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Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Acting Born Oct 17, 1915 -- Died Apr 30, 1989 · Tokyo, Japan

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.

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In the Realm of the Senses
6.6
movie
In the Realm of the Senses
as Old Beggar
1976
Onibaba
7.7
movie
Onibaba
as Ushi
1964
Good Morning
7.7
movie
Good Morning
as Pushy Man
1959
Drunken Angel
7.6
movie
Drunken Angel
as Shop Proprietor
1948
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.1
movie
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Kuroneko
7.4
movie
Kuroneko
as Farmer
1968
The Ballad of Narayama
7.5
movie
The Ballad of Narayama
as Teruyan
1983
Hachiko
7.8
movie
Hachiko
as Hashimoto
1987
Vengeance Is Mine
7.5
movie
Vengeance Is Mine
as Tanejiro Shibata
1979
The Naked Island
8.0
movie
The Naked Island
as Senta
1960
Empire of Passion
6.8
movie
Empire of Passion
as Toichiro
1978
Black Rain
7.6
movie
Black Rain
as Old Priest
1989