Haruo Tanaka
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.
Ikiru
(Sakai)
An Enemy of the People
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
Blind Monk Swordsman
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(Kumagoro the horse thief)
The Lower Depths
(Tatsu)
The Undefeated Woman
The Burning Prison
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
Rogue
Good Morning
(Tatsuzo Haraguchi)
The Beauty of the Evening Sky
Chikamatsu Monogatari
(Gifuya Dôki)
The Funeral
(Old Man)
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
No Regrets for Our Youth
(Student)
お洒落狂女
(Gondao Shimizu)
Farewell to Spring
(Sakuzô Furuya)
The Devil of Edo
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
(Mekkachi no Katsugorô)
The Woman in the Rumor
(Kawamoto)
Mole Alley
Heat and Mud
Floating Weeds
(Yatazo)
Yakuza bayashi
Ôban
(Noodle Shop Owner)
Women Doing Time
Gang and G-Men Part 2
The Body
Divorce
(Fumio Sôma)
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Ghost Story on Passage
The Straits of Love and Hate
(Kinkichi's friend, Hirose)
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
あらくれ荒野
Last Days of the Samurai
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
Duel in the Storm
Kanchō umi no bara
A Boy and Three Mothers
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
(Daihachi)
Sisters of Gion
Once More
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
Hadaka no Machi
I Believe I Am Being Followed
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
(Kitao Omachi)
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Inferno of Torture
(Samejima)
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
(Daizaburô Tani)
Repast
Ginza Cosmetics
(Gonroku Shirai)
A Wife's Heart
An Inn at Osaka
Where Chimneys Are Seen
(Chuji Tsukahara)
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
(Seizô Kon'no)
A Flower Blooms
Daikichi Konomura
(Jinbei Yokoii)
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
Beyond the Hills
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Dimple of Tokyo
(Take-san)
親馬鹿花合戦
Amakara chindōchū
紋三郎の秀
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
(Naosuke)
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
(Company commander Yamane)
The Legend of the White Serpent
(Li Gong Fu)
Shimazu no sanshita yakko
Geisha in the Old City
(Yasukichi)
Enoken the Hero
(Tokugawa Ieyasu)
The Big Boss
365 Nights
(Saburo Anekoji)
珍説忠臣蔵
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
(Seijiro)
The Man Without a Map
Nonki saiban
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
(Proprietor of the Miharashitei)
Duel at Yagyu Valley
(Fukigawa Genjiro)
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
(Hagimura)
A Story from Echigo
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
The Ambitious Youth
(Tanaka)
The Edo Official and Apprentice
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Enoken's Home Run King
Ghost Man
(Yosuke Kikuchi)
Bouquet of the South Seas
(Ishikawa, pilot)
Marital Relations
Omokage no machi
Akireta musumetachi
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Snow Country
(Porter)
Revenge
(Shiraki Jinzaemon)
Flames of Blood
Samurai Saga
((uncredited))
The Elegant Swordsman
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
Tsuki yori no haha
(Goro Aoyama)
Heavenly Dragon
(Yumatsu)
Bride of White Castle
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Gentle Breeze
Tattoo of Love
Drunken Sword
Patience Has An End
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
The Dawn of Freedom
(Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor))
Unwieldy Brothers
Good Rascals
(Kinjiro Takeuchi)
Snow-Flake
(Okubatake)
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Seven Fugitives
Merciless Blade Part 2
Merciless Blade Part 3
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
(Iwakichi)
Japan's Top Gangster
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
Three Women of the North
Midnight Virgin
Dancing Girl
(Tamura)
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Samurai from Somewhere
Tales of President Mito
(Hikosaburo Okubo)
Morning Breeze in Edo
(Otoboke Senta)
Samurai Geisha
A Ripple in a Morning
(Ito)
音楽大進軍
(Publicist Semi)
Scarier than the Devil
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
Down Town
Her Captive Gamblers
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Jirocho, the Hunted
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
Jirocho's New Year
Jirocho Rises in Fame
Jirocho in Disgrace
Last of the Wild Ones
A Revengeful Raid
Tokyo Twilight
(Komatsu's Customer)
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
Echo in the Mountains
(Yadashi Ukontaro)
Untamed Woman
(Fusayoshi)
The Rickshaw Man
Travel Romances
A Geisha
(Ogawa)
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
Escape at Dawn
(Noro)
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
(Minegishi)
Gamblers and Racketeers
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
Restoration Fire
(Yasuzo)
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
Early Spring
(Nomura)
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
(Kichizo)
The Pirates
Gambler
(Jirokichi Hanazawa)
Samurai Vagabonds
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
The Pornographers
(Banteki)
The Surf
A Laughable Journey
Lord of Red Banner
Rainy Night Duel
(Joji the coolie procurer)
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
(Uemura)
Police Precinct Part 8
Invitation to Happiness
Miki, the Swordman
Children Seeking a Mother
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Happily Tied to the Road
(Mishima)
Yakuza of Ina
(Teruyoshi)
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Street of Shame
(Osaka Salesman)
Shojohou
The Killing Game
Garakuta
Uta e! Taiyō
Zoku Tange Sazen
The Detective Journey
The Protector
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
The Assassination of Ryoma
Settlement of Love
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Tange Sazen
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
The Shadow Daughter
An Edo Magistrate
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
Hinoki butai
Eacape of Fear
A Strong Wind Blows
(Managing Director Tadokoro)
Kawachi fūten zoku
Third Class Soldier Boss
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
(Ise Yoshimori)
The Shingo Case Files
