Eijirō Tōno
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. His final film was Juzo Itami's A-ge-man 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).
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Goyokin
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1969
The Burning Sun
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1968
Monument to the Girl's Corps
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1968
Song of Vengeance
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1968
Horus: Prince of the Sun
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1968
Kill!
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1968
The Saga of Tanegashima
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1968
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
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1968
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
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1967
Monsieur Zivaco
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1967
Goal for the Young
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1967
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
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1967
Three Faces of Love
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1967
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
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1967
The Great White Tower
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1966
Kill the Night Rose
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1966
Silence Has No Wings
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1966
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
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1965
An Innocent Witch
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1965
Sword of the Beast
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1965
The Spy
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1965
Illusion of Blood
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1965
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
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1965
The Last Judgment
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1965
Red Beard
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1965
Samurai Assassin
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1965
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
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1964
Eddy Currents of Life
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1964
The Sandal Keeper
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1964
Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa
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1964
The Naked Executive
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1964
A Story from Echigo
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1964
A Public Benefactor
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1964
The Bride is Fifteen
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1964
Pale Flower
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1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
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1964
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
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1963
Fight of the Gamblers
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1963
Tange Sazen
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1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
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1963
A House in the Quarter
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1963
The Navy
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1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
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1963
Double Wedding
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1963
Life of Hishakaku 2
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1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
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1963
The Sunshine Girl
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1963
High and Low
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1963