Haruo Tanaka
Known for Acting · 228 credits
- Born
- 1912-03-25
- Died
- 1992-03-21
- Place of birth
- Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as
- Tanaka Haruo · Харуо Танака · 田中春男
Biography
Haruo Tanaka ( March 25 , 1912 – February 21, 1992 ) was a Japanese film actor noted for his supporting roles in a career that spanned seven decades.
After the war, he appeared in films for Toho and Shintoho , but gradually he began to demonstrate his unique personality and became active as a character actor, appearing in works by many of the great directors who have shaped the history of Japanese cinema, including Akira Kurosawa , Yasujiro Ozu , Kenji Mizoguchi , and Shiro Toyoda. He died of lung cancer on February 21 , 1992 , at the age of 79.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (226)
Ikiru
1952
as Sakai
Good Morning
1959
as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
Inferno of Torture
1969
as Samejima
Untamed Woman
1957
as Fusayoshi
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Komatsu's Customer
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Gifuya Dôki
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Kumagoro the horse thief
Street of Shame
1956
as Osaka Salesman
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
The Lower Depths
1957
as Tatsu
Samurai from Somewhere
1964
The Funeral
1984
as Old Man
Jirocho's New Year
1954
The Edo Official and Apprentice
1959
A Geisha
1953
as Ogawa
The Rickshaw Man
1958
Floating Weeds
1959
as Yatazo
The Pornographers
1966
as Banteki
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Student
The Man Without a Map
1968
Merciless Blade Part 2
1953
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Gonroku Shirai
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937
as Kinkichi's friend, Hirose
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
1963
Repast
1951
Flames of Blood
1981
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
Revenge
1964
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Kawamoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Uemura
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
1972
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961
Early Spring
1956
as Nomura
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
1966
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
as Li Gong Fu
A Wife's Heart
1956
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Once More
1947
Mole Alley
1953
The Detective Journey
1980
The Body
1962
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965
Merciless Blade Part 3
1953
The Protector
1966
Last Days of the Samurai
1957
Ara kure kōya
1963
The Surf
1975
Lord of Red Banner
1960
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Scarier than the Devil
1960
Gamblers and Racketeers
1964
Police Precinct Part 8
1958
The Ambitious Youth
1962
as Tanaka
Drunken Sword
1962
A Story from Echigo
1964
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
1956
as Naosuke
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
as Minegishi
365 Nights
1948
as Saburo Anekoji
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
as Chuji Tsukahara
Tales of President Mito
1962
as Hikosaburo Okubo
Morning Breeze in Edo
1960
as Otoboke Senta
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
1958
as Proprietor of the Miharashitei
Snow Country
1957
as Porter
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Hagimura
Ôban
1957
as Noodle Shop Owner
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
1960
Seven Fugitives
1966
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
1964
as Kichizo
The Pirates
1960
Patience Has An End
1971
The Elegant Swordsman
1934
お洒落狂女
1952
as Gondao Shimizu
Snow-Flake
1950
as Okubatake
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949
as Seizô Kon'no
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
Restoration Fire
1961
as Yasuzo
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
The Big Boss
1959
Rainy Night Duel
1956
as Joji the coolie procurer
Three Women of the North
1945
The Rabble
1964
Enoken's Home Run King
1948
Samurai Geisha
1969
Yakuza bayashi
1954
365 Nights: Tokyo
1948
as Saburo Anenokoji
Divorce
1952
as Fumio Sôma
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
1959
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
An Edo Magistrate
1961
音楽大進軍
1943
as Publicist Semi
Down Town
1957
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
1958
as Company commander Yamane
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
A Ripple in a Morning
1952
as Ito
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962
Gambler
1964
as Jirokichi Hanazawa
Women Doing Time
1966
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
1970
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Rogue
1968
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
as Fukigawa Genjiro
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963
Heat and Mud
1950
Nonki saiban
1955
About Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka ( March 25 , 1912 – February 21, 1992 ) was a Japanese film actor noted for his supporting roles in a career that spanned seven decades. After the war, he appeared in films for Toho and Shintoho , but gradually he began to demonstrate his unique personality and became active as a character actor, appearing in works by many of the great directors who have shaped the history of Japanese cinema, including Akira Kurosawa , Yasujiro Ozu , Kenji Mizoguchi , and Shiro Toyoda. He died of lung cancer on February 21 , 1992 , at the age of 7… With 228 credits spanning from 1926 to 1984, Haruo Tanaka has appeared in 226 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Ikiru (1952) — as Sakai
- Good Morning (1959) — as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
- Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
- Inferno of Torture (1969) — as Samejima
- Untamed Woman (1957) — as Fusayoshi
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