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Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1915-10-17

Deathday: 1989-04-30 (73 years old)

Biography

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.

Filmography

all 280

Movies 273

TV Shows 7

Director 1

Thousand Cranes

Thousand Cranes (1989)

Old Priest

Black Rain

Black Rain (1989)

War and Flowers

War and Flowers (1989)

Storekeeper

Tomorrow

Tomorrow (1988)

Grandfather

Tokyo Pop

Tokyo Pop (1988)

Sakura-tai Chiru

Sakura-tai Chiru (1988)

Shokichi Shimamura

Hawaiian Dream

Hawaiian Dream (1987)

Hashimoto

Hachiko

Hachiko (1987)

Shimada

Zegen

Zegen (1987)

River of Fireflies

River of Fireflies (1987)

Tree Without Leaves

Tree Without Leaves (1986)

Gensai

Jazz Daimyo

Jazz Daimyo (1986)

Kamezo

The Seburi Story

The Seburi Story (1985)

Nuclear Gypsies

Nuclear Gypsies (1985)

Song of the Spring Pony

Song of the Spring Pony (1985)

Inumaru

Location

Location (1984)

Tanimoto

The Horizon

The Horizon (1984)

Hikojii

Legend of the Eight Samurai

Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)

Doctor(医師)

Dark Room

Dark Room (1983)

Teruyan

The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha (1983)

Father of Ogin

The Bored Samurai

The Bored Samurai (1983)

Hachibei

Oiran

Oiran (1983)

Tora-san, the Expert

Tora-san, the Expert (1982)

Horiatsu

Irezumi

Irezumi (1982)

A Ghost Love Story of Japan

A Ghost Love Story of Japan (1982)

On the Road

On the Road (1982)

Pharmacist

A Pool Without Water

A Pool Without Water (1982)

Fifth Movement

Fifth Movement (1981)

Tattooist

Edo Porn

Edo Porn (1981)

Guard

Day Dream

Day Dream (1981)

Customer

Fruits of Passion

Fruits of Passion (1981)

Kinagashi Bugyō

Kinagashi Bugyō (1981)

Isao Hori

Yokohama BJ Blues

Yokohama BJ Blues (1981)

Pro Hunter

Pro Hunter (1981)

Man on Festival Boat

Muddy River

Muddy River (1981)

Jyosyuya

Why Not?

Why Not? (1981)

Tetsugen

Tetsugen (1981)

Fireworks Hand 2

Daughter of Time

Daughter of Time (1980)

Restaurant's Owner

Until Evening

Until Evening (1980)

Child of the Sun

Child of the Sun (1980)

Nurse's Husband

Nurse's Husband (1980)

Honda Samon

Fujin no Mon

Fujin no Mon (1980)

A-Un

A-Un (1980)

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)

Faraway Tomorrow

Faraway Tomorrow (1979)

Actor

Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri

Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri (1979)

The Strangling

The Strangling (1979)

Bend master

Golden Partners

Golden Partners (1979)

Tanejiro Shibata

Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine (1979)

The Fall of Teenager

The Fall of Teenager (1979)

Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kilo

Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kilo (1978)

Toichiro

Empire of Passion

Empire of Passion (1978)

Love and Faith

Love and Faith (1978)

Taizô Sakata

Junko's Bliss

Junko's Bliss (1978)

幽霊列車

幽霊列車 (1978)

Mountain Man

Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin (1977)

Tomorrow Evening

Tomorrow Evening (1977)

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)

The Far Road

The Far Road (1977)

Seasonal Wind

Seasonal Wind (1977)

Eros Eterna

Eros Eterna (1977)

Case of the Disjointed Murder

Case of the Disjointed Murder (1977)

The Gate of Youth Part 2

The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977)

Sôiku

Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow

Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow (1977)

Two Harmonicas

Two Harmonicas (1976)

Old Beggar

In the Realm of the Senses

In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

Hobo General

Hobo General (1976)

Sone

The Roads Men Travel

The Roads Men Travel (1976)

A Cheerful Yakuza

A Cheerful Yakuza (1976)

Kinetarô Kitamura

Housewife's Experience: New Tenement Apartment

Housewife's Experience: New Tenement Apartment (1975)

The Master

Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2

Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2 (1975)

Harukichi

Housewife's Experience: Tenement

Housewife's Experience: Tenement (1975)

Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)

A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse

A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse (1975)

Genji's father

Evening Primrose

Evening Primrose (1974)

The Last Swordsman

The Last Swordsman (1974)

Publican at Ebisu

The Castle of Sand

The Castle of Sand (1974)

The Homeless

The Homeless (1974)

Kofukuya's Owner

Red Light District: Gonna Get Out

Red Light District: Gonna Get Out (1974)

Yoshizo Kawamura

My Way

My Way (1974)

The Key

The Key (1974)

Tonomura

Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya

Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya (1974)

Sex Show Manager

Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama

Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama (1974)

S's Father

The Heart

The Heart (1973)

Stray Dog

Stray Dog (1973)

Love Lost in Tears

Love Lost in Tears (1973)

Shimamura

Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby

Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby (1973)

Hell Riders in Kyoto

Hell Riders in Kyoto (1973)

A Woman’s Road

A Woman’s Road (1973)

Shimamura

Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer

Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer (1973)

Time Within Memory

Time Within Memory (1973)

Ippei

Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa

Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa (1973)

Did the Red Bird Escape?

Did the Red Bird Escape? (1973)

Tokuzô Kasai

Sex and Fury

Sex and Fury (1973)

Shunkai

Deeper Than Blue

Deeper Than Blue (1973)

Harumatsu

Hymn

Hymn (1972)

Nomura

Afternoon Affair: Rear Window

Afternoon Affair: Rear Window (1972)

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats (1972)

祭りだお化けだ全員集合！！

祭りだお化けだ全員集合！！ (1972)

Takuzo Sakurada

Dear Summer Sister

Dear Summer Sister (1972)

Ishibashi

Turtle Geisha

Turtle Geisha (1972)

The Lucky Status Symbol

The Lucky Status Symbol (1972)

The Erotomaniac Daimyo

The Erotomaniac Daimyo (1972)

Physiognomist

The Iron Crown

The Iron Crown (1972)

俊界和尚

Ai yori aoku

Ai yori aoku (1972)

Murai

The Rendezvous

The Rendezvous (1972)

Prison guard

Silence

Silence (1971)

Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha

Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha (1971)

Evil Spirits in the Darkness

Evil Spirits in the Darkness (1971)

Old Chief

The Ceremony

The Ceremony (1971)

Nakano

Onna no Iji

Onna no Iji (1971)

King of Pornography

King of Pornography (1971)

King of the Widow-Killers

King of the Widow-Killers (1971)

Pachinko owner

Evil Spirits of Japan

Evil Spirits of Japan (1970)

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)

Hooligans on Buggies

Hooligans on Buggies (1970)

The Kingpin of Fair Ladies

The Kingpin of Fair Ladies (1970)

The Revelation of a Geisha

The Revelation of a Geisha (1970)

Yukyo-retsuden

Yukyo-retsuden (1970)

Strange Affinity

Strange Affinity (1970)

Saeki

Attack at Daylight

Attack at Daylight (1970)

Gokudô Petenshi

Gokudô Petenshi (1969)

Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys!

Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys! (1969)

Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting

Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting (1969)

East China Sea

East China Sea (1968)

Zenzo

Strong Women, Weak Men

Strong Women, Weak Men (1968)

Old man

Three Resurrected Drunkards

Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)

Farmer

Kuroneko

Kuroneko (1968)

The House of the Sleeping Virgins

The House of the Sleeping Virgins (1968)

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)

Libido

Libido (1967)

The Little Runaway

The Little Runaway (1966)

Doctor

Drunken Harbor

Drunken Harbor (1966)

Gonpachi

Lost Sex

Lost Sex (1966)

School director

Violence at Noon

Violence at Noon (1966)

Captive's Island

Captive's Island (1966)

Chairman

Dynamite Doctor

Dynamite Doctor (1966)

溝呂木老人

Ohanahan

Ohanahan (1966)

Father

The Pornographers

The Pornographers (1966)

Black Curtain

Black Curtain (1966)

Kokoro no sanmyaku

Kokoro no sanmyaku (1966)

The Betrayers Out!

The Betrayers Out! (1966)

Yamashiro-no-Kami Munemura

Conquest

Conquest (1965)

An Innocent Witch

An Innocent Witch (1965)

Retired Man

Seisaku's Wife

Seisaku's Wife (1965)

Actor

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)

The Start of Life

The Start of Life (1965)

Ushi

Onibaba

Onibaba (1964)

Beret Musician

Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder (1964)

Samurai from Nowhere

Samurai from Nowhere (1964)

A Story from Echigo

A Story from Echigo (1964)

The Irresponsible Fool

The Irresponsible Fool (1964)

Chief Osawa

The Desperate

The Desperate (1964)

Kiri ni Kieta Hito

Kiri ni Kieta Hito (1963)

The School Cap

The School Cap (1963)

Boss Izu

Kanto Wanderer

Kanto Wanderer (1963)

Foreman

The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman (1963)

Tajima

Mother

Mother (1963)

Monk

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)

Murata

18 Roughs

18 Roughs (1963)

Shinsaku Tsuda

Black Report

Black Report (1963)

Beyond the Green Hills

Beyond the Green Hills (1963)

The King

The King (1962)

Kamegoro

Human

Human (1962)

Chibusa o daku musume tachi

Chibusa o daku musume tachi (1962)

Hageshī kawa

Hageshī kawa (1962)

Zenkichi Segawa

Fresh Leaves

Fresh Leaves (1962)

The Young and Bad

The Young and Bad (1962)

Akitsu Hot Springs

Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)

Song of a Traveller

Song of a Traveller (1962)

Matsunaga

Foundry Town

Foundry Town (1962)

President Toyotomi

Tales of President Mito

Tales of President Mito (1962)

Goro

Stolen Pleasure

Stolen Pleasure (1962)

I am the Judge

I am the Judge (1962)

Season of Farewell

Season of Farewell (1962)

Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan (1962)

大吉ぼんのう鏡

大吉ぼんのう鏡 (1962)

Love's Family Tree

Love's Family Tree (1961)

Sukeemon Oida

A Bold Life

A Bold Life (1961)

Hikozo

Blind Devotion

Blind Devotion (1961)

Chen

Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships (1961)

Shōjo

Shōjo (1961)

Kotani

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 (1961)

Senta

The Naked Island

The Naked Island (1960)

Chikuhō no kodomotachi

Chikuhō no kodomotachi (1960)

Inosuke Uematsu

Wait for Tomorrow

Wait for Tomorrow (1960)

Sixteen years old

Sixteen years old (1960)

Internees of Kampili

Internees of Kampili (1960)

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3 (1960)

A Woman’s Uphill Slope

A Woman’s Uphill Slope (1960)

Irohanihoheto

Irohanihoheto (1960)

One Passed Through Hell

One Passed Through Hell (1960)

Secret

Secret (1960)

Knock Down

Knock Down (1960)

The Cards Will Tell

The Cards Will Tell (1960)

Kumakichi Takeda

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959)

Hemmi Gengoro

My Second Brother

My Second Brother (1959)

The Human Wall

The Human Wall (1959)

Detective Machida

A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

A Killed Stewardess: White or Black (1959)

Teppei Sasada

Four Hours of Terror

Four Hours of Terror (1959)

Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi

Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi (1959)

Pushy Man

Good Morning

Good Morning (1959)

Tokyo no Kodoku

Tokyo no Kodoku (1959)

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)

Whistling in the morning

Whistling in the morning (1959)

Lucky Dragon No. 5

Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Ramen shop owner

Endless Desire

Endless Desire (1958)

Masumura

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow (1958)

Underwater Murder

Underwater Murder (1958)

The Boy Who Came Back

The Boy Who Came Back (1958)

Night Drum

Night Drum (1958)

Kenta

Wind, Woman and Road

Wind, Woman and Road (1958)

Hobo Village

Hobo Village (1958)

Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle

On This Earth

On This Earth (1957)

Tobe

Temptation

Temptation (1957)

Harbor Rats

Harbor Rats (1957)

Kurazo

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)

Frank

Who's the Real Killer

Who's the Real Killer (1957)

Pote-chan

The Champion

The Champion (1957)

Senkichi Hanamura

Birth of a Jazz Maiden

Birth of a Jazz Maiden (1957)

Muhō Ichidai

Muhō Ichidai (1957)

Actress

Actress (1956)

Dotanba

Dotanba (1956)

Doctor Otsuki

Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers

Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers (1956)

Nikoyon monogatari

Nikoyon monogatari (1956)

The Shadow of Fear

The Shadow of Fear (1956)

Shime

Our Town

Our Town (1956)

Shokichi

Shiawase wa doko ni

Shiawase wa doko ni (1956)

快傑耶茶坊

快傑耶茶坊 (1956)

Uhei Matsumura

Darkness at Noon

Darkness at Noon (1956)

