Eijirō Tōno
Acting
Born September 17, 1907 · Tomioka, Japon
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Seven Samurai
High and Low
Tokyo Story
Red Beard
Yojimbo
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Stray Dog
Flame of My Love
A Man from Akagi
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
Dynamite Doctor
The Cock Crows Twice
An Innocent Witch
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Flowery Brothers
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
The Red Shadow
Burden of Love
So What
An Edo Magistrate
An Autumn Afternoon
The Black Current
Beauty and the Thief
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Good Morning
The Days of Evil Women
The Naked General
Diary of Forsaken Love
The Yamabiko School
The Ballad of Narayama
Will to Conquer
Asashio yushio
The Battle of Okinawa
The Legend of the White Serpent
Pale Flower
Goyokin
Samurai Assassin
Island of Hell