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
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Three Faces of Love
Heat and Mud
The Saga of Tanegashima
Boss Takes to the Road
The Bride is Fifteen
Life of Matsu the Untamed
For This We Fight
The Stream of Youth
The Naked Sun
Double Wedding
Monsieur Zivaco
Jubilation Street
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Farewell to Dream
Jūdai no seiten
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Police Precinct Part 13
The Bandits
Lost Sex
The Black Current
Girls in the Orchard
Salaryman's Medal
Sinking the Unsinkable
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