About

Known credits:
208
Birthday:
1912-03-25
Place of birth:
Kyoto, Japan
Website:
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Haruo Tanaka

Overview

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

Acting
1984 The Funeral Actor Old Man 59
Average
1981 Flames of Blood Actor 58
Average
1980 The Detective Journey Actor N/A
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1977 The Shingo Case Files Actor N/A
N/A
1975 The Surf Actor 58
Average
1974 The Assassination of Ryoma Actor 58
Average
1973 Japan's Top Gangster Actor N/A
N/A
1973 The Killing Game Actor N/A
N/A
1972 Wandering Ginza Butterfly Actor 59
Average
1971 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape Actor 58
Average
1971 Patience Has An End Actor 58
Average
1970 Wolves of the City, Money Hunters Actor N/A
N/A
1970 Midnight Virgin Actor 58
Average
1969 Memoir of Japanese Assassinations Actor 58
Average
1969 Samurai Geisha Actor 58
Average
1969 Trapped, the Crimson Bat Actor Iwakichi 58
Average
1969 Inferno of Torture Actor Samejima 58
Average
1968 Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time Actor N/A
N/A
1968 Rogue Actor N/A
N/A
1968 Duel in the Storm Actor N/A
N/A
1968 The Man Without a Map Actor 58
Average
1966 Seven Fugitives Actor N/A
N/A
1966 The Protector Actor 58
Average
1966 By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him Actor Minegishi 58
Average
1966 The Pornographers Actor Banteki 59
Average
1966 Women Doing Time Actor N/A
N/A
1966 Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2 Actor 58
Average
1966 Minamoto no Yoshitsune Actor Ise Yoshimori N/A
N/A
1965 Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro Actor N/A
N/A
1965 The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 Actor N/A
N/A
1965 The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry Actor 58
Average
1965 Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness Actor N/A
N/A
1965 The Domain: The Naniwa Story Actor 58
Average
1964 Gamblers and Racketeers Actor N/A
N/A
1964 Samurai from Somewhere Actor 58
Average
1964 Revenge Actor Shiraki Jinzaemon 59
Average
1964 Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office Actor Kichizo 58
Average
1964 Garakuta Actor N/A
N/A
1964 Gambler Actor Jirokichi Hanazawa 58
Average
1964 Blind Monk Swordsman Actor N/A
N/A
1964 A Story from Echigo Actor 59
Average
1964 The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 Actor N/A
N/A
1964 A Laughable Journey Actor N/A
N/A
1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 Actor N/A
N/A
1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 Actor 59
Average
1963 あらくれ荒野 Actor N/A
N/A
1963 Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge Actor N/A
N/A
1963 Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise Actor N/A
N/A
1963 Gang and G-Men Part 2 Actor N/A
N/A
1963 Tattoo of Love Actor N/A
N/A
1963 Twin Sisters of Kyoto Actor Uemura 58
Average
1962 Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru Actor N/A
N/A
1962 The Body Actor 58
Average
1962 A Revengeful Raid Actor 59
Average
1962 Gakusei geisha koi to kenka Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Drunken Sword Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Ottamage ningyo monogatari Actor N/A
N/A
1962 The Ambitious Youth Actor Tanaka N/A
N/A
1962 Tales of President Mito Actor Hikosaburo Okubo N/A
N/A
1962 Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3 Actor 58
Average
1962 Good Rascals Actor Kinjiro Takeuchi 59
Average
1962 Travels of Hibari and Chiemi Actor 59
Average
1962 Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido Actor N/A
N/A
1961 Restoration Fire Actor Yasuzo 59
Average
