Eijiro Tono

Tono Eijiro

  • Name: Tono Eijiro
  • Native name: 東野英治郎
  • Also Known as: 本庄克二, Honjo Katsuji, とうの えいじろう
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: September 17, 1907
  • Died: September 8, 1994
Tono Eijiro is a Japanese actor and essayist born in Nanokaichi, Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture. His stage name before the war was Honjo Katsuji. His eldest son is actor Tono Eishin.

After graduating from the former Tomioka Junior High School, he entered the Faculty of Commerce at Meiji University. While he was in school, he joined the on-campus illegal circle and social science institute and awakened to leftist ideas.

In April 1931, he entered the Proletarian Theater Research Institute of the Theater Company Tsukiji Shrine as the first student and made his stage debut in "Osoreyama Tunnel" at the Tokyo Left-wing Theater. In September of the same year, after graduating from the institute, he joined the new construction theater company and took the stage as a bit part under the stage name of Honjo Katsuji, while engaging in the proletarian movement.

In 1939, he played major roles, such as Kanji in "Do" and Manosuke in "Kaientai", and also served as general secretary, planning department manager, and acting department manager of the theater company.

On August 19, 1940, he got arrested for violating the Peace Preservation Law together with Hatta Motoo, Ikeda Shoji, and others. The theater company was forcibly dissolved on August 23. The following year, in 1941, he was released and appeared in the movie "Nagare Tabi no Hitobito". In May of the same year, he was officially released without charge, but he was ordered by the Ministry of Interior to work under his real name.

In 1944, he formed the Haiyuza Theater with Ozawa Eitaro, Senda Koreya, Aoyama Sugisaku, Higashiyama Chieko and others. At the same time, he joined the Japan Mobile Theater Federation and organized the Fuyo corps to tour the region. After the war, he played major roles in "Kensatsukan", "Nakahahsi Kokan", "Akai Jinbaori", and "Yoru no Raihosha" as the center of the Haiyuza Theater Company. He later served as a director of the theater.

In the historical TV drama "Mito Komon", he played the leading role of Mitsukuni from season 1 to season 13, a total of 14 years and 381 episodes. The drama became a masterpiece. On July 8, 1982, he announced that he would drop the role due to the decline in energy and physical strength caused by old age.

In 1990, he became the chairman of the Japan New Drama Actors Association. After that, he was sporadically active as an actor.

