Eijirô Tôno
Biography
Eijirô Tôno was born on September 17, 1907 in Gunma, Japan. He was an actor, known for Seven Samurai (1954), Yojimbo (1961) and Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). He died on September 8, 1994.
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 35 years1944 to 1979
First and latest
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Eijirô Tôno movies on Netflix
Hunter in the Darkas Shogen
Tora! Tora! Tora!as Admiral Nagumo
Goyokin
Horus: Prince of the Sunas Ganko, the blacksmith
Zatoichi's Cane Swordas Senzo
Red Beardas Goheiji
Samurai Assassinas Masagorō Kisoya
Sword of the Beastas Minister
Pale Floweras Yasuoka
High and Lowas Factory Worker
An Autumn Afternoonas Sakuma - The 'Gourd'
Pigs and Battleshipsas Kan'ichi
Yojimboas Gonji - Tavern Keeper
Good Morningas Tomizawa
The Beast Shall Dieas Detective Kawashima
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Ballad of Narayamaas Messenger
The Lower Depthsas Tomekichi the Tinker
Untamed Womanas Oshima's father
I Live in Fearas Old man from Brazil
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Templeas Baiken Shishido
Seven Samuraias Thief
Tokyo Storyas Sanpei Numata
Children of Hiroshima
The Love of the Actress Sumakoas Shoyo Tsubouchi
Armyas Sakuragi
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Akira Kurosawa directed six of these films, Yasujirô Ozu three and Hideo Gosha three. Toshirô Mifune appears in eight of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Toshirô Mifune8 films together, 1954 to 1965
Toshirô Mifune's page Red Beard1965IMDb rating 8.3Tôno as GoheijiMifune as Dr. Kyojô Niide
Samurai Assassin1965IMDb rating 7.4Tôno as Masagorō KisoyaMifune as Tsuruchiyo Niiro
High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Tôno as Factory WorkerMifune as Kingo Gondo
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Tôno as Gonji - Tavern KeeperMifune as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
The Lower Depths1957IMDb rating 7.2Tôno as Tomekichi the TinkerMifune as Sutekichi the Thief
I Live in Fear1955IMDb rating 7.3Tôno as Old man from BrazilMifune as Kiichi Nakajima
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple1955IMDb rating 7.3Tôno as Baiken ShishidoMifune as Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)
Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Tôno as ThiefMifune as Kikuchiyo
Tatsuya Nakadai7 films together, 1957 to 1979
Tatsuya Nakadai's page Hunter in the Dark1979IMDb rating 7.0Tôno as ShogenNakadai as Gomyo Kiyoemon
Goyokin1969IMDb rating 7.6Nakadai as Magobei Wakizaka
High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Tôno as Factory WorkerNakadai as Chief Detective Tokura
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Tôno as Gonji - Tavern KeeperNakadai as Unosuke - Gunfighter
The Beast Shall Die1959IMDb rating 7.4Tôno as Detective KawashimaNakadai as Kunihiko Date
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959IMDb rating 8.5Nakadai as Kaji
Untamed Woman1957IMDb rating 7.4Tôno as Oshima's fatherNakadai as Shinkichi, the young tailor
Takashi Shimura6 films together, 1954 to 1965
Takashi Shimura's page Red Beard1965IMDb rating 8.3Tôno as GoheijiShimura as Tokubei Izumiya
High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Tôno as Factory WorkerShimura as Chief of Investigation Section
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Tôno as Gonji - Tavern KeeperShimura as Tokuemon - Sake Brewer
Untamed Woman1957IMDb rating 7.4Tôno as Oshima's fatherShimura as Owner of the rice mill
I Live in Fear1955IMDb rating 7.3Tôno as Old man from BrazilShimura as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Tôno as ThiefShimura as Kambei Shimada
Nobuo Nakamura6 films together, 1953 to 1963
Nobuo Nakamura's page High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Tôno as Factory WorkerNakamura as Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Tôno as Sakuma - The 'Gourd'Nakamura as Shuzo Kawai
The Beast Shall Die1959IMDb rating 7.4Tôno as Detective KawashimaNakamura as Professor Sugimura
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959IMDb rating 8.5Nakamura as Honsha Buchô
I Live in Fear1955IMDb rating 7.3Tôno as Old man from BrazilNakamura as Psychologist
Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Tôno as Sanpei NumataNakamura as Kurazo Kaneko
Chishû Ryû5 films together, 1944 to 1965
Chishû Ryû's page Red Beard1965IMDb rating 8.3Tôno as GoheijiRyû as Mr. Yasumoto
An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Tôno as Sakuma - The 'Gourd'Ryû as Shuhei Hirayama
Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8Tôno as TomizawaRyû as Keitarô Hayashi
Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Tôno as Sanpei NumataRyû as Shukichi Hirayama
Army1944IMDb rating 6.5Tôno as SakuragiRyû as Tomosuke Takagi
Daisuke Katô5 films together, 1954 to 1962
Daisuke Katô's page An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Tôno as Sakuma - The 'Gourd'Katô as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Tôno as Gonji - Tavern KeeperKatô as Inokichi - Ushitora's Rotund Brother
Untamed Woman1957IMDb rating 7.4Tôno as Oshima's fatherKatô as Her second husband
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple1955IMDb rating 7.3Tôno as Baiken ShishidoKatô as Toji Gion
Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Tôno as ThiefKatô as Shichiroji
Akira KurosawaDirector, 6 films, 1954 to 1965
Red Beard1965IMDb rating 8.3Tôno as Goheiji
High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Tôno as Factory Worker
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Tôno as Gonji - Tavern Keeper
The Lower Depths1957IMDb rating 7.2Tôno as Tomekichi the Tinker
I Live in Fear1955IMDb rating 7.3Tôno as Old man from Brazil
Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Tôno as Thief
Yasujirô OzuDirector, 3 films, 1953 to 1962
An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Tôno as Sakuma - The 'Gourd'
Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8Tôno as Tomizawa
Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Tôno as Sanpei Numata
Hideo GoshaDirector, 3 films, 1965 to 1979
Hunter in the Dark1979IMDb rating 7.0Tôno as Shogen
Goyokin1969IMDb rating 7.6
Sword of the Beast1965IMDb rating 7.5Tôno as Minister
Also five films together4 more actors
- Kô NishimuraGoyokin (1969), Red Beard (1965), Pigs and Battleships (1961), Yojimbo (1961) and The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
- Eiko MiyoshiGood Morning (1959), The Beast Shall Die (1959), The Lower Depths (1957), I Live in Fear (1955) and Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
- Haruko SugimuraRed Beard (1965), Samurai Assassin (1965), Good Morning (1959), Tokyo Story (1953) and Army (1944)
- Seiji MiyaguchiPale Flower (1964), The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959), The Ballad of Narayama (1958), Untamed Woman (1957) and Seven Samurai (1954)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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