Taiji Tonoyama
Born: 1915-10-17
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
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.
Known For
Wind, Woman and Road
1958★ 7.0
In the Realm of the Senses
1976★ 6.6
Hooligans on Buggies
1970★ 0.0
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959★ 5.7
Who Will Judge Me?
1951★ 0.0
Sex and Fury
1973★ 6.1
The Insect Woman
1963★ 7.2
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959★ 8.1
Edo Porn
1981★ 5.9
Internees of Kampili
1960★ 0.0
Tomorrow
1988★ 7.5
Hachiko
1987★ 7.8
Onibaba
1964★ 7.7
Child of the Sun
1980★ 0.0
Vengeance Is Mine
1979★ 7.5
Silence
1971★ 7.2
Libido
1967★ 0.0
A Pool Without Water
1982★ 5.2
Miniature
1953★ 8.0
The Naked Island
1960★ 8.0
Eros Eterna
1977★ 4.3
Love's Family Tree
1961★ 0.0
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965★ 6.3
Lost Sex
1966★ 0.0
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983★ 5.6
Good Morning
1959★ 7.7
Black Rain
1989★ 7.5
The Erotomaniac Daimyo
1972★ 4.6
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968★ 7.3
Kuroneko
1968★ 7.4
The Ballad of Narayama
1983★ 7.5
The Young and Bad
1962★ 0.0
Foundry Town
1962★ 7.6
Pigs and Battleships
1961★ 7.1
The Castle of Sand
1974★ 7.3
Gate of Hell
1953★ 7.1
Children of Hiroshima
1952★ 7.1
Endless Desire
1958★ 6.5
The Pornographers
1966★ 7.2
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957★ 7.0
Case of the Disjointed Murder
1977★ 6.0
Harbor Rats
1957★ 0.0
Empire of Passion
1978★ 6.9
Ballad of Orin
1977★ 7.1
Scandal
1950★ 6.9
Intentions of Murder
1964★ 7.0
Red Light District: Gonna Get Out
1974★ 6.2
Kanto Wanderer
1963★ 6.3
Hawaiian Dream
1987★ 0.0
Eijanaika
1981★ 6.1
Fruits of Passion
1981★ 5.2
The Ceremony
1971★ 6.7
Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha
1971★ 3.0
Golden Partners
1979★ 0.0
The Seburi Story
1985★ 6.3
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
1975★ 5.8
The Gate of Youth Part 2
1977★ 8.0
Muddy River
1981★ 7.3
Street of Violence
1950★ 6.5
Dear Summer Sister
1972★ 4.5
Drunken Angel
1948★ 7.6
Jazz Daimyo
1986★ 5.7
Seisaku's Wife
1965★ 7.3
Yokohama BJ Blues
1981★ 7.5
Zegen
1987★ 6.4
The Little Runaway
1966★ 1.0
Day Dream
1981★ 4.1
Violence at Noon
1966★ 6.1
Tree Without Leaves
1986★ 7.8
Irezumi
1982★ 5.3
Secret
1960★ 0.0
Dotanba
1956★ 6.0
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962★ 6.5
The Boy Who Came Back
1958★ 7.8
Hobo General
1976★ 0.0
Evil Spirits of Japan
1970★ 6.0
Yukyo-retsuden
1970★ 5.0
Darkness at Noon
1956★ 6.6
A Story from Echigo
1964★ 7.2
The Key
1974★ 3.3
Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2
1975★ 0.0
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
1970★ 0.0
Location
1984★ 8.0
Wait for Tomorrow
1960★ 0.0
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
1972★ 0.0
The Start of Life
1965★ 0.0
King of Pornography
1971★ 5.9
Turbid Youth
1954★ 0.0
Drunken Harbor
1966★ 0.0
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947★ 7.2
Until Evening
1980★ 0.0
Irohanihoheto
1960★ 0.0
The White Orchid
1951★ 0.0
Love and Faith
1978★ 6.3
Afternoon Affair: Rear Window
1972★ 5.3
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979★ 8.0
The Iron Crown
1972★ 5.6
Tower of Lilies
1953★ 6.8
Policeman's Diary
1955★ 6.5
Birth of a Jazz Maiden
1957★ 0.0
Human
1962★ 6.6
Oiran
1983★ 3.9
Time Within Memory
1973★ 4.2
The Wolves
1955★ 6.8
Pimp Heaven
1975★ 1.0
The Betrayers Out!
1966★ 0.0
The Far Road
1977★ 7.5
Stolen Pleasure
1962★ 6.8
Beyond the Green Hills
1963★ 0.0
Police Precinct Part 17
1961★ 0.0
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963★ 7.6
Samurai from Nowhere
1964★ 7.1
Actress
1956★ 0.0
Temptation
1957★ 8.0
The Beauty and the Dragon
1955★ 0.0
Captive's Island
1966★ 6.5
Turtle Geisha
1972★ 4.7
Story of a Beloved Wife
1951★ 7.0
On This Earth
1957★ 0.0
Onna no Iji
1971★ 7.0
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
1967★ 5.4
Shōjo
1961★ 0.0
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955★ 0.0
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
1971★ 5.5
The Rendezvous
1972★ 6.3
A Woman’s Road
1973★ 0.0
The Street Without Sun
1954★ 0.0
大吉ぼんのう鏡
1962★ 0.0
Three Resurrected Drunkards
1968★ 5.4
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
1973★ 6.0
King of the Widow-Killers
1971★ 0.0
Fifth Movement
1981★ 0.0
My Way
1974★ 5.7
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
1959★ 0.0
The Revelation of a Geisha
1970★ 2.0
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970★ 6.9
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
1948★ 0.0
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954★ 0.0
Ai Sureba Koso
1955★ 0.0
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941★ 0.0
Tales of President Mito
1962★ 0.0
Wakai hito-tachi
1954★ 0.0
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961★ 0.0
Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys!
