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).
291 movies · 3 shows
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990·6.2
Days with Harasu
1989·0.0
Death of a Tea Master
1989·5.6
So What
1988·7.0
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
1984·5.8
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
1984·0.0
Adrift at Sea
1983·0.0
Choji Snack Bar
1983·7.8
I Lived, But...
1983·6.8
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
1982·0.0
The King and His Vassal
1981·0.0
The Last Game
1979·9.0
Hunter in the Dark
1979·6.3
Lord Mito
1978·9.8
Island of Hell
1977·6.2
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
1971·10.0
The Battle of Okinawa
1971·7.8
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971·7.0
Will to Conquer
1970·0.0
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970·0.0
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970·9.0
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970·7.2
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970·8.0
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969·6.8
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969·7.0
Goyokin
1969·7.5
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969·10.0
Crazy Big Discovery
1969·8.0
The Flame of Youth
1968·8.0
Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968·10.0
Song of Vengeance
1968·6.0
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968·6.4
Kill!
1968·7.0
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968·5.5
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
1968·9.0
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
1967·8.0
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967·9.0
The Burning Sun
1967·7.0
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967·4.5
Monsieur Zivaco
1967·8.0
Goal for the Young
1967·9.0
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
1967·0.0
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
1967·0.0
Three Faces of Love
1967·9.0
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
1967·9.0
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967·7.4
Journey to the North
1967·0.0
The Great White Tower
1966·6.9
Dash to the Sun
1966·0.0
Lost Sex
1966·9.0
Kill the Night Rose
1966·0.0
Dynamite Doctor
1966·0.0
Four and A Half Mats
1966·0.0
Silence Has No Wings
1966·6.9
A Company President's Life Story
1966·7.0
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965·7.5
An Innocent Witch
1965·7.2
Blood and Sea
1965·0.0
Sword of the Beast
1965·7.5
The Spy
1965·10.0
Illusion of Blood
1965·6.4
Life of Matsu the Untamed
1965·10.0
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
1965·10.0
The Last Judgment
1965·8.3
Start Here
1965·7.0
Red Beard
1965·8.2
Salaryman's Medal
1965·0.0
Samurai Assassin
1965·7.3
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965·10.0
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
1964·9.0
Eddy Currents of Life
1964·0.0
The Sandal Keeper
1964·8.0
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa
1964·7.0
The Naked Executive
1964·9.0
A Story from Echigo
1964·7.2
A Public Benefactor
1964·7.0
Our Happiness Alone
1964·0.0
The Bride is Fifteen
1964·0.0
Pale Flower
1964·7.4
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964·7.0
白さぎと少年
1964·0.0
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963·6.9
Fight of the Gamblers
1963·6.0
Ukyunosuke on Patrol
1963·7.0
Tange Sazen
1963·9.0
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963·6.2
A House in the Quarter
1963·6.4
The Sea of Eden
1963·8.0
The Navy
1963·0.0
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963·6.9
Double Wedding
1963·0.0
Life of Hishakaku 2
1963·8.2
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963·6.8
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
1963·8.7
The Sunshine Girl
1963·5.7
High and Low
1963·8.4
Girls Born in August
1963·0.0
Pressure of Guilt
1963·7.5
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963·6.5
Born in Sin
1962·9.0
An Autumn Afternoon
1962·7.9
The Great Wall
1962·7.0
Mount Hakone
1962·7.0
The Man From the Sea
1962·8.0
This Madding Crowd
1962·7.0
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962·6.6
A Carpenter and Children
1962·7.5
The Bandits
1962·0.0
Facing to the Clouds
1962·0.0
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962·9.0
Seinen no isu
1962·0.0
Foundry Town
1962·7.8
Musume to watashi
1962·10.0
Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962·8.0
Our Marriage
1962·7.1
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962·9.0
Season of Farewell
1962·0.0
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962·8.0
The Red Shadow
1961·6.7
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
1961·0.0
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
1961·0.0
Run, Genta, Run!
