Eijirô Tôno Death
Eijirô passed away on September 8, 1994 at the age of 86 in Japan.
When did Eijirô Tôno die?
September 8, 1994How old was Eijirô Tôno when died?
86Where did Eijirô Tôno die? What was the location of death?
Japan
Eijirô Tôno Birthday and Date of Death
Eijirô Tôno was born on September 17, 1907 and died on September 8, 1994. Eijirô was 86 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: September 17, 1907
Date of Death: September 8, 1994
Age at Death: 86
Eijirô Tôno - Biography
Eijirō Tōno (東野英治郎, Tōno Eijirō, 17 September 1907 – 8 September 1994) was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting more than 50 years, appeared in over 400 television shows, nearly 250 films and numerous stage productions. He is best known in the west for his roles in films by Akira Kurosawa, such as Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961), and Yasujiro Ozu, such as Tokyo Story (1953) and An Autumn Afternoon (1962). He also appeared in Kill! by Kihachi Okamoto and Tora! Tora! Tora!, a depiction of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. His final film was Juzo Itami's A-ge-man (Tales of a Golden Geisha) in 1990. Tōno also starred as the title character in the long-running television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon from 1969 to 1983. In the early years of his career he acted under the name of Katsuji Honjo (本庄克二).