He died of heart failure at home on September 8, 1994, at the age of 86. Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1982 Mito Komon Season 13
Japanese Drama, 1982, 26 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
26
Main Role
0.0
1981 Mito Komon Season 12
Japanese Drama, 1981, 27 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
27
Main Role
0.0
1980 Mito Komon Season 11
Japanese Drama, 1980, 26 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
26
Main Role
0.0
1979 Mito Komon Season 10
Japanese Drama, 1979, 26 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
26
Main Role
0.0
1978 Mito Komon Season 9
Japanese Drama, 1978, 27 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
27
Main Role
5.0
1977 Mito Komon Season 8
Japanese Drama, 1977, 29 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
29
Main Role
0.0
1976 Mito Komon Season 7
Japanese Drama, 1976, 34 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
34
Main Role
0.0
1975 Mito Komon Season 6
Japanese Drama, 1975, 32 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
32
Main Role
6.0
1974 Mito Komon Season 5
Japanese Drama, 1974, 26 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
26
Main Role
10.0
1973 Mito Komon Season 4
Japanese Drama, 1973, 35 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
35
Main Role
6.0
1971 Mito Komon Season 3
Japanese Drama, 1971, 28 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
28
Main Role
8.0
1970 Mito Komon Season 2
Japanese Drama, 1970, 33 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
33
Main Role
6.0
1970 Yami kara no Koe
Japanese Drama, 1970, 5 eps
(Main Role)
5
Main Role
0.0
1969 Mito Komon
Japanese Drama, 1969, 32 eps
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
32
Main Role
7.0
1964 Uso Hachimanki
Japanese Drama, 1964, 28 eps
(Ep. 2) (Guest Role)
28
(Ep. 2)
Guest Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1990 Tales of a Golden Geisha
Japanese Movie, 1990,
[Prime Minister] (Support Role)
[Prime Minister]
Support Role
6.3
1989 Death of a Tea Master
Japanese Movie, 1989,
Kokei (Support Role)
Kokei
Support Role
8.0
1988 So What
Japanese Movie, 1988,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1983 Choji Snack Bar
Japanese Movie, 1983,
Matukawa (Support Role)
Matukawa
Support Role
6.5
1979 Yami no Karyudo
Japanese Movie, 1979,
Shogen (Guest Role)
Shogen
Guest Role
7.1
1978 Mito Komon
Japanese Movie, 1978,
Mito Mitsukuni (Main Role)
Mito Mitsukuni
Main Role
7.0
1971 Showa Hito Keta President vs. Futate Employees Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Friday
Japanese Movie, 1971,
Inokari Kintaro (Support Role)
Inokari Kintaro
Support Role
0.0
1970 Shacho Gaku ABC
Japanese Movie, 1970,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1969 Tora-san 2: Cherished Mother
Japanese Movie, 1969,
Teacher Sanpo (Support Role)
Teacher Sanpo
Support Role
7.7
1969 President Enmacho
Japanese Movie, 1969,
Kunnosuke Umehara (Support Role)
Kunnosuke Umehara
Support Role
0.0
1968 Burn! Youth
Japanese Movie, 1968,
Misawa Yoshikichi (Support Role)
Misawa Yoshikichi
Support Role
4.0
1967 Torpedo-X
Japanese Movie, 1967,
(Support Role)
Support Role
2.0
1967 Burn! Sun
Japanese Movie, 1967,
Okubo [Principal] (Support Role)
Okubo [Principal]
Support Role
0.0
1967 Big Sun
Japanese Movie, 1967,
Okubo Jinbei (Support Role)
Okubo Jinbei
Support Role
0.0
1967 Lost Spring
Japanese Movie, 1967,
(Support Role)
Support Role
6.0
1966 The Great White Tower
Japanese Movie, 1966,
Professor Azuma (Support Role)
Professor Azuma
Support Role
7.3
1965 An Innocent Witch
Japanese Movie, 1965,
[Ascetic] (Support Role)
[Ascetic]
Support Role
0.0
1965 Spy
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Kim Yong Min (Support Role)
Kim Yong Min
Support Role
1.0
1965 Yotsuya Kaidan: Illusion of Blood
Japanese Movie, 1965,
[Priest] (Guest Role)
[Priest]
Guest Role
7.2
1965 Red Beard
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Goheiji (Support Role)
Goheiji
Support Role
8.1
1965 Samurai Assassin
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Masagoro Kisoya (Support Role)
Masagoro Kisoya
Support Role
7.8
1964 A Story From Echigo
Japanese Movie, 1964,
