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Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Actor · Died April 30, 1989, aged 73 · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 17, 1915
Died
April 30, 1989 (aged 73)
From
Kobe, Japon
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 318 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 8% in 30 days

What are Taiji Tonoyama's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Survival
22%
Bonds
19%
Morality
14%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
2%
Obsession4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
8
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
6
Warm
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Haunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Taiji Tonoyama's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Taiji Tonoyama's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

318 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Thousand Cranes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Black Rain(1989)

    as Old Priest

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • War and Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Storekeeper

  • Tokyo Pop(1988)

    as Grandfather

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sakura-tai Chiru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Hawaiian Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Shokichi Shimamura

  • The Story of Hachikō(1987)

    as Hashimoto

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Zegen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Shimada

  • River of Fireflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Tree Without Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Jazz Daimyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Gensai

  • The Seburi Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Kamezo

  • Nuclear Gypsies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Song of the Spring Pony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Location (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Inumaru

  • The Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Tanimoto

  • The Fox Dancing in the Dusk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Legend of the Eight Samurai(1983)

    as Hikojii

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Dark Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Doctor(医師)

  • The Ballad of Narayama(1983)

    as Teruyan

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Bored Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Father of Ogin

  • Oiran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Hachibei

  • Sacred Koya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Tora-san, the Expert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Irezumi(1982)

    as Horiatsu

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • A Ghost Love Story of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • On the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • A Pool Without Water(1982)

    as Pharmacist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Fifth Movement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Day Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Guard

  • Edo Porn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Tattooist

  • Fruits of Passion(1981)

    as Customer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Kinagashi Bugyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Magistrate of the Floating World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Yokohama BJ Blues(1981)

    as Isao Hori

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Pro Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Muddy River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Man on Festival Boat

  • Eijanaika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Jyosyuya

  • Tetsugen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Daughter of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Fireworks Hand 2

  • Until Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Restaurant's Owner

  • Child of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Nurse's Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • A-Un (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Tora-san's Dream of Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Faraway Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Bride of the Ghost Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Goichi Nishida (village chief)

  • The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Strangling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Golden Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Bend master

  • Vengeance Is Mine(1979)

    as Tanejiro Shibata

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Years: Keiko’s Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kilo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Empire of Passion(1978)

    as Toichiro

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Love and Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Junko's Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Taizô Sakata

  • Ghost Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Ballad of Orin(1977)

    as Mountain Man

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Far Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Seasonal Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Eros Eterna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Case of the Disjointed Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Gate of Youth Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sôiku

  • Two Harmonicas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • In the Realm of the Senses(1976)

    as Old Beggar

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hobo General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Roads Men Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Sone

  • A Cheerful Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Housewife's Experience: New Tenement Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Kinetarô Kitamura

  • Scoundrel Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as The Master

  • Pimp Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Preacher

  • Housewife's Experience: Tenement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Harukichi

  • 青春トルコ日記 処女すべり (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)

  • Evening Primrose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Genji's father

  • The Last Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The Castle of Sand(1974)

    as Publican at Ebisu

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Homeless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Street of Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Kofukuya's Owner

  • My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Yoshizo Kawamura

  • The Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Tonomura

  • Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Sex Show Manager

  • The Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as S's Father

  • Stray Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Love Lost in Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Shimamura

  • Hell Riders in Kyoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • A Woman’s Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Shimamura

  • Time Within Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Ippei

  • Did the Red Bird Escape? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Sex & Fury(1973)

    as Tokuzô Kasai

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Deeper Than Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Shunkai

  • Hymn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Harumatsu

  • Afternoon Affair: Rear Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Nomura

  • The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Dear Summer Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Takuzo Sakurada

  • It's a festival! It's a ghost festival! Everybody Gather!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Turtle Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Ishibashi

  • The Lucky Status Symbol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Erotomaniac Daimyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Kanawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Physiognomist

  • Ai yori aoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 309 episodes · as 俊界和尚

  • The Rendezvous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Murai

  • Umarekawatta Tamegorō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Tokuichi Ōnuma

  • Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Prison guard

  • Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Evil Spirits in the Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Old Chief

  • Onna no Iji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Nakano

  • King of Pornography (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • King of the Widow-Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Evil Spirits of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Pachinko owner

  • Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Hooligans on Buggies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Kingpin of Fair Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Revelation of a Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Yukyo-retsuden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Strange Affinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Attack at Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Saeki

  • Gokudô Petenshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Heat Wave Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Profound Desires of the Gods(1968)

    as Higa

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • East China Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Strong Women, Weak Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Zenzo

  • Three Resurrected Drunkards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Old man

  • Wind of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Black Cat(1968)

    as Farmer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The House of the Sleeping Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Double Suicide: Japanese Summer(1967)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Libido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Drunken Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Doctor

  • The Little Runaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Lost Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Gonpachi

  • Violence at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as School director

  • Captive's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Dynamite Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Chairman

  • Ohanahan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 310 episodes · as 溝呂木老人

  • The Pornographers(1966)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Black Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Kokoro no sanmyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Betrayers Out! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Yamashiro-no-Kami Munemura

