ACTOR

Eijirō Tōno

Best known as Kidnapper in Seven Samurai.

54 Appearances

2 Series

52 Films

10.0 Top rated

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).

Personal details

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

17 9月 1907

Died

8 9月 1994

Place of birth

Tomioka, Japon

Also known as

Tōno Eijirō · Эйдзиро Тоно · 东野英治郎 · 東野英治郎

Acting credits 54 titles

Death of a Tea Master

as Admiral Chuici Nagumo

Horus: Prince of the Sun

as Ganko (voice)

Film 1968

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Wild Ducks and Green Onions

Film 1968

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Shogun and His Mistress 2

as Kichinosuke Kawara

Life of Matsu the Untamed

Eddy Currents of Life

as Shigesuke Hayashi

Film 1964

Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa

A House in the Quarter

Film 1963

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Eijirō Tōno

Biography

Acting credits 54 titles

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