Cast

Taiji Tonoyama

1915 – 1989

Active years (films on this site)

1947–1979

Genres

DramaCrimeHorrorRomanceFilm-Noir

Schools and movements

Japanese New WaveHorror and the UncannyJapanese Golden AgeContemporary Asian Cinema

Directors worked with

Nagisa Oshima3 filmsKaneto Shindo2 filmsYasujiro Ozu1 filmAkira Kurosawa1 filmMasahiro Shinoda1 filmShohei Imamura1 film

Biography

Taiji Tonoyama 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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

National / local

• Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor

9 films on this site

1. Record of a Tenement Gentleman 1947 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. Drunken Angel 1948 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
3. The Naked Island 1960 · Kaneto Shindo · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
4. Onibaba 1964 · Kaneto Shindo · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
5. Three Resurrected Drunkards 1968 · Nagisa Oshima · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
6. Silence (1971) 1971 · Masahiro Shinoda · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
7. In the Realm of the Senses 1976 · Nagisa Oshima · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
8. Empire of Passion 1978 · Nagisa Oshima · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
9. Vengeance Is Mine 1979 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 7.6 · Cast