Taiji Tonoyama

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 17, 1915

died

April 30, 1989

place of birth

Kobe, Japon

also known as

殿山 泰司 · Танояма Тайи · Тайдзи Тонояма

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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In the Realm of the Senses
6.6

In the Realm of the Senses

1976as Old Beggar
The Gate of Youth Part 2
7.5

The Gate of Youth Part 2

1977
Sex and Fury
6.1

Sex and Fury

1973as Tokuzô Kasai
Empire of Passion
6.9

Empire of Passion

1978as Toichiro
Edo Porn
6.0

Edo Porn

1981as Tattooist
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.1

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
9.0

A Woman’s Uphill Slope

1960
The Ballad of Narayama
7.5

The Ballad of Narayama

1983as Teruyan
Hachiko
7.8

Hachiko

1987as Hashimoto
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
5.9

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

1959
The Erotomaniac Daimyo
5.0

The Erotomaniac Daimyo

1972
Captive's Island
6.7

Captive's Island

1966
Vengeance Is Mine
7.6

Vengeance Is Mine

1979as Tanejiro Shibata
A Pool Without Water
5.4

A Pool Without Water

1982as Pharmacist
Scandal
6.9

Scandal

1950as Aoye's friend
Good Morning
7.7

Good Morning

1959as Pushy Man
Onibaba
7.7

Onibaba

1964as Ushi
Legend of the Eight Samurai
5.8

Legend of the Eight Samurai

1983as Hikojii
The Castle of Sand
7.4

The Castle of Sand

1974as Publican at Ebisu
Pigs and Battleships
7.1

Pigs and Battleships

1961as Chen
The Insect Woman
7.2

The Insect Woman

1963as Foreman
Profound Desires of the Gods
7.4

Profound Desires of the Gods

1968as Higa
Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha
4.2

Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha

1971
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
5.7

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

1967
Fruits of Passion
5.3

Fruits of Passion

1981as Customer
Irezumi
5.7

Irezumi

1982as Horiatsu
The Seburi Story
6.6

The Seburi Story

1985as Kamezo
The Revelation of a Geisha
4.7

The Revelation of a Geisha

1970
Yokohama BJ Blues
7.8

Yokohama BJ Blues

1981as Isao Hori
Intentions of Murder
7.0

Intentions of Murder

1964as Beret Musician
Black Rain
7.6

Black Rain

1989as Old Priest
Drunken Angel
7.6

Drunken Angel

1948as Shop Proprietor
Gate of Hell
7.1

Gate of Hell

1953as Kakisuke
Ballad of Orin
7.1

Ballad of Orin

1977as Mountain Man
Kuroneko
7.4

Kuroneko

1968as Farmer
Turtle Geisha
5.1

Turtle Geisha

1972as Ishibashi
Children of Hiroshima
7.1

Children of Hiroshima

1952as Owner of a ship
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
9.0

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

1955
The Pornographers
7.2

The Pornographers

1966as Father
The Rendezvous
6.6

The Rendezvous

1972as Murai
Foundry Town
7.8

Foundry Town

1962as Matsunaga
Zegen
6.5

Zegen

1987as Shimada
Black Report
6.5

Black Report

1963as Shinsaku Tsuda
Love and Faith
6.4

Love and Faith

1978
Day Dream
4.4

Day Dream

1981as Guard
The Battle of Kawanakajima
7.0

The Battle of Kawanakajima

1941as Rokuzô Ôkuma
Dear Summer Sister
5.1

Dear Summer Sister

1972as Takuzo Sakurada
Town of Violence
6.5

Town of Violence

1950as Ango Shindo
Stray Dog
7.9

Stray Dog

1973
Oiran
4.7

Oiran

1983as Hachibei