and Low

High and Low

Factory Worker

8.3

1963

Girls Born in August

Girls Born in August

0.0

1963

Pressure of Guilt

Pressure of Guilt

7.0

1963

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Sosuke Otomo

6.5

1963

Born in Sin

Born in Sin

0.0

1962

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

Sakuma, The 'Gourd'

7.8

1962

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

Li Tang

6.0

1962

Mount Hakone

Mount Hakone

0.0

1962

The Man From the Sea

0.0

1962

This Madding Crowd

This Madding Crowd

Grandpa Yoshi

0.0

1962

Akitsu Hot Springs

Akitsu Hot Springs

6.5

1962

A Carpenter and Children

A Carpenter and Children

0.0

1962

The Bandits

The Bandits

0.0

1962

Facing to the Clouds

Facing to the Clouds

0.0

1962

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

0.0

1962

Seinen no isu

Seinen no isu

0.0

1962

Foundry Town

Foundry Town

Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)

7.6

1962

Musume to watashi

Musume to watashi

0.0

1962

Lady Sen and Hideyori

Lady Sen and Hideyori

Tokugawa Ieyasu

8.0

1962

Our Marriage

Our Marriage

Father

6.7

1962

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

0.0

1962

Season of Farewell

Season of Farewell

0.0

1962

Shimizu Port Salaryman

Shimizu Port Salaryman

0.0

1962

The Red Shadow

The Red Shadow

Jinzaburô Kamo

6.4

1961

Hayauchi burai - Daiheigen no otoko

Hayauchi burai - Daiheigen no otoko

0.0

1961

The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

0.0

1961

Run, Genta, Run!

Run, Genta, Run!

7.5

1961

Wind and waves of the South

Wind and waves of the South

Genji

0.0

1961

Buddha

Buddha

Suratha

0.0

1961

The Last War

The Last War

Captain Umehara

6.2

1961

Boss Takes to the Road

Boss Takes to the Road

0.0

1961

Immortal Love

Immortal Love

Policeman

7.5

1961

The Crimson Plains

The Crimson Plains

Shinzô Okui

0.0

1961

The Estuary

The Estuary

0.0

1961

The Orphan Brother

The Orphan Brother

Sanshô Dayû (voice)

6.1

1961

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

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

0.0

1961

Challenge to Live

Challenge to Live

0.0

1961

Fine Man

Fine Man

0.0

1961

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Gonji, Tavern Keeper

8.1

1961

An Edo Magistrate

An Edo Magistrate

5.8

1961

The Masterless 47 – Part II

The Masterless 47 – Part II

0.0

1961

Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

Kan'ichi

7.1

1961

For This We Fight

For This We Fight

0.0

1961

Botchan yarō seizoroi

Botchan yarō seizoroi

0.0

1961

Ore no furusato wa dai seibu

Ore no furusato wa dai seibu

0.0

1960

The Masterless 47

The Masterless 47

Gonosuke Kira

0.0

1960

The War Without Weapons

The War Without Weapons

0.0

1960

Wait for Tomorrow

Wait for Tomorrow

Seisaku Kajiwara

0.0

1960

The Pirates

The Pirates

7.2

1960

The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story

8.0

1960

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

Isuke Tsujikura

0.0

1960

Police Precinct Part 13

Police Precinct Part 13

0.0

1960

The Master Spearman

The Master Spearman

5.2

1960

The Man of Seven Faces

The Man of Seven Faces

Genkichi Miyashita

6.0

1960

あじさいの歌

あじさいの歌

0.0

1960

The Gambling Samurai

The Gambling Samurai

Kansuke

6.3

1960

The Great Road

The Great Road

0.0

1960

The Cards Will Tell

The Cards Will Tell

0.0

1960

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

Isuke Tsujikura (President)

