Eijirō Tōno

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

268

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-09-17

Day of death

1994-09-08 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Gunma, Japan

Eijirō Tōno

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 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

    Seven Samurai

  • High and Low

    High and Low

  • Start Here

    Start Here

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • Yojimbo

    Yojimbo

  • Immortal Love

    Immortal Love

  • Good Morning

    Good Morning

  • First Decade Showa  Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President

    First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President

  • Death of a Tea Master

    Death of a Tea Master

  • The Shadow Daughter

    The Shadow Daughter

  • Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

    Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

  • 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

    5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

  • Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story

  • The Wild Geese

    The Wild Geese

  • The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama

  • Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

    Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

  • Love on Rainbow Island

    Love on Rainbow Island

  • The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

  • Horus: Prince of the Sun

    Horus: Prince of the Sun

  • あじさいの歌

    あじさいの歌

  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

  • The Orphan Brother

    The Orphan Brother

  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

  • 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

    5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

  • Jubilation Street

    Jubilation Street

  • Five Gents and a Kuniang

    Five Gents and a Kuniang

  • A Company President's Life Story

    A Company President's Life Story

  • Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-

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

  • Diary of Forsaken Love

    Diary of Forsaken Love

  • New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

    New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

  • Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!

    Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!

  • Hanayome wa jū go-sai

    Hanayome wa jū go-sai

  • Port of Flowers

    Port of Flowers

  • I Will Buy You

    I Will Buy You

  • Morning for the Osone Family

    Morning for the Osone Family

  • Shogun and His Mistress 2

    Shogun and His Mistress 2

  • The Cock Crows Twice

    The Cock Crows Twice

  • Our Happiness Alone

    Our Happiness Alone

  • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

  • Will to Conquer

    Will to Conquer

  • Early Spring

    Early Spring

  • Hiroba no kōdoku

    Hiroba no kōdoku

  • Journey to the North

    Journey to the North

  • Rinchi

    Rinchi

  • Beauty and the Thief

    Beauty and the Thief

  • Island of Hell

    Island of Hell

  • Army

    Army

  • Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

    Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

  • Tora-san's Cherished Mother

    Tora-san's Cherished Mother

  • Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

    Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

  • Our Marriage

    Our Marriage

  • The Story of Pure Love

    The Story of Pure Love

  • The Forest Is Alive

    The Forest Is Alive

  • Zatoichi's Cane Sword

    Zatoichi's Cane Sword

  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

    Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

  • The Naked General

    The Naked General

  • The King and His Vassal

    The King and His Vassal

  • Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi

    Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi

  • Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

  • Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

    Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

  • A House in the Quarter

    A House in the Quarter

  • An Edo Magistrate

    An Edo Magistrate

  • Izu no musumetachi

    Izu no musumetachi

  • Seinen no isu

    Seinen no isu

  • I Live in Fear

    I Live in Fear

  • The Naked Sun

    The Naked Sun

  • Lost Sex

    Lost Sex

  • 風雲児

    風雲児

  • So What

    So What

  • Dynamite Doctor

    Dynamite Doctor

  • The Stream of Youth

    The Stream of Youth

  • Red Beard

    Red Beard

  • Black River

    Black River

  • The Vampire Moth

    The Vampire Moth

  • White Fan

    White Fan

  • I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

  • The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

    The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

  • Four and A Half Mats

    Four and A Half Mats

  • Monument to the Girl's Corps

    Monument to the Girl's Corps

  • Wild Ducks and Green Onions

    Wild Ducks and Green Onions

  • The Donkey Comes on a Tank

    The Donkey Comes on a Tank

  • Botchan yarō seizoroi

    Botchan yarō seizoroi

  • Japan's No. 1 Best Man

    Japan's No. 1 Best Man

  • Kill!

    Kill!