Endo (Support Role)
Endo
Support Role
6.5
1964 Pale Flower
Japanese Movie, 1964,
Yasuoka (Support Role)
Yasuoka
Support Role
7.6
1964 Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
Japanese Movie, 1964,
Haiya (Support Role)
Haiya
Support Role
7.2
1963 The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Meiji [Eburi's father] (Support Role)
Meiji [Eburi's father]
Support Role
7.6
1963 Bushido
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Shibiku-Shosuke Hori (Support Role)
Support Role
6.8
1963 The Sunshine Girl
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Genkichi (Support Role)
Genkichi
Support Role
7.2
1963 Shiro to Kuro
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Miyamoto (Support Role)
Miyamoto
Support Role
0.0
1963 High and Low
Japanese Movie, 1963,
[Factory worker] (Support Role)
[Factory worker]
Support Role
8.1
1963 Hachigatsu Umare no Onna
Japanese Movie, 1963,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1963 Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Ohtomo Sosuke (Support Role)
Ohtomo Sosuke
Support Role
7.2
1962 In the Banks of the River
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Sawada Fujigo (Support Role)
Sawada Fujigo
Support Role
2.0
1962 An Autumn Afternoon
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Sakuma Seitaro (Support Role)
Sakuma Seitaro
Support Role
7.7
1962 Kiri no Yoru no Otoko
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Tatsuzo Hanai (Support Role)
Tatsuzo Hanai
Support Role
6.0
1962 Aobeka Monogatari
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Yoshiya (Support Role)
Yoshiya
Support Role
0.0
1962 Akitsu Springs
Japanese Movie, 1962,
[Priest] (Support Role)
[Priest]
Support Role
6.5
1962 Chiisakobe
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Ikichi (Support Role)
Ikichi
Support Role
0.0
1962 Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Ishiguro Tatsugoro [Jun's father] (Support Role)
Ishiguro Tatsugoro [Jun's father]
Support Role
7.9
1962 Musume to Watashi
Japanese Movie, 1962,
[Grandfather] (Support Role)
[Grandfather]
Support Role
2.0
1962 Our Marriage
Japanese Movie, 1962,
[Keiko's father] (Support Role)
[Keiko's father]
Support Role
6.7
1962 Lady Sen and Hideyori
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Ieyasu Tokugawa (Support Role)
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Support Role
8.0
1961 Run, Genta, Run!
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Shohei [Ms. Takagi's father] (Support Role)
Shohei [Ms. Takagi's father]
Support Role
7.0
1961 Kachan Umi Ga Shitteru Yo
Japanese Movie, 1961,
[Grandfather] (Support Role)
[Grandfather]
Support Role
0.0
1961 A Life That is a Hall
Japanese Movie, 1961,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1961 Immortal Love
Japanese Movie, 1961,
[Police officer] (Support Role)
[Police officer]
Support Role
7.6
1961 The Crimson Plains
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Shinzo Okui (Support Role)
Shinzo Okui
Support Role
4.0
1961 Kako
Japanese Movie, 1961,
(Support Role)
Support Role
6.0
1961 Yojimbo
Japanese Movie, 1961,
[Izakaya relative] (Bit part)
[Izakaya relative]
Bit part
8.2
1961 Pigs and Battleships
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Kanichi (Support Role)
Kanichi
Support Role
7.4
1961 For This We Fight
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Director Tamura (Support Role)
Director Tamura
Support Role
0.0
1960 My Hometown is Onishi
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Machida (Support Role)
Machida
Support Role
0.0
1960 Wait for Tomorrow
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Kajiwara Seisaku (Support Role)
Kajiwara Seisaku
Support Role
4.0
1960 The Twilight Story
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Yamai {Teacher] (Support Role)
Yamai {Teacher]
Support Role
4.0
1960 Keishicho Monogatari: Ketsuekigata no Himitsu
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Nozaki (Support Role)
Nozaki
Support Role
0.0
1960 The Master Spearman
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Support Role)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Support Role
7.3
1960 Great Journey
