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Known for Acting
Born 1912-03-25 · Died 1992-03-21 in Kyoto, Japan
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.

The Funeral (1984) — Old Man

Flames of Blood (1981)

The Detective Journey (1980)

The Shingo Case Files (1977) · 1 episode

The Surf (1975)

The Assassination of Ryoma (1974)

Japan's Top Gangster (1973)

The Killing Game (1973)

Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972)

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape (1971)

Patience Has An End (1971)

Wolves of the City, Money Hunters (1970)

Midnight Virgin (1970)

Inferno of Torture (1969) — Samejima

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (1969)

Trapped, the Crimson Bat (1969) — Iwakichi

Samurai Geisha (1969)

Rogue (1968)

Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time (1968)

Duel in the Storm (1968)

The Man Without a Map (1968)

Kawachi fūten zoku (1968)

Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri (1967) — Shigeru Hanayama

Women Doing Time (1966)

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2 (1966)

Seven Fugitives (1966)

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966) — Minegishi

The Pornographers (1966) — Banteki

The Protector (1966)

Third Class Soldier Boss (1966)

This Is Youth! (1966)

Tenamonya Tôkaidô (1966)

Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966) — Ise Yoshimori · 52 episodes

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 (1965)

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry (1965)

Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro (1965)

The Domain: The Naniwa Story (1965)

Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness (1965)

Escape and the Law (1965)

Blind Monk Swordsman (1964)

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 (1964)

A Story from Echigo (1964)

Revenge (1964) — Shiraki Jinzaemon

Samurai from Somewhere (1964)

Gamblers and Racketeers (1964)

Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office (1964) — Kichizo

Gambler (1964) — Jirokichi Hanazawa

A Laughable Journey (1964)

The Rabble (1964)

Could I But Live (1964) — Tachibana

Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers (1963)

Ara kure kōya (1963)

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge (1963) — Daihachi

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 (1963)

Tattoo of Love (1963)

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 (1963)

Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise (1963)

Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963) — Uemura

New Marital Relations (1963)

Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru (1962)

The Body (1962)

Ottamage ningyo monogatari (1962)

Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady (1962)

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka (1962)

The Ambitious Youth (1962) — Tanaka

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey (1962)

Drunken Sword (1962)

Good Rascals (1962) — Kinjiro Takeuchi

Tales of President Mito (1962) — Hikosaburo Okubo

A Revengeful Raid (1962)

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3 (1962)

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido (1962)

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region (1961)

Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku (1961)

Bride of White Castle (1961)

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji (1961)

The Shogun and the Fishmonger (1961)

Restoration Fire (1961) — Yasuzo

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia (1961)

An Edo Magistrate (1961)

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region (1960)

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill (1960)

Heavenly Dragon (1960) — Yumatsu

Unwieldy Brothers (1960)

Morning Breeze in Edo (1960) — Otoboke Senta

Scarier than the Devil (1960)

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage (1960)

The Pirates (1960)

Samurai Vagabonds (1960)

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor (1960)

Lord of Red Banner (1960)

Yakuza of Ina (1960) — Teruyoshi

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4 (1960)

The Five Jolly Thieves (1960)

Good Morning (1959) — Tatsuzo Haraguchi

Floating Weeds (1959) — Yatazo

The Big Boss (1959) — Kurosaki

The Edo Official and Apprentice (1959)

Samurai Saga (1959) — (uncredited)

Gentle Breeze (1959)

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 (1959)

Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo (1959)

Echo in the Mountains (1959) — Yadashi Ukontaro

Happily Tied to the Road (1959) — Mishima

Violent Ishimatsu (1959)

Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts (1959)

Shōbushi to sono musume (1959)

The Undefeated Woman (1958)

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger (1958)

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)

Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey (1958)

A Boy and Three Mothers (1958) — Mochizuki

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness (1958) — Daizaburô Tani

Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki (1958) — Company commander Yamane
Mermaids and Sea Robbers (1958) — Proprietor of the Miharashitei

The Rickshaw Man (1958)

Police Precinct Part 8 (1958)

Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei (1958)

Scops-Owl Sermon (1958)

The Lower Depths (1957) — Tatsu

Ôban (1957) — Noodle Shop Owner

Last Days of the Samurai (1957)

Hadaka no Machi (1957)

Geisha in the Old City (1957) — Yasukichi

Snow Country (1957) — Porter

Dancing Girl (1957) — Tamura

Downtown (1957)

Tokyo Twilight (1957) — Komatsu's Customer

Untamed Woman (1957) — Fusayoshi

Travel Romances (1957)

The Shadow Daughter (1957) — Morita

First Love Story (1957) — Tokuzo

Turtledove (1957)

The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword (1957)

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

Sisters of Gion (1956)

A Wife's Heart (1956)

The Ghosts of Yotsuya (1956) — Naosuke

The Legend of the White Serpent (1956) — Li Gong Fu

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956) — Hagimura

Early Spring (1956) — Nomura

Rainy Night Duel (1956) — Joji the coolie procurer

Children Seeking a Mother (1956) — Carpenter

Street of Shame (1956) — Osaka Salesman

Settlement of Love (1956)

Eacape of Fear (1956)

A Strong Wind Blows (1956) — Managing Director Tadokoro

The Wicked Boy (1956)
In Case of One Woman (1956) — Kenkichi Yoshioka

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)

While the Demon Steps Out (1956)

A Man's Flower Path (1956)

Funny Fellows (1956)

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf (1955)
紋三郎の秀 (1955)
Shimazu no sanshita yakko (1955)

Nonki saiban (1955)

Marital Relations (1955)

Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri (1955)

Terror Stalks by Night (1955)

Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — Gifuya Dôki

The Woman in the Rumor (1954) — Kawamoto

Yakuza bayashi (1954)

An Inn at Osaka (1954)

Daikichi Konomura (1954) — Jinbei Yokoii

Ghost Man (1954) — Yosuke Kikuchi

Jirocho's New Year (1954)

Last of the Wild Ones (1954)

Jirocho in Disgrace (1954)

Shigemori Goes To Tokyo (1954)

My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men (1954)

Utsukushiki taka (1954)

Mole Alley (1953)

Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953) — Chuji Tsukahara
親馬鹿花合戦 (1953)

珍説忠臣蔵 (1953)

Merciless Blade Part 3 (1953)

Merciless Blade Part 2 (1953)

Jirocho, the Hunted (1953)

Her Captive Gamblers (1953)

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life (1953)

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow (1953)

Jirocho's Home-Coming (1953)

A Geisha (1953) — Ogawa

Zoku Tange Sazen (1953)

Tange Sazen (1953)

Ikiru (1952) — Sakai
お洒落狂女 (1952) — Gondao Shimizu

Farewell to Spring (1952) — Sakuzô Furuya

Divorce (1952) — Fumio Sôma

Dimple of Tokyo (1952) — Take-san

A Ripple in a Morning (1952) — Ito

Jirocho Rises in Fame (1952)
Avalanche (1952)

Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin (1952)

Repast (1951)

Ginza Cosmetics (1951) — Gonroku Shirai

Tsuki yori no haha (1951) — Goro Aoyama

Miki, the Swordman (1951)

Dorei no machi (1951)

The Burning Prison (1950)

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog (1950) — Mekkachi no Katsugorô

Heat and Mud (1950)
Beyond the Hills (1950)

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka (1950)
Amakara chindōchū (1950)

Enoken the Hero (1950) — Tokugawa Ieyasu

Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)

Snow-Flake (1950) — Okubatake

Escape at Dawn (1950) — Noro

Shojohou (1950)

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima (1949)

Enoken’s Boxing Generation (1949)

Mr. Shosuke Ohara (1949) — Seizô Kon'no

Akireta musumetachi (1949)

Hills of a Foreign Country (1949) — Mitsuo

The Beauty of the Evening Sky (1948)

The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow (1948) — Kitao Omachi

A Flower Blooms (1948)

365 Nights (1948) — Saburo Anekoji

Enoken's Home Run King (1948)

Fujisancho (1948)

365 Nights: Tokyo (1948) — Saburo Anenokoji

The Devil of Edo (1947)

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho (1947)

Once More (1947)

Invitation to Happiness (1947)

An Enemy of the People (1946)

No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) — Student

Hinoki Butai (1946)

Beauty (1946)
Kanchō umi no bara (1945)
I Believe I Am Being Followed (1945)

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (1945) — Seijiro

Duel at Yagyu Valley (1945) — Fukigawa Genjiro

Three Women of the North (1945)

Uta e! Taiyō (1945)

The Dawn of Freedom (1944) — Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor)

音楽大進軍 (1943) — Publicist Semi

Bouquet of the South Seas (1942) — Ishikawa, pilot

Omokage no machi (1942)

The Straits of Love and Hate (1937) — Kinkichi's friend, Hirose
The Elegant Swordsman (1934)

Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen (1934)

The Passion of a Woman Teacher (1926)