Haruo Tanaka
Birthday: 1912-03-25 | Place of Birth: Kyoto, JapanHaruo 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
1972
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
as Iwakichi
1970
Floating Weeds
as Yatazo
1969
Inferno of Torture
as Samejima
1967
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Kumagoro the horse thief
1966
The Pornographers
as Banteki
1966
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
as Ise Yoshimori
1966
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
as Minegishi
1965
The Legend of the White Serpent
as Li Gong Fu
1964
Revenge
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
