

Acting
Taiji Tonoyama
- Titles
- 141movies6TV shows
- Career
Active from 1948 to 1988, busiest in 1972 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 14top three billing
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
The Naked Island91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Melancholy7.1average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Pathos7.2average 5.2
- Eroticism3.3average 1.8
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Spiritual3.0average 2.0
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.3
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Adrenaline3.8, average 4.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 6
- Historical Drama 4
- Mystery 3
- Revenge 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Moral Decay 2
- Disturbing 2
- Poverty 2
- Post-War Japan 2
- Dark Humor 2
- Bleak 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kaneto ShindōDirectorOnibaba, Hachiko, Kuroneko, The Naked Island, Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby, +15 more
Nobuko OtowaActorOnibaba, Kuroneko, The Naked Island, Avalanche, Mother, +10 more- KKiyomi KurodaCinematographerOnibaba, Kuroneko, The Naked Island, Mother, Kanawa, +7 more
Hikaru HayashiComposerOnibaba, Kuroneko, The Naked Island, Mother, Kanawa, +7 more- MMitsuo KondōEditorHachiko, Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby, Kanawa, My Way, Policeman's Diary, +4 more
Rokkō TouraActorKuroneko, Silence, Kanawa, My Way, Dear Summer Sister, +2 more
Kei SatōActorOnibaba, Kuroneko, Day Dream, Mother, Dear Summer Sister, +1 more- SShinsaku HimedaCinematographerHachiko, Endless Desire, My Second Brother, Policeman's Diary, Junko's Bliss, +1 more
Kōzaburō YoshimuraDirectorRika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby, Before the Dawn, If Indeed One Loves, On This Earth, Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Kō NishimuraActorEndless Desire, My Second Brother, Farm Girls, Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Eitarō OzawaActorConquest, Burden of Love, Black Report, The Bored Samurai
Masao ShimizuActorThe Champion, Before the Dawn, On This Earth, Shiawase wa doko ni
Movies and TV shows
1471980s
28 titles · average score 69
as Old Priest
as Grandfather
as Hashimoto
as Shokichi Shimamura
as Gensai
as Tanimoto
as Teruyan
as Hikojii
as Horiatsu
as Guard
as Customer
as Tattooist
1970s
39 titles · average score 70
as Toichiro
as Mountain Man
as Old Beggar
as Yoshizo Kawamura
as Sex Show Manager
as Shimamura
as Shimamura
as Murai
as Physiognomist
as Takuzo Sakurada
as Prison guard
1960s
35 titles · average score 75
as Farmer
as Zenzo
as Yamashiro-no-Kami Munemura
as Ushi
as Tajima
as Shinsaku Tsuda
as Kamegoro
as Zenkichi Segawa
as Senta
1950s
39 titles · average score 74
as Hemmi Gengoro
as Pushy Man
as Ramen shop owner
as Kenta
as Pote-chan
as Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
as Shime
as Doctor Otsuki
as Mr. Yamaguchi
as Patrolman Kuramochi
as Bartender (segment 1)
as Risaburo
1940s
6 titles · average score 85
as Waretsuku
as Shop Proprietor
as Matsushita
as Photographer
as Yoshida
as Rokuzô Ôkuma






















































