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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Ikiru
as Sakai
1952
An Enemy of the People
1946
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926
Blind Monk Swordsman
1964
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Kumagoro the horse thief
1956
The Lower Depths
as Tatsu
1957
The Undefeated Woman
1958
The Burning Prison
1950
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958
Rogue
1968
Good Morning
as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
1959
The Beauty of the Evening Sky
1948
Chikamatsu Monogatari
as Gifuya Dôki
1954
The Funeral
as Old Man
1984
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
No Regrets for Our Youth
as Student
1946
お洒落狂女
as Gondao Shimizu
1952
Farewell to Spring
as Sakuzô Furuya
1952
The Devil of Edo
1947
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
as Mekkachi no Katsugorô
1950
