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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1912-03-25 · Kyoto, Japan
- Died
- 1992-03-21
Known for
- Ikiru (1952) — Sakai
- Good Morning (1959) — Tatsuzo Haraguchi
- Floating Weeds (1959) — Yatazo
- Tokyo Twilight (1957) — Komatsu's Customer
- Street of Shame (1956) — Osaka Salesman
- Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — Gifuya Dôki
- The Lower Depths (1957) — Tatsu
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — Kumagoro the horse thief
- Early Spring (1956) — Nomura
- No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) — Student
- A Geisha (1953) — Ogawa
- A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) — Assistant Director
- The Pornographers (1966) — Banteki
- The Funeral (1984) — Old Man
- Repast (1951)
- The Woman in the Rumor (1954) — Kawamoto