Eijirō Tōno
Acting
Biography
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 …
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Seven Samurai
1954
Kidnapper
Yojimbo
1961
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Tokyo Story
1953
Numata
High and Low
1963
Factory Worker
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Red Beard
1965
Goheiji
Stray Dog
1949
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
Good Morning
1959
Hiroshi Tomizawa
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
The Lower Depths
1957
Tomekichi the Tinker
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
Baiken Shishido
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
I Live in Fear
1955
Old man from Brazil
Pale Flower
1964
Yasuoka
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968
Ganko (voice)
Early Spring
1956
Tokichi Hattori
The Ballad of Narayama
1958
Messenger
Kill!
1968
Hyogo Moriuchi
Sword of the Beast
1965
Minister