Haruo Tanaka
Known for Acting · 227 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 (225)
Ikiru
1952
as Sakai
Inferno of Torture
1969
as Samejima
The Lower Depths
1957
as Tatsu
Good Morning
1959
as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Kumagoro the horse thief
The Funeral
1984
as Old Man
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Gifuya Dôki
Early Spring
1956
as Nomura
Floating Weeds
1959
as Yatazo
Street of Shame
1956
as Osaka Salesman
A Geisha
1953
as Ogawa
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Student
Untamed Woman
1957
as Fusayoshi
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Komatsu's Customer
The Pornographers
1966
as Banteki
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
1972
A Wife's Heart
1956
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Kawamoto
Repast
1951
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Uemura
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
as Li Gong Fu
Snow Country
1957
as Porter
Patience Has An End
1971
Samurai from Somewhere
1964
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
Revenge
1964
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
The Rickshaw Man
1958
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
Mole Alley
1953
Restoration Fire
1961
as Yasuzo
Nonki saiban
1955
Gamblers and Racketeers
1964
Escape at Dawn
1950
as Noro
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Rainy Night Duel
1956
as Joji the coolie procurer
Down Town
1957
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937
as Kinkichi's friend, Hirose
Dimple of Tokyo
1952
as Take-san
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950
Marital Relations
1955
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
The Big Boss
1959
The Man Without a Map
1968
Ôban
1957
as Noodle Shop Owner
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
1956
as Naosuke
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
An Enemy of the People
1946
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
Three Women of the North
1945
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
1971
Beyond the Hills
1950
The Protector
1966
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
The Detective Journey
1980
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
親馬鹿花合戦
1953
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Gonroku Shirai
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
Settlement of Love
1956
Miki, the Swordman
1951
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
as Daizaburô Tani
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
1966
Last Days of the Samurai
1957
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
1958
as Company commander Yamane
A Revengeful Raid
1962
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963
The Surf
1975
The Dawn of Freedom
1944
as Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor)
Snow-Flake
1950
as Okubatake
音楽大進軍
1943
as Publicist Semi
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962
Daikichi Konomura
1954
as Jinbei Yokoii
The Body
1962
Ghost Man
1954
as Yosuke Kikuchi
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958
Scarier than the Devil
1960
The Ambitious Youth
1962
as Tanaka
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
1949
The Pirates
1960
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
1964
as Kichizo
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
1960
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
Japan's Top Gangster
1973
Tales of President Mito
1962
as Hikosaburo Okubo
Amakara chindōchū
1950
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
1969
as Iwakichi
Tsuki yori no haha
1951
as Goro Aoyama
Blind Monk Swordsman
1964
A Ripple in a Morning
1952
as Ito
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
as Fukigawa Genjiro
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Hagimura
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1960
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
as Chuji Tsukahara
Women Doing Time
1966
Heat and Mud
1950
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
1962
Yakuza of Ina
1960
as Teruyoshi
Seven Fugitives
1966
The Killing Game
1973
Samurai Geisha
1969
Sisters of Gion
1956
Yakuza bayashi
1954
Echo in the Mountains
1959
as Yadashi Ukontaro
Omokage no machi
1942
Unwieldy Brothers
1960
Shojohou
1950
Travel Romances
1957
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
as Minegishi
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
as Daihachi
Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Yasukichi
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
Tange Sazen
1953
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 227 credits spanning from 1926 to 1984, Haruo Tanaka has appeared in 225 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Haruo Tanaka Movies
- Ikiru (1952) — as Sakai
- Inferno of Torture (1969) — as Samejima
- The Lower Depths (1957) — as Tatsu
- Good Morning (1959) — as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — as Kumagoro the horse thief
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