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.
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
Cast Credits
Black Rain
as Old Priest
Tomorrow
as Storekeeper
Tokyo Pop
as Grandfather
Hawaiian Dream
as Shokichi Shimamura
Hachiko
as Hashimoto
Zegen
as Shimada
Jazz Daimyo
as Gensai
The Seburi Story
as Kamezo
Location
as Inumaru
The Horizon
as Tanimoto
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Hikojii
Dark Room
as Doctor(医師)
The Ballad of Narayama
as Teruyan
The Bored Samurai
as Father of Ogin
Oiran
as Hachibei
Irezumi
as Horiatsu
A Pool Without Water
as Pharmacist
Edo Porn
as Tattooist