Haruo Tanaka

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 25, 1912

died

March 21, 1992

place of birth

Kyoto, Japan

also known as

Tanaka Haruo · Харуо Танака · 田中春男

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Ikiru
8.3

Ikiru

1952as Sakai
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
6.5

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

1963
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.2

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956as Kumagoro the horse thief
The Lower Depths
7.1

The Lower Depths

1957as Tatsu
Good Morning
7.7

Good Morning

1959as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
Repast
7.5

Repast

1951
Chikamatsu Monogatari
7.8

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954as Gifuya Dôki
Street of Shame
7.7

Street of Shame

1956as Osaka Salesman
The Rickshaw Man
7.2

The Rickshaw Man

1958
Floating Weeds
7.5

Floating Weeds

1959as Yatazo
Tokyo Twilight
7.7

Tokyo Twilight

1957as Komatsu's Customer
Revenge
7.5

Revenge

1964as Shiraki Jinzaemon
Early Spring
7.5

Early Spring

1956as Nomura
Inferno of Torture
5.7

Inferno of Torture

1969as Samejima
The Funeral
7.1

The Funeral

1984as Old Man
The Legend of the White Serpent
6.1

The Legend of the White Serpent

1956as Li Gong Fu
The Assassination of Ryoma
4.8

The Assassination of Ryoma

1974
The Woman in the Rumor
7.3

The Woman in the Rumor

1954as Kawamoto
The Pornographers
7.2

The Pornographers

1966as Banteki
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
6.7

Wandering Ginza Butterfly

1972
A Wife's Heart
6.9

A Wife's Heart

1956
Portrait of Madame Yuki
6.7

Portrait of Madame Yuki

1950
A Geisha
7.5

A Geisha

1953as Ogawa
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
7.5

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

1969
Untamed Woman
7.5

Untamed Woman

1957as Fusayoshi
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
8.0

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958
No Regrets for Our Youth
6.9

No Regrets for Our Youth

1946as Student
The Body
7.3

The Body

1962
Down Town
8.0

Down Town

1957
Last of the Wild Ones
8.0

Last of the Wild Ones

1954
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
7.5

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

1965
Snow Country
6.7

Snow Country

1957as Porter
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
6.5

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

1963as Uemura
Patience Has An End
5.9

Patience Has An End

1971
Rogue
7.0

Rogue

1968
365 Nights
6.7

365 Nights

1948as Saburo Anekoji
Nonki saiban

Nonki saiban

1955
Escape at Dawn
6.0

Escape at Dawn

1950as Noro
Three Women of the North
10.0

Three Women of the North

1945
Mole Alley
8.0

Mole Alley

1953
The Man Without a Map
6.6

The Man Without a Map

1968
Restoration Fire
7.0

Restoration Fire

1961as Yasuzo
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
8.5

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

1966as Minegishi
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
8.0

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

1965
Samurai Vagabonds
6.5

Samurai Vagabonds

1960
Scarier than the Devil
7.0

Scarier than the Devil

1960
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
8.0

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf

1955
Samurai from Somewhere
7.0

Samurai from Somewhere

1964
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
7.5

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

1966
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
4.8

The Domain: The Naniwa Story

1965