Haruo Tanaka
AKA: Tanaka Haruo
Birthday: 1912-03-25
Died: 1992-03-21
Birthplace: Kyoto, Japan
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.
Filmography
Character: Kumagoro the horse thief
Character: Tatsuzo Haraguchi
Character: Gondao Shimizu
Character: Mekkachi no Katsugorô
Character: Noodle Shop Owner
Character: Kinkichi's friend, Hirose
Character: Daizaburô Tani
Character: Gonroku Shirai
Character: Chuji Tsukahara
Character: Company commander Yamane
Character: Tokugawa Ieyasu
Character: Saburo Anekoji
Character: Proprietor of the Miharashitei
Character: Fukigawa Genjiro
Character: Yosuke Kikuchi
Character: Ishikawa, pilot
Character: Shiraki Jinzaemon
Character: Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor)
Character: Kinjiro Takeuchi
Character: Hikosaburo Okubo
Character: Publicist Semi
Character: Komatsu's Customer
Character: Yadashi Ukontaro
Character: Jirokichi Hanazawa
Character: Joji the coolie procurer
Character: Osaka Salesman