
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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Most Popular Haruo Tanaka Movies
- 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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