Haruo Tanaka
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 25, 1912
- Died
- March 21, 1992 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
The Funeral
Movie · as Old Man
Flames of Blood
Movie
I Saw a Monster Fish
Movie
The Detective Journey
Movie
The Shingo Case Files
TV · 1 ep
The Surf
Movie
The Assassination of Ryoma
Movie
Japan's Top Gangster
Movie
The Killing Game
Movie
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
Movie
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
Movie
Patience Has An End
Movie
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
Movie
Midnight Virgin
Movie
Inferno of Torture
Movie · as Samejima
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Movie
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
Movie · as Iwakichi
Samurai Geisha
Movie
Rogue
Movie
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
Movie
Duel in the Storm
Movie
The Man Without a Map
Movie
Kawachi's Futen Tribe
Movie
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
Movie · as Shigeru Hanayama
Women Doing Time
Movie
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Movie
Seven Fugitives
Movie
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Movie · as Minegishi
The Pornographers
Movie · as Banteki
The Protector
Movie
Third Class Soldier Boss
Movie
This Is Youth!
Movie
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
Movie
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
TV · as Ise Yoshimori · 52 eps
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
Movie
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
Movie
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Movie
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
Movie
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
Movie
Escape and the Law
Movie
Blind Monk Swordsman
Movie
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
Movie
A Story from Echigo
Movie
Revenge
Movie · as Shiraki Jinzaemon
Samurai from Somewhere
Movie
Gamblers and Racketeers
Movie
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Movie · as Kichizo
Gambler
Movie · as Jirokichi Hanazawa
A Laughable Journey
Movie
The Rabble
Movie
Could I But Live
Movie · as Tachibana
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
Movie
Ara kure kōya
Movie
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Movie · as Daihachi
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
Movie
Tattoo of Love
Movie
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
Movie
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
Movie
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Movie · as Uemura
New Marital Relations
Movie
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
Movie
The Body
Movie
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
Movie
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
Movie
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
Movie
The Ambitious Youth
Movie · as Tanaka
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Movie
Drunken Sword
Movie
Good Rascals
Movie · as Kinjiro Takeuchi
Tales of President Mito
Movie · as Hikosaburo Okubo
A Revengeful Raid
Movie
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
Movie
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Movie
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Movie
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Movie
Bride of White Castle
Movie
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Movie
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Movie
Restoration Fire
Movie · as Yasuzo
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Movie
An Edo Magistrate
Movie
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Movie
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
Movie
Heavenly Dragon
Movie · as Yumatsu
Unwieldy Brothers
Movie
Morning Breeze in Edo
Movie · as Otoboke Senta
Scarier than the Devil
Movie
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
Movie
The Pirates
Movie
Samurai Vagabonds
Movie
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
Movie
Lord of Red Banner
Movie
Yakuza of Ina
Movie · as Teruyoshi
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
Movie
The Five Jolly Thieves
Movie
Good Morning
Movie · as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
Floating Weeds
Movie · as Yatazo
The Big Boss
Movie · as Kurosaki
The Edo Official and Apprentice
Movie
Samurai Saga
Movie · as (uncredited)
Gentle Breeze
Movie
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Movie
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
Movie
Echo in the Mountains
Movie · as Yadashi Ukontaro
Happily Tied to the Road
Movie · as Mishima
Violent Ishimatsu
Movie
Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts
Movie
Shōbushi to sono musume
Movie
The Undefeated Woman
Movie
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
Movie
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Movie
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
Movie
A Boy and Three Mothers
Movie · as Mochizuki
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Movie · as Daizaburô Tani