0.0

1960

Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi

Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi

Mieko's father

0.0

1959

The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

Ootomo

5.4

1959

The Human Wall

The Human Wall

5.0

1959

Akatsuki no chiheisen

Akatsuki no chiheisen

0.0

1959

Ripe and Marriageable

Ripe and Marriageable

Saemon, Hikari's father

0.0

1959

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

5.7

1959

Police Precinct: Car 108

Police Precinct: Car 108

0.0

1959

The Beast Shall Die

The Beast Shall Die

Detective Kuwashima

5.6

1959

High Teen

High Teen

0.0

1959

Good Morning

Good Morning

Hiroshi Tomizawa

7.7

1959

Diary of Forsaken Love

Diary of Forsaken Love

0.0

1959

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Policeman

5.7

1959

Kaze no uchi so to

Kaze no uchi so to

0.0

1959

The Third Dead Angle

The Third Dead Angle

0.0

1959

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

8.1

1959

The Stream of Youth

The Stream of Youth

0.0

1959

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

0.0

1958

The Days of Evil Women

The Days of Evil Women

0.0

1958

Theater of Life

Theater of Life

0.0

1958

The Naked General

The Naked General

0.0

1958

The Naked Sun

The Naked Sun

0.0

1958

A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat

Aisawa

0.0

1958

Oban kanketsu hen

Oban kanketsu hen

0.0

1958

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

0.0

1958

The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

Messenger

7.5

1958

Night Drum

Night Drum

6.1

1958

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

Chamberlain

0.0

1958

Firefly Light

Firefly Light

0.0

1958

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Fugetsusai

5.3

1958

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

0.0

1957

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

7.2

1957

Black River

Black River

Kurihara

6.9

1957

The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love

6.8

1957

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

Tomekichi the Tinker

7.1

1957

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Chaplin san

0.0

1957

The Shadow Daughter

The Shadow Daughter

0.0

1957

Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman

Oshima's father

7.3

1957

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Fugetsusai

7.0

1957

An Osaka Story

An Osaka Story

Gonzaemon Hoshino

5.4

1957

Ôban

Ôban

Chaplin-San

0.0

1957

Rice

Rice

6.4

1957

Shimizu Port of Chivalry

Shimizu Port of Chivalry

Kansuke

7.5

1957

Actress

Actress

0.0

1956

I Will Buy You

I Will Buy You

Ogushi

7.0

1956

Love on Rainbow Island

Love on Rainbow Island

Shiimbei Hayashi

0.0

1956

The Forest Is Alive

The Forest Is Alive

0.0

1956

Tears

Tears

0.0

1956

Night River

Night River

Yujiro Funaki

6.2

1956

How Sorrowful

0.0

1956

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

0.0

1956

The Legend of the White Serpent

The Legend of the White Serpent

5.6

1956

Flowery Brothers

Flowery Brothers

0.0

1956

Farewell to Dream

Farewell to Dream

Yôichi's father, Genkichi

6.9

1956

The Vampire Moth

The Vampire Moth

Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô

4.6

1956

White Fan

Takuetsu

0.0

1956

Early Spring

Early Spring

Tokichi Hattori

7.5

1956

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Baiken Shishido (uncredited)

7.2

1956

I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

Old man from Brazil

7.3

1955

Floating Weeds Diary

Floating Weeds Diary

Magoro Ichikawa

4.3

1955

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Baiken Shishido

7.2

1955

The Wolves

The Wolves

6.8

1955

Murder on The Last Train

0.0

1955

Twilight Saloon

Twilight Saloon

Onizuka

8.0

1955

Burden of Love

Burden of Love

Jozo Araki

6.8

1955

Here Is a Spring

Here Is a Spring

7.3

1955

Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

Old man Murata

6.5

1955

The Cock Crows Twice

The Cock Crows Twice

0.0

1954

Women's House

Women's House

6.0

1954

The Surf

The Surf

Schoolmaster

0.0

1954

The Black Current

The Black Current

0.0

1954

The Street Without Sun

The Street Without Sun

President Kunio

0.0

1954

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Kidnapper

8.5

1954

The Glorious Days

The Glorious Days

0.0

1954

Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

0.0

1954

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

Numata

8.2

1953

Hiroba no kōdoku

Hiroba no kōdoku

0.0

1953

The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

Suezo

6.5

1953

Girls in the Orchard

Girls in the Orchard

0.0

1953

Shishun no izumi

Shishun no izumi

Nakamura, a policeman

0.0

1953

Jūdai no seiten

Jūdai no seiten

0.0

1953

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

0.0

1952

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

0.0

1952

Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

Kozo Kawai

0.0

1952

Beauty and the Thief

Beauty and the Thief

Jurota

0.0

1952

Children of Hiroshima

Children of Hiroshima

7.3

1952

Sword for Hire

Sword for Hire

7.0

1952

The Yamabiko School

The Yamabiko School

0.0

1952

Farewell to Spring

Farewell to Spring

Sakichi Arakawa

0.0

1952

Sasaki Kojiro

Sasaki Kojiro

5.0

1951

風雲児

風雲児

0.0

1951

Freedom School

Freedom School

0.0

1951

Ginza Cosmetics

Ginza Cosmetics

Hyôbei Sugano

6.1

1951

Yasubei Nakayama

Yasubei Nakayama

0.0

1951

Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

0.0

1951

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

0.0

1950

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

0.0

1950

A Man from Akagi

A Man from Akagi

0.0

1950

Heat and Mud

Heat and Mud

0.0

1950

Devil's Gold

Devil's Gold

0.0

1950

Rinchi

Rinchi

0.0

1949

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

7.5

1949

Late Night Confession

0.0

1949

Flame of My Love

Flame of My Love

State Councillor Itô

5.6

1949

Apostasy

Apostasy

5.8

1948

A Woman in the Typhoon Area

A Woman in the Typhoon Area

Yoshii

5.0

1948

Rira no hana wasureji

Rira no hana wasureji

0.0

1947

The Love of the Actress Sumako

The Love of the Actress Sumako

6.8

1947

Marriage

Marriage

Fumie's father

7.0

1947

Morning for the Osone Family

Morning for the Osone Family

Ippei Yamaka

6.9

1946

Izu no musumetachi

Izu no musumetachi

0.0

1945

Otome no iru kichi

Otome no iru kichi

0.0

1945

Army

Army

Sakuragi

6.9

1944

Jubilation Street

Jubilation Street

Shingo’s father

6.3

1944

Sinking the Unsinkable

Sinking the Unsinkable

0.0

1944

Navy

Navy

Teacher Ogata

0.0

1943

Port of Flowers

Port of Flowers

Hayashida

7.2

1943