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Haruo Tanaka

Actor • Born 1912

Haruo Tanaka

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About

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

Ikiru posterIkiruMovie • 1952Good Morning posterGood MorningMovie • 1959The Funeral posterThe FuneralMovie • 1984Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island posterSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovie • 1956Early Spring posterEarly SpringMovie • 1956Tokyo Twilight posterTokyo TwilightMovie • 1957A Geisha posterA GeishaMovie • 1953Street of Shame posterStreet of ShameMovie • 1956Chikamatsu Monogatari posterChikamatsu MonogatariMovie • 1954Repast posterRepastMovie • 1951The Lower Depths posterThe Lower DepthsMovie • 1957Floating Weeds posterFloating WeedsMovie • 1959No Regrets for Our Youth posterNo Regrets for Our YouthMovie • 1946The Pornographers posterThe PornographersMovie • 1966The Rickshaw Man posterThe Rickshaw ManMovie • 1958Inferno of Torture posterInferno of TortureMovie • 1969Wandering Ginza Butterfly posterWandering Ginza ButterflyMovie • 1972Revenge posterRevengeMovie • 1964Portrait of Madame Yuki posterPortrait of Madame YukiMovie • 1950A Story of Floating Weeds posterA Story of Floating WeedsMovie • 1934The Man Without a Map posterThe Man Without a MapMovie • 1968The Woman in the Rumor posterThe Woman in the RumorMovie • 1954