Haruo Tanaka
Known for Acting
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
Ikiru
1952
as Sakai
Good Morning
1959
as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Kumagoro the horse thief
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Gifuya Dôki
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Komatsu's Customer
Street of Shame
1956
as Osaka Salesman
The Funeral
1984
as Old Man
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Student
Early Spring
1956
as Nomura
Floating Weeds
1959
as Yatazo
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
1956
as Naosuke
The Lower Depths
1957
as Tatsu
Revenge
1964
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
A Wife's Heart
1956
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
as Minegishi
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
The Pornographers
1966
as Banteki
Repast
1951
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
as Li Gong Fu