Haruo Tanaka
Known For
Acting
Born
1912-03-25 in Kyoto, Japan
Died
1992-03-21
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.
Most Known For
Ikiru
as Sakai
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
as Ise Yoshimori
The Shingo Case Files
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Kumagoro the horse thief
Good Morning
as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
Inferno of Torture
as Samejima
The Pornographers
as Banteki
No Regrets for Our Youth
as Student
Snow Country
as Porter
Chikamatsu Monogatari
as Gifuya Dôki
A Geisha
as Ogawa
Early Spring
as Nomura
Floating Weeds
as Yatazo
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Street of Shame
as Osaka Salesman
The Funeral
as Old Man
Revenge
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
The Lower Depths
as Tatsu
Tokyo Twilight
as Komatsu's Customer
