Haruo Tanaka
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
The Funeral
as Old Man
The Funeral
as Old Man
Flames of Blood
Flames of Blood
The Detective Journey
The Detective Journey
The Surf
The Surf
The Assassination of Ryoma
The Assassination of Ryoma
Japan's Top Gangster
Japan's Top Gangster
The Killing Game
The Killing Game
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
Patience Has An End
Patience Has An End
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
Midnight Virgin
Midnight Virgin
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Samurai Geisha
Samurai Geisha
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
as Iwakichi
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
as Iwakichi
Inferno of Torture
as Samejima
Inferno of Torture
as Samejima
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
Rogue
Rogue
Duel in the Storm
Duel in the Storm
The Man Without a Map
The Man Without a Map
Kawachi fūten zoku
Kawachi fūten zoku
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
as Shigeru Hanayama
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
as Shigeru Hanayama
This Is Youth!
This Is Youth!
Seven Fugitives
Seven Fugitives
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
Third Class Soldier Boss
Third Class Soldier Boss
The Protector
The Protector
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
as Minegishi
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
as Minegishi
The Pornographers
as Banteki
The Pornographers
as Banteki
Women Doing Time
Women Doing Time
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Escape and the Law
Escape and the Law
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
Gamblers and Racketeers
Gamblers and Racketeers
Samurai from Somewhere
Samurai from Somewhere
Revenge
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
Revenge
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
as Kichizo
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
as Kichizo
The Rabble
The Rabble
Gambler
as Jirokichi Hanazawa
Gambler
as Jirokichi Hanazawa
Blind Monk Swordsman
Blind Monk Swordsman
A Story from Echigo
A Story from Echigo
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
A Laughable Journey
A Laughable Journey
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
Ara kure kōya
Ara kure kōya
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
as Daihachi
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
as Daihachi
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
Tattoo of Love
Tattoo of Love
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
as Uemura
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
as Uemura
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
The Body
The Body
A Revengeful Raid
A Revengeful Raid
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
Drunken Sword
Drunken Sword
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
The Ambitious Youth
as Tanaka
The Ambitious Youth
as Tanaka
Tales of President Mito
as Hikosaburo Okubo
Tales of President Mito
as Hikosaburo Okubo
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
Good Rascals
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
Good Rascals
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Restoration Fire
as Yasuzo
Restoration Fire
as Yasuzo
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Bride of White Castle
Bride of White Castle
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
An Edo Magistrate
An Edo Magistrate
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Morning Breeze in Edo
as Otoboke Senta
Morning Breeze in Edo
as Otoboke Senta
Scarier than the Devil
Scarier than the Devil
Heavenly Dragon
as Yumatsu
Heavenly Dragon
as Yumatsu
The Pirates
The Pirates
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
Unwieldy Brothers
Unwieldy Brothers
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
Yakuza of Ina
as Teruyoshi
Yakuza of Ina
as Teruyoshi
Lord of Red Banner
Lord of Red Banner
Samurai Vagabonds
Samurai Vagabonds
Floating Weeds
as Yatazo
Floating Weeds
as Yatazo
Echo in the Mountains
as Yadashi Ukontaro
Echo in the Mountains
as Yadashi Ukontaro
The Edo Official and Apprentice
The Edo Official and Apprentice
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
Gentle Breeze
Gentle Breeze
Good Morning
as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
Good Morning
as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
Samurai Saga
as (uncredited)
Samurai Saga
as (uncredited)
Happily Tied to the Road
as Mishima
Happily Tied to the Road
as Mishima
The Big Boss
The Big Boss
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
The Undefeated Woman
The Undefeated Woman
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
as Proprietor of the Miharashitei
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
as Proprietor of the Miharashitei
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
Police Precinct Part 8
Police Precinct Part 8
The Rickshaw Man
The Rickshaw Man
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
as Company commander Yamane
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
as Company commander Yamane
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
as Daizaburô Tani
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
as Daizaburô Tani
A Boy and Three Mothers
as Mochizuki
A Boy and Three Mothers
as Mochizuki
Travel Romances
Travel Romances
Downtown
Downtown
Geisha in the Old City
as Yasukichi
Geisha in the Old City
as Yasukichi
The Lower Depths
as Tatsu
The Lower Depths
as Tatsu
First Love Story
as Tokuzo
First Love Story
as Tokuzo
Hadaka no Machi
Hadaka no Machi
Last Days of the Samurai
Last Days of the Samurai
The Shadow Daughter
as Morita
The Shadow Daughter
as Morita
Untamed Woman
as Fusayoshi
Untamed Woman
as Fusayoshi
Turtledove
Turtledove
Snow Country
as Porter
Snow Country
as Porter
Dancing Girl
as Tamura
Dancing Girl
as Tamura
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
A Strong Wind Blows
as Managing Director Tadokoro
A Strong Wind Blows
as Managing Director Tadokoro
In Case of One Woman
as Kenkichi Yoshioka
In Case of One Woman
as Kenkichi Yoshioka
Eacape of Fear
Eacape of Fear
The Legend of the White Serpent
as Li Gong Fu
The Legend of the White Serpent
as Li Gong Fu
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart
While the Demon Steps Out
While the Demon Steps Out
Settlement of Love
Settlement of Love
Street of Shame
as Osaka Salesman
Street of Shame
as Osaka Salesman
Early Spring
as Nomura
Early Spring
as Nomura
Marital Relations
Marital Relations
Shimazu no sanshita yakko
Shimazu no sanshita yakko
Nonki saiban
Nonki saiban
紋三郎の秀
紋三郎の秀
Ghost Man
as Yosuke Kikuchi
Ghost Man
as Yosuke Kikuchi
Jirocho in Disgrace
Jirocho in Disgrace
The Woman in the Rumor
as Kawamoto
The Woman in the Rumor
as Kawamoto
Jirocho's New Year
Jirocho's New Year
Zoku Tange Sazen
Zoku Tange Sazen
A Geisha
as Ogawa
A Geisha
as Ogawa
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Jirocho's Home-Coming
珍説忠臣蔵
珍説忠臣蔵
Repast
Repast
Tsuki yori no haha
as Goro Aoyama
Tsuki yori no haha
as Goro Aoyama
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Escape at Dawn
as Noro
Escape at Dawn
as Noro
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
as Seizô Kon'no
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
as Seizô Kon'no
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
365 Nights
as Saburo Anekoji
365 Nights
as Saburo Anekoji
Once More
Once More
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
Uta e! Taiyō
Uta e! Taiyō
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
as Seijiro
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
as Seijiro
Kanchō umi no bara
Kanchō umi no bara
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen