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.
Movies
祭りだお化けだ全員集合！！
Onibaba Ushi
The Naked Island Senta
Shachō to onna tenin
Fifth Movement
Turbid youth
Three Faces
Ishimatsu of the Forest Waretsuku
Hachiko Hashimoto
Drunken Angel Shop Proprietor
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
Reminiscence
Kuroneko Farmer
Good Morning Pushy Man
King of Pornography
The Ballad of Narayama Teruyan
Vengeance Is Mine Tanejiro Shibata
Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha
I am the Judge
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
Violence at Noon School director
Dotanba
The Insect Woman Foreman
Strong Women, Weak Men Zenzo
Today is Payday President of Akabane Construction
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer Shimamura
Sixteen years old
大吉ぼんのう鏡
Empire of Passion Toichiro
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
My Second Brother Hemmi Gengoro
Foundry Town Matsunaga
Fruits of Passion Customer
Drunken Harbor Doctor
Dynamite Doctor Chairman
Koina no Ginpei
Record of a Tenement Gentleman Photographer
Oiran Hachibei
Evil Spirits of Japan Pachinko owner
Seasonal Wind
Children of Hiroshima Owner of a ship
Edo Porn Tattooist
Golden Partners Bend master
Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya Tonomura
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby Shimamura
The King
Human Kamegoro
Dump, Hip, Bump: Give it to me Guys!
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era Kurazo
Muddy River Man on Festival Boat
Attack at Daylight Saeki
Three Resurrected Drunkards Old man
快傑耶茶坊
Red Light District: Gonna Get Out Kofukuya's Owner
Hell Riders in Kyoto
The Castle of Sand Publican at Ebisu
Ballad of Orin Mountain Man
Who's The Real Killer Frank
Jazz Daimyo Gensai
Whistling in the morning
Yukyo-retsuden
Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi
The Iron Crown Physiognomist
Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa Ippei
Professional Sex Performers: A Docu-Drama Sex Show Manager
The Key
The Ceremony Old Chief
One Passed Through Hell
Housewife's Experience: New Tenement Apartment Kinetarô Kitamura
Housewife's Experience: Tenement Apartment 2 The Master
Housewife's Experience: Tenement Harukichi
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse Genzô Kakinuma (Bath-house Manager)
East China Sea
My Way Yoshizo Kawamura
Sisters of Nishijin
Love's Family Tree
The Desperate
Sex and Fury Tokuzô Kasai
Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow Sôiku
A Ghost Love Story of Japan
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
Junko's Bliss Taizô Sakata
Thousand Cranes
Izayoi kaidō
Secret
Birth of a Jazz Maiden Senkichi Hanamura
War and Flowers
Murahachibu
Spring Snow
Hageshī kawa
Eros Eterna
Song of a Traveller
幽霊列車
Why Not? Jyosyuya
限りなき情熱
In the Realm of the Senses Old Beggar
Child of the Sun
Captive's Island
Scandal Aoye's friend
Irezumi Horiatsu
Zegen Shimada
Akitsu Hot Springs
The Bored Samurai Father of Ogin
Dear Summer Sister Takuzo Sakurada
18 Roughs Murata
Day Dream Guard
The Ditch
Legend of the Eight Samurai Hikojii
The Rendezvous Murai
Black Rain Old Priest
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Gate of Hell Kakisuke
Nuclear Gypsies
Hymn Harumatsu
Silence Prison guard
Irohanihoheto
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Kumakichi Takeda
Stray Dog
The Little Runaway
Policeman's Diary Patrolman Kuramochi
The Wolves
Black Report Shinsaku Tsuda
Underwater Murder
The Last Swordsman
The Far Road
Cape Ashizuri
Tetsugen
Nurse's Husband
Night Drum
Our Town Shime
Four Hours of Terror Teppei Sasada
Before Dawn Risaburo
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
The Heart S's Father
On the Road
Bamboo Doll of Echizen Monk
Beyond the Green Hills
Endless Desire Ramen shop owner
An Innocent Witch
The Human Wall
Dark Room Doctor(医師)
Tomorrow Evening
River of Fireflies
Harbor Rats
Tokyo Pop Grandfather
Story of a Beloved Wife
Tree Without Leaves
Conquest Yamashiro-no-Kami Munemura
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
A Story from Echigo
Love Lost in Tears
Tokyo no Kodoku
Street of Violence Ango Shindo
A Woman’s Road
Libido
Hobo Village
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 Kotani
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
Location Inumaru
Great X Matsushita
The Ball at the Anjo House Yoshida
Case of the Disjointed Murder
Evening Primrose Genji's father
Chibusa o daku musume tachi
The Shadow of Fear
Seisaku's Wife Retired Man
Season of Farewell
Wind, Woman and Road Kenta
The Lucky Status Symbol
King of the Widow-Killers
The Betrayers Out!
The Strangling
Deeper Than Blue Shunkai
Blind Devotion Hikozo
Time Within Memory
Mother Tajima
Hawaiian Dream Shokichi Shimamura
Internees of Kampili
The Battle of Kawanakajima Rokuzô Ôkuma
The End of a Day
The Champion Pote-chan
Darkness at Noon Uhei Matsumura
Hooligans on Buggies
The Revelation of a Geisha
Pigs and Battleships Chen
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
Love is Lost Gensaku
Clothes of Deception Kasama
Turtle Geisha Ishibashi
The Start of Life
The Seburi Story Kamezo
Daughter of Time Fireworks Hand 2
Faraway Tomorrow
A Pool Without Water Pharmacist
Did the Red Bird Escape?
Stolen Pleasure Goro
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
Kanto Wanderer Boss Izu
Lost Sex Gonpachi
Fresh Leaves Zenkichi Segawa
Yokohama BJ Blues Isao Hori
Until Evening Restaurant's Owner
Wait for Tomorrow Inosuke Uematsu
Intentions of Murder Beret Musician
Tales of President Mito President Toyotomi
Strange Affinity
The Homeless
The Young and Bad
The School Cap
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers Doctor Otsuki
Nippon no obaachan
Tower of Lilies
Miniature Yamada
The Fall of Teenager
The Boy Who Came Back
Afternoon Affair: Rear Window Nomura
Shiawase wa doko ni Shokichi
The Gate of Youth Part 2
Burden of Love Mr. Yamaguchi
The Irresponsible Fool
Love and Faith
Nikoyon monogatari
Samurai from Nowhere
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Tora-san, the Expert
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
The White Orchid
Who Will Judge Me?
The Erotomaniac Daimyo
Sakura-tai Chiru
Ai Sureba Koso Bartender (segment 1)
The Street Without Sun Gen'ichi Inoue
Tomorrow Storekeeper
Song of the Spring Pony
Temptation Tobe
On This Earth Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
The Pornographers Father
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow Masumura
Hobo General
Temptation
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Yokubo
Knock Down
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
Onna no Iji Nakano
The Beauty and the Dragon
Kokoro no sanmyaku
The Horizon Tanimoto
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Actress
Violence
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black Detective Machida
Muhō Ichidai
Kiri ni Kieta Hito
Hashire tomato Nippon ôdan sanbyaku kilo
Two Harmonicas
Shōjo
Shows
The Roads Men Travel Sone
A-Un
Kinagashi Bugyō
Ai yori aoku 俊界和尚
Ohanahan 溝呂木老人
Pro Hunter
