
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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