
Acting · 73 years old
Tokyo, Japan
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.

Tora-san, the Expert

The Roads Men Travel
Sone

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Naked Island
Senta

Sisters of Nishijin

Location
Inumaru

Miniature
Yamada

The Gate of Youth Part 2

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

Temptation
Tobe

Yokohama BJ Blues
Isao Hori

Hachiko
Hashimoto

The Heart
S's Father

Tree Without Leaves

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

Good Morning
Pushy Man

Onibaba
Ushi

Drunken Angel
Shop Proprietor

Foundry Town
Matsunaga

Black Rain
Old Priest