Eijirō Tōno
Known For
Acting
Born
1907-09-17 in Gunma, Japan
Died
1994-09-08
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).
Most Known For
Seven Samurai
as Kidnapper
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Chuici Nagumo
High and Low
as Factory Worker
Yojimbo
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Tokyo Story
as Numata
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Stray Dog
An Osaka Story
as Gonzaemon Hoshino
The Battle of Okinawa
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Ganko (voice)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
Good Morning
as Hiroshi Tomizawa
Red Beard
as Goheiji
An Autumn Afternoon
as Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
Goyokin
Pale Flower
as Yasuoka
Twilight Saloon
as Onizuka
Kill the Night Rose
The Three Treasures
as Ootomo
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Baiken Shishido