Taiji Tonoyama

Actor

Born: October 17, 1915
Died: April 30, 1989 (age 73)
From: Kobe, Japon

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 (303)

Thousand Cranes (1989)
Black Rain (1989)
Old Priest
War and Flowers (1989)
Tomorrow (1988)
Storekeeper
Tokyo Pop (1988)
Grandfather
Sakura-tai Chiru (1988)
Hawaiian Dream (1987)
Shokichi Shimamura
Hachiko (1987)
Hashimoto
Zegen (1987)
Shimada
River of Fireflies (1987)
Tree Without Leaves (1986)
Jazz Daimyo (1986)
Gensai
The Seburi Story (1985)
Kamezo
Nuclear Gypsies (1985)
Song of the Spring Pony
Song of the Spring Pony (1985)
Location (1984)
Inumaru
The Horizon (1984)
Tanimoto
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk (1984)
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
Hikojii
Dark Room (1983)
Doctor(医師)
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Teruyan
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha (1983)
The Bored Samurai (1983)
Father of Ogin
Oiran (1983)
Hachibei
Sacred Koya (1983)
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
Irezumi (1982)
Horiatsu
A Ghost Love Story of Japan (1982)
On the Road
On the Road (1982)
A Pool Without Water (1982)
Pharmacist