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Taiji Tonoyama

Acting Born Oct 17, 1915 Kobe, Japon 24 credits

Biography

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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Full filmography

  • In the Realm of the Senses (1976) as Old Beggar
  • Pro Hunter (1981)
  • Ai yori aoku (1972) as 俊界和尚
  • The Roads Men Travel (1976) as Sone
  • Ohanahan (1966) as 溝呂木老人
  • The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977)
  • Sex and Fury (1973) as Tokuzô Kasai
  • Edo Porn (1981) as Tattooist
  • Empire of Passion (1978) as Toichiro
  • A-Un (1980)
  • Farm Girls (1962)
  • The Ballad of Narayama (1983) as Teruyan
  • Hachiko (1987) as Hashimoto
  • Irezumi (1982) as Horiatsu
  • Onibaba (1964) as Ushi
  • Kinagashi Bugyō (1981)
  • A Pool Without Water (1982) as Pharmacist
  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
  • The Erotomaniac Daimyo (1972)
  • Captive's Island (1966)
  • Fruits of Passion (1981) as Customer
  • Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha (1971)
  • Vengeance Is Mine (1979) as Tanejiro Shibata
  • The Insect Woman (1963) as Foreman