Japanese Movie, 1960,
[Engine Ward mayor] (Guest Role)
[Engine Ward mayor]
Guest Role
0.0
1960 Ruthless City
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Inomata (Support Role)
Inomata
Support Role
0.0
1960 Tekkaba no Kaze
Japanese Movie, 1960,
(Support Role)
Support Role
2.0
1959 The Three Treasures
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Otomo (Support Role)
Otomo
Support Role
6.3
1959 Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Tobei (Support Role)
Tobei
Support Role
7.6
1959 These Wonderful Girls
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Gondo Seijiro (Support Role)
Gondo Seijiro
Support Role
0.0
1959 Keishicho Monogatari: Ichi Rei Hachi Gosha
Japanese Movie, 1959,
[Fujii Garage master] (Support Role)
[Fujii Garage master]
Support Role
0.0
1959 The Beast Shall Die
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Detective Kuwashima (Support Role)
Detective Kuwashima
Support Role
6.0
1959 Good Morning
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Tomizawa Hiroshi (Support Role)
Tomizawa Hiroshi
Support Role
7.9
1959 Kiku to Isamu
Japanese Movie, 1959,
[Police officer] (Support Role)
[Police officer]
Support Role
8.2
1958 Akujo no Kisetsu
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Taisuke Yashiro (Main Role)
Main Role
8.0
1958 The Snowy Heron
Japanese Movie, 1958,
(Support Role)
Support Role
6.0
1958 The Naked Sun
Japanese Movie, 1958,
(Support Role)
Support Role
4.0
1958 Night Drum
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Kurokawa Mataemon (Support Role)
Kurokawa Mataemon
Support Role
7.0
1958 The Ballad of Narayama
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Hikyaku [Messenger] (Support Role)
Hikyaku [Messenger]
Support Role
7.9
1957 Keishicho Monogatari: Yoru no Nokemono
Japanese Movie, 1957,
[Watchmaker owner] (Support Role)
[Watchmaker owner]
Support Role
2.0
1957 Kuroi Kawa
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Kurihara (Support Role)
Kurihara
Support Role
7.1
1957 The Lower Depths
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Tomekichi [Tinker] (Support Role)
Tomekichi [Tinker]
Support Role
7.2
1957 Turtledove
Japanese Movie, 1957,
[Transport chief] (Guest Role)
[Transport chief]
Guest Role
0.0
1957 Suzakumon
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Tomofusa Kunokura (Support Role)
Tomofusa Kunokura
Support Role
0.0
1957 The Rice People
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Sakuzou (Main Role)
Sakuzou
Main Role
2.0
1956 Actress
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Tadao Inoue (Support Role)
Tadao Inoue
Support Role
0.0
1956 Anata Kaimasu
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Ogushi (Support Role)
Ogushi
Support Role
6.9
1956 River of the Night
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Funaki Yoshijiro (Support Role)
Funaki Yoshijiro
Support Role
6.0
1956 Farewell to Dream
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Genkichi [Yoichi's father] (Support Role)
Genkichi [Yoichi's father]
Support Role
6.0
1956 Early Spring
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Tokichi Hattori (Support Role)
Tokichi Hattori
Support Role
7.6
1956 Hanayome no Tameiki
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Tahei Kawamura (Support Role)
Tahei Kawamura
Support Role
6.0
1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Baiken Shishido (Support Role)
Baiken Shishido
Support Role
7.8
1955 I Live in Fear
Japanese Movie, 1955,
[Old man from Brazil] (Support Role)
[Old man from Brazil]
Support Role
7.4
1955 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Baiken Shishido (Bit part)
Baiken Shishido
Bit part
7.9
1955 Vanished Glory
Japanese Movie, 1955,
[School director] (Support Role)
[School director]
Support Role
0.0
1955 Twilight Saloon
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Onizuka (Support Role)
Onizuka
Support Role
8.0
1955 Wolf
Japanese Movie, 1955,
[Toyo Life Branch President] (Support Role)
[Toyo Life Branch President]
Support Role
6.0
1955 Beautiful Days
Japanese Movie, 1955,
[Kikuko's father] (Support Role)
[Kikuko's father]
Support Role
0.0
1955 Burden of Love
