Toraichi Kono

Movies

The Charlie Chaplin Festival
Various Roles (archive footage)
Four Chaplin shorts from 1917: The Immigrant, The Adventurer, The Cure, and Easy Street, presented with music and sound effects.
City Lights
Driver
In this sound-era silent film, a tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller.
The Gold Rush
Driver
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
Pay Day
Driver
A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.
The Kid
Driver
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
A Dog's Life
Driver
The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
The Adventurer
Chauffeur (uncredited)
The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…
The Rink
Driver
After amusements working in a restaurant, Charlie uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
One A.M.
Driver
A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night.