1961 Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia Actor 58
Average
1961 Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku Actor N/A
N/A
1961 Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region Actor N/A
N/A
1961 Bride of White Castle Actor 59
Average
1961 A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji Actor 58
Average
1961 The Shogun and the Fishmonger Actor 58
Average
1960 Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region Actor N/A
N/A
1960 Morning Breeze in Edo Actor Otoboke Senta 59
Average
1960 Scarier than the Devil Actor 59
Average
1960 Heavenly Dragon Actor Yumatsu 58
Average
1960 The Pirates Actor 58
Average
1960 The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor Actor 59
Average
1960 Unwieldy Brothers Actor N/A
N/A
1960 Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage Actor 59
Average
1960 Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill Actor 58
Average
1960 Yakuza of Ina Actor Teruyoshi 59
Average
1960 Lord of Red Banner Actor N/A
N/A
1960 Samurai Vagabonds Actor 58
Average
1959 Floating Weeds Actor Yatazo 63
Fair
1959 Echo in the Mountains Actor Yadashi Ukontaro 59
Average
1959 The Edo Official and Apprentice Actor 59
Average
1959 Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo Actor N/A
N/A
1959 Gentle Breeze Actor 59
Average
1959 Good Morning Actor Tatsuzo Haraguchi 65
Fair
1959 Samurai Saga Actor (uncredited) 58
Average
1959 Happily Tied to the Road Actor Mishima 58
Average
1959 The Big Boss Actor 58
Average
1959 Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Yajikita dōchū sugoroku Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger Actor 58
Average
1958 Mermaids and Sea Robbers Actor Proprietor of the Miharashitei N/A
N/A
1958 The Undefeated Woman Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Ghost Story on Passage Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Police Precinct Part 8 Actor N/A
N/A
1958 The Rickshaw Man Actor 59
Average
1958 Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki Actor Company commander Yamane N/A
N/A
1958 Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness Actor Daizaburô Tani N/A
N/A
1958 A Boy and Three Mothers Actor N/A
N/A
1957 Travel Romances Actor N/A
N/A
1957 Down Town Actor N/A
N/A
1957 Geisha in the Old City Actor Yasukichi N/A
N/A
1957 The Lower Depths Actor Tatsu 61
Fair
1957 Hadaka no Machi Actor N/A
N/A
1957 Last Days of the Samurai Actor N/A
N/A
1957 The Shadow Daughter Actor N/A
N/A
1957 Untamed Woman Actor Fusayoshi 58
Average
1957 Snow Country Actor Porter 58
Average
1957 Tokyo Twilight Actor Komatsu's Customer 62
Fair
1957 Ôban Actor Noodle Shop Owner N/A
N/A
1957 Dancing Girl Actor Tamura 58
Average
1956 Shozo, a Cat and Two Women Actor Hagimura 58
Average
1956 Children Seeking a Mother Actor N/A
N/A
1956 The Ghosts of Yotsuya Actor Naosuke 58
Average
1956 The Legend of the White Serpent Actor Li Gong Fu 58
Average
1956 Sisters of Gion Actor N/A
N/A
1956 A Wife's Heart Actor 58
Average
1956 Settlement of Love Actor N/A
N/A
1956 Street of Shame Actor Osaka Salesman 62
Fair
1956 Early Spring Actor Nomura 61
Fair
1956 Rainy Night Duel Actor Joji the coolie procurer N/A
N/A
1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Actor Kumagoro the horse thief 61
Fair
1955 Marital Relations Actor 59
Average
1955 Shimazu no sanshita yakko Actor N/A
N/A
1955 Nonki saiban Actor N/A
N/A
1955 Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf Actor N/A
N/A
1955 紋三郎の秀 Actor N/A
N/A
1954 The Crucified Lovers Actor Gifuya Dôki 62
Fair
1954 Ghost Man Actor Yosuke Kikuchi 58
Average
1954 Daikichi Konomura Actor Jinbei Yokoii N/A
N/A
1954 Jirocho in Disgrace Actor N/A
