Taiji Tonoyama
Oct 17, 1915 - Apr 30, 1989 (73 years old) in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Taiji Tonoyama (殿山 泰司, Tonoyama Taiji, 1915–1989) was a Japanese character actor who made many appearances in films and on television from 1939 to 1989. He was a close friend of Kaneto Shindo and one of his regular cast members. He was also an essayist. In 1950 he helped form the film company Kindai Eiga Kyokai with Shindo and Kōzaburō Yoshimura.
Known For
Ohanahan
溝呂木老人
Ai yori aoku
俊界和尚
In the Realm of the Senses
Old Beggar
A Pool Without Water
Pharmacist
Good Morning
Pushy Man
Empire of Passion
Toichiro
Onibaba
Ushi
Drunken Angel
Shop Proprietor
Credits
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Thousand Cranes 1989★ 7 -
Black Rain 1989Old Priest★ 7.5 -
War and Flowers 1989★ NR -
Tomorrow 1988Storekeeper★ 7.5 -
Tokyo Pop 1988Grandfather★ 7.3 -
Sakura-tai Chiru 1988★ 5.7 -
Hawaiian Dream 1987Shokichi Shimamura★ NR -
Hachiko 1987Hashimoto★ 7.7 -
Zegen 1987Shimada★ 6.5 -
River of Fireflies 1987★ NR -
Tree Without Leaves 1986★ 7.8 -
Jazz Daimyo 1986Gensai★ 5.7 -
The Seburi Story 1985Kamezo★ 6.3 -
Nuclear Gypsies 1985★ 4 -
★ 7 -
Location 1984Inumaru★ 8 -
The Horizon 1984Tanimoto★ NR -
Hikojii★ 5.9 -
Dark Room 1983Doctor(医師)★ 5.7 -
Teruyan★ 7.5 -
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The Bored Samurai 1983Father of Ogin★ NR -
Oiran 1983Hachibei★ 4.8 -
Tora-san, the Expert 1982★ 8.5 -
Irezumi 1982Horiatsu★ 5.7 -
★ NR -
On the Road 1982★ 10
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A Pool Without Water 1982Pharmacist★ 5.4 -
Fifth Movement 1981★ NR -
Edo Porn 1981Tattooist★ 6.1 -
Day Dream 1981Guard★ 4.4 -
Fruits of Passion 1981Customer★ 5.4 -
Kinagashi Bugyō 1981★ NR -
Yokohama BJ Blues 1981Isao Hori★ 7.5 -
Pro Hunter 1981★ NR -
Muddy River 1981Man on Festival Boat★ 7.3 -
Why Not? 1981Jyosyuya★ 6.4 -
Tetsugen 1981★ NR -
Daughter of Time 1980Fireworks Hand 2★ NR -
Until Evening 1980Restaurant's Owner★ NR -
Child of the Sun 1980★ NR -
Nurse's Husband 1980★ NR
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A-Un 1980★ NR -
★ 8 -
Faraway Tomorrow 1979★ 2 -
The Strangling 1979★ 4.9 -
Golden Partners 1979Bend master★ NR -
Vengeance Is Mine 1979Tanejiro Shibata★ 7.5 -
The Fall of Teenager 1979★ 2 -
★ NR -
Empire of Passion 1978Toichiro★ 7 -
Love and Faith 1978★ 6.3 -
Junko's Bliss 1978Taizô Sakata★ 2 -
幽霊列車 1978★ NR -
Ballad of Orin 1977Mountain Man★ 7.1 -
Tomorrow Evening 1977★ NR -
★ 7.3 -
The Far Road 1977★ 7.5 -
Seasonal Wind 1977★ NR -
Eros Eterna 1977★ 4.4 -
★ NR -
★ 8 -
Sôiku★ 2 -
Two Harmonicas 1976★ NR -
Old Beggar★ 6.6 -
Hobo General 1976★ NR -
The Roads Men Travel 1976Sone★ 8.2 -
A Cheerful Yakuza 1976★ NR -
Kinetarô Kitamura★ NR -
The Master★ NR -
Pimp Heaven 1975Preacher★ 1 -
Harukichi★ NR -
Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)★ 6.1 -
Evening Primrose 1974Genji's father★ 6.5 -
The Last Swordsman 1974★ 5.7 -
The Castle of Sand 1974Publican at Ebisu★ 7.4 -
The Homeless 1974★ 7.5 -
Kofukuya's Owner★ 6.2 -
My Way 1974Yoshizo Kawamura★ 5.7 -
The Key 1974★ 4 -
Tonomura★ NR -
Sex Show Manager★ NR -
The Heart 1973S's Father★ 7.8 -
Stray Dog 1973★ 7 -
Love Lost in Tears 1973★ NR -
Shimamura★ 6 -
Hell Riders in Kyoto 1973★ NR -
A Woman’s Road 1973★ NR -
Shimamura★ 4 -
Time Within Memory 1973★ 5 -
Ippei★ NR -
Sex and Fury 1973Tokuzô Kasai★ 6.2 -
★ 6.3 -
Deeper Than Blue 1973Shunkai★ NR -
Hymn 1972Harumatsu★ 6.3 -
Nomura★ 7.2 -
★ NR -
祭りだお化けだ全員集合！！ 1972★ NR -
Dear Summer Sister 1972Takuzo Sakurada★ 4.3 -
Turtle Geisha 1972Ishibashi★ 4.5 -
★ NR -
★ 5.3 -
The Iron Crown 1972Physiognomist★ 5.6 -
Ai yori aoku 1972俊界和尚★ NR -
The Rendezvous 1972Murai★ 6.3 -
Silence 1971Prison guard★ 7.2 -
★ 3.5 -
★ 5.5 -
The Ceremony 1971Old Chief★ 7 -
Onna no Iji 1971Nakano★ NR -
King of Pornography 1971★ 5.9 -
★ NR -
Pachinko owner★ 6 -
★ 6.9 -
Hooligans on Buggies 1970★ NR -
★ NR -
★ 2 -
Yukyo-retsuden 1970★ 5 -
Strange Affinity 1970★ NR -
Attack at Daylight 1970Saeki★ 5 -
Gokudô Petenshi 1969★ NR -
★ NR -
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East China Sea 1968★ NR -
Zenzo★ NR -
Old man★ 5.6 -
Kuroneko 1968Farmer★ 7.4 -
★ NR -
★ 5.6 -
Libido 1967★ NR -
Drunken Harbor 1966Doctor★ NR -
The Little Runaway 1966★ 1 -
Lost Sex 1966Gonpachi★ NR -
Violence at Noon 1966School director★ 6.1 -
Captive's Island 1966★ 6.5 -
Dynamite Doctor 1966Chairman★ NR -
Ohanahan 1966溝呂木老人★ NR -
The Pornographers 1966Father★ 7.3 -
Black Curtain 1966★ NR -
Kokoro no sanmyaku 1966★ NR -
The Betrayers Out! 1966★ NR -
Conquest 1965Yamashiro-no-Kami Munemura★ 5 -
An Innocent Witch 1965★ 7.1 -
Seisaku's Wife 1965Retired Man★ 7.3 -
The Start of Life 1965★ NR -
Onibaba 1964Ushi★ 7.7 -
Intentions of Murder 1964Beret Musician★ 7.2 -
A Story from Echigo 1964★ 7.2 -
★ 7 -
The Desperate 1964Chief Osawa★ 7 -
Samurai from Nowhere 1964★ 7.1 -
Kiri ni Kieta Hito 1963★ NR -
The School Cap 1963★ NR -
Kanto Wanderer 1963Boss Izu★ 6.3 -
The Insect Woman 1963Foreman★ 7.4 -
Mother 1963Tajima★ 6.8 -
Monk★ 7.6 -
18 Roughs 1963Murata★ 6.6 -
Black Report 1963Shinsaku Tsuda★ 6.3 -
★ NR -
The King 1962★ NR -
Human 1962Kamegoro★ 6.8 -
★ NR -
Hageshī kawa 1962★ NR -
Fresh Leaves 1962Zenkichi Segawa★ NR -
The Young and Bad 1962★ NR -
Akitsu Hot Springs 1962★ 6.5 -
Song of a Traveller 1962★ NR -
Foundry Town 1962Matsunaga★ 7.6 -
President Toyotomi★ NR -
Stolen Pleasure 1962Goro★ 6.8 -
I am the Judge 1962★ NR -
Season of Farewell 1962★ NR -
大吉ぼんのう鏡 1962★ NR -
Nippon no obaachan 1962★ NR -
Love's Family Tree 1961★ NR -
Blind Devotion 1961Hikozo★ NR -
Pigs and Battleships 1961Chen★ 7.1 -
Shōjo 1961★ NR -
