Deceased

How Did Eijirō Tōno Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86

Also known asTōno Eijirō, Эйдзиро Тоно, 东野英治郎, 東野英治郎, 本庄克二, Katsuji HonjoGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn17/09/1907Born inTomioka, JaponDied08/09/1994Died inTokyoCauseheart failureWikidataQ3049379 ↗TMDb#106165 ↗

Eijirō Tōno 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.

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Filmography272 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1990	Tales of a Golden GeishaMovie	Prime Minister	83
1989	Death of a Tea MasterMovie	Kokei	82
1989	Days with HarasuMovie	—	82
1988	So WhatMovie	—	81
1984	The Fox Dancing in the DuskMovie	—	77
1983	I Lived, But...Movie	Self	76
1983	Choji Snack BarMovie	—	76
1983	Adrift at SeaMovie	—	76
1982	The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of EdoMovie	—	75
1981	The King and His VassalMovie	—	74
1979	Hunter in the DarkMovie	Shogen	72
1979	The Last GameMovie	—	72
1978	Lord MitoMovie	Tokugawa Mitsukuni	71
1977	Island of HellMovie	Kaemon Kito	70
1971	The Battle of OkinawaMovie	Yoshijirō Umezu	64
1970	Will to ConquerMovie	—	63
1970	Tora! Tora! Tora!Movie	Admiral Chuici Nagumo	63
1970	Five Gents and a KuniangMovie	Gōji Keinosuke	63
1970	Five Gents Fly to TaiwanMovie	Takeyunosuke Gōji	63
1970	The Summit of Mt. FujiMovie	—	63
1969	5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part IIMovie	Umehara Kannosuke (textile CEO)	62
1969	5 Gents Fly to KyushuMovie	Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles)	62
1969	GoyokinMovie	—	62
1969	Crazy Big DiscoveryMovie	—	62
1969	Tora-san's Cherished MotherMovie	Sanpo Sensei	62
1968	Monument to the Girl's CorpsMovie	Nakaji, Principal	61
1968	Kill!Movie	Hyogo Moriuchi	61
1968	Wild Ducks and Green OnionsMovie	—	61
1968	The Flame of YouthMovie	—	61
1968	Horus: Prince of the SunMovie	Ganko (voice)	61
1968	It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)Movie	—	61
1968	It's Tough Being a ManSeries	—	61
1967	Industrial Spy Free-for-AllMovie	—	60
1967	Journey to the NorthMovie	Kichinosuke Kawara	60
1967	Young Boss: Leader's FleshMovie	—	60
1967	Japan's No. 1 Best ManMovie	—	60
1967	Goal for the YoungMovie	—	60
1967	The Burning SunMovie	—	60
1967	Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!Movie	—	60
1967	Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!Movie	—	60
1967	Zatoichi's Cane SwordMovie	Senzo	60
1967	Shogun and His Mistress 2Movie	Narrator	60
1967	Monsieur ZivacoMovie	—	60
1967	Three Faces of LoveMovie	Soga	60
1966	The Great White TowerMovie	Professor Teizō Azuma	59
1966	Dash to the SunMovie	—	59
1966	Silence Has No WingsMovie	—	59
1966	A Company President's Life StoryMovie	Ōta Gōzaemon (Ōnichi Wool President)	59
1966	Four and A Half MatsMovie	Uyu	59
1966	Kill the Night RoseMovie	—	59
1966	Dynamite DoctorMovie	Marshal	59
1966	Lost SexMovie	Neighbor / Writer	59
1965	Start HereMovie	President Sagara	58
1965	Red BeardMovie	Goheiji	58
1965	The Last JudgmentMovie	—	58
1965	Samurai AssassinMovie	Masagorō Kisoya	58