  • Escape and the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • An Innocent Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Seisaku's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Retired Man

  • Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Start of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Onibaba(1964)

    as Ushi

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Intentions of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Beret Musician

  • A Story from Echigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Irresponsible Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Desperate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Chief Osawa

  • Samurai from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Onibaba : Film Location (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Kiri ni Kieta Hito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The School Cap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Kanto Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Boss Izu

  • The Insect Woman(1963)

    as Foreman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Tajima

  • Bamboo Doll of Echizen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Monk

  • 18 Roughs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Murata

  • Raised on an Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • どん底だって平ちゃらさ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Violent Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Black Statement Book(1963)

    as Shinsaku Tsuda

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Green Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Human (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Kamegoro

  • Farm Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Kuranosuke

  • Fresh Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Zenkichi Segawa

  • Hageshī kawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Young and Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Akitsu Hot Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Rokusuke

  • Song of a Traveller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Foundry Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Matsunaga

  • Tales of President Mito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as President Toyotomi

  • Stolen Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Goro

  • I am the Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Season of Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Nippon no obaachan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • 大吉ぼんのう鏡 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Love's Family Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct Part 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Famous Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Blind Devotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Hikozo

  • Futaridake no taiyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Pigs and Battleships(1961)

    as Chen

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Shōjo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kotani

  • My Hometown is the Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Legendary Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Daihachi

  • The Naked Island(1960)

    as Senta

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Chikuhō no kodomotachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Storming Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Wait for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Inosuke Uematsu

  • Sixteen years old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Internees of Kampili (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Yakuza sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Last Trump Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Seitaro Koshimura

  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • A Woman’s Uphill Slope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Irohanihoheto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • One Passed Through Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Knock Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Cards Will Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Kumakichi Takeda

  • My Second Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Hemmi Gengoro

  • The Human Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • A Killed Stewardess: White or Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Detective Machida

  • Four Hours of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Teppei Sasada

  • Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Telephone Rings in the Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Good Morning(1959)

    as Pushy Man

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo no Kodoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Talented Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Whistling in the Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Lucky Dragon No. 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love(1959)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Endless Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Ramen shop owner

  • The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Masumura

  • Hanayome no teikō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Yoshimaro Akiyama

  • Underwater Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Boy Who Came Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Detective Shimamoto

  • Night Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Wind, Woman and Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Kenta

  • Hobo Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • On This Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle

  • Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Tobe

  • Harbor Rats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Kurazo

  • Who's the Real Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Frank

  • The Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Pote-chan

  • Birth of a Jazz Maiden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Senkichi Hanamura

  • Muhō Ichidai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Dotanba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Doctor Otsuki

  • Nikoyon monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Shadow of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Shime

  • Shiawase wa doko ni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Shokichi

  • 快傑耶茶坊 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Darkness at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Uhei Matsumura

  • Love is Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Gensaku

  • Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Beauty and the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Three Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Gen

  • If Indeed One Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Bartender (segment 1)

  • The Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Burden of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mr. Yamaguchi

  • Policeman's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Patrolman Kuramochi

  • The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Wakai hito-tachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Valley Between Love and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Turbid Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Ditch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Street Without Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Gen'ichi Inoue

  • Cape Ashizuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Snowy Night Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The End of a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Koina no Ginpei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Gate of Hell(1953)

    as Kakisuke

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Before the Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Risaburo

  • Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Miniature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Yamada

  • Murahachibu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Reminiscence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Tower of Lilies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Dedication of the Great Buddha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Today is Payday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as President of Akabane Construction

  • Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Children of Hiroshima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Owner of a ship

  • Taki no Shiraito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Fukuichi

  • Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Sisters of Nishijin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Avalanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Miyabayashi

  • Izayoi kaidō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Man from the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Aizenbashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Story of a Beloved Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Saijoke no kyoen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Tale of Genji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Priest

  • 限りなき情熱 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Who Will Judge Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Freedom School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The White Orchid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Clothes of Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Kasama

  • The End of the War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Scandal(1950)

    as Aoye's friend

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Yume o meshimase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Ton Chiki

  • Spring Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Yasuji

  • Town of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Ango Shindo

  • Ishimatsu of the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Waretsuku

  • The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • The Follower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • Great X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Matsushita

  • Drunken Angel(1948)

    as Shop Proprietor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • The President and the Shopgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • The Ball at the Anjo House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Yoshida

  • Record of a Tenement Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Photographer

  • The Battle of Kawanakajima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Rokuzô Ôkuma

  • Toumei na kisetsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 318 titles, 317 of them dated from 1941 to 1989; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office

The Story of Hachikō (1987)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

Good Morning (1959)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19411989

Peak 1960 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting318 of 318: 318 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score89th

By decade

1940s10 · acting1950s89 · acting1960s90 · acting1970s82 · acting1980s46 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 33 roles
4757626772

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Taiji Tonoyama's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

A Pool Without Water (1982)

68th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Taiji Tonoyama's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles5–83 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Taiji Tonoyama work with?

People who share at least 2 of Taiji Tonoyama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kaneto Shindō shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles