Haruo Tanaka
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 25, 1912 (114 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 1984 | The FuneralOld Man | |
| 1981 | Flames of Blood | |
| 1980 | The Detective Journey | |
| 1977 | The Shingo Case Files | |
| 1975 | The Surf | |
| 1974 | The Assassination of Ryoma | |
| 1973 | Japan's Top Gangster | |
| 1973 | The Killing Game | |
| 1972 | Wandering Ginza Butterfly | |
| 1971 | New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape | |
| 1971 | Patience Has An End | |
| 1970 | Wolves of the City, Money Hunters | |
| 1970 | Midnight Virgin | |
| 1969 | Inferno of TortureSamejima | |
| 1969 | Memoir of Japanese Assassinations | |
| 1969 | Trapped, the Crimson BatIwakichi | |
| 1969 | Samurai Geisha | |
| 1968 | Rogue | |
| 1968 | Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time | |
| 1968 | Duel in the Storm | |
| 1968 | The Man Without a Map | |
| 1968 | Kawachi fūten zoku | |
| 1967 | Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: KamakiriShigeru Hanayama | |
| 1966 | Women Doing Time | |
| 1966 | Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2 | |
| 1966 | Seven Fugitives | |
| 1966 | By a Man's Face Shall You Know HimMinegishi | |
| 1966 | The PornographersBanteki | |
| 1966 | The Protector | |
| 1966 | Third Class Soldier Boss | |
| 1966 | This Is Youth! | |
| 1966 | Tenamonya Tôkaidô | |
| 1966 | Minamoto no YoshitsuneIse Yoshimori | |
| 1965 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 | |
| 1965 | The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry | |
| 1965 | Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro | |
| 1965 | The Domain: The Naniwa Story | |
| 1965 | Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness | |
| 1965 | Escape and the Law | |
| 1964 | Blind Monk Swordsman | |
| 1964 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 | |
| 1964 | A Story from Echigo | |
| 1964 | RevengeShiraki Jinzaemon | |
| 1964 | Samurai from Somewhere | |
| 1964 | Gamblers and Racketeers | |
| 1964 | Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's OfficeKichizo | |
| 1964 | GamblerJirokichi Hanazawa | |
| 1964 | A Laughable Journey | |
| 1964 | The Rabble | |
| 1963 | Gang and G-Men Part 2 | |
| 1963 | あらくれ荒野 | |
| 1963 | Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's PledgeDaihachi | |
| 1963 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 | |
| 1963 | Tattoo of Love | |
| 1963 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 | |
| 1963 | Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise | |
| 1963 | Twin Sisters of KyotoUemura | |
| 1962 | Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru | |
| 1962 | The Body | |
| 1962 | Ottamage ningyo monogatari | |
| 1962 | Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady | |
| 1962 | Gakusei geisha koi to kenka | |
| 1962 | The Ambitious YouthTanaka | |
| 1962 | Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey | |
| 1962 | Drunken Sword | |
| 1962 | Good RascalsKinjiro Takeuchi | |
| 1962 | Tales of President MitoHikosaburo Okubo | |
| 1962 | A Revengeful Raid | |
| 1962 | Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3 | |
| 1962 | Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido | |
| 1961 | Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region | |
| 1961 | Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku | |
| 1961 | Bride of White Castle | |
| 1961 | A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji | |
| 1961 | The Shogun and the Fishmonger | |
| 1961 | Restoration FireYasuzo | |
| 1961 | Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia | |
| 1961 | An Edo Magistrate | |
| 1960 | Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region | |
| 1960 | Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill | |
| 1960 | Heavenly DragonYumatsu | |
| 1960 | Unwieldy Brothers | |
| 1960 | Morning Breeze in EdoOtoboke Senta | |
| 1960 | Scarier than the Devil | |
| 1960 | Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage | |
| 1960 | The Pirates | |
| 1960 | Samurai Vagabonds | |
| 1960 | The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor | |
| 1960 | Lord of Red Banner | |
| 1960 | Yakuza of InaTeruyoshi | |
| 1960 | Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4 | |
| 1959 | Good MorningTatsuzo Haraguchi | |
| 1959 | Floating WeedsYatazo | |
| 1959 | The Big Boss | |
| 1959 | The Edo Official and Apprentice | |
| 1959 | Samurai Saga(uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Gentle Breeze | |
| 1959 | Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 | |
| 1959 | Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo | |
| 1959 | Echo in the MountainsYadashi Ukontaro | |
| 1959 | Happily Tied to the RoadMishima | |
| 1958 | The Undefeated Woman | |
| 1958 | Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger | |
| 1958 | Yajikita dōchū sugoroku | |
| 1958 | Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey | |
| 1958 | A Boy and Three Mothers | |
| 1958 | Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful SadnessDaizaburô Tani | |
| 1958 | Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no makiCompany commander Yamane | |
| 1958 | Mermaids and Sea RobbersProprietor of the Miharashitei | |
| 1958 | The Rickshaw Man | |
| 1958 | Police Precinct Part 8 | |
| 1958 | Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei | |
| 1957 | The Lower DepthsTatsu | |
| 1957 | ÔbanNoodle Shop Owner | |
| 1957 | Last Days of the Samurai | |
| 1957 | Hadaka no Machi | |
| 1957 | Geisha in the Old CityYasukichi | |
| 1957 | Snow CountryPorter | |
| 1957 | Dancing GirlTamura | |
| 1957 | Down Town | |
| 1957 | Tokyo TwilightKomatsu's Customer | |
| 1957 | Untamed WomanFusayoshi | |
| 1957 | Travel Romances | |
| 1957 | The Shadow Daughter | |
| 1956 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandKumagoro the horse thief | |
| 1956 | Sisters of Gion | |
| 1956 | A Wife's Heart | |
| 1956 | The Ghosts of YotsuyaNaosuke | |
| 1956 | The Legend of the White SerpentLi Gong Fu | |
| 1956 | Shozo, a Cat and Two WomenHagimura | |
| 1956 | Early SpringNomura | |
| 1956 | Rainy Night DuelJoji the coolie procurer | |
| 1956 | Children Seeking a Mother | |
| 1956 | Street of ShameOsaka Salesman | |
| 1956 | Settlement of Love | |
| 1956 | Eacape of Fear | |
| 1956 | A Strong Wind BlowsManaging Director Tadokoro | |
| 1956 | The Wicked Boy | |
| 1955 | Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf | |
| 1955 | 紋三郎の秀 | |
| 1955 | Shimazu no sanshita yakko | |
| 1955 | Nonki saiban | |
| 1955 | Marital Relations | |
| 1954 | Chikamatsu MonogatariGifuya Dôki | |
| 1954 | The Woman in the RumorKawamoto | |
| 1954 | Yakuza bayashi | |
| 1954 | An Inn at Osaka | |
| 1954 | Daikichi KonomuraJinbei Yokoii | |
| 1954 | Ghost ManYosuke Kikuchi | |
| 1954 | Jirocho's New Year | |
| 1954 | Last of the Wild Ones | |
| 1954 | Jirocho in Disgrace | |
| 1954 | Shigemori Goes To Tokyo | |
| 1953 | Mole Alley | |
| 1953 | Where Chimneys Are SeenChuji Tsukahara | |
| 1953 | 親馬鹿花合戦 | |
| 1953 | 珍説忠臣蔵 | |
| 1953 | Merciless Blade Part 3 | |
| 1953 | Merciless Blade Part 2 | |
| 1953 | Jirocho, the Hunted | |
| 1953 | Her Captive Gamblers | |
| 1953 | Jirocho Begins His Roving Life | |
| 1953 | Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow | |
| 1953 | Jirocho's Home-Coming | |
| 1953 | A GeishaOgawa | |
| 1953 | Zoku Tange Sazen | |
| 1953 | Tange Sazen | |
| 1952 | IkiruSakai | |
| 1952 | お洒落狂女Gondao Shimizu | |
| 1952 | Farewell to SpringSakuzô Furuya | |
| 1952 | DivorceFumio Sôma | |
| 1952 | Dimple of TokyoTake-san | |
| 1952 | A Ripple in a MorningIto | |
| 1952 | Jirocho Rises in Fame | |
| 1951 | Repast | |
| 1951 | Ginza CosmeticsGonroku Shirai | |
| 1951 | Tsuki yori no hahaGoro Aoyama | |
| 1951 | Miki, the Swordman | |
| 1950 | The Burning Prison | |
| 1950 | Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night FogMekkachi no Katsugorô | |
| 1950 | Heat and Mud | |
| 1950 | Beyond the Hills | |
| 1950 | Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka | |
| 1950 | Amakara chindōchū | |
| 1950 | Enoken the HeroTokugawa Ieyasu | |
| 1950 | Portrait of Madame Yuki | |
| 1950 | Snow-FlakeOkubatake | |
| 1950 | Escape at DawnNoro | |
| 1950 | Shojohou | |
| 1949 | Ghost Cat of Nabeshima | |
| 1949 | Enoken’s Boxing Generation | |
| 1949 | Mr. Shosuke OharaSeizô Kon'no | |
| 1949 | Akireta musumetachi | |
| 1948 | The Beauty of the Evening Sky | |
| 1948 | The Virgin Who Embraced the RainbowKitao Omachi | |
| 1948 | A Flower Blooms | |
| 1948 | 365 NightsSaburo Anekoji | |
| 1948 | Enoken's Home Run King | |
| 1948 | Fujisancho | |
| 1947 | The Devil of Edo | |
| 1947 | A Thousand and One Nights with Toho | |
| 1947 | Once More | |
| 1947 | Invitation to Happiness | |
| 1946 | An Enemy of the People | |
| 1946 | No Regrets for Our YouthStudent | |
| 1946 | Hinoki Butai | |
| 1945 | Kanchō umi no bara | |
| 1945 | I Believe I Am Being Followed | |
| 1945 | A Tale of Archery at the SanjusangendoSeijiro | |
| 1945 | Duel at Yagyu ValleyFukigawa Genjiro | |
| 1945 | Three Women of the North | |
| 1945 | Uta e! Taiyō | |
| 1944 | The Dawn of FreedomLt. Sakuragi (military doctor) | |
| 1943 | 音楽大進軍Publicist Semi | |
| 1942 | Bouquet of the South SeasIshikawa, pilot | |
| 1942 | Omokage no machi | |
| 1937 | The Straits of Love and HateKinkichi's friend, Hirose | |
| 1934 | The Elegant Swordsman | |
| 1934 | Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen | |
| 1926 | The Passion of a Woman Teacher |
| 1934 | A Story of Floating WeedsAssistant Director |