Gensaku

Love is Lost

Love is Lost (1956)

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)

The Beauty and the Dragon

The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)

Three Faces

Three Faces (1955)

Bartender (segment 1)

Ai Sureba Koso

Ai Sureba Koso (1955)

The Wolves

The Wolves (1955)

Mr. Yamaguchi

Burden of Love

Burden of Love (1955)

Chin

Bodyguard from Hell

Bodyguard from Hell (1955)

Patrolman Kuramochi

Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary (1955)

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)

Wakai hito-tachi

Wakai hito-tachi (1954)

Turbid Youth

Turbid Youth (1954)

The Ditch

The Ditch (1954)

Gen'ichi Inoue

The Street Without Sun

The Street Without Sun (1954)

Cape Ashizuri

Cape Ashizuri (1954)

The End of a Day

The End of a Day (1954)

Koina no Ginpei

Koina no Ginpei (1954)

Kakisuke

Gate of Hell

Gate of Hell (1953)

Risaburo

Before Dawn

Before Dawn (1953)

Yokubo

Yokubo (1953)

Yamada

Miniature

Miniature (1953)

Murahachibu

Murahachibu (1953)

Reminiscence

Reminiscence (1953)

Tower of Lilies

Tower of Lilies (1953)

President of Akabane Construction

Today is Payday

Today is Payday (1952)

Violence

Violence (1952)

Owner of a ship

Children of Hiroshima

Children of Hiroshima (1952)

Sisters of Nishijin

Sisters of Nishijin (1952)

Dedication of the Great Buddha

Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)

Izayoi kaidō

Izayoi kaidō (1951)

Story of a Beloved Wife

Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)

Priest

The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji (1951)

限りなき情熱

限りなき情熱 (1951)

Who Will Judge Me?

Who Will Judge Me? (1951)

The White Orchid

The White Orchid (1951)

Kasama

Clothes of Deception

Clothes of Deception (1951)

Aoye's friend

Scandal

Scandal (1950)

Spring Snow

Spring Snow (1950)

Ango Shindo

Street of Violence

Street of Violence (1950)

Waretsuku

Ishimatsu of the Forest

Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)

Actor

The Fourth Lady

The Fourth Lady (1948)

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (1948)

Matsushita

Great X

Great X (1948)

Shop Proprietor

Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel (1948)

Temptation

Temptation (1948)

Shachō to onna tenin

Shachō to onna tenin (1948)

Yoshida

The Ball at the Anjo House

The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)

Photographer

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)

Rokuzô Ôkuma

The Battle of Kawanakajima

The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)

Gallery

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1915-10-17

Deathday
1989-04-30 (73 years old)

Birth Place
Kobe, Japan

Citizenships
Empire of Japan, Japan

Also Known As
殿山泰司, Танояма Тайи, Тайдзи Тонояма

Awards
Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor

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Last updated: 2025-04-02

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Kaneto Shindō worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

68 Movies

Nobuko Otowa

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Nobuko Otowa worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

45 Movies

Akira Ifukube

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Akira Ifukube worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

32 Movies

Jun Hamamura

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Jun Hamamura worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

31 Movies

Hikaru Hayashi

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Hikaru Hayashi worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

30 Movies

Tanie Kitabayashi

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Tanie Kitabayashi worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

28 Movies

Masao Shimizu

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Masao Shimizu worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

26 Movies

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

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Kōzaburō Yoshimura worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

26 Movies

Jūkichi Uno

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Jūkichi Uno worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

25 Movies

Ichirō Sugai

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Ichirō Sugai worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

24 Movies

Shinsaku Himeda

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Shinsaku Himeda worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

23 Movies

Kotoe Hatsui

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Kotoe Hatsui worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

22 Movies

1 TV Show

Kō Nishimura

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Kō Nishimura worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

23 Movies

Eijirō Tōno

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Eijirō Tōno worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

21 Movies

Yoshi Katō

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Yoshi Katō worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

20 Movies

1 TV Show

Takashi Kanda

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Takashi Kanda worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

20 Movies

Shoichi Ozawa

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Shoichi Ozawa worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

20 Movies

Fudeko Tanaka

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Fudeko Tanaka worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

18 Movies

1 TV Show

Setsuo Noto

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Setsuo Noto worked together with Taiji Tonoyama in:

19 Movies

Tōru Abe

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19 Movies

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