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
Good Morning
1959
as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
Street of Shame
1956
as Osaka Salesman
Inferno of Torture
1969
as Samejima
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Kumagoro the horse thief
The Lower Depths
1957
as Tatsu
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Komatsu's Customer
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
Floating Weeds
1959
as Yatazo
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Gifuya Dôki
Untamed Woman
1957
as Fusayoshi
A Geisha
1953
as Ogawa
The Funeral
1984
as Old Man
The Rickshaw Man
1958
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
Revenge
1964
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Gonroku Shirai
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Student
Early Spring
1956
as Nomura
Samurai from Somewhere
1964
Snow Country
1957
as Porter
Repast
1951
Drunken Sword
1962
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Uemura
Jirocho's New Year
1954
Flames of Blood
1981
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
Patience Has An End
1971
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
1966
A Wife's Heart
1956
The Surf
1975
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Kawamoto
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963
Mole Alley
1953
The Pornographers
1966
as Banteki
The Man Without a Map
1968
Seven Fugitives
1966
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
Gamblers and Racketeers
1964
The Protector
1966
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
as Li Gong Fu
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
Farewell to Spring
1952
as Sakuzô Furuya
Tales of President Mito
1962
as Hikosaburo Okubo
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937
as Kinkichi's friend, Hirose
The Body
1962
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
A Story from Echigo
1964
In Case of One Woman
1956
as Kenkichi Yoshioka
Dancing Girl
1957
as Tamura
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
as Chuji Tsukahara
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
1972
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
Hadaka no Machi
1957
The Big Boss
1959
365 Nights
1948
as Saburo Anekoji
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961
The Rabble
1964
Last Days of the Samurai
1957
Miki, the Swordman
1951
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
1963
Japan's Top Gangster
1973
Yakuza bayashi
1954
Marital Relations
1955
The Elegant Swordsman
1934
Ara kure kōya
1963
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
1958
as Proprietor of the Miharashitei
Divorce
1952
as Fumio Sôma
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
Police Precinct Part 8
1958
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Hagimura
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
Merciless Blade Part 2
1953
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964
The Detective Journey
1980
Merciless Blade Part 3
1953
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Rogue
1968
Morning Breeze in Edo
1960
as Otoboke Senta
Snow-Flake
1950
as Okubatake
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
The Edo Official and Apprentice
1959
Restoration Fire
1961
as Yasuzo
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
1970
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
Nonki saiban
1955
Good Rascals
1962
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
Dimple of Tokyo
1952
as Take-san
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1960
Gambler
1964
as Jirokichi Hanazawa
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
as Minegishi
An Inn at Osaka
1954
Enoken's Home Run King
1948
Once More
1947
Samurai Geisha
1969
Ghost Man
1954
as Yosuke Kikuchi
Rainy Night Duel
1956
as Joji the coolie procurer
A Ripple in a Morning
1952
as Ito
365 Nights: Tokyo
1948
as Saburo Anenokoji
Ôban
1957
as Noodle Shop Owner
Beyond the Hills
1950
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
1969
as Iwakichi
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926
The Pirates
1960
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
1956
as Naosuke
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Settlement of Love
1956
Women Doing Time
1966
Three Women of the North
1945
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
1968
親馬鹿花合戦
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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- Ikiru (1952) — as Sakai
- Good Morning (1959) — as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
- Street of Shame (1956) — as Osaka Salesman
- Inferno of Torture (1969) — as Samejima
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — as Kumagoro the horse thief
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