Taiji Tonoyama

Acting

Taiji Tonoyama

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Oct 17, 1915 (109 years old)
Death date
Apr 30, 1989

Taiji Tonoyama

Known For

Thousand Cranes
1h 36m
DOLBY
Movie 1989

Thousand Cranes

April 1954. 12 year old schoolgirl Sadako thinks her main...

Black Rain
2h 3m
DOLBY
Movie 1989

Black Rain

Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village...

War and Flowers
1h 35m
DOLBY
Movie 1989

War and Flowers

Japanese Drama film about the female experience during the war...

Tokyo Pop
1h 40m
DOLBY
Movie 1988

Tokyo Pop

A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band,...

Sakura-tai Chiru
1h 53m
DOLBY
Movie 1988

Sakura-tai Chiru

A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai...

Hawaiian Dream
1h 54m
DOLBY
Movie 1987

Hawaiian Dream

Tatsuhiko and Shofumi are hoodlums living in downtown Hawaii, having...

Hachiko
1h 47m
DOLBY
Movie 1987

Hachiko

The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who...

Zegen
2h 4m
DOLBY
Movie 1987

Zegen

At the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved...

River of Fireflies
1h 55m
DOLBY
Movie 1987

River of Fireflies

During the winter in Toyama in 1962, Tatsuo Mizushima is...

Tree Without Leaves
1h 45m
DOLBY
Movie 1986

Tree Without Leaves

Haru, an aging scriptwriter, has isolated himself somewhere in the...

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.