N/A
1954 Yakuza bayashi Actor 58
Average
1954 Shigemori Goes To Tokyo Actor N/A
N/A
1954 The Woman in the Rumor Actor Kawamoto 59
Average
1954 Last of the Wild Ones Actor N/A
N/A
1954 An Inn at Osaka Actor 59
Average
1954 Jirocho's New Year Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Jirocho, the Hunted Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Zoku Tange Sazen Actor N/A
N/A
1953 A Geisha Actor Ogawa 60
Fair
1953 Jirocho's Home-Coming Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Merciless Blade Part 3 Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Merciless Blade Part 2 Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Her Captive Gamblers Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Tange Sazen Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Mole Alley Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Where Chimneys Are Seen Actor Chuji Tsukahara 58
Average
1953 親馬鹿花合戦 Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Jirocho Begins His Roving Life Actor N/A
N/A
1953 珍説忠臣蔵 Actor N/A
N/A
1952 Jirocho Rises in Fame Actor N/A
N/A
1952 Ikiru Actor Sakai 75
Good
1952 Dimple of Tokyo Actor Take-san N/A
N/A
1952 Divorce Actor Fumio Sôma N/A
N/A
1952 A Ripple in a Morning Actor Ito 58
Average
1952 お洒落狂女 Actor Gondao Shimizu N/A
N/A
1952 Farewell to Spring Actor Sakuzô Furuya N/A
N/A
1951 Repast Actor 59
Average
1951 Miki, the Swordman Actor 58
Average
1951 Tsuki yori no haha Actor Goro Aoyama N/A
N/A
1951 Ginza Cosmetics Actor Gonroku Shirai 58
Average
1950 Shojohou Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog Actor Mekkachi no Katsugorô N/A
N/A
1950 Amakara chindōchū Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Portrait of Madame Yuki Actor 59
Average
1950 Enoken the Hero Actor Tokugawa Ieyasu N/A
N/A
1950 The Burning Prison Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Beyond the Hills Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Snow-Flake Actor Okubatake 58
Average
1950 Heat and Mud Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka Actor 58
Average
1950 Escape at Dawn Actor Noro 59
Average
1949 Mr. Shosuke Ohara Actor Seizô Kon'no 58
Average
1949 Akireta musumetachi Actor N/A
N/A
1949 Ghost Cat of Nabeshima Actor 59
Average
1949 Enoken’s Boxing Generation Actor N/A
N/A
1948 The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow Actor Kitao Omachi N/A
N/A
1948 Enoken's Home Run King Actor N/A
N/A
1948 365 Nights Actor Saburo Anekoji 58
Average
1948 The Beauty of the Evening Sky Actor N/A
N/A
1948 A Flower Blooms Actor N/A
N/A
1947 Invitation to Happiness Actor N/A
N/A
1947 The Devil of Edo Actor N/A
N/A
1947 Once More Actor 59
Average
1947 A Thousand and One Nights with Toho Actor N/A
N/A
1946 No Regrets for Our Youth Actor Student 60
Fair
1946 An Enemy of the People Actor N/A
N/A
1945 Uta e! Taiyō Actor N/A
N/A
1945 Three Women of the North Actor N/A
N/A
1945 A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo Actor Seijiro 58
Average
1945 Duel at Yagyu Valley Actor Fukigawa Genjiro N/A
N/A
1945 Ato ni tsuzuku o shinzu Actor N/A
N/A
1945 Kanchō umi no bara Actor N/A
N/A
1944 The Dawn of Freedom Actor Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor) N/A
N/A
1943 音楽大進軍 Actor Publicist Semi N/A
N/A
1942 Omokage no machi Actor N/A
N/A
1942 Bouquet of the South Seas Actor Ishikawa, pilot 58
Average
1937 The Straits of Love and Hate Actor Kinkichi's friend, Hirose 58
Average
1934 Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen Actor N/A
N/A
1934 The Elegant Swordsman Actor N/A
N/A
1926 The Passion of a Woman Teacher Actor N/A
N/A

Directing
1934 A Story of Floating Weeds Directing Assistant Director 59
Average