Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Deceased · Born: Oct 17, 1915 · Died: Apr 30, 1989

Personal Details

BornOct 17, 1915 Ginza, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Taiji Tonoyama, a renowned Japanese actor, made his mark in the entertainment industry, leaving behind a lasting legacy.

Born on October 17, 1915, in the vibrant Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, Tonoyama's early life was filled with promise and potential.

As an actor, he was known for his captivating performances in various films, including the critically acclaimed "Human" released in 1962, the thought-provoking "Bamboo Doll of Echizen" in 1963, and the classic "Drunken Angel" from 1948.

Throughout his illustrious career, Tonoyama's talent and dedication earned him recognition and admiration from audiences and critics alike.

Sadly, his life came to a close on April 30, 1989, leaving behind a rich cultural heritage and a lasting impact on the world of Japanese cinema.

Career

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1989
Black Rain
Black Rain as Old Priest
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1988
Tokyo Pop
Tokyo Pop as Grandfather
{"id":221308,"title":"Hachi-ko","year":"1987","character":"Hashimoto","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/hachi-ko","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_221308.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_221308.jpg"},"released":1}
1987
Hachi-ko
Hachi-ko as Hashimoto
{"id":228041,"title":"Zegen","year":"1987","character":"Shimada","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/zegen","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_228041.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_228041.jpg"},"released":1}
Zegen
Zegen as Shimada
{"id":225969,"title":"The Ballad of Narayama","year":"1983","character":"Teruyan","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-ballad-of-narayama","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225969.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225969.jpg"},"released":1}
1983
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{"id":63597,"title":"Why Not?","year":"1981","character":"Jyosyuya","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/why-not","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_63597.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_63597.jpg"},"released":1}
1981
Why Not?
Why Not? as Jyosyuya
{"id":63581,"title":"Fruits of Passion","year":"1981","character":"Customer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/fruits-of-passion","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_63581.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_63581.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":34998,"title":"Vengeance Is Mine","year":"1979","character":"Tanejiro Shibata","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/vengeance-is-mine-1979","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_34998.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_34998.jpg"},"released":1}
1979
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine as Tanejiro Shibata
{"id":85976,"title":"Tora-san's Dream of Spring","year":"1979","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/tora-sans-dream-of-spring","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_85976.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_85976.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":221940,"title":"Empire of Passion","year":"1978","character":"Toichiro","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/empire-of-passion","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7bm6kvfb1h30.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7bm6kvfb1h30.jpg"},"released":1}
1978
{"id":223731,"title":"Ballad of Orin","year":"1977","character":"Mountain Man","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/ballad-of-orin","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_223731.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_223731.jpg"},"released":1}
1977
Ballad of Orin
Ballad of Orin as Mountain Man
{"id":220811,"title":"In the Realm of the Senses","year":"1976","character":"Old Beggar","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/in-the-realm-of-the-senses","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6qqdb6vrn3f0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6qqdb6vrn3f0.jpg"},"released":1}
1976
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1974
The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand as Publican at Ebisu
{"id":86473,"title":"Sex & Fury","year":"1973","character":"Tokuz\u00f4 Kasai","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/sex-fury","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5etm6gi8dmo0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5etm6gi8dmo0.jpg"},"released":1}
1973
Sex & Fury
Sex & Fury as Tokuzô Kasai
{"id":103846569,"title":"Ai yori aoku","year":1972,"character":"\u4fca\u754c\u548c\u5c1a","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/ai-yori-aoku","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103846569.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103846569.jpg"},"released":1}
1972
Ai yori aoku
Ai yori aoku as 俊界和尚
{"id":64940,"title":"Chinmoku","year":"1971","character":"Prison guard","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/chinmoku","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_64940.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_64940.jpg"},"released":1}
1971
Chinmoku
Chinmoku as Prison guard
{"id":225868,"title":"The Ceremony","year":"1971","character":"Old Chief","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-ceremony-1971","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225868.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225868.jpg"},"released":1}
The Ceremony
The Ceremony as Old Chief
{"id":11850,"title":"Black Cat","year":"1968","character":"Farmer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/black-cat-1968","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6mai8tp2l6t0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6mai8tp2l6t0.jpg"},"released":1}
1968
Black Cat
Black Cat as Farmer
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1967
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1966
Violence at Noon
Violence at Noon as School director
{"id":133651,"title":"The Pornographers","year":"1966","character":"Father","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-pornographers","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_133651.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_133651.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103846649,"title":"Ohanahan","year":1966,"character":"\u6e9d\u5442\u6728\u8001\u4eba","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/ohanahan","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103846649.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103846649.jpg"},"released":1}
Ohanahan
Ohanahan as 溝呂木老人
{"id":134334,"title":"Onibaba","year":"1964","character":"Ushi","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/onibaba","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_134334.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_134334.jpg"},"released":1}
1964
Onibaba
Onibaba as Ushi
{"id":133647,"title":"Intentions of Murder","year":"1964","character":"Beret Musician","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/intentions-of-murder","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_133647.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_133647.jpg"},"released":1}
Intentions of Murder
Intentions of Murder as Beret Musician
{"id":225513,"title":"The Insect Woman","year":"1963","character":"Foreman","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-insect-woman","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225513.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225513.jpg"},"released":1}
1963
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1961
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1960
The Island
The Island as Senta
{"id":97177,"title":"Good Morning","year":"1959","character":"Pushy Man","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/good-morning-1959","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_97177.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_97177.jpg"},"released":1}
1959
Good Morning
Good Morning as Pushy Man
{"id":225541,"title":"The Human Condition I: No Greater Love","year":"1959","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-human-condition-i-no-greater-love","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225541.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225541.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":119425,"title":"Gate of Hell","year":"1953","character":"Kakisuke","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/gate-of-hell","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_119425.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_119425.jpg"},"released":1}
1953
Gate of Hell
Gate of Hell as Kakisuke
{"id":223106,"title":"Children of Hiroshima","year":"1952","character":"Owner of a ship","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/children-of-hiroshima","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_223106.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_223106.jpg"},"released":1}
1952
Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima as Owner of a ship
{"id":68602,"title":"Scandal","year":"1950","character":"Aoye's friend","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/scandal-1950","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_68602.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_68602.jpg"},"released":1}
1950
Scandal
Scandal as Aoye's friend
{"id":119397,"title":"Drunken Angel","year":"1948","character":"Shop Proprietor","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/drunken-angel","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_119397.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_119397.jpg"},"released":1}
1948
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel as Shop Proprietor
{"id":225031,"title":"Record of a Tenement Gentleman","year":"1947","character":"Photographer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/record-of-a-tenement-gentleman","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225031.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225031.jpg"},"released":1}
1947