
Taiji Tonoyama
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

祭りだお化けだ全員集合!!
1972

Onibaba
as Ushi
1964

The Naked Island
as Senta
1960
Shachō to onna tenin
1948

Fifth Movement
1981

Turbid Youth
1954

Three Faces
1955

Ishimatsu of the Forest
as Waretsuku
1949

Hachiko
as Hashimoto
1987

Drunken Angel
as Shop Proprietor
1948

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
1983

Reminiscence
1953

Kuroneko
as Farmer
1968

Good Morning
as Pushy Man
1959

King of Pornography
1971

The Ballad of Narayama
as Teruyan
1983

Vengeance Is Mine
as Tanejiro Shibata
1979

Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha
1971

I am the Judge
1962

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
1972





