Eijirō Tōno

About

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 SamuraiMovie • 1954High and LowMovie • 1963Red BeardMovie • 1965Tora! Tora! Tora!Movie • 1970YojimboMovie • 1961Tokyo StoryMovie • 1953The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveMovie • 1959Stray DogMovie • 1949An Autumn AfternoonMovie • 1962Good MorningMovie • 1959Horus: Prince of the SunMovie • 1968Pigs and BattleshipsMovie • 1961Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovie • 1956GoyokinMovie • 1969The Ballad of NarayamaMovie • 1958I Live in FearMovie • 1955Pale FlowerMovie • 1964Early SpringMovie • 1956Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleMovie • 1955Samurai AssassinMovie • 1965The Lower DepthsMovie • 1957Kill!Movie • 1968Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiMovie • 1963Hunter in the DarkMovie • 1979