What is Eijirô Tôno's full name?
Eijiro Tono
Eijirô Tôno date of birth:
September 17, 1907
How old was Eijirô Tôno when died?
86
Where was Eijirô Tôno born?
Gunma, Japan
When did Eijirô Tôno die?
September 8, 1994
Where did Eijirô Tôno die?
Japan
Eijirô Tôno body shape:
Average
What color are Eijirô Tôno's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Eijirô Tôno's hair?
Black
Is Eijirô Tôno gay or straight?
Straight
What is Eijirô Tôno's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Eijirô Tôno nationality?
Japanese
What is Eijirô Tôno's occupation?
Actor
Short Biography
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 Yasujiro 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).