
Acting
Haruo Tanaka
Also Known As: Tanaka Haruo, Харуо Танака, 田中春男
Birth Date
March 25, 1912
Death Date
March 21, 1992
(passed away at 79)
Place of Birth
Kyoto, Japan
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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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Ikiru
Sakai
1952

Chikamatsu Monogatari
Gifuya Dôki
1954

The Lower Depths
Tatsu
1957

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Kumagoro the horse thief
1956

Once More
1947

Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Ise Yoshimori
1966 • 52 episodes

Good Morning
Tatsuzo Haraguchi
1959

Seven Fugitives
1966

Ara kure kōya
1963

Floating Weeds
Yatazo
1959

Good Rascals
Kinjiro Takeuchi
1962

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961

Tokyo Twilight
Komatsu's Customer
1957

Yakuza of Ina
Teruyoshi
1960

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958

While the Demon Steps Out
1956

Early Spring
Nomura
1956

Jirocho in Disgrace
1954

A Man's Flower Path
1956

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
1960