Eijirล Tลno

    Eijirล Tลno

    September 17, 1907 (117 years old) in Gunma, Japan

    Eijirล Tลno (ๆฑ้‡Ž่‹ฑๆฒป้ƒŽ Tลno Eijirล, 17 September 1907 โ€“ 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 films by Yasujirล 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. Tลno also starred as the title character in the long-running television jidaigeki series Mito Kลmon from 1969 to 1983. In the early years of his career he acted under the name of Katsuji Honjo (ๆœฌๅบ„ๅ…‹ไบŒ).

    Known For

    Seven SamuraiSeven Samurai
    YojimboYojimbo
    Tora! Tora! Tora!Tora! Tora! Tora!
    Stray DogStray Dog
    Tokyo StoryTokyo Story

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