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).
Known for
ActingBirthday
September 17, 1907Deathday
September 8, 1994Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
231Place of birth
Gunma, JapanAlso known as
東野英治郎, Tōno Eijirō, Эйдзиро Тоно, 东野英治郎
Cast credits
Seven Samurai
Kidnapper
Red Beard
Goheiji
Early Spring
Tokichi Hattori
Stray Dog
I Live in Fear
Old man from Brazil
Pigs and Battleships
Kan'ichi
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Yojimbo
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Death of a Tea Master
Kokei
High and Low
Factory Worker
The Lower Depths
Tomekichi the Tinker
The Human Wall
Good Morning
Hiroshi Tomizawa
Pale Flower
Yasuoka
The Legend of the White Serpent
Hunter in the Dark
Shogen
Kill!
Hyogo Moriuchi
Sword of the Beast
Minister
Tokyo Story
Numata
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow
Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)Images