  • Policeman's Diary

    Policeman's Diary

  • For This We Fight

    For This We Fight

  • Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

  • The Crimson Plains

    The Crimson Plains

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

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

  • One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and  Clouds

    One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

  • Burden of Love

    Burden of Love

  • Yasubei Nakayama

    Yasubei Nakayama

  • My Hometown is the Wild West

    My Hometown is the Wild West

  • Kaze no uchi so to

    Kaze no uchi so to

  • Life of Matsu the Untamed

    Life of Matsu the Untamed

  • The Red Shadow

    The Red Shadow

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls

  • A Story from Echigo

    A Story from Echigo

  • Song of Vengeance

    Song of Vengeance

  • Oban kanketsu hen

    Oban kanketsu hen

  • The Sandal Keeper

    The Sandal Keeper

  • Flame of My Love

    Flame of My Love

  • Run, Genta, Run!

    Run, Genta, Run!

  • Apostasy

    Apostasy

  • Akitsu Hot Springs

    Akitsu Hot Springs

  • Theater of Life

    Theater of Life

  • The Black Current

    The Black Current

  • Five Gents' Trick Book

    Five Gents' Trick Book

  • Days with Harasu

    Days with Harasu

  • An Innocent Witch

    An Innocent Witch

  • Police Precinct: Car 108

    Police Precinct: Car 108

  • Floating Weeds Diary

    Floating Weeds Diary

  • The Legend of the White Serpent

    The Legend of the White Serpent

  • Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

    Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

  • Girls Born in August

    Girls Born in August

  • Girls in the Orchard

    Girls in the Orchard

  • Fight of the Gamblers

    Fight of the Gamblers

  • Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

    Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

  • Ginza Cosmetics

    Ginza Cosmetics

  • The Sunshine Girl

    The Sunshine Girl

  • Flowery Brothers

    Flowery Brothers

  • Pale Flower

    Pale Flower

  • Ôban

    Ôban

  • The Yamabiko School

    The Yamabiko School

  • Eddy Currents of Life

    Eddy Currents of Life

  • Dash to the Sun

    Dash to the Sun

  • Here Is a Spring

    Here Is a Spring

  • Tears

    Tears

  • Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

    Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

  • Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

    Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

  • Mount Hakone

    Mount Hakone

  • Murder on The Last Train

    Murder on The Last Train

  • The Master Spearman

    The Master Spearman

  • The Glorious Days

    The Glorious Days

  • Musume to watashi

    Musume to watashi

  • The Cards Will Tell

    The Cards Will Tell

  • The Days of Evil Women

    The Days of Evil Women

  • Ukyunosuke on Patrol

    Ukyunosuke on Patrol

  • The Surf

    The Surf

  • The Summit of Mt. Fuji

    The Summit of Mt. Fuji

  • Freedom School

    Freedom School

  • Marriage

    Marriage

  • Otome no iru kichi

    Otome no iru kichi

  • A Woman in the Typhoon Area

    A Woman in the Typhoon Area

  • Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

    Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • The Estuary

    The Estuary

  • Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man

    Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man

  • The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

  • Farewell to Spring

    Farewell to Spring

  • Farewell to Dream

    Farewell to Dream

  • The Love of the Actress Sumako

    The Love of the Actress Sumako

  • Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

    Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

  • Lady Sen and Hideyori

    Lady Sen and Hideyori

  • Ripe and Marriageable

    Ripe and Marriageable

  • Wind and waves of the South

    Wind and waves of the South

  • The Great White Tower

    The Great White Tower

  • The Great Wall

    The Great Wall

  • Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

    Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

  • The Last Judgment

    The Last Judgment

  • Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!

    Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!

  • Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

    Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

  • Rira no hana wasureji

    Rira no hana wasureji

  • Beyond the Seasonal Wind

    Beyond the Seasonal Wind

  • Three Faces of Love

    Three Faces of Love

  • Akatsuki no chiheisen

    Akatsuki no chiheisen

  • Shimizu Port of Chivalry

    Shimizu Port of Chivalry

  • A Grain of Wheat

    A Grain of Wheat

  • Season of Farewell

    Season of Farewell

  • The Bandits

    The Bandits

  • Navy

    Navy

  • Twin Sisters of Kyoto

    Twin Sisters of Kyoto

  • New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

    New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

  • Illusion of Blood

    Illusion of Blood

  • Twilight Saloon

    Twilight Saloon

  • Monsieur Zivaco

    Monsieur Zivaco

  • Sword for Hire

    Sword for Hire

  • A Carpenter and Children

    A Carpenter and Children

  • Foundry Town

    Foundry Town

  • The Wolves

    The Wolves

  • Late Night Confession

    Late Night Confession

  • Untamed Woman

    Untamed Woman

  • Hayauchi burai - Daiheigen no otoko

    Hayauchi burai - Daiheigen no otoko

  • Sasaki Kojiro

    Sasaki Kojiro

  • Goyokin

    Goyokin

  • The Navy

    The Navy

  • Hunter in the Dark

    Hunter in the Dark

  • Firefly Light

    Firefly Light

  • The Spy

    The Spy

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

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

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

  • Police Precinct Part 13

    Police Precinct Part 13

  • Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

    Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

  • Sinking the Unsinkable

    Sinking the Unsinkable

  • Night Drum

    Night Drum

  • Choji Snack Bar

    Choji Snack Bar

  • Women's House

    Women's House

  • Jūdai no seiten

    Jūdai no seiten

  • The Third Dead Angle

    The Third Dead Angle

  • The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

    The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

  • The Beast Shall Die

    The Beast Shall Die

  • Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

    Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

  • The Naked Executive

    The Naked Executive

  • Shimizu Port Salaryman

    Shimizu Port Salaryman

  • Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

    Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

  • Tales of a Golden Geisha

    Tales of a Golden Geisha

  • The Last Game

    The Last Game

  • The Great Road

    The Great Road

  • Sword of the Beast

    Sword of the Beast

  • The War Without Weapons

    The War Without Weapons

  • Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa

    Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa

  • Devil's Gold

    Devil's Gold

  • Shishun no izumi

    Shishun no izumi

  • Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

    Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

  • High Teen

    High Teen

  • The Man From the Sea

    The Man From the Sea

  • Boss Takes to the Road

    Boss Takes to the Road

  • Challenge to Live

    Challenge to Live

  • Silence Has No Wings

    Silence Has No Wings

  • The Human Wall

    The Human Wall

  • The Street Without Sun

    The Street Without Sun

  • Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

    Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

  • Pressure of Guilt

    Pressure of Guilt

  • Children of Hiroshima

    Children of Hiroshima

  • Heat and Mud

    Heat and Mud

  • The Masterless 47

    The Masterless 47

  • Fine Man

    Fine Man

  • Born in Sin

    Born in Sin

  • The Twilight Story

    The Twilight Story

  • The Saga of Tanegashima

    The Saga of Tanegashima

  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

  • Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

    Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

  • Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

    Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

  • The Pirates

    The Pirates

  • Adrift at Sea

    Adrift at Sea

  • Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

  • This Madding Crowd

    This Madding Crowd

  • An Osaka Story

    An Osaka Story

  • Actress

    Actress

  • Rice

    Rice

  • Life of Hishakaku 2

    Life of Hishakaku 2

  • Samurai Assassin

    Samurai Assassin

  • Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

    Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

  • Tange Sazen

    Tange Sazen

  • Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

    Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

  • How Sorrowful

    How Sorrowful

  • A Man from Akagi

    A Man from Akagi

  • Wait for Tomorrow

    Wait for Tomorrow

  • Salaryman's Medal

    Salaryman's Medal

  • The Man of Seven Faces

    The Man of Seven Faces

  • The Gambling Samurai

    The Gambling Samurai

  • The Last War

    The Last War

  • The Masterless 47 – Part II

    The Masterless 47 – Part II

  • Buddha

    Buddha

  • The Human Condition

    The Human Condition

  • Lord Mito

    Lord Mito

  • Sequel Sequel Diary of a  Successful Salaryman

    Sequel Sequel Diary of a Successful Salaryman

  • An Autumn Afternoon

    An Autumn Afternoon

  • 水戸黄門 第2部

    水戸黄門 第2部

  • 水戸黄門 第3部

    水戸黄門 第3部

  • 水戸黄門 第1部

    水戸黄門 第1部

  • The Man from the Moon

    The Man from the Moon

  • First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President: Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Friday

    First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President: Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Friday

  • The Sea of Eden

    The Sea of Eden

  • Facing to the Clouds

    Facing to the Clouds

  • Blood and Sea

    Blood and Sea

  • Hateful Things

    Hateful Things