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Taiji Tonoyama

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1915-10-17

Day of Death

1989-04-30

Place of Birth

Kobe, Japon

Taiji Tonoyama

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.

Filmography (296)

⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Thousand Cranes

1989
⭐ 7.6 Role: Old Priest

Black Rain

1989
⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

War and Flowers

1989
⭐ 8.0 Role: Storekeeper

Tomorrow

1988
⭐ 6.9 Role: Grandfather

Tokyo Pop

1988
⭐ 6.8 Role: Unknown

Sakura-tai Chiru

1988
⭐ 10.0 Role: Shokichi Shimamura

Hawaiian Dream

1987
⭐ 7.8 Role: Hashimoto

Hachiko

1987
⭐ 6.5 Role: Shimada

Zegen

1987
⭐ 9.0 Role: Unknown

River of Fireflies

1987
⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Tree Without Leaves

1986
⭐ 6.3 Role: Gensai

Jazz Daimyo

1986
⭐ 6.6 Role: Kamezo

The Seburi Story

1985
⭐ 6.7 Role: Unknown

Nuclear Gypsies

1985
No Image
⭐ 8.5 Role: Unknown

Song of the Spring Pony

1985