
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).

Seven Samurai
MOVIE • 1954

High and Low
MOVIE • 1963

Good Morning
MOVIE • 1959

Yojimbo
MOVIE • 1961

Sword of the Beast
MOVIE • 1965

Tokyo Story
MOVIE • 1953

Red Beard
MOVIE • 1965

Tora! Tora! Tora!
MOVIE • 1970

An Autumn Afternoon
MOVIE • 1962

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
MOVIE • 1955

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
MOVIE • 1959

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
MOVIE • 1956

A Carpenter and Children
MOVIE • 1962

I Live in Fear
MOVIE • 1955

Island of Hell
MOVIE • 1977

Goyokin
MOVIE • 1969

Samurai Assassin
MOVIE • 1965

Stray Dog
MOVIE • 1949