Hachiro Tako
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1940-11-22
- Died
- 1985-07-24
- Place of birth
- Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Tako Hachirô · Tako-chan · Seisaku Saito
Biography
Tako Hachiro was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He came close to losing the vision in his left eye in a childhood accident. He went on to become the professional flyweight boxing champion of Japan in 1962. After retiring from the ring, he became a popular comedian and eventually appeared in films such as Toei's 1974 School of the Holy Beast. He also appeared in television commercials and dramas. He once managed a bar in Shinjuku's Golden Gai section and was a member of Oniroku Dan's group of artists and performers known as Oni Pro. Hachiro drowned at a beach in Kanagawa Prefecture after suffering a heart attack.
Known For
Movies (47)
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
The Transgressor
1974
as Tatsupei Kameda
Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House
1984
as Constable Tako ('Octopus')
The Yellow Handkerchief
1977
as Yakuza
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
1973
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
1974
Patience Has An End
1971
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
1985
as The Casino Owner (voice)
Capone Cries a Lot
1985
as Boss of beggars
Mibōjin geshuku: Norinige
1979
Outlaw Cop
1976
Hole in the Pants
1984
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
1972
as Hachiro Sato
Three Little Geisha
1973
Gemini Woman
1984
as Patient
Shōwa Gokudōshi
1972
Porno: Chan-chaka-chan
1978
Big Magnum Kuroiwa
1985
as Tako
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
1985
as Singer A
King of Pornography
1971
Sure Death
1984
Kōshoku biyōshi: Nikutai no hōshū
1979
as Thief
Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie
1979
Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunaki
1979
Sex Horoscope: Love Tasting
1978
as Nakamoto
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
1979
New Widow Boarding House: Back Room for Rent
1975
Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1981
It's a Psychic, Gather Everyone!
1974
Military Comfort Woman
1974
Mibōjin geshuku: Hatsu nurashi
1980
Groping Live Recording Trip
1983
as Male actor
Chikan-shi: Dote sagashi
1980
Zoku mibōjin geshuku: omote mo kashimasu ura mo kashimasu
1975
Chikan to no sôgû
1978
Semi-dokyumento: shin mibōjin geshuku
1975
Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunori
1978
Mibōjin geshuku: Anomichi kono michi oshiemasu
1980
Japanese Night Crawl Festival
1977
Joshi daisei: Chikan no susume
1981
Ojoku no Onna
1966
as Taniguchi
Kigeki onna yusôdô
1973
Woman's Body Archipelago Reconstruction
1972
The Rotten Wheelbarrow
2014
Fujio Akatsuka's Video Number One - Inaugural Issue
1983
Muchi to injû
1968
Groper Erotic Thief
1980
About Hachiro Tako
Tako Hachiro was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He came close to losing the vision in his left eye in a childhood accident. He went on to become the professional flyweight boxing champion of Japan in 1962. After retiring from the ring, he became a popular comedian and eventually appeared in films such as Toei's 1974 School of the Holy Beast. He also appeared in television commercials and dramas. He once managed a bar in Shinjuku's Golden Gai section and was a member of Oniroku Dan's group of artists and performers known as Oni Pro.… With 47 credits spanning from 1966 to 2014, Hachiro Tako has appeared in 47 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hachiro Tako Movies
- Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
- The Transgressor (1974) — as Tatsupei Kameda
- Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House (1984) — as Constable Tako ('Octopus')
- The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) — as Yakuza
- Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)
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