1965	Five Gents' Trick BookMovie	—	58
1965	Blood and SeaMovie	—	58
1965	Prison Walls of Abashiri 3Movie	Seizo	58
1965	Sword of the BeastMovie	Minister	58
1965	An Innocent WitchMovie	—	58
1965	Illusion of BloodMovie	—	58
1965	Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste ManMovie	—	58
1964	Eddy Currents of LifeMovie	Shigesuke Hayashi	57
1964	The Bride is FifteenMovie	—	57
1964	Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleMovie	Haiya	57
1964	The Sandal KeeperMovie	—	57
1964	A Public BenefactorMovie	—	57
1964	Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi waMovie	—	57
1964	The Donkey Comes on a TankMovie	—	57
1964	Pale FlowerMovie	Yasuoka	57
1964	The Naked ExecutiveMovie	Kosugi, president	57
1964	Our Happiness AloneMovie	—	57
1963	High and LowMovie	Factory Worker	56
1963	Fight of the GamblersMovie	—	56
1963	The Sea of EdenMovie	—	56
1963	Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceMovie	Toyotomi Hideyoshi	56
1963	Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiMovie	Shibiku-Shosuke Hori	56
1963	A House in the QuarterMovie	—	56
1963	The Elegant Life of Mr. EverymanMovie	Akiharu	56
1963	Tragedy of the Coolie SamuraiMovie	—	56
1963	Twin Sisters of KyotoMovie	Sosuke Otomo	56
1963	Double WeddingMovie	Goro	56
1963	Ukyunosuke on PatrolMovie	—	56
1963	Girls Born in AugustMovie	—	56
1963	Life of Hishakaku 2Movie	—	56
1963	The Sunshine GirlMovie	—	56
1963	Shinobi no Mono 3: ResurrectionMovie	Hideyoshi Toyotomi	56
1962	Foundry TownMovie	Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)	55
1962	Facing to the CloudsMovie	—	55
1962	The Man From the SeaMovie	—	55
1962	Shimizu Port Salaryman Part IIMovie	—	55
1962	Shimizu Port SalarymanMovie	—	55
1962	Mount HakoneMovie	—	55
1962	A Carpenter and ChildrenMovie	—	55
1962	Born in SinMovie	—	55
1962	An Autumn AfternoonMovie	Sakuma, The 'Gourd'	55
1962	This Madding CrowdMovie	Grandpa Yoshi	55
1962	Seinen no isuMovie	—	55
1962	Three Gentlemen from TokyoMovie	—	55
1962	Season of FarewellMovie	—	55
1962	Our MarriageMovie	Father	55
1962	Lady Sen and HideyoriMovie	Tokugawa Ieyasu	55
1962	Akitsu Hot SpringsMovie	Priest	55
1962	The BanditsMovie	—	55
1962	Musume to watashiMovie	—	55
1961	BuddhaMovie	Suratha	54
1961	Botchan yarō seizoroiMovie	—	54
1961	Pigs and BattleshipsMovie	Kan'ichi	54
1961	YojimboMovie	Gonji, Tavern Keeper	54
1961	Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great PlainsMovie	—	54
1961	The Last WarMovie	Captain Umehara	54
1961	Challenge to LiveMovie	—	54
1961	Boss Takes to the RoadMovie	—	54
1961	Fine ManMovie	—	54
1961	Immortal LoveMovie	Policeman	54
1961	The Crimson PlainsMovie	Shinzô Okui	54
1961	The Happy-Go-Lucky GuyMovie	—	54
1961	For This We FightMovie	—	54
1961	Run, Genta, Run!Movie	—	54
1961	The Red ShadowMovie	Jinzaburô Kamo	54
1961	Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai RegionMovie	—	54
1961	Wind and waves of the SouthMovie	Genji	54
1961	An Edo MagistrateMovie	—	54
1961	The Orphan BrotherMovie	Sanshô Dayû (voice)	54
1961	The Masterless 47 – Part IIMovie	—	54
1961	The EstuaryMovie	—	54
1960	The Twilight StoryMovie	—	53
1960	The Curio MasterMovie	—	53
1960	The Gambling SamuraiMovie	Kansuke	53
1960	The Man of Seven FacesMovie	Genkichi Miyashita	53
1960	Police Precinct Part 13Movie	—	53
1960	New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and DrinkingMovie	Isuke Tsujikura (President)	53
1960	The Cards Will TellMovie	—	53
1960	Wait for TomorrowMovie	Seisaku Kajiwara	53
1960	My Hometown is the Wild WestMovie	—	53
1960	The Great RoadMovie	—	53
1960	The Masterless 47Movie	Gonosuke Kira	53
1960	Ajisai no utaMovie	—	53
1960	The BrawlerMovie	Section Chief Kitaura	53
1960	The PiratesMovie	—	53
1960	The Brass GeneralMovie	—	53
1960	Just BarelyMovie	—	53
1960	The Master SpearmanMovie	—	53
1959	High TeenMovie	—	52
1959	Kaze no uchi so toMovie	—	52
1959	The Human WallMovie	—	52
1959	The Bride from JapanMovie	Mieko's father	52
1959	The Stream of YouthMovie	—	52
1959	The Three TreasuresMovie	Ootomo	52
1959	The Third Dead AngleMovie	—	52
1959	Chikamatsu's Love in OsakaMovie	—	52
1959	The Beast Shall DieMovie	Detective Kuwashima	52
1959	The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveMovie	—	52
1959	Good MorningMovie	Hiroshi Tomizawa	52
1959	Ripe and MarriageableMovie	Saemon, Hikari's father	52
1959	Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanMovie	Policeman	52
1959	Diary of Forsaken LoveMovie	—	52
1959	Police Precinct: Car 108Movie	—	52
1959	The Big Scoop: Challenge at TwilightMovie	—	52
1958	Night DrumMovie	—	51
1958	The Naked SunMovie	Yoshida	51
1958	Yajikita dōchū sugorokuMovie	—	51
1958	Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful SadnessMovie	Chamberlain	51
1958	The Naked GeneralMovie	—	51
1958	A Grain of WheatMovie	Aisawa	51
1958	The Ballad of NarayamaMovie	Messenger	51
1958	Oban kanketsu henMovie	—	51
1958	The Young BeastMovie	—	51
1958	Theater of LifeMovie	—	51
1958	Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3Movie	Mouri	51
1958	Princess of RevengeMovie	—	51
1958	The Days of Evil WomenMovie	—	51
1958	Beyond the Seasonal WindMovie	—	51
1957	An Osaka StoryMovie	Gonzaemon Hoshino	50
1957	Yagyu Secret ScrollsMovie	Fugetsusai	50
1957	The Story of Pure LoveMovie	—	50
1957	Police Precinct: The Pickpocket KillerMovie	—	50
1957	Shimizu Port of ChivalryMovie	Kansuke	50
1957	The Eleventh HourMovie	—	50
1957	Zoku Ôban: Fûun henMovie	Chaplin san	50
1957	The Shadow DaughterMovie	Shigeo	50
1957	ÔbanMovie	Chaplin-San	50
1957	TurtledoveMovie	—	50
1957	The Lower DepthsMovie	Tomekichi the Tinker	50
1957	Untamed WomanMovie	Oshima's father	50
1957	RiceMovie	—	50
1957	Hateful ThingsMovie	Keisuke Kiyama	50
1957	Black RiverMovie	Kurihara	50
1956	Flowery BrothersMovie	—	49
1956	Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the SkinMovie	—	49
1956	How SorrowfulMovie	—	49
1956	Early SpringMovie	Tokichi Hattori	49
1956	I Will Buy YouMovie	Ogushi	49
1956	Love on Rainbow IslandMovie	Shiimbei Hayashi	49
1956	Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovie	Baiken Shishido (uncredited)	49