1961·8.3
Wind and waves of the South
1961·0.0
Buddha
1961·10.0
The Last War
1961·6.8
Sanctuary
1961·0.0
Boss Takes to the Road
1961·0.0
Immortal Love
1961·7.4
The Crimson Plains
1961·0.0
The Estuary
1961·0.0
The Orphan Brother
1961·6.3
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961·7.0
Challenge to Live
1961·9.0
Fine Man
1961·8.0
Yojimbo
1961·8.1
An Edo Magistrate
1961·6.6
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961·9.0
Pigs and Battleships
1961·7.1
For This We Fight
1961·0.0
Botchan yarō seizoroi
1961·0.0
My Hometown is the Wild West
1960·0.0
The Masterless 47
1960·10.0
The War Without Weapons
1960·0.0
Wait for Tomorrow
1960·0.0
The Pirates
1960·7.6
The Twilight Story
1960·8.5
The Brawler
1960·0.0
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960·8.0
Police Precinct Part 13
1960·0.0
Just Barely
1960·0.0
The Master Spearman
1960·6.0
The Man of Seven Faces
1960·6.3
Ajisai no uta
1960·0.0
The Gambling Samurai
1960·6.9
The Great Road
1960·8.0
The Forbidden Scoop
1960·0.0
The Cards Will Tell
1960·0.0
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960·8.0
The Bride from Japan
1959·9.0
The Three Treasures
1959·5.5
The Human Wall
1959·6.3
Akatsuki no chiheisen
1959·0.0
Ripe and Marriageable
1959·10.0
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959·5.3
Police Precinct: Car 108
1959·0.0
The Beast Shall Die
1959·6.2
High Teen
1959·0.0
Good Morning
1959·7.7
Diary of Forsaken Love
1959·9.0
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959·5.9
Kaze no uchi so to
1959·0.0
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight
1959·0.0
The Third Dead Angle
1959·0.0
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959·8.1
The Stream of Youth
1959·0.0
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958·8.0
The Days of Evil Women
1958·7.0
Theater of Life
1958·10.0
The Naked General
1958·7.0
The Naked Sun
1958·7.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958·10.0
A Grain of Wheat
1958·0.0
The Young Beast
1958·8.0
Oban kanketsu hen
1958·0.0
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958·9.0
The Ballad of Narayama
1958·7.5
Night Drum
1958·5.9
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958·10.0
Firefly Light
1958·9.0
Princess of Revenge
1958·0.0
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958·5.4
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
1957·0.0
The Eleventh Hour
1957·7.4
Black River
1957·6.9
The Story of Pure Love
1957·6.8
The Lower Depths
1957·7.0
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957·9.0
The Shadow Daughter
1957·8.0
Untamed Woman
1957·7.5
Hateful Things
1957·0.0
Turtledove
1957·0.0
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957·6.5
An Osaka Story
1957·6.0
Ôban
1957·9.0
Rice
1957·6.8
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
1957·8.0
Actress
1956·8.0
I Will Buy You
1956·7.1
Love on Rainbow Island
1956·8.0
The Forest Is Alive
1956·0.0
Tears
1956·0.0
Undercurrent
1956·6.2
How Sorrowful
1956·0.0
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
1956·0.0
Asashio yushio
1956·0.0
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956·6.1
Flowery Brothers
1956·0.0
Farewell to Dream
1956·7.1
The Vampire Moth
1956·4.7
White Fan
1956·0.0
Early Spring
1956·7.5
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956·7.2
I Live in Fear
1955·7.3
Floating Weeds Diary
1955·4.3
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955·7.2
The Wolves
1955·6.9
Murder on the Last Train
1955·0.0
Twilight Saloon
1955·8.0
Beautiful Days
1955·6.8
Burden of Love
1955·7.1
Here Is a Spring
1955·8.2
Policeman's Diary
1955·7.0
The Cock Crows Twice
1954·6.5
Women's House
1954·6.0
The Surf
1954·8.0
The Black Current
1954·10.0
The Street Without Sun
1954·7.0
Seven Samurai
1954·8.5
The Glorious Days
1954·0.0
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
1954·0.0
Tokyo Story
1953·8.1
Waseda University
1953·0.0
Hiroba no kōdoku
1953·0.0
The Wild Geese
1953·6.7
Girls in the Orchard
1953·8.0
Shishun no izumi
1953·7.0
The Tattoo Murder Case
1953·0.0
Jūdai no seiten
1953·7.0
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952·9.0
Himitsu
1952·8.0
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952·0.0
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
1952·0.0
Beauty and the Thief
1952·9.0
Children of Hiroshima
1952·7.1
Sword for Hire
1952·6.7
The Yamabiko School
1952·0.0
Farewell to Spring
1952·0.0
The Man from the Moon
1951·0.0
Sasaki Kojiro
1951·6.0
風雲児
1951·0.0
Freedom School
1951·7.0
Ginza Cosmetics
1951·6.5
Yasubei Nakayama
1951·0.0
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
1951·7.0
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950·7.0
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950·9.0
A Man from Akagi
1950·0.0
Heat and Mud
1950·7.0
Kazanmyaku
1950·0.0
Devil's Gold
1950·10.0
Rinchi
1949·0.0
Chobei the Rogue
1949·0.0
Stray Dog
1949·7.6
Late Night Confession
1949·7.0
Flame of My Love
1949·5.4
Apostasy
1948·6.0
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948·7.5
As If To Kill
1948·0.0
Rira no hana wasureji
1947·0.0
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947·7.0
Duel at Moonrise
1947·0.0
Marriage
1947·7.7
Morning for the Osone Family
1946·6.7
Kigeki wa owarinu
1946·0.0
The Young Women of Izu
1945·8.0
Otome no iru kichi
1945·0.0
Army
1944·6.8
Jubilation Street
1944·6.1
Sinking the Unsinkable
1944·0.0
Navy
1943·8.0
Port of Flowers
1943·7.0