Taiji Tonoyama

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 married but also had a mistress and maintained relationships with both women until the end of his life. meaning "The death of a third-rate actor", which he also filmed as By Player.

Filmography (selected)

Books

DateRomanized titleOriginal titleNotesISBN 1969Nihon onna chizu: shizen wa nikutai ni donna eikyo o ataeru ka日本女地図: 自然は、肉体にどんな影響を与えるのかA comparison of women's bodies, particularly their vaginas, in different parts of Japan.1980 Sanmon yakusha anaki den parts one to three三文役者あなあきい伝PART1~PART3