Deceased

How Did Taiji Tonoyama Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 73

Also known as殿山泰司, Танояма Тайи, Тайдзи ТоноямаGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn17/10/1915Born inKobe, JaponDied30/04/1989 (aged 73)CausecancerWikidataQ7676003 ↗TMDb#33732 ↗

Taiji Tonoyama 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.

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Filmography297 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1989	Thousand CranesMovie	—	74
1989	War and FlowersMovie	—	74
1989	Black RainMovie	Old Priest	74
1988	Sakura-tai ChiruMovie	—	73
1988	Tokyo PopMovie	Grandfather	73
1988	TomorrowMovie	Storekeeper	73
1987	River of FirefliesMovie	—	72
1987	HachikoMovie	Hashimoto	72
1986	Jazz DaimyoMovie	Gensai	71
1986	Tree Without LeavesMovie	—	71
1985	Nuclear GypsiesMovie	—	70
1985	The Seburi StoryMovie	Kamezo	70
1985	Song of the Spring PonyMovie	—	70
1984	LocationMovie	Inumaru	69
1984	The Fox Dancing in the DuskMovie	—	69
1984	The HorizonMovie	Tanimoto	69
1983	Dark RoomMovie	Doctor(医師)	68
1983	Legend of the Eight SamuraiMovie	Hikojii	68
1983	Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shirahaMovie	—	68
1983	The Ballad of NarayamaMovie	Teruyan	68
1983	The Bored SamuraiMovie	Father of Ogin	68
1982	IrezumiMovie	Horiatsu	67
1982	Tora-san, the ExpertMovie	—	67
1982	A Ghost Love Story of JapanMovie	—	67
1982	A Pool Without WaterMovie	Pharmacist	67
1981	Fifth MovementMovie	—	66
1981	EijanaikaMovie	Jyosyuya	66
1981	Pro HunterSeries	—	66
1981	Fruits of PassionMovie	Customer	66
1981	Yokohama BJ BluesMovie	Isao Hori	66
1981	Edo PornMovie	Tattooist	66
1981	Magistrate of the Floating WorldMovie	—	66
1980	Nurse's HusbandMovie	—	65
1980	Child of the SunMovie	—	65
1980	Until EveningMovie	Restaurant's Owner	65
1980	Daughter of TimeMovie	Fireworks Hand 2	65
1979	Golden PartnersMovie	Bend master	64
1979	Faraway TomorrowMovie	—	64
1979	Vengeance Is MineMovie	Tanejiro Shibata	64
1979	Tora-san's Dream of SpringMovie	—	64
1979	The StranglingMovie	—	64
1979	The Bride of the Ghost LakeMovie	Goichi Nishida (village chief)	64
1979	The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu caseMovie	—	64
1978	Empire of PassionMovie	Toichiro	63
1978	Love and FaithMovie	—	63
1978	Junko's BlissMovie	Taizô Sakata	63
1978	Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kiloMovie	—	63
1977	Ballad of OrinMovie	Mountain Man	62
1977	Eros EternaMovie	—	62
1977	Case of the Disjointed MurderMovie	—	62
1977	The Far RoadMovie	—	62
1977	Tissue Paper By the Geisha's PillowMovie	Sôiku	62
1977	The Gate of Youth Part 2Movie	—	62
1977	The Love and Adventures of Kuroki TaroMovie	—	62
1977	Tomorrow EveningMovie	—	62
1977	Seasonal WindMovie	—	62
1976	A Cheerful YakuzaMovie	—	61
1976	The Roads Men TravelSeries	Sone	61
1976	In the Realm of the SensesMovie	Old Beggar	61
1976	Hobo GeneralMovie	—	61
1976	Two HarmonicasMovie	—	61
1975	Housewife's Experience: New Tenement ApartmentMovie	Kinetarô Kitamura	60
1975	Pimp HeavenMovie	Preacher	60
1975	Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2Movie	The Master	60
1975	Housewife's Experience: TenementMovie	Harukichi	60
1975	青春トルコ日記処女すべりMovie	—	60
1975	A Haunted Turkish BathhouseMovie	Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)	60
1975	Scoundrel BossMovie	—	60
1974	Evening PrimroseMovie	Genji's father	59
1974	My WayMovie	Yoshizo Kawamura	59
1974	The Castle of SandMovie	Publican at Ebisu	59
1974	Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô HanadensyaMovie	Tonomura	59
1974	Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-DramaMovie	Sex Show Manager	59
1974	Street of JoyMovie	Kofukuya's Owner	59
1974	The HomelessMovie	—	59
1974	The Last SwordsmanMovie	—	59
1974	The KeyMovie	—	59
1973	Stray DogMovie	—	58
1973	Rika 2: Lonely WandererMovie	Shimamura	58
1973	Time Within MemoryMovie	—	58
1973	Rika 3: Juvenile's LullabyMovie	Shimamura	58
1973	The HeartMovie	S's Father	58
1973	Hell Riders in KyotoMovie	—	58
1973	Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko ShirakawaMovie	Ippei	58
1973	Love Lost in TearsMovie	—	58
1973	A Woman’s RoadMovie	—	58
1973	Deeper Than BlueMovie	Shunkai	58
1973	Sex and FuryMovie	Tokuzô Kasai	58
1973	Did the Red Bird Escape?Movie	—	58
1972	The RendezvousMovie	Murai	57
1972	It's a festival! It's a ghost festival! Everybody Gather!!Movie	—	57
1972	Umarekawatta TamegorōMovie	Tokuichi Ōnuma	57
1972	Afternoon Affair: Rear WindowMovie	Nomura	57
1972	Turtle GeishaMovie	Ishibashi	57
1972	KanawaMovie	Physiognomist	57
1972	Ai yori aokuSeries	俊界和尚	57
1972	The Lucky Status SymbolMovie	—	57
1972	HymnMovie	Harumatsu	57
1972	Dear Summer SisterMovie	Takuzo Sakurada	57
1972	The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion ThreatsMovie	—	57
1972	The Erotomaniac DaimyoMovie	—	57
1971	SilenceMovie	Prison guard	56
1971	King of the Widow-KillersMovie	—	56
1971	Evil Spirits in the DarknessMovie	—	56
1971	Hot Springs Mimizu GeishaMovie	—	56
1971	Onna no IjiMovie	Nakano	56
1971	King of PornographyMovie	—	56
1971	The CeremonyMovie	Old Chief	56
1970	Attack at DaylightMovie	Saeki	55
1970	Live Today, Die Tomorrow!Movie	—	55
1970	Hooligans on BuggiesMovie	—	55
1970	Yukyo-retsudenMovie	—	55
1970	The Kingpin of Fair LadiesMovie	—	55
1970	Evil Spirits of JapanMovie	Pachinko owner	55
1970	The Revelation of a GeishaMovie	—	55
1970	Strange AffinityMovie	—	55
1969	Heat Wave IslandMovie	—	54
1969	Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys!Movie	—	54
1969	Gokudô PetenshiMovie	—	54
1968	The House of the Sleeping VirginsMovie	—	53
1968	KuronekoMovie	Farmer	53
1968	Profound Desires of the GodsMovie	Higa	53
1968	Wind of YouthMovie	—	53
1968	Strong Women, Weak MenMovie	Zenzo	53
1968	East China SeaMovie	—	53
1967	Japanese Summer: Double SuicideMovie	—	52
1967	LibidoMovie	—	52
1966	Kokoro no sanmyakuMovie	—	51
1966	Black CurtainMovie	—	51
1966	The Little RunawayMovie	—	51
1966	The Betrayers Out!Movie	—	51
1966	Drunken HarborMovie	Doctor	51
1966	The PornographersMovie	Father	51
1966	Captive's IslandMovie	—	51
1966	OhanahanSeries	溝呂木老人	51
1966	Dynamite DoctorMovie	Chairman	51
1966	Lost SexMovie	Gonpachi	51
1966	Violence at NoonMovie	School director	51