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
Movie · as Company commander Yamane
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
Movie · as Proprietor of the Miharashitei
The Rickshaw Man
Movie
Police Precinct Part 8
Movie
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
Movie
Scops-Owl Sermon
Movie
The Lower Depths
Movie · as Tatsu
Ôban
Movie · as Noodle Shop Owner
Last Days of the Samurai
Movie
Hadaka no Machi
Movie
Geisha in the Old City
Movie · as Yasukichi
Snow Country
Movie · as Porter
Dancing Girl
Movie · as Tamura
Downtown
Movie
Tokyo Twilight
Movie · as Komatsu's Customer
Untamed Woman
Movie · as Fusayoshi
Travel Romances
Movie
The Shadow Daughter
Movie · as Morita
First Love Story
Movie · as Tokuzo
Turtledove
Movie
The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword
Movie
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Movie · as Kumagoro the horse thief
Sisters of Gion
Movie
A Wife's Heart
Movie
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
Movie · as Naosuke
The Legend of the White Serpent
Movie · as Li Gong Fu
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Movie · as Hagimura
Early Spring
Movie · as Nomura
Rainy Night Duel
Movie · as Joji the coolie procurer
Children Seeking a Mother
Movie · as Carpenter
Street of Shame
Movie · as Osaka Salesman
Settlement of Love
Movie
Eacape of Fear
Movie
A Strong Wind Blows
Movie · as Managing Director Tadokoro
The Wicked Boy
Movie
In Case of One Woman
Movie · as Kenkichi Yoshioka
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Movie
While the Demon Steps Out
Movie
A Man's Flower Path
Movie
Funny Fellows
Movie
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
Movie
紋三郎の秀
Movie
Shimazu no sanshita yakko
Movie
Nonki saiban
Movie
Marital Relations
Movie
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
Movie
Terror Stalks by Night
Movie
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Movie · as Gifuya Dôki
The Woman in the Rumor
Movie · as Kawamoto
Yakuza bayashi
Movie
An Inn at Osaka
Movie
Daikichi Konomura
Movie · as Jinbei Yokoii
Ghost Man
Movie · as Yosuke Kikuchi
Jirocho's New Year
Movie
Last of the Wild Ones
Movie
Jirocho in Disgrace
Movie
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Movie
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
Movie
Utsukushiki taka
Movie
Mole Alley
Movie
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Movie · as Chuji Tsukahara
親馬鹿花合戦
Movie
珍説忠臣蔵
Movie
Merciless Blade Part 3
Movie
Merciless Blade Part 2
Movie
Jirocho, the Hunted
Movie
Her Captive Gamblers
Movie
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
Movie
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Movie
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Movie
A Geisha
Movie · as Ogawa
Zoku Tange Sazen
Movie
Tange Sazen
Movie
Ikiru
Movie · as Sakai
お洒落狂女
Movie · as Gondao Shimizu
Farewell to Spring
Movie · as Sakuzô Furuya
Divorce
Movie · as Fumio Sôma
Dimple of Tokyo
Movie · as Take-san
A Ripple in a Morning
Movie · as Ito
Jirocho Rises in Fame
Movie
Avalanche
Movie
Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin
Movie
Repast
Movie
Ginza Cosmetics
Movie · as Gonroku Shirai
Tsuki yori no haha
Movie · as Goro Aoyama
Miki, the Swordman
Movie
Dorei no machi
Movie
The Burning Prison
Movie
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
Movie · as Mekkachi no Katsugorô
Heat and Mud
Movie
Beyond the Hills
Movie
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Movie
Amakara chindōchū
Movie
Enoken the Hero
Movie · as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Movie
Snow-Flake
Movie · as Okubatake
Escape at Dawn
Movie · as Noro
Shojohou
Movie
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Movie
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
Movie
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
Movie · as Seizô Kon'no
Akireta musumetachi
Movie
Hills of a Foreign Country
Movie · as Mitsuo
The Beauty of the Evening Sky
Movie
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
Movie · as Kitao Omachi
A Flower Blooms
Movie
365 Nights
Movie · as Saburo Anekoji
Enoken's Home Run King
Movie
Fujisancho
Movie
365 Nights: Tokyo
Movie · as Saburo Anenokoji
The Devil of Edo
Movie
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
Movie
Once More
Movie
Invitation to Happiness
Movie
An Enemy of the People
Movie
No Regrets for Our Youth
Movie · as Student
Hinoki Butai
Movie
Beauty
Movie
Kanchō umi no bara
Movie
I Believe I Am Being Followed
Movie
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
Movie · as Seijiro
Duel at Yagyu Valley
Movie · as Fukigawa Genjiro
Three Women of the North
Movie
Uta e! Taiyō
Movie
The Dawn of Freedom
Movie · as Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor)
音楽大進軍
Movie · as Publicist Semi
Bouquet of the South Seas
Movie · as Ishikawa, pilot
Omokage no machi
Movie
The Straits of Love and Hate
Movie · as Kinkichi's friend, Hirose
The Elegant Swordsman
Movie
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Movie
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
Movie