Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

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

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

Filmography — Acting

In the Realm of the Senses
6.6
1976

In the Realm of the Senses

Old Beggar

Fruits of Passion
5.2
1981

Fruits of Passion

Customer

Sex and Fury
6.1
1973

Sex and Fury

Tokuzô Kasai

The Ballad of Narayama
7.5
1983

The Ballad of Narayama

Teruyan

Good Morning
7.7
1959

Good Morning

Pushy Man

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.1
1959

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Hachiko
7.8
1987

Hachiko

Hashimoto

Black Rain
7.6
1989

Black Rain

Old Priest

A Pool Without Water
5.2
1982

A Pool Without Water

Pharmacist

Legend of the Eight Samurai
5.7
1983

Legend of the Eight Samurai

Hikojii

Empire of Passion
6.9
1978

Empire of Passion

Toichiro

Vengeance Is Mine
7.6
1979

Vengeance Is Mine

Tanejiro Shibata

Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha
3.0
1971

Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha

Onibaba
7.7
1964

Onibaba

Ushi

Profound Desires of the Gods
7.3
1968

Profound Desires of the Gods

Higa

Muddy River
7.3
1981

Muddy River

Man on Festival Boat

The Castle of Sand
7.3
1974

The Castle of Sand

Publican at Ebisu

Drunken Angel
7.6
1948

Drunken Angel

Shop Proprietor

Scandal
6.9
1950

Scandal

Aoye's friend

The Insect Woman
7.2
1963

The Insect Woman

Foreman

Edo Porn
5.9
1981

Edo Porn

Tattooist

Pigs and Battleships
7.1
1961

Pigs and Battleships

Chen

Night Drum
5.7
1958

Night Drum

The Strangling
4.4
1979

The Strangling

Sisters
1955

Sisters

Gate of Hell
7.1
1953

Gate of Hell

Kakisuke

Who's the Real Killer
1957

Who's the Real Killer

Frank

The Erotomaniac Daimyo
4.6
1972

The Erotomaniac Daimyo

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
7.0
1957

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

Kurazo

A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
5.8
1975

A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse

Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)

Dark Room
5.0
1983

Dark Room

Doctor(医師)

The Ceremony
6.8
1971

The Ceremony

Old Chief

Beyond the Green Hills
1963

Beyond the Green Hills

Intentions of Murder
7.0
1964

Intentions of Murder

Beret Musician

The Pornographers
7.2
1966

The Pornographers

Father

The Tale of Genji
5.5
1951

The Tale of Genji

Priest

Love and Faith
6.3
1978

Love and Faith

Tree Without Leaves
7.8
1986

Tree Without Leaves

The Street Without Sun
1954

The Street Without Sun

Gen'ichi Inoue

Strange Affinity
1970

Strange Affinity

Tora-san's Dream of Spring
8.0
1979

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

Fifth Movement
1981

Fifth Movement

Why Not?
6.1
1981

Why Not?

Jyosyuya

The Wolves
6.8
1955

The Wolves

Lucky Dragon No. 5
7.3
1959

Lucky Dragon No. 5

Foundry Town
7.6
1962

Foundry Town

Matsunaga

Ballad of Orin
7.1
1977

Ballad of Orin

Mountain Man

Akitsu Hot Springs
6.5
1962

Akitsu Hot Springs

Rokusuke

The Revelation of a Geisha
2.0
1970

The Revelation of a Geisha

Zegen
6.4
1987

Zegen

Shimada

Violence at Noon
6.1
1966

Violence at Noon

School director

Hawaiian Dream
1987

Hawaiian Dream

Shokichi Shimamura

Samurai from Nowhere
7.0
1964

Samurai from Nowhere

Stray Dog
7.5
1973

Stray Dog

Case of the Disjointed Murder
6.0
1977

Case of the Disjointed Murder

Bamboo Doll of Echizen
7.6
1963

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Monk

Tora-san, the Expert
8.5
1982

Tora-san, the Expert

Kuroneko
7.4
1968

Kuroneko

Farmer

The Little Runaway
1.0
1966

The Little Runaway

Clothes of Deception
6.5
1951

Clothes of Deception

Kasama

Tower of Lilies
6.8
1953

Tower of Lilies

Policeman's Diary
6.5
1955

Policeman's Diary

Patrolman Kuramochi

Yokohama BJ Blues
7.9
1981

Yokohama BJ Blues

Isao Hori

The End of a Day
5.0
1954

The End of a Day

The Ball at the Anjo House
6.8
1947

The Ball at the Anjo House

Yoshida

Darkness at Noon
6.6
1956

Darkness at Noon

Uhei Matsumura

Endless Desire
6.6
1958

Endless Desire

Ramen shop owner

Evil Spirits in the Darkness
5.5
1971

Evil Spirits in the Darkness

If Indeed One Loves
1955

If Indeed One Loves

Bartender (segment 1)

