徳川光圀
The role for which he is perhaps best remembered in Japan, however, is that of the title character in the hugely popular TV jidaigeki "Mito Kōmon", in which the historical Tokugawa Mitsukuni, retired daimyō of the Mito Domain, roams the country in the guise of a retired merchant, Mitsuemon, righting wrongs and correcting injustice with the aid of two samurai retainers. Tōno played the role in 381 episodes between 1969 and 1983. (The series continued through 2011, with four further actors playing Mitsuemon.)