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
Flames of Blood
1981
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961
Morning Breeze in Edo
1960
as Otoboke Senta
Lord of Red Banner
1960
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Merciless Blade Part 2
1953
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
An Edo Magistrate
1961
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
Jirocho's New Year
1954
Drunken Sword
1962
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
1960
The Edo Official and Apprentice
1959
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
1963
Ara kure kōya
1963
Good Morning
1959
as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
1959
Merciless Blade Part 3
1953
Once More
1947
Inferno of Torture
1969
as Samejima
The Pornographers
1966
as Banteki
Floating Weeds
1959
as Yatazo
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Kumagoro the horse thief
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Komatsu's Customer
In Case of One Woman
1956
as Kenkichi Yoshioka
Dancing Girl
1957
as Tamura
Turtledove
1957
The Funeral
1984
as Old Man
This Is Youth!
1966
A Story from Echigo
1964
A Geisha
1953
as Ogawa
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
as Li Gong Fu
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Gifuya Dôki
Hills of a Foreign Country
1949
as Mitsuo
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
1966
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Student
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
First Love Story
1957
as Tokuzo
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966
Untamed Woman
1957
as Fusayoshi
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
1967
as Shigeru Hanayama
Revenge
1964
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
Samurai from Somewhere
1964
Escape and the Law
1965
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963
Tattoo of Love
1963
The Man Without a Map
1968
Divorce
1952
as Fumio Sôma
Early Spring
1956
as Nomura
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
The Lower Depths
1957
as Tatsu
The Wicked Boy
1956
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
1970
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
1934
Beauty
1946
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Gonroku Shirai
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
The Rickshaw Man
1958
Fujisancho
1948
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Kawamoto
Japan's Top Gangster
1973
Samurai Saga
1959
as (uncredited)
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
as Chuji Tsukahara
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
1955
Gambler
1964
as Jirokichi Hanazawa
Repast
1951
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
1972
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
1966
Restoration Fire
1961
as Yasuzo
Samurai Geisha
1969
Snow Country
1957
as Porter
A Wife's Heart
1956
The Surf
1975
Street of Shame
1956
as Osaka Salesman
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
1969
as Iwakichi
The Body
1962
Snow-Flake
1950
as Okubatake
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Uemura
Escape at Dawn
1950
as Noro
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
1962
365 Nights: Tokyo
1948
as Saburo Anenokoji
The Detective Journey
1980
Settlement of Love
1956
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949
as Seizô Kon'no
The Shadow Daughter
1957
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945
as Seijiro
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
1971
Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Yasukichi
音楽大進軍
1943
as Publicist Semi
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Hagimura
Last Days of the Samurai
1957
Gamblers and Racketeers
1964
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
The Rabble
1964
Marital Relations
1955
Echo in the Mountains
1959
as Yadashi Ukontaro
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Patience Has An End
1971
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
1956
as Naosuke
Hinoki Butai
1946
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937
as Kinkichi's friend, Hirose
A Strong Wind Blows
1956
as Managing Director Tadokoro
Good Rascals
1962
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
as Daizaburô Tani
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
as Fukigawa Genjiro
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
1949
Midnight Virgin
1970
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
as Minegishi
Tales of President Mito
1962
as Hikosaburo Okubo
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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Most Popular Haruo Tanaka Movies
- Ikiru (1952) — as Sakai
- Flames of Blood (1981)
- Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku (1961)
- Morning Breeze in Edo (1960) — as Otoboke Senta
- Lord of Red Banner (1960)
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