Haruo Tanaka
Acting
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.
Born: March 25, 1912
Place of Birth: Kyoto, Japan
Known For
Filmography
as Old Man
as Iwakichi
as Samejima
as Minegishi
as Banteki
as Ise Yoshimori
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
as Jirokichi Hanazawa
as Daihachi
as Uemura
as Tanaka
as Hikosaburo Okubo
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
as Yasuzo
as Otoboke Senta
as Yumatsu
as Teruyoshi
as Yatazo
as Yadashi Ukontaro
as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
as (uncredited)
as Mishima
as Company commander Yamane
as Daizaburô Tani
as Yasukichi
as Tatsu
as Fusayoshi
as Komatsu's Customer
as Porter
as Noodle Shop Owner
as Tamura
as Managing Director Tadokoro
as Hagimura
as Naosuke
as Li Gong Fu
as Osaka Salesman
as Nomura
as Joji the coolie procurer
as Kumagoro the horse thief
as Gifuya Dôki
as Yosuke Kikuchi
as Jinbei Yokoii
as Kawamoto
as Ogawa
as Chuji Tsukahara
as Sakai
as Take-san
as Fumio Sôma
as Ito
as Sakuzô Furuya
as Goro Aoyama
as Gonroku Shirai
as Mekkachi no Katsugorô
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
as Okubatake
as Noro
as Seizô Kon'no
as Kitao Omachi
as Saburo Anekoji
as Student
as Seijiro
as Fukigawa Genjiro
as Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor)
as Publicist Semi
as Ishikawa, pilot
as Kinkichi's friend, Hirose