Acting
Haruo Tanaka
Born Mar 25, 1912 · Kyoto, Japan · Died Mar 21, 1992
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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Acting
The Funeral
1984
Comedy · Drama
I Saw a Monster Fish
1981
Drama · Horror
Flames of Blood
1981
Action · Drama
The Detective Journey
1980
Comedy · Mystery
The Shingo Case Files
1977
The Surf
1975
Drama · Romance
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
Drama · Comedy
Japan's Top Gangster
1973
Action · Crime
The Killing Game
1973
Horror · TV Movie
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
1972
Action · Thriller
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
1971
Drama · Crime · Comedy
Patience Has An End
1971
Crime · Drama
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
1970
Drama · Action · Crime
Midnight Virgin
1970
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
Drama · History
Samurai Geisha
1969
Drama · Crime
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
1969
Adventure · Drama · Action
Inferno of Torture
1969
Drama · Horror
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
1968
Rogue
1968
Crime · Drama
Duel in the Storm
1968
Action · Crime · Drama
The Man Without a Map
1968
Mystery
Kawachi's Futen Tribe
1968
Comedy
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
1967
Drama · Thriller
This Is Youth!
1966
Drama · Romance · Comedy
Seven Fugitives
1966
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
1966
Comedy
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966
Comedy
The Protector
1966
Crime · Drama
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
Crime · Drama
The Pornographers
1966
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Women Doing Time
1966
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
1966
Action · Crime
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
1966
Drama
Escape and the Law
1965
Crime · Action
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
1965
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965
Drama
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
Action · Crime
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
1965
Comedy
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
Crime · Drama
Gamblers and Racketeers
1964
Crime · Drama
Samurai from Somewhere
1964
Action · Adventure
Revenge
1964
Drama · Thriller · Action
Could I But Live
1964
Drama
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
1964
Drama
The Rabble
1964
Gambler
1964
Crime · Drama
Blind Monk Swordsman
1964
A Story from Echigo
1964
Drama
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964
A Laughable Journey
1964
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963
New Marital Relations
1963
Ara kure kōya
1963
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
Drama
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
1963
Drama
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
1963
Tattoo of Love
1963
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
Drama
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
1962
Crime · Drama
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
The Body
1962
Drama
A Revengeful Raid
1962
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
1962
Drunken Sword
1962
Drama
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
1962
The Ambitious Youth
1962
Comedy
Tales of President Mito
1962
Comedy
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962
Action · Drama
Good Rascals
1962
Comedy
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
Adventure · Comedy · Music
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
Drama · Crime · History
Restoration Fire
1961
Drama · History · Romance
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Mystery
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961
Action · Comedy · Drama
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
Drama · Crime · History
Bride of White Castle
1961
Drama · Adventure
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
Drama · History
An Edo Magistrate
1961
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960
Drama · Crime · History
Morning Breeze in Edo
1960
Scarier than the Devil
1960
Comedy
Heavenly Dragon
1960
The Pirates
1960
Action · Mystery
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960
Drama · Comedy
Unwieldy Brothers
1960
History · Action
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
1960
Drama
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
1960
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1960
History · Mystery · Action
Yakuza of Ina
1960
Crime · Drama
Lord of Red Banner
1960
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Action · Comedy · History
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960
Comedy
Floating Weeds
1959
Drama
Shōbushi to sono musume
1959
Drama
Echo in the Mountains
1959
Violent Ishimatsu
1959
The Edo Official and Apprentice
1959
Action · Drama
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
1959
Horror
Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts
1959
Comedy · Fantasy
Gentle Breeze
1959
Good Morning
1959
Comedy · Family · Drama
Samurai Saga
1959
Action · Drama
