Haruo Tanaka
Acting
Born March 25, 1912 · 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 · 40 titles
Ikiru
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Once More
Flames of Blood
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
Morning Breeze in Edo
Jirocho, the Hunted
Ara kure kōya
Hadaka no Machi
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
An Edo Magistrate
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
Merciless Blade Part 2
Lord of Red Banner
The Edo Official and Apprentice
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Good Morning
Her Captive Gamblers
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
Drunken Sword
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Merciless Blade Part 3
Jirocho's New Year
Inferno of Torture
Floating Weeds
Tokyo Twilight
The Legend of the White Serpent
The Pornographers
Street of Shame
Early Spring
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Dancing Girl
The Funeral
Chikamatsu Monogatari
This Is Youth!
No Regrets for Our Youth
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2