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Haruo Tanaka

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1912-03-25

Day of Death

1992-03-21

Place of Birth

Kyoto, Japan

Haruo Tanaka

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.

Filmography (224)

⭐ 7.2 Role: Old Man

The Funeral

1984
⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Flames of Blood

1981
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Detective Journey

1980
⭐ 6.7 Role: Unknown

The Surf

1975
⭐ 4.8 Role: Unknown

The Assassination of Ryoma

1974
⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

Japan's Top Gangster

1973
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Killing Game

1973
⭐ 6.7 Role: Unknown

Wandering Ginza Butterfly

1972
⭐ 5.8 Role: Unknown

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape

1971
⭐ 5.9 Role: Unknown

Patience Has An End

1971
⭐ 9.0 Role: Unknown

Wolves of the City, Money Hunters

1970
⭐ 3.8 Role: Unknown

Midnight Virgin

1970
⭐ 7.5 Role: Unknown

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

1969
⭐ 7.5 Role: Unknown

Samurai Geisha

1969
⭐ 6.5 Role: Iwakichi

Trapped, the Crimson Bat

1969