Evening Primrose
6.5
1974

Evening Primrose

Genji's father

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
5.4
1967

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

Kokoro no sanmyaku
1966

Kokoro no sanmyaku

Eros Eterna
4.2
1977

Eros Eterna

Town of Violence
6.5
1950

Town of Violence

Ango Shindo

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
7.8
1977

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

The Naked Island
8.0
1960

The Naked Island

Senta

The Horizon
1984

The Horizon

Tanimoto

The Seburi Story
6.3
1985

The Seburi Story

Kamezo

Black Report
6.3
1963

Black Report

Shinsaku Tsuda

The Rendezvous
6.3
1972

The Rendezvous

Murai

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

1980

Nurse's Husband

Location
8.0
1984

Location

Inumaru

Ditch
7.0
1954

Ditch

Record of a Tenement Gentleman
7.2
1947

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Photographer

Pimp Heaven
1.0
1975

Pimp Heaven

Preacher

Dotanba
6.0
1956

Dotanba

Children of Hiroshima
7.1
1952

Children of Hiroshima

Owner of a ship

Season of Farewell
1962

Season of Farewell

Silence
7.2
1971

Silence

Prison guard

Stolen Pleasure
6.8
1962

Stolen Pleasure

Goro

Miniature
8.0
1953

Miniature

Yamada

The Gate of Youth Part 2
8.0
1977

The Gate of Youth Part 2

Turtle Geisha
4.7
1972

Turtle Geisha

Ishibashi

The Desperate
7.0
1964

The Desperate

Chief Osawa

Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa
1973

Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa

Ippei

Police Precinct Part 17
1961

Police Precinct Part 17

Seisaku's Wife
7.3
1965

Seisaku's Wife

Retired Man

Turbid Youth
1954

Turbid Youth

Thousand Cranes
7.0
1989

Thousand Cranes

The Irresponsible Fool
7.0
1964

The Irresponsible Fool

Three Resurrected Drunkards
5.4
1968

Three Resurrected Drunkards

Old man

Heat Wave Island
6.0
1969

Heat Wave Island

The Homeless
7.5
1974

The Homeless

Wait for Tomorrow
1960

Wait for Tomorrow

Inosuke Uematsu

King of Pornography
5.9
1971

King of Pornography

The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941

The Battle of Kawanakajima

Rokuzô Ôkuma

Hymn
6.3
1972

Hymn

Harumatsu

Irezumi
5.3
1982

Irezumi

Horiatsu

Street of Joy
6.2
1974

Street of Joy

Kofukuya's Owner

Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960

Chikuhō no kodomotachi

Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
6.0
1973

Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby

Shimamura

My Second Brother
6.4
1959

My Second Brother

Hemmi Gengoro

Drunken Harbor
1966

Drunken Harbor

Doctor

Kanto Wanderer
6.3
1963

Kanto Wanderer

Boss Izu

Onna no Iji
7.0
1971

Onna no Iji

Nakano

Captive's Island
6.5
1966

Captive's Island

Our Town
6.8
1956

Our Town

Shime

The Start of Life
1965

The Start of Life

Time Within Memory
4.2
1973

Time Within Memory

The White Orchid
1951

The White Orchid

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

Today is Payday
1952

Today is Payday

President of Akabane Construction

My Way
5.7
1974

My Way

Yoshizo Kawamura

The Human Wall
5.0
1959

The Human Wall

Strong Women, Weak Men
1968

Strong Women, Weak Men

Zenzo

7.0
1985

Song of the Spring Pony

The Betrayers Out!
1966

The Betrayers Out!

