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
Inferno of Torture
1969
as Samejima
Street of Shame
1956
as Osaka Salesman
The Lower Depths
1957
as Tatsu
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Komatsu's Customer
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Kumagoro the horse thief
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Gifuya Dôki
A Geisha
1953
as Ogawa
The Funeral
1984
as Old Man
Floating Weeds
1959
as Yatazo
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
Untamed Woman
1957
as Fusayoshi
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Student
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
The Rickshaw Man
1958
Revenge
1964
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Gonroku Shirai
Early Spring
1956
as Nomura
Jirocho's New Year
1954
The Man Without a Map
1968
A Wife's Heart
1956
Samurai from Somewhere
1964
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Kawamoto
The Pornographers
1966
as Banteki
The Edo Official and Apprentice
1959
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
1972
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
365 Nights
1948
as Saburo Anekoji
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
Merciless Blade Part 2
1953
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
The Detective Journey
1980
Repast
1951
Flames of Blood
1981
Snow-Flake
1950
as Okubatake
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
1963
Snow Country
1957
as Porter
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
as Chuji Tsukahara
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963
The Surf
1975
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
as Minegishi
Once More
1947
The Body
1962
Mole Alley
1953
Patience Has An End
1971
Drunken Sword
1962
The Pirates
1960
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Uemura
Seven Fugitives
1966
Lord of Red Banner
1960
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Hagimura
Gamblers and Racketeers
1964
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963
Tales of President Mito
1962
as Hikosaburo Okubo
Good Rascals
1962
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Miki, the Swordman
1951
Ghost Man
1954
as Yosuke Kikuchi
Down Town
1957
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
1966
Dimple of Tokyo
1952
as Take-san
A Ripple in a Morning
1952
as Ito
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
Rogue
1968
The Protector
1966
Restoration Fire
1961
as Yasuzo
Dancing Girl
1957
as Tamura
Merciless Blade Part 3
1953
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
1958
as Proprietor of the Miharashitei
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937
as Kinkichi's friend, Hirose
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
Travel Romances
1957
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
A Story from Echigo
1964
Divorce
1952
as Fumio Sôma
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965
The Rabble
1964
The Big Boss
1959
Police Precinct Part 8
1958
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
as Li Gong Fu
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Japan's Top Gangster
1973
Enoken's Home Run King
1948
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
1956
as Naosuke
Yakuza bayashi
1954
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949
as Seizô Kon'no
The Elegant Swordsman
1934
Samurai Geisha
1969
365 Nights: Tokyo
1948
as Saburo Anenokoji
Last Days of the Samurai
1957
Morning Breeze in Edo
1960
as Otoboke Senta
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
1970
Nonki saiban
1955
Beyond the Hills
1950
Marital Relations
1955
Escape at Dawn
1950
as Noro
An Inn at Osaka
1954
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Women Doing Time
1966
Unwieldy Brothers
1960
Settlement of Love
1956
親馬鹿花合戦
1953
Duel in the Storm
1968
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
1962
Gambler
1964
as Jirokichi Hanazawa
Tsuki yori no haha
1951
as Goro Aoyama
The Ambitious Youth
1962
as Tanaka
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
- Inferno of Torture (1969) — as Samejima
- Street of Shame (1956) — as Osaka Salesman
- The Lower Depths (1957) — as Tatsu
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