Happily Tied to the Road
1959
Drama
The Big Boss
1959
Crime · Drama
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
Action · History
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Comedy
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
1958
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958
Action · Comedy
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Action
Scops-Owl Sermon
1958
Drama
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
1958
Adventure · Horror · Comedy
Police Precinct Part 8
1958
Crime · Mystery · Drama
The Rickshaw Man
1958
Drama · Comedy
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
1958
Comedy
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
Drama · Romance
A Boy and Three Mothers
1958
Drama
Travel Romances
1957
Comedy · Music
Downtown
1957
Drama
Geisha in the Old City
1957
Drama
The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword
1957
The Lower Depths
1957
Drama
First Love Story
1957
Drama
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Last Days of the Samurai
1957
Drama · History
The Shadow Daughter
1957
Drama
Untamed Woman
1957
Drama
Turtledove
1957
Drama
Snow Country
1957
Drama · Romance
Tokyo Twilight
1957
Drama
Ôban
1957
Comedy
Dancing Girl
1957
Drama · Romance
A Man's Flower Path
1956
Drama
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
A Strong Wind Blows
1956
Drama
Funny Fellows
1956
Comedy
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
Comedy · Drama
Children Seeking a Mother
1956
Drama
Eacape of Fear
1956
Mystery
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
1956
Horror
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
Drama · Romance · Fantasy
The Wicked Boy
1956
Action · Crime
Sisters of Gion
1956
Drama
A Wife's Heart
1956
Drama
While the Demon Steps Out
1956
Settlement of Love
1956
Drama · Romance
Street of Shame
1956
Drama
Early Spring
1956
Drama · Romance
Rainy Night Duel
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Action · Adventure · Drama
Terror Stalks by Night
1955
Drama
Marital Relations
1955
Drama
Nonki saiban
1955
Comedy · Music
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
1955
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
Drama · Romance
Ghost Man
1954
Horror
Daikichi Konomura
1954
Drama
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
Yakuza bayashi
1954
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
1954
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
Drama
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
1954
An Inn at Osaka
1954
Drama
Utsukushiki taka
1954
Drama
Jirocho's New Year
1954
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
A Geisha
1953
Drama
Tange Sazen
1953
Action
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
Drama · Action
Merciless Blade Part 3
1953
History · Drama · Action
Merciless Blade Part 2
1953
Action · Drama · History
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
Mole Alley
1953
Drama
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
Drama
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
珍説忠臣蔵
1953
Comedy
Jirocho Rises in Fame
1952
Drama · Action
Ikiru
1952
Drama
Dimple of Tokyo
1952
Comedy
Divorce
1952
Drama
A Ripple in a Morning
1952
Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin
1952
Comedy
Farewell to Spring
1952
Repast
1951
Drama
Miki, the Swordman
1951
Adventure · Action · Drama
Tsuki yori no haha
1951
Drama
Dorei no machi
1951
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
Drama
Shojohou
1950
Drama
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1950
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
Drama
Enoken the Hero
1950
Comedy
The Burning Prison
1950
Drama
Snow-Flake
1950
Drama
Heat and Mud
1950
Crime · Drama
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950
Comedy · Romance
Escape at Dawn
1950
Drama · War
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949
Comedy · Drama
Akireta musumetachi
1949
Comedy
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
Mystery · Horror
Hills of a Foreign Country
1949
Drama
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
1949
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
1948
Drama · Romance
365 Nights: Tokyo
1948
Enoken's Home Run King
1948
Comedy
365 Nights
1948
Drama
The Beauty of the Evening Sky
1948
Drama
Fujisancho
1948
Drama
A Flower Blooms
1948
Invitation to Happiness
1947
Drama
The Devil of Edo
1947
Once More
1947
Romance · Drama
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947
Drama
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
Drama
Beauty
1946
Drama
An Enemy of the People
1946
Drama
Hinoki Butai
1946
Drama
Uta e! Taiyō
1945
Three Women of the North
1945
War · Drama
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945
War · Drama · History
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
Action
The Dawn of Freedom
1944
Drama · War · History
音楽大進軍
1943
Drama · Music
Omokage no machi
1942
Bouquet of the South Seas
1942
War
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937
Drama
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
1934
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926
Romance · Drama · Horror