1956	ActressMovie	—	49
1956	TearsMovie	—	49
1956	Asashio yushioMovie	—	49
1956	The Forest Is AliveMovie	—	49
1956	The Vampire MothMovie	Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô	49
1956	Farewell to DreamMovie	Yôichi's father, Genkichi	49
1956	The Legend of the White SerpentMovie	—	49
1956	White FanMovie	Takuetsu	49
1956	Easy-Going Married CoupleMovie	—	49
1955	The WolvesMovie	—	48
1955	Here Is a SpringMovie	—	48
1955	I Live in FearMovie	Old man from Brazil	48
1955	Policeman's DiaryMovie	Old man Murata	48
1955	Burden of LoveMovie	Jozo Araki	48
1955	Murder on the Last TrainMovie	—	48
1955	Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleMovie	Baiken Shishido	48
1955	Love at FortyMovie	—	48
1955	Floating Weeds DiaryMovie	Magoro Ichikawa	48
1955	Twilight SaloonMovie	Onizuka	48
1955	Beautiful DaysMovie	Imanishi's Father	48
1954	Seven SamuraiMovie	Kidnapper	47
1954	Bored Hatamoto: House of SkullsMovie	—	47
1954	The Street Without SunMovie	President Kunio	47
1954	The Black CurrentMovie	—	47
1954	Women's HouseMovie	—	47
1954	The SurfMovie	Schoolmaster	47
1954	The Cock Crows TwiceMovie	—	47
1953	The Wild GeeseMovie	Suezo	46
1953	The Tattoo Murder CaseMovie	—	46
1953	Waseda UniversityMovie	Guest Nomura	46
1953	Asama no karasuMovie	—	46
1953	Shishun no izumiMovie	Nakamura, a policeman	46
1953	Tokyo StoryMovie	Numata	46
1953	Girls in the OrchardMovie	—	46
1953	Hiroba no kōdokuMovie	—	46
1953	Jūdai no seitenMovie	—	46
1952	Children of HiroshimaMovie	—	45
1952	Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi buMovie	—	45
1952	Muntinlupa no yo wa fuketeMovie	Kozo Kawai	45
1952	Her SecretMovie	—	45
1952	Farewell to SpringMovie	Sakichi Arakawa	45
1952	Sword for HireMovie	—	45
1952	Beauty and the ThiefMovie	Jurota	45
1952	One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and CloudsMovie	—	45
1951	Freedom SchoolMovie	—	44
1951	Yasubei NakayamaMovie	—	44
1951	Ginza CosmeticsMovie	Hyôbei Sugano	44
1951	風雲児Movie	—	44
1951	Sasaki KojiroMovie	—	44
1951	Zoku Sasaki KojiroMovie	—	44
1950	Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and FreedomMovie	—	43
1950	Les Miserables I: God and the DevilMovie	—	43
1950	Heat and MudMovie	—	43
1950	KazanmyakuMovie	—	43
1950	Devil's GoldMovie	—	43
1950	A Man from AkagiMovie	—	43
1949	Stray DogMovie	—	42
1949	Flame of My LoveMovie	State Councillor Itô	42
1949	Chobei the RogueMovie	—	42
1949	Late Night ConfessionMovie	—	42
1949	RinchiMovie	—	42
1948	ApostasyMovie	—	41
1948	As If To KillMovie	—	41
1948	A Woman in the Typhoon AreaMovie	Yoshii	41
1947	MarriageMovie	Fumie's father	40
1947	The Love of the Actress SumakoMovie	—	40
1947	Rira no hana wasurejiMovie	—	40
1947	Duel at MoonriseMovie	—	40
1946	Morning for the Osone FamilyMovie	Ippei Yamaka	39
1946	Kigeki wa owarinuMovie	—	39
1945	The Young Women of IzuMovie	—	38
1944	Jubilation StreetMovie	Shingo’s father	37
1944	ArmyMovie	Sakuragi	37
1944	Sinking the UnsinkableMovie	—	37
1943	NavyMovie	Teacher Ogata	36
1943	Port of FlowersMovie	Hayashida	36