Portrait of Eijirō Tōno

Acting

Eijirō Tōno

Career

Active from 1943 to 1989, busiest in 1962 and 1968 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eijirō Tōno Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 7
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Post-War Japan 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Samurai Era 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Revenge 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 63
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

as Prime Minister

1980s

2 titles · average score 67
Death of a Tea Master
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kokei

Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo-
Shocking! in Japan -by G.F.Bigo- (1984)

as Narration (voice)

1970s

12 titles · average score 66
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark (1979)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shogen

Lord Mito
Lord Mito (1978)

as Tokugawa Mitsukuni

Island of Hell
Island of Hell (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

as Kaemon Kito

The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Yoshijirō Umezu

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff (1971)

as Keinosuke Takamatsu

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri (1971)

as Keinosuke Takamatsu, Dainippon Steel President

水戸黄門 第3部
水戸黄門 第3部 (1971)

TV show

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

as Admiral Chuici Nagumo

Will to Conquer
Will to Conquer (1970)

as Sezaemon

水戸黄門 第2部
水戸黄門 第2部 (1970)

TV show

Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents and a Kuniang (1970)

as Gōji Keinosuke

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan (1970)

as Takeyunosuke Gōji

1960s

60 titles · average score 74
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ganko (voice)

Kill!
Kill! (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hyogo Moriuchi

The Saga of Tanegashima
The Saga of Tanegashima (1968)

as Kinbei Yaita

Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
GoodWatch score 75

as Senzo

The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Professor Teizō Azuma

Samurai Assassin
Samurai Assassin (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

as Masagorō Kisoya

Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

as Minister

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

as Akiharu

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hideyoshi Toyotomi

High and Low
High and Low (1963)
GoodWatch score 90

as Factory Worker

Foundry Town
Foundry Town (1962)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)

Akitsu Hot Springs
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Priest

1950s

47 titles · average score 75
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)

as Fugetsusai

An Osaka Story
An Osaka Story (1957)

as Gonzaemon Hoshino

I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ogushi

Vampire Moth
Vampire Moth (1956)

as Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô

Farewell to Dream
Farewell to Dream (1956)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yôichi's father, Genkichi

Floating Weeds Diary
Floating Weeds Diary (1955)

as Magoro Ichikawa

Burden of Love
Burden of Love (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jozo Araki

Policeman's Diary
Policeman's Diary (1955)

as Old man Murata

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954)
GoodWatch score 94

as Kidnapper

The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Suezo

Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story (1953)
GoodWatch score 92

as Numata

Ginza Cosmetics
Ginza Cosmetics (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hyôbei Sugano

1940s

8 titles · average score 65
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

as State Councillor Itô

A Woman in the Typhoon Area
A Woman in the Typhoon Area (1948)

as Yoshii

Marriage
Marriage (1947)

as Fumie's father

Morning for the Osone Family
Morning for the Osone Family (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ippei Yamaka

Army
Army (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sakuragi

Jubilation Street
Jubilation Street (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as Shingo’s father

Port of Flowers
Port of Flowers (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Hayashida

Navy
Navy (1943)

as Teacher Ogata