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Eijirō Tōno

Sep 17, 1907 - Sep 08, 1994 (86 years old) in Gunma, Japan

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 a Golden Geisha) 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).

Known For

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Seven Samurai
Kidnapper
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High and Low
Factory Worker
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Tokyo Story
Numata
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Yojimbo
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
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Red Beard
Goheiji
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral Chuici Nagumo
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Stray Dog
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Good Morning
Hiroshi Tomizawa
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An Autumn Afternoon
Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Baiken Shishido (uncredited)

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