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Eijirō Tōno
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).
As actor
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Death of a Tea Master
Days with Harasu
So What
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
I Lived, But...
Choji Snack Bar
Adrift at Sea
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
The King and His Vassal
Hunter in the Dark
The Last Game
Lord Mito
Island of Hell
The Battle of Okinawa
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
Will to Conquer
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Goyokin
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
Crazy Big Discovery
Kill!
Horus: Prince of the Sun