1969★ 0.0
Great X
1948★ 0.0
Ditch
1954★ 7.0
Whistling in the morning
1959★ 0.0
The Irresponsible Fool
1964★ 7.0
Scoundrel Boss
1975★ 0.0
Koina no Ginpei
1954★ 0.0
The Strangling
1979★ 4.4
Evening Primrose
1974★ 6.5
Violence
1952★ 0.0
Sisters of Nishijin
1952★ 8.0
Season of Farewell
1962★ 0.0
Nikoyon monogatari
1956★ 0.0
Spring Snow
1950★ 0.0
Gokudô Petenshi
1969★ 0.0
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
1956★ 0.0
Tetsugen
1981★ 0.0
Sakura-tai Chiru
1988★ 5.7
The Lucky Status Symbol
1972★ 0.0
Fresh Leaves
1962★ 0.0
Wind of Youth
1968★ 0.0
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
1983★ 0.0
Night Drum
1958★ 5.7
River of Fireflies
1987★ 0.0
Knock Down
1960★ 0.0
Clothes of Deception
1951★ 6.5
The King
1962★ 0.0
Black Report
1963★ 6.2
Hageshī kawa
1962★ 0.0
Sixteen years old
1960★ 0.0
My Hometown is the Wild West
1960★ 0.0
Housewife's Experience: Tenement
1975★ 0.0
Kokoro no sanmyaku
1966★ 0.0
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959★ 7.3
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
1960★ 0.0
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
1969★ 0.0
Strong Women, Weak Men
1968★ 0.0
Today is Payday
1952★ 0.0
Did the Red Bird Escape?
1973★ 6.3
Tokyo no Kodoku
1959★ 0.0
Burden of Love
1955★ 6.8
Dark Room
1983★ 5.0
Our Town
1956★ 6.8
The Ball at the Anjo House
1947★ 6.8
The Horizon
1984★ 0.0
The School Cap
1963★ 0.0
Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow
1977★ 2.0
The Homeless
1974★ 7.5
Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa
1973★ 0.0
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
1961★ 0.0
I am the Judge
1962★ 0.0
The Tale of Genji
1951★ 5.5
Strange Affinity
1970★ 0.0
Stray Dog
1973★ 7.0
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960★ 0.0
My Second Brother
1959★ 6.4
限りなき情熱
1951★ 0.0
Muhō Ichidai
1957★ 0.0
Seasonal Wind
1977★ 0.0
Nuclear Gypsies
1985★ 5.0
18 Roughs
1963★ 6.6
Izayoi kaidō
1951★ 0.0
Housewife's Experience: New Tenement Apartment
1975★ 0.0
Deeper Than Blue
1973★ 0.0
Love Lost in Tears
1973★ 7.0
Three Faces
1955★ 0.0
A Cheerful Yakuza
1976★ 0.0
Black Curtain
1966★ 0.0
The Cards Will Tell
1960★ 0.0
The End of a Day
1954★ 5.0
祭りだお化けだ全員集合！！
1972★ 0.0
The Bored Samurai
1983★ 0.0
Tomorrow Evening
1977★ 0.0
Hymn
1972★ 6.3
One Passed Through Hell
1960★ 0.0
Murahachibu
1953★ 0.0
Futaridake no taiyō
1961★ 0.0
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977★ 7.8
Kiri ni Kieta Hito
1963★ 0.0
East China Sea
1968★ 0.0
Shiawase wa doko ni
1956★ 0.0
Tora-san, the Expert
1982★ 8.5
Faraway Tomorrow
1979★ 2.0
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955★ 6.0
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
1959★ 0.0
The Desperate
1964★ 7.0
Thousand Cranes
1989★ 7.0
幽霊列車
1978★ 0.0
Temptation
1948★ 6.0
The Champion
1957★ 6.0
Sisters
1955★ 0.0
Hell Riders in Kyoto
1973★ 0.0
Chibusa o daku musume tachi
1962★ 0.0
War and Flowers
1989★ 0.0
Love is Lost
1956★ 7.0
The Human Wall
1959★ 5.0
Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya
1974★ 6.0
The Fall of Teenager
1979★ 2.0
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
1973★ 4.0
Yokubo
1953★ 0.0
A Ghost Love Story of Japan
1982★ 0.0
The Last Swordsman
1974★ 5.7
The Heart
1973★ 7.8
Attack at Daylight
1970★ 5.0
Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama
1974★ 6.0
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960★ 0.0
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
1959★ 0.0
Two Harmonicas
1976★ 0.0
Who's the Real Killer
1957★ 0.0
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
1968★ 0.0
Cape Ashizuri
1954★ 0.0
Heat Wave Island
1969★ 6.0
The Shadow of Fear
1956★ 0.0
Daughter of Time
1980★ 0.0
Before Dawn
1953★ 0.0
Tokyo Pop
1988★ 6.9
Mother
1963★ 6.8
どん底だって平ちゃらさ
1963★ 0.0
Dynamite Doctor
1966★ 0.0
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
1979★ 0.0
An Innocent Witch
1965★ 7.1
Reminiscence
1953★ 0.0
Four Hours of Terror
1959★ 5.7
Conquest
1965★ 5.0
Junko's Bliss
1978★ 2.0
でかんしょ風来坊
1961★ 0.0
Song of a Traveller
1962★ 0.0
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
1958★ 6.0
Nippon no obaachan
1962★ 0.0
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949★ 0.0
Blind Devotion
1961★ 0.0
The Man from the Moon
1951★ 0.0
Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kilo
1978★ 0.0