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.

Cast

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

The Undefeated Woman

The Burning Prison

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

Tatsuzo Haraguchi

The Beauty of the Evening Sky

Chikamatsu Monogatari

Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru

No Regrets for Our Youth

お洒落狂女

Farewell to Spring

The Devil of Edo

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

Mekkachi no Katsugorô

The Woman in the Rumor

Noodle Shop Owner

Women Doing Time

Gang and G-Men Part 2

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

Sisters of Gion

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

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

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

Daizaburô Tani

Ginza Cosmetics

An Inn at Osaka

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Chuji Tsukahara

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

A Flower Blooms

Daikichi Konomura

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

Beyond the Hills

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

Dimple of Tokyo

親馬鹿花合戦

Amakara chindōchū

紋三郎の秀

The Ghosts of Yotsuya

Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki

Company commander Yamane

The Legend of the White Serpent

Shimazu no sanshita yakko

Geisha in the Old City

Enoken the Hero

Tokugawa Ieyasu

珍説忠臣蔵

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

The Man Without a Map

Mermaids and Sea Robbers

Proprietor of the Miharashitei

Duel at Yagyu Valley

Fukigawa Genjiro

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

A Story from Echigo

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

The Ambitious Youth

The Edo Official and Apprentice

Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku

Enoken's Home Run King

Bouquet of the South Seas

Ishikawa, pilot

Marital Relations

Omokage no machi

Akireta musumetachi

Portrait of Madame Yuki

Shiraki Jinzaemon

Flames of Blood

The Elegant Swordsman

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape

Tsuki yori no haha

Heavenly Dragon

Bride of White Castle

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey

Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro

Patience Has An End

Wolves of the City, Money Hunters

The Dawn of Freedom

Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor)

Unwieldy Brothers

Kinjiro Takeuchi

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

Japan's Top Gangster

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

Three Women of the North

Midnight Virgin

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

Samurai from Somewhere

Tales of President Mito

Hikosaburo Okubo

Morning Breeze in Edo

A Ripple in a Morning

音楽大進軍

Scarier than the Devil

Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo

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

Komatsu's Customer

Wandering Ginza Butterfly

Echo in the Mountains

Yadashi Ukontaro

The Rickshaw Man

Travel Romances

The Shogun and the Fishmonger

Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

Gamblers and Racketeers

The Domain: The Naniwa Story

Restoration Fire

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage

Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office

Jirokichi Hanazawa

Samurai Vagabonds

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

The Pornographers

A Laughable Journey

Lord of Red Banner

Rainy Night Duel

Joji the coolie procurer

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Police Precinct Part 8

Invitation to Happiness

Miki, the Swordman

Children Seeking a Mother

Shigemori Goes To Tokyo

Happily Tied to the Road

Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen

Street of Shame

The Killing Game

Zoku Tange Sazen

The Detective Journey

Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei

The Assassination of Ryoma

Settlement of Love

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

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

A Strong Wind Blows

Managing Director Tadokoro

Kawachi fūten zoku

Third Class Soldier Boss

Crew

A Story of Floating Weeds

Assistant Director