Izayoi kaidō
1951

Izayoi kaidō

The Last Swordsman
5.7
1974

The Last Swordsman

Actress
1956

Actress

The Valley Between Love and Death
1954

The Valley Between Love and Death

Dear Summer Sister
4.5
1972

Dear Summer Sister

Takuzo Sakurada

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

Kotani

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
1972

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats

Sisters of Nishijin
8.0
1952

Sisters of Nishijin

Oiran
3.9
1983

Oiran

Hachibei

Wakai hito-tachi
1954

Wakai hito-tachi

On This Earth
1957

On This Earth

Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle

Tomorrow Evening
1977

Tomorrow Evening

The Young and Bad
1962

The Young and Bad

Sixteen years old
1960

Sixteen years old

1952

Dedication of the Great Buddha

The Iron Crown
5.6
1972

The Iron Crown

Physiognomist

Day Dream
4.1
1981

Day Dream

Guard

Sakura-tai Chiru
5.7
1988

Sakura-tai Chiru

Jazz Daimyo
5.7
1986

Jazz Daimyo

Gensai

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
6.9
1970

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

Futaridake no taiyō
1961

Futaridake no taiyō

The School Cap
1963

The School Cap

The King
1962

The King

Policeman's Diary, Part 2
6.0
1955

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

Deeper Than Blue
1973

Deeper Than Blue

Shunkai

East China Sea
1968

East China Sea

Tokyo no Kodoku
1959

Tokyo no Kodoku

Irohanihoheto
1960

Irohanihoheto

Spring Snow
1950

Spring Snow

Yasuji

Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
1956

Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers

Doctor Otsuki

The Cards Will Tell
1960

The Cards Will Tell

King of the Widow-Killers
1971

King of the Widow-Killers

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
6.0
1965

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

Tetsugen
1981

Tetsugen

Seasonal Wind
1977

Seasonal Wind

Hell Riders in Kyoto
1973

Hell Riders in Kyoto

Human
6.6
1962

Human

Kamegoro

Evil Spirits of Japan
6.0
1970

Evil Spirits of Japan

Pachinko owner

Love Lost in Tears
7.0
1973

Love Lost in Tears

I am the Judge
1962

I am the Judge

Birth of a Jazz Maiden
1957

Birth of a Jazz Maiden

Senkichi Hanamura

Harbor Rats
1957

Harbor Rats

Hobo General
1976

Hobo General

Attack at Daylight
5.0
1970

Attack at Daylight

Saeki

Scoundrel Boss
1975

Scoundrel Boss

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
1959

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

Afternoon Affair: Rear Window
5.3
1972

Afternoon Affair: Rear Window

Nomura

Farm Girls
1962

Farm Girls

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
1960

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

Secret
1960

Secret

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
6.0
1958

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

Masumura

Tales of President Mito
1962

Tales of President Mito

President Toyotomi

Yukyo-retsuden
5.0
1970

Yukyo-retsuden

Nippon no obaachan
1962

Nippon no obaachan

Temptation
6.0
1948

Temptation

Shōjo
1961

Shōjo

The Fall of Teenager
2.0
1979

The Fall of Teenager

My Hometown is the Wild West
1960

My Hometown is the Wild West

Kiri ni Kieta Hito
1963

Kiri ni Kieta Hito

Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
4.0
1973

Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer

Shimamura

Nuclear Gypsies
5.0
1985

Nuclear Gypsies

Faraway Tomorrow
2.0
1979

Faraway Tomorrow

18 Roughs
6.6
1963

18 Roughs

Murata

Nikoyon monogatari
1956

Nikoyon monogatari

The Beauty and the Dragon
1955

The Beauty and the Dragon

Koina no Ginpei
1954

Koina no Ginpei

A Story from Echigo
7.2
1964

A Story from Echigo

Wind of Youth
1968

Wind of Youth

Murahachibu
1953

Murahachibu

A Cheerful Yakuza
1976

A Cheerful Yakuza

Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
1969

Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting

A Woman’s Road
1973

A Woman’s Road

Hageshī kawa
1962

Hageshī kawa

Story of a Beloved Wife
7.0
1951

Story of a Beloved Wife

The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
5.0
1970

The Kingpin of Fair Ladies

Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama
6.0
1974

Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama

Sex Show Manager

1956

快傑耶茶坊

The Bored Samurai
1983

The Bored Samurai

Father of Ogin

Fresh Leaves
1962

Fresh Leaves

Zenkichi Segawa

Muhō Ichidai
1957

Muhō Ichidai

幽霊列車
1978

幽霊列車

Reminiscence
1953

Reminiscence

Talented Woman
1959

Talented Woman

A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
1959

A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

Detective Machida

Great X
1948

Great X

Matsushita

限りなき情熱
1951

限りなき情熱

Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow
2.0
1977

Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow

Sôiku

A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960

A Woman’s Uphill Slope

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
1983

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha

Until Evening
1980

Until Evening

Restaurant's Owner

10.0
1982

On the Road

Did the Red Bird Escape?
6.3
1973

Did the Red Bird Escape?