1965	ConquestMovie	Yamashiro-no-Kami Munemura	50
1965	Escape and the LawMovie	—	50
1965	An Innocent WitchMovie	—	50
1965	The Start of LifeMovie	—	50
1965	Seisaku's WifeMovie	Retired Man	50
1964	OnibabaMovie	Ushi	49
1964	Intentions of MurderMovie	Beret Musician	49
1964	The DesperateMovie	Chief Osawa	49
1964	Samurai from NowhereMovie	—	49
1964	The Irresponsible FoolMovie	—	49
1964	Onibaba : Film LocationMovie	—	49
1964	A Story from EchigoMovie	—	49
1963	Bamboo Doll of EchizenMovie	Monk	48
1963	Beyond the Green HillsMovie	—	48
1963	Kiri ni Kieta HitoMovie	—	48
1963	Raised on an IslandMovie	—	48
1963	The School CapMovie	—	48
1963	Violent StreetMovie	—	48
1963	The Insect WomanMovie	Foreman	48
1963	どん底だって平ちゃらさMovie	—	48
1963	Kanto WandererMovie	Boss Izu	48
1963	18 RoughsMovie	Murata	48
1963	Black ReportMovie	Shinsaku Tsuda	48
1963	MotherMovie	Tajima	48
1962	Foundry TownMovie	Matsunaga	47
1962	HumanMovie	Kamegoro	47
1962	Tales of President MitoMovie	President Toyotomi	47
1962	I am the JudgeMovie	—	47
1962	Hageshī kawaMovie	—	47
1962	Song of a TravellerMovie	—	47
1962	Fresh LeavesMovie	Zenkichi Segawa	47
1962	The Young and BadMovie	—	47
1962	Season of FarewellMovie	—	47
1962	Nippon no obaachanMovie	—	47
1962	Farm GirlsMovie	Kuranosuke	47
1962	Akitsu Hot SpringsMovie	Rokusuke	47
1962	大吉ぼんのう鏡Movie	—	47
1962	The KingMovie	—	47
1962	Stolen PleasureMovie	Goro	47
1961	Pigs and BattleshipsMovie	Chen	46
1961	Police Precinct Part 17Movie	—	46
1961	ShōjoMovie	—	46
1961	Police Precinct: 15 Year Old WomanMovie	—	46
1961	Futaridake no taiyōMovie	—	46
1961	The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4Movie	Kotani	46
1961	The Famous WandererMovie	—	46
1961	Love's Family TreeMovie	—	46
1961	Blind DevotionMovie	Hikozo	46
1960	Knock DownMovie	—	45
1960	Storming SquadronMovie	—	45
1960	A Woman’s Uphill SlopeMovie	—	45
1960	Sixteen years oldMovie	—	45
1960	The Cards Will TellMovie	—	45
1960	Wait for TomorrowMovie	Inosuke Uematsu	45
1960	My Hometown is the Wild WestMovie	—	45
1960	Chikuhō no kodomotachiMovie	—	45
1960	SecretMovie	—	45
1960	The Last Trump CardMovie	Seitaro Koshimura	45
1960	One Passed Through HellMovie	—	45
1960	IrohanihohetoMovie	—	45
1960	The Naked IslandMovie	Senta	45
1960	The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3Movie	—	45
1960	The Legendary HellMovie	Daihachi	45
1959	My Second BrotherMovie	Hemmi Gengoro	44
1959	Lucky Dragon No. 5Movie	—	44
1959	A Killed Stewardess: White or BlackMovie	Detective Machida	44
1959	The Human WallMovie	—	44
1959	Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the SceneMovie	—	44
1959	Tokyo no KodokuMovie	—	44
1959	The Prickly Mouthed GeishaMovie	Kumakichi Takeda	44
1959	Talented WomanMovie	—	44
1959	Whistling in the MorningMovie	—	44
1959	The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveMovie	—	44
1959	Good MorningMovie	Pushy Man	44
1959	The Telephone Rings in the EveningMovie	—	44
1959	Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanMovie	—	44
1959	Four Hours of TerrorMovie	Teppei Sasada	44
1958	Night DrumMovie	—	43
1958	The Boy Who Came BackMovie	Detective Shimamoto	43
