
Actor
Taiji Tonoyama
Born 1915 · Kobe, Japon
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.
Acting

Onibaba
Ushi · 1964

Good Morning
Pushy Man · 1959

Drunken Angel
Shop Proprietor · 1948

In the Realm of the Senses
Old Beggar · 1976

Hachiko
Hashimoto · 1987

Kuroneko
Farmer · 1968

The Naked Island
Senta · 1960

The Ballad of Narayama
Teruyan · 1983

Vengeance Is Mine
Tanejiro Shibata · 1979

Black Rain
Old Priest · 1989

Empire of Passion
Toichiro · 1978

Gate of Hell
Kakisuke · 1953

Profound Desires of the Gods
Higa · 1968

Scandal
Aoye's friend · 1950

The Insect Woman
Foreman · 1963

The Castle of Sand
Publican at Ebisu · 1974

Pigs and Battleships
Chen · 1961

Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Photographer · 1947

The Pornographers
Father · 1966

Intentions of Murder
Beret Musician · 1964

Sex and Fury
Tokuzô Kasai · 1973

Silence
Prison guard · 1971

Children of Hiroshima
Owner of a ship · 1952

Muddy River
Man on Festival Boat · 1981