Image: Wikimedia CommonsEijirō Tōno
Japanese actor (1907–1994)
- Born September 17, 1907
- 8 movies
Eijirō Tōno was a Japanese actor who, over more than 50 years, appeared in more than 400 television shows, nearly 250 films and many stage productions. He is best known in the West for films by Akira Kurosawa, such as Seven Samurai and Yojimbo, and by Yasujirō Ozu, such as Tokyo Story and An Autumn Afternoon. At home he starred as the title character of the long-running jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon from 1969 to 1983.
Eijirō Tōno appears in 8 films in The Rerun, from 1949 to 1965. Most of that work is in drama, crime and history. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Akira Kurosawa (6), Toshiro Mifune (6), Takashi Shimura (5), Kamatari Fujiwara (5), Minoru Chiaki (4).
Known for
- Tokyo Story (1953). One of his films for Yasujirō Ozu.
- Yojimbo (1961). One of his best-known roles for Akira Kurosawa.
- Mito Kōmon (1969), Mito Kōmon. Starred in the title role of the series from 1969 to 1983.
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962). Another of his films for Ozu.
- Seven Samurai (1954). One of the Kurosawa films that made him known in the West.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Eijirō Tōno been in?
- Eijirō Tōno appears in Red Beard (1965), High and Low (1963), An Autumn Afternoon (1962), Yojimbo (1961), The Lower Depths (1957), I Live in Fear (1955), Tokyo Story (1953) and Stray Dog (1949) on The Remote.
- When was Eijirō Tōno born?
- Eijirō Tōno was born on 17 September 1907.
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