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Araki Jozo (Support Role)
Araki Jozo
Support Role
8.5
1955 Fountainhead
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Muneta (Support Role)
Muneta
Support Role
2.0
1955 Keisatsu Nikki
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Murata (Support Role)
Murata
Support Role
7.0
1954 Horafuki Niji
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Police Officer Ikegaya (Support Role)
Police Officer Ikegaya
Support Role
3.0
1954 Nyonin no Yakata
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Inokawa (Support Role)
Inokawa
Support Role
0.0
1954 Seven Samurai
Japanese Movie, 1954,
[Thief] (Support Role)
[Thief]
Support Role
8.6
1954 The Sound of Waves
Japanese Movie, 1954,
[Schoolmaster / peddler] (Support Role)
[Schoolmaster / peddler]
Support Role
2.0
1954 Kuroi Ushio
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Satake Amazan (Support Role)
Satake Amazan
Support Role
5.0
1954 The Street Without Sun
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Kunio (Support Role)
Kunio
Support Role
4.0
1953 Red Bicycle
Japanese Movie, 1953,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1953 Tokyo Story
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Sanpei Numata (Support Role)
Sanpei Numata
Support Role
8.0
1953 Girls in the Orchard
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Ishii Shoroku (Support Role)
Ishii Shoroku
Support Role
0.0
1953 Wild Geese
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Suezo [Moneylender] (Support Role)
Suezo [Moneylender]
Support Role
6.0
1953 Judai no Seiten
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Tomekichi [Fusae's father] (Support Role)
Tomekichi [Fusae's father]
Support Role
0.0
1952 Beauty and the Thieves
Japanese Movie, 1952,
Jurota (Support Role)
Jurota
Support Role
0.0
1952 Children of Hiroshima
Japanese Movie, 1952,
Bakuro (Support Role)
Bakuro
Support Role
7.5
1952 Sword for Hire
Japanese Movie, 1952,
Toju (Support Role)
Toju
Support Role
7.4
1951 Ginza Cosmetics
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Hyobei Sugano (Support Role)
Hyobei Sugano
Support Role
6.8
1951 Nakayama Yasubee
Japanese Movie, 1951,
(Support Role)
Support Role
3.0
1950 Akagi kara Kita Otoko
Japanese Movie, 1950,
Yatashichi (Support Role)
Yatashichi
Support Role
0.0
1950 Kazanmyaku
Japanese Movie, 1950,
Father Sayosuke (Support Role)
Father Sayosuke
Support Role
0.0
1949 Rinchi
Japanese Movie, 1949,
(Support Role)
Support Role
2.0
1949 Stray Dog
Japanese Movie, 1949,
"Cooper" (Support Role)
"Cooper"
Support Role
7.8
1949 Shin'ya no Kokuhaku
Japanese Movie, 1949,
(Support Role)
Support Role
5.0
1949 Flame of My Love
Japanese Movie, 1949,
Ito Toshifumi (Support Role)
Ito Toshifumi
Support Role
8.0
1948 Apostasy
Japanese Movie, 1948,
[Headmaster] (Support Role)
[Headmaster]
Support Role
7.0
1948 Korosu ga Gotoku
Japanese Movie, 1948,
Father Heizo (Support Role)
Father Heizo
Support Role
0.0
1948 A Woman in the Typhoon Area
Japanese Movie, 1948,
Yoshii (Support Role)
Yoshii
Support Role
6.0
1948 Natsukashi no Blues
Japanese Movie, 1948,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1947 The Love of the Actress Sumako
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Tsubouchi Shoyo (Support Role)
Tsubouchi Shoyo
Support Role
7.4
1947 Marriage
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Matsukawa Kohei [Fumie's father] (Support Role)
Matsukawa Kohei [Fumie's father]
Support Role
0.0
1946 Morning for the Osone Family
Japanese Movie, 1946,
Yamaki Ippei (Support Role)
Yamaki Ippei
Support Role
0.0
1944 Jubilation Street
Japanese Movie, 1944,
[Shingo's father] (Main Role)
[Shingo's father]
Main Role
5.0
1944 Sinking the Unsinkable
Japanese Movie, 1944,
(Main Role)
Main Role
4.0
1943 Navy
Japanese Movie, 1943,
Teacher Ogata (Support Role)
Teacher Ogata
Support Role
2.0
1938 Kaijin
Japanese Movie, 1938,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Eijiro
  • Family Name: Tono
  • Native name: 東野英治郎
  • Also Known as: 本庄克二, Honjo Katsuji, とうの えいじろう
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: September 17, 1907
  • Died: September 8, 1994

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