1958	The Man Who Wagers TomorrowMovie	Masumura	43
1958	Underwater MurderMovie	—	43
1958	Hanayome no teikōMovie	Yoshimaro Akiyama	43
1958	Hobo VillageMovie	—	43
1958	Endless DesireMovie	Ramen shop owner	43
1958	Wind, Woman and RoadMovie	Kenta	43
1958	Sorrow Is Only for WomenMovie	—	43
1957	TemptationMovie	Tobe	42
1957	The ChampionMovie	Pote-chan	42
1957	Who's the Real KillerMovie	Frank	42
1957	A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraMovie	Kurazo	42
1957	Birth of a Jazz MaidenMovie	Senkichi Hanamura	42
1957	Harbor RatsMovie	—	42
1957	Muhō IchidaiMovie	—	42
1957	On This EarthMovie	Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle	42
1956	Fearful Attack of the Flying SaucersMovie	Doctor Otsuki	41
1956	Nikoyon monogatariMovie	—	41
1956	The Shadow of FearMovie	—	41
1956	Darkness at NoonMovie	Uhei Matsumura	41
1956	Our TownMovie	Shime	41
1956	ActressMovie	—	41
1956	DotanbaMovie	—	41
1956	快傑耶茶坊Movie	—	41
1956	Shiawase wa doko niMovie	Shokichi	41
1956	Love is LostMovie	Gensaku	41
1955	The WolvesMovie	—	40
1955	Policeman's DiaryMovie	Patrolman Kuramochi	40
1955	Burden of LoveMovie	Mr. Yamaguchi	40
1955	The Sacrifice of the Human TorpedoesMovie	—	40
1955	The Beauty and the DragonMovie	—	40
1955	SistersMovie	—	40
1955	If Indeed One LovesMovie	Bartender (segment 1)	40
1955	Policeman's Diary, Part 2Movie	—	40
1955	Three FacesMovie	—	40
1954	Turbid YouthMovie	—	39
1954	Wakai hito-tachiMovie	—	39
1954	The Valley Between Love and DeathMovie	—	39
1954	The Street Without SunMovie	Gen'ichi Inoue	39
1954	Koina no GinpeiMovie	—	39
1954	Cape AshizuriMovie	—	39
1954	DitchMovie	—	39
1954	The End of a DayMovie	—	39
1953	MiniatureMovie	Yamada	38
1953	Gate of HellMovie	Kakisuke	38
1953	ReminiscenceMovie	—	38
1953	Before DawnMovie	Risaburo	38
1953	Tower of LiliesMovie	—	38
1953	MurahachibuMovie	—	38
1952	Children of HiroshimaMovie	Owner of a ship	37
1952	Dedication of the Great BuddhaMovie	—	37
1952	Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no MakiMovie	—	37
1952	AvalancheMovie	Miyabayashi	37
1952	Today is PaydayMovie	President of Akabane Construction	37
1952	ViolenceMovie	—	37
1952	Sisters of NishijinMovie	—	37
1951	Clothes of DeceptionMovie	Kasama	36
1951	Story of a Beloved WifeMovie	—	36
1951	Who Will Judge Me?Movie	—	36
1951	The White OrchidMovie	—	36
1951	The Tale of GenjiMovie	Priest	36
1951	Izayoi kaidōMovie	—	36
1951	AizenbashiMovie	—	36
1951	Saijoke no kyoenMovie	—	36
1951	限りなき情熱Movie	—	36
1950	ScandalMovie	Aoye's friend	35
1950	Town of ViolenceMovie	Ango Shindo	35
1950	The End of the WarMovie	—	35
1950	Yume o meshimaseMovie	Ton Chiki	35
1950	Spring SnowMovie	Yasuji	35
1949	Ishimatsu of the ForestMovie	Waretsuku	34
1948	Drunken AngelMovie	Shop Proprietor	33
1948	The Most Beautiful Day of My LifeMovie	—	33
1948	Great XMovie	Matsushita	33
1948	TemptationMovie	—	33
1948	The FollowerMovie	—	33
1948	The President and the ShopgirlMovie	—	33
1947	The Ball at the Anjo HouseMovie	Yoshida	32
1947	Record of a Tenement GentlemanMovie	Photographer	32
1941	The Battle of KawanakajimaMovie	Rokuzô Ôkuma	26
0	Toumei na kisetsuMovie	—	—