Lost Sex
1966

Lost Sex

Gonpachi

Temptation
8.0
1957

Temptation

Tobe

Yokubo
1953

Yokubo

Mother
6.8
1963

Mother

Tajima

Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
1961

Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman

One Passed Through Hell
1960

One Passed Through Hell

The House of the Sleeping Virgins
1968

The House of the Sleeping Virgins

Whistling in the morning
1959

Whistling in the morning

Burden of Love
6.8
1955

Burden of Love

Mr. Yamaguchi

Conquest
5.0
1965

Conquest

Yamashiro-no-Kami Munemura

The Heart
7.8
1973

The Heart

S's Father

Housewife's Experience: Tenement
1975

Housewife's Experience: Tenement

Harukichi

Golden Partners
1979

Golden Partners

Bend master

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
5.7
1959

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

A Ghost Love Story of Japan
1982

A Ghost Love Story of Japan

1958

Hobo Village

Gokudô Petenshi
1969

Gokudô Petenshi

The Key
3.3
1974

The Key

River of Fireflies
1987

River of Fireflies

Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2
1975

Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2

The Master

Knock Down
1960

Knock Down

An Innocent Witch
7.1
1965

An Innocent Witch

Wind, Woman and Road
7.0
1958

Wind, Woman and Road

Kenta

The Shadow of Fear
1956

The Shadow of Fear

Tokyo Pop
6.9
1988

Tokyo Pop

Grandfather

The Boy Who Came Back
7.3
1958

The Boy Who Came Back

War and Flowers
1989

War and Flowers

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
1959

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha

Kumakichi Takeda

Violence
1952

Violence

Three Faces
1955

Three Faces

Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys!
1969

Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys!

Four Hours of Terror
5.7
1959

Four Hours of Terror

Teppei Sasada

The Champion
6.0
1957

The Champion

Pote-chan

Housewife's Experience: New Tenement Apartment
1975

Housewife's Experience: New Tenement Apartment

Kinetarô Kitamura

Cape Ashizuri
1954

Cape Ashizuri

Two Harmonicas
1976

Two Harmonicas

Libido
1967

Libido

Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya
6.0
1974

Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya

Tonomura

The Lucky Status Symbol
1972

The Lucky Status Symbol

Tomorrow
7.5
1988

Tomorrow

Storekeeper

Hooligans on Buggies
1970

Hooligans on Buggies

Internees of Kampili
1960

Internees of Kampili

Love is Lost
7.0
1956

Love is Lost

Gensaku

Shiawase wa doko ni
1956

Shiawase wa doko ni

Shokichi

祭りだお化けだ全員集合!!
1972

祭りだお化けだ全員集合!!

1958

Underwater Murder

The Far Road
7.5
1977

The Far Road

Dynamite Doctor
1966

Dynamite Doctor

Chairman

Black Curtain
1966

Black Curtain

Junko's Bliss
2.0
1978

Junko's Bliss

Taizô Sakata

でかんしょ風来坊
1961

でかんしょ風来坊

Child of the Sun
1980

Child of the Sun

Daughter of Time
1980

Daughter of Time

Fireworks Hand 2

大吉ぼんのう鏡
1962

大吉ぼんのう鏡

Who Will Judge Me?
1951

Who Will Judge Me?

The Man from the Moon
1951

The Man from the Moon

Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949

Ishimatsu of the Forest

Waretsuku

1979

The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case

Storming Squadron
1960

Storming Squadron

1948

Shachō to onna tenin

Before Dawn
1953

Before Dawn

Risaburo

Violent Street
1963

Violent Street

The Bride of the Ghost Lake
1979

The Bride of the Ghost Lake

Goichi Nishida (village chief)

青春トルコ日記 処女すべり
1975

青春トルコ日記 処女すべり

Song of a Traveller
1962

Song of a Traveller

Blind Devotion
1961

Blind Devotion

Hikozo

Love's Family Tree
1961

Love's Family Tree

Yakuza sensei
1960

Yakuza sensei

Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kilo
1978

Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kilo

どん底だって平ちゃらさ
1963

どん底だって平ちゃらさ

Onibaba : Film Location
1964

Onibaba : Film Location

Sacred Koya
1983

Sacred Koya

Escape and the Law
1965

Escape and the Law