Haruo Tanaka
Acting
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
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movieThe Funeral
1984
Old Man
movieInferno of Torture
1969
Samejima
movieMesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
1967
Shigeru Hanayama
movieThe Pornographers
1966
Banteki
tvMinamoto no Yoshitsune
1966
Ise Yoshimori
movieRevenge
1964
Shiraki Jinzaemon
movieGambler
1964
Jirokichi Hanazawa
movieTales of President Mito
1962
Hikosaburo Okubo
movieGood Rascals
1962
Kinjiro Takeuchi
movieMorning Breeze in Edo
1960
Otoboke Senta
movieHeavenly Dragon
1960
Yumatsu
movieYakuza of Ina
1960
Teruyoshi
movieFloating Weeds
1959
Yatazo
movieEcho in the Mountains
1959
Yadashi Ukontaro
movieGood Morning
1959
Tatsuzo Haraguchi
movieSamurai Saga
1959
(uncredited)
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
1958
Proprietor of the Miharashitei
movieNitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
1958
Company commander Yamane
movieAngkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
Daizaburô Tani
movieGeisha in the Old City
1957
Yasukichi
movieUntamed Woman
1957
Fusayoshi
movieSnow Country
1957
Porter
movieTokyo Twilight
1957
Komatsu's Customer
movieÔban
1957
Noodle Shop Owner
movieDancing Girl
1957
Tamura
movieA Strong Wind Blows
1956
Managing Director Tadokoro
In Case of One Woman
1956
Kenkichi Yoshioka
movieChildren Seeking a Mother
1956
Carpenter
movieThe Legend of the White Serpent
1956
Li Gong Fu
movieStreet of Shame
1956
Osaka Salesman
movieEarly Spring
1956
Nomura
movieRainy Night Duel
1956
Joji the coolie procurer
movieSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Kumagoro the horse thief
movieChikamatsu Monogatari
1954
Gifuya Dôki
movieGhost Man
1954
Yosuke Kikuchi
movieDaikichi Konomura
1954
Jinbei Yokoii
movieThe Woman in the Rumor
1954
Kawamoto
movieA Geisha
1953
Ogawa
movieWhere Chimneys Are Seen
1953
Chuji Tsukahara
movieIkiru
1952
Sakai
movieDimple of Tokyo
1952
Take-san
movieDivorce
1952
Fumio Sôma
お洒落狂女
1952
Gondao Shimizu
movieFarewell to Spring
1952
Sakuzô Furuya
movieTsuki yori no haha
1951
Goro Aoyama
movieGinza Cosmetics
1951
Gonroku Shirai
movieTenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1950
Mekkachi no Katsugorô
movieEnoken the Hero
1950
Tokugawa Ieyasu
movieSnow-Flake
1950
Okubatake
movieMr. Shosuke Ohara
1949
Seizô Kon'no
movieThe Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
1948
Kitao Omachi
movie365 Nights: Tokyo
1948
Saburo Anenokoji
movie365 Nights
1948
Saburo Anekoji
movieDuel at Yagyu Valley
1945
Fukigawa Genjiro
movieThe Dawn of Freedom
1944
Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor)
movie音楽大進軍
1943
Publicist Semi
movieBouquet of the South Seas
1942
Ishikawa, pilot
movieThe Straits of Love and Hate
1937
Kinkichi's friend, Hirose
Directing1
movieA Story of Floating Weeds
1934
Assistant Director