Tako Hachiro was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He came close to losing the vision in his left eye in a childhood accident. He went on to become the professional flyweight boxing champion of Japan in 1962. After retiring from the ring, he became a popular comedian and eventually appeared in films such as Toei's 1974 School of the Holy Beast. He also appeared in television commercials and dramas. He once managed a bar in Shinjuku's Golden Gai section and was a member of Oniroku Dan's group of artists and performers known as Oni Pro. Hachiro drowned at a beach in Kanagawa Prefecture after suffering a heart attack.
Chikan to no sôgû
The Yellow Handkerchief
(Yakuza)
King of Pornography
Kōshoku biyōshi: Nikutai no hōshū
(Thief)
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
It's a Psychic, Gather Everyone!
Aizome Kyôko no mibôjin geshuku
(Constable Tako ('Octopus'))
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
Mibōjin geshuku: Norinige
Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunaki
Shin mibōjin geshuku: Oku no ma kashimasu
Joshi daisei: Chikan no susume
Chikan-shi: Dote sagashi
Mibōjin geshuku: Hatsu nurashi
Mibōjin geshuku: Anomichi kono michi oshiemasu
Ore to aitsu no monogatari
Zoku mibōjin geshuku: omote mo kashimasu ura mo kashimasu
Woman's Body Archipelago Reconstruction
Semi-dokyumento: shin mibōjin geshuku
Capone Cries a Lot
(Boss of beggars)
Big Magnum Kuroiwa
(Tako)
The Transgressor
(Tatsupei Kameda)
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunori
Military Comfort Woman
Boys Meet Girls
Sure Death
Porno: Chan-chaka-chan
Gemini Woman
(Patient)
Shimoochiai Yakitori Movie
Sex Horoscope: Love Tasting
(Nakamoto)
Outlaw Cop
Three Little Geisha
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
(The Casino Owner (voice))