Taiji Tonoyama
Known for Acting · 307 credits
- Born
- 1915-10-17
- Died
- 1989-04-30
- Place of birth
- Kobe, Japon
- Also known as
- 殿山 泰司 · Танояма Тайи · Тайдзи Тонояма
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.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (301)
In the Realm of the Senses
1976
as Old Beggar
Sex and Fury
1973
as Tokuzô Kasai
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Edo Porn
1981
as Tattooist
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Teruyan
Empire of Passion
1978
as Toichiro
A Pool Without Water
1982
as Pharmacist
Good Morning
1959
as Pushy Man
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
Farm Girls
1962
Fruits of Passion
1981
as Customer
Scandal
1950
as Aoye's friend
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Tanejiro Shibata
Onibaba
1964
as Ushi
Hachiko
1987
as Hashimoto
Children of Hiroshima
1952
as Owner of a ship
Eros Eterna
1977
The Erotomaniac Daimyo
1972
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968
as Higa
The Gate of Youth Part 2
1977
The Insect Woman
1963
as Foreman
Drunken Angel
1948
as Shop Proprietor
Black Rain
1989
as Old Priest
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
1967
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
1975
as Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)
Ballad of Orin
1977
as Mountain Man
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983
as Hikojii
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Beret Musician
The Naked Island
1960
as Senta
Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha
1971
Oiran
1983
as Hachibei
Kanto Wanderer
1963
as Boss Izu
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Publican at Ebisu
Gate of Hell
1953
as Kakisuke
Yokohama BJ Blues
1981
as Isao Hori
An Innocent Witch
1965
Day Dream
1981
as Guard
Irezumi
1982
as Horiatsu
The Seburi Story
1985
as Kamezo
Kuroneko
1968
as Farmer
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Chen
The Rendezvous
1972
as Murai
Tokyo Pop
1988
as Grandfather
Silence
1971
as Prison guard
Daughter of Time
1980
as Fireworks Hand 2
Eijanaika
1981
as Jyosyuya
Case of the Disjointed Murder
1977
My Second Brother
1959
as Hemmi Gengoro
Street of Joy
1974
as Kofukuya's Owner
Hobo General
1976
Actress
1956
Zegen
1987
as Shimada
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963
as Monk
Nuclear Gypsies
1985
The Ceremony
1971
as Old Chief
Endless Desire
1958
as Ramen shop owner
Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa
1973
as Ippei
The Shadow of Fear
1956
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Kurazo
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
as Photographer
Lost Sex
1966
as Gonpachi
The Ball at the Anjo House
1947
as Yoshida
The Last Swordsman
1974
Fifth Movement
1981
The Pornographers
1966
as Father
Dark Room
1983
as Doctor(医師)
A Cheerful Yakuza
1976
Dear Summer Sister
1972
as Takuzo Sakurada
Violence at Noon
1966
as School director
Hooligans on Buggies
1970
The Boy Who Came Back
1958
as Detective Shimamoto
Evening Primrose
1974
as Genji's father
The Revelation of a Geisha
1970
Miniature
1953
as Yamada
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Priest
Mother
1963
as Tajima
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
Deeper Than Blue
1973
as Shunkai
Turtle Geisha
1972
as Ishibashi
Muddy River
1981
as Man on Festival Boat
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
Darkness at Noon
1956
as Uhei Matsumura
Hawaiian Dream
1987
as Shokichi Shimamura
Samurai from Nowhere
1964
The Strangling
1979
Hell Riders in Kyoto
1973
Clothes of Deception
1951
as Kasama
Shiawase wa doko ni
1956
as Shokichi
Dotanba
1956
Shachō to onna tenin
1948
Sakura-tai Chiru
1988
The Lucky Status Symbol
1972
The Start of Life
1965
Who Will Judge Me?
1951
Libido
1967
Stolen Pleasure
1962
as Goro
On This Earth
1957
as Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
Jazz Daimyo
1986
as Gensai
East China Sea
1968
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962
as Rokusuke
The Desperate
1964
as Chief Osawa
Child of the Sun
1980
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
1973
as Shimamura
Junko's Bliss
1978
as Taizô Sakata
Beyond the Green Hills
1963
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
Evil Spirits of Japan
1970
as Pachinko owner
My Way
1974
as Yoshizo Kawamura
Love and Faith
1978
Town of Violence
1950
as Ango Shindo
Onna no Iji
1971
as Nakano
Captive's Island
1966
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
Three Resurrected Drunkards
1968
as Old man
Harbor Rats
1957
The End of a Day
1954
The Far Road
1977
Ditch
1954
Tales of President Mito
1962
as President Toyotomi
Before Dawn
1953
as Risaburo
About Taiji Tonoyama
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. With 307 credits spanning from 1941 to 1989, Taiji Tonoyama has appeared in 301 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Taiji Tonoyama Movies
- In the Realm of the Senses (1976) — as Old Beggar
- Sex and Fury (1973) — as Tokuzô Kasai
- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
- Edo Porn (1981) — as Tattooist
- The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — as Teruyan
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