Haruo Tanaka
Acting
Born: 1912-03-25 in Kyoto, Japan
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
Ikiru
Sakai
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
Tokyo Twilight
Komatsu's Customer
The Surf
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Ise Yoshimori
Kawachi fūten zoku
Duel in the Storm
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Samurai from Somewhere
Rainy Night Duel
Joji the coolie procurer
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Kumagoro the horse thief
The Protector
Street of Shame
Osaka Salesman
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Minegishi
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Uemura
A Story from Echigo
Early Spring
Nomura
Japan's Top Gangster
New Marital Relations
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Gifuya Dôki
Good Morning
Tatsuzo Haraguchi
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
Shigeru Hanayama
The Straits of Love and Hate
Kinkichi's friend, Hirose
Midnight Virgin
Floating Weeds
Yatazo
A Laughable Journey
The Lower Depths
Tatsu
Morning Breeze in Edo
Otoboke Senta
Dorei no machi
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
Patience Has An End
The Detective Journey
Third Class Soldier Boss
Revenge
Shiraki Jinzaemon
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