Kotani★ NR -
The Naked Island 1960Senta★ 8 -
★ NR -
Wait for Tomorrow 1960Inosuke Uematsu★ NR -
Sixteen years old 1960★ NR -
Internees of Kampili 1960★ NR -
★ NR -
★ NR -
Irohanihoheto 1960★ NR -
★ NR -
Secret 1960★ NR -
Knock Down 1960★ NR -
The Cards Will Tell 1960★ NR -
Kumakichi Takeda★ NR
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My Second Brother 1959Hemmi Gengoro★ 6.4 -
The Human Wall 1959★ 5 -
Detective Machida★ NR -
Four Hours of Terror 1959Teppei Sasada★ 5.7 -
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Good Morning 1959Pushy Man★ 7.7 -
Tokyo no Kodoku 1959★ NR -
★ 5.7 -
★ NR -
Lucky Dragon No. 5 1959★ 7.3 -
★ 8.1 -
Endless Desire 1958Ramen shop owner★ 6.5 -
Masumura★ NR -
Underwater Murder 1958★ NR
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★ 7.8 -
Night Drum 1958★ 6.1 -
Wind, Woman and Road 1958Kenta★ 7 -
Hobo Village 1958★ NR
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On This Earth 1957Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle★ NR -
Temptation 1957Tobe★ 8 -
Harbor Rats 1957★ NR -
Kurazo★ 7.2 -
Frank★ NR -
The Champion 1957Pote-chan★ 6 -
Senkichi Hanamura★ NR -
Muhō Ichidai 1957★ NR -
Actress 1956★ NR -
Dotanba 1956★ 6 -
Doctor Otsuki★ NR -
The Shadow of Fear 1956★ NR -
Nikoyon monogatari 1956★ NR -
Our Town 1956Shime★ 6.8 -
Shiawase wa doko ni 1956Shokichi★ NR -
快傑耶茶坊 1956★ NR
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Darkness at Noon 1956Uhei Matsumura★ 6.6 -
Love is Lost 1956Gensaku★ 7 -
★ 6 -
★ NR -
Three Faces 1955★ NR -
Ai Sureba Koso 1955Bartender (segment 1)★ NR -
The Wolves 1955★ 6.8 -
Burden of Love 1955Mr. Yamaguchi★ 6.8 -
Policeman's Diary 1955Patrolman Kuramochi★ 6.5 -
★ NR -
Wakai hito-tachi 1954★ NR -
Turbid Youth 1954★ NR -
The Ditch 1954★ 7 -
Gen'ichi Inoue★ NR -
Cape Ashizuri 1954★ NR
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The End of a Day 1954★ 5 -
Koina no Ginpei 1954★ NR -
Gate of Hell 1953Kakisuke★ 7.1 -
Before Dawn 1953Risaburo★ NR -
Yokubo 1953★ NR -
Miniature 1953Yamada★ 8 -
Murahachibu 1953★ NR -
Reminiscence 1953★ NR -
Tower of Lilies 1953★ 6.8 -
Today is Payday 1952President of Akabane Construction★ NR -
Violence 1952★ NR -
Owner of a ship★ 7.1 -
Sisters of Nishijin 1952★ 8 -
★ NR
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Izayoi kaidō 1951★ NR -
★ 7 -
The Tale of Genji 1951Priest★ 5.5 -
限りなき情熱 1951★ NR -
Who Will Judge Me? 1951★ NR -
The White Orchid 1951★ NR -
Clothes of Deception 1951Kasama★ 6.5 -
Scandal 1950Aoye's friend★ 6.9 -
Spring Snow 1950★ NR -
Street of Violence 1950Ango Shindo★ 6.5 -
Waretsuku★ NR -
★ NR -
Great X 1948Matsushita★ NR -
Drunken Angel 1948Shop Proprietor★ 7.6 -
Shachō to onna tenin 1948★ NR
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Yoshida★ 6.8 -
Photographer★ 7.2 -
Rokuzô Ôkuma★ NR