Person Details
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Aliases: Tanaka Haruo , Харуо Танака
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan
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Movie Involvements: 52
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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 Famous Work
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
(1966) Ise YoshimoriIkiru
(1952) SakaiThe Crucified Lovers
(1954) Gifuya DôkiFloating Weeds
(1959) YatazoSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(1956) Kumagoro the horse thiefNo Regrets for Our Youth
(1946) StudentTokyo Twilight
(1957) Komatsu's CustomerThe Lower Depths
(1957) TatsuActing
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| 1984 | Old Man | |
| 1981 | N/A | |
| 1977 | N/A | |
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| 1971 | N/A | |
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| 1970 | N/A | |
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| 1969 | N/A | |
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| Iwakichi | ||
| Samejima | ||
| 1968 | N/A | |
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| 1966 | N/A | |
| Minegishi | ||
| Banteki | ||
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| Ise Yoshimori | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
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| 1964 | N/A | |
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| Shiraki Jinzaemon | ||
| Kichizo | ||
| Jirokichi Hanazawa | ||
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| 1963 | N/A | |
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| Uemura | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
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| Tanaka | ||
| Hikosaburo Okubo | ||
| Kinjiro Takeuchi | ||
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| 1961 | Yasuzo | |
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| 1960 | N/A | |
| Otoboke Senta | ||
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| Yumatsu | ||
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| Teruyoshi | ||
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| 1959 | Yatazo | |
| Yadashi Ukontaro | ||
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| Tatsuzo Haraguchi | ||
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| Mishima | ||
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| 1958 | N/A | |
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| Proprietor of the Miharashitei | ||
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| Company commander Yamane | ||
| Daizaburô Tani | ||
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| 1957 | N/A | |
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| Yasukichi | ||
| Tatsu | ||
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| Fusayoshi | ||
| Porter | ||
| Komatsu's Customer | ||
| Noodle Shop Owner | ||
| Tamura | ||
| 1956 | Hagimura | |
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| Naosuke | ||
| Li Gong Fu | ||
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| Nomura | ||
| Joji the coolie procurer | ||
| Kumagoro the horse thief | ||
| 1955 | N/A | |
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| 1954 | Gifuya Dôki | |
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| Jinbei Yokoii | ||
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| Kawamoto | ||
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| 1953 | N/A | |
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| Chuji Tsukahara | ||
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| 1952 | N/A | |
| Sakai | ||
| Take-san | ||
| Fumio Sôma | ||
| Ito | ||
| Gondao Shimizu | ||
| Sakuzô Furuya | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
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| Goro Aoyama | ||
| Gonroku Shirai | ||
| 1950 | Mekkachi no Katsugorô | |
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| Okubatake | ||
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| Noro | ||
| 1949 | Seizô Kon'no | |
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| 1948 | Kitao Omachi | |
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| Saburo Anekoji | ||
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| 1947 | N/A | |
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| 1946 | Student | |
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| 1945 | N/A | |
| Seijiro | ||
| Fukigawa Genjiro | ||
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| 1944 | Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor) | |
| 1943 | Publicist Semi | |
| 1942 | N/A | |
| Ishikawa, pilot | ||
| 1937 | Kinkichi's friend, Hirose | |
| 1934 | N/A | |
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| 1926 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1934 | Assistant Director | |
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