Taiji Tonoyama
Acting
Born October 17, 1915 · Kobe, Japon
Biography
Taiji Tonoyama (殿山 泰司, Tonoyama Taiji, 1915–1989) was a Japanese character actor who made many appearances in films and on television from 1939 to 1989. He was a close friend of Kaneto Shindo and one of his regular cast members. He was also an essayist. In 1950 he helped form the film company Kindai Eiga Kyokai with Shindo and Kōzaburō Yoshimura.
Known For · 40 titles
Ai yori aoku
Ohanahan
In the Realm of the Senses
Pro Hunter
Sex and Fury
The Ballad of Narayama
The Roads Men Travel
Onibaba
Empire of Passion
Blind Devotion
Libido
Dynamite Doctor
Drunken Angel
Edo Porn
Fruits of Passion
An Innocent Witch
Ishimatsu of the Forest
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Before Dawn
Daughter of Time
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Burden of Love
Irezumi
Who Will Judge Me?
Song of a Traveller
A-Un
Shachō to onna tenin
Golden Partners
Hooligans on Buggies
Good Morning
Hachiko
The Gate of Youth Part 2
Kuroneko
Vengeance Is Mine
The Shadow of Fear
Captive's Island
Dark Room
Child of the Sun
Profound Desires of the Gods
The Naked Island