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Haruo Tanaka
Actor

Haruo Tanaka

Born March 25, 1912 in Kyoto, Japan

Died March 21, 1992

6 films

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 6

The Pornographers (1966) movie poster
The Pornographers1966
Floating Weeds (1959) movie poster
Floating Weeds1959
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) movie poster
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956
Street of Shame (1956) movie poster
Street of Shame1956
Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) movie poster
Chikamatsu Monogatari1954
Ikiru (1952) movie poster
Ikiru1952