Haruo Tanaka
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
25 Mar 1912
Age
114 Years
Born In
Kyoto, Japan
Total Projects
223
Years Active
58 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
The Funeral
The Funeral
as Old Man
movie
Flames of Blood
Flames of Blood
movie
The Detective Journey
The Detective Journey
tv
The Shingo Case Files
The Shingo Case Files
movie
The Surf
The Surf
movie
The Assassination of Ryoma
The Assassination of Ryoma
movie
Japan's Top Gangster
Japan's Top Gangster
movie
The Killing Game
The Killing Game
movie
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
movie
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
movie
Patience Has An End
Patience Has An End
movie
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
movie
Midnight Virgin
Midnight Virgin
movie
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
movie
Samurai Geisha
Samurai Geisha
movie
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
as Iwakichi
movie
Inferno of Torture
Inferno of Torture
as Samejima
movie
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
movie
Rogue
Rogue
movie
Duel in the Storm
Duel in the Storm
movie
The Man Without a Map
The Man Without a Map
movie
Kawachi fūten zoku
Kawachi fūten zoku
movie
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
as Shigeru Hanayama
movie
This Is Youth!
This Is Youth!
movie
Seven Fugitives
Seven Fugitives
movie
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
movie
Third Class Soldier Boss
Third Class Soldier Boss
movie
The Protector
The Protector
movie
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
as Minegishi
movie
The Pornographers
The Pornographers
as Banteki
movie
Women Doing Time
Women Doing Time
movie
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
tv
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
as Ise Yoshimori
movie
Escape and the Law
Escape and the Law
movie
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
movie
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
movie
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
movie
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
movie
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
movie
Gamblers and Racketeers
Gamblers and Racketeers
movie
Samurai from Somewhere
Samurai from Somewhere
movie
Revenge
Revenge
as Shiraki Jinzaemon
movie
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
as Kichizo
movie
The Rabble
The Rabble
movie
Gambler
Gambler
as Jirokichi Hanazawa
movie
Blind Monk Swordsman
Blind Monk Swordsman
movie
A Story from Echigo
A Story from Echigo
movie
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
movie
A Laughable Journey
A Laughable Journey
movie
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
movie
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
movie
Ara kure kōya
Ara kure kōya
movie
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
as Daihachi
movie
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
movie
Gang and G-Men Part 2
Gang and G-Men Part 2
movie
Tattoo of Love
Tattoo of Love
movie
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
as Uemura
movie
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
movie
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
movie
The Body
The Body
movie
A Revengeful Raid
A Revengeful Raid
movie
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
movie
Drunken Sword
Drunken Sword
movie
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
movie
The Ambitious Youth
The Ambitious Youth
as Tanaka
movie
Tales of President Mito
Tales of President Mito
as Hikosaburo Okubo
movie
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
movie
Good Rascals
Good Rascals
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
movie
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
movie
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
movie
Restoration Fire
Restoration Fire
as Yasuzo
movie
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
movie
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
movie
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
movie
Bride of White Castle
Bride of White Castle
movie
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
movie
An Edo Magistrate
An Edo Magistrate
movie
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
movie
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
movie
Morning Breeze in Edo
Morning Breeze in Edo
as Otoboke Senta
movie
Scarier than the Devil
Scarier than the Devil
movie
Heavenly Dragon
Heavenly Dragon
as Yumatsu
movie
The Pirates
The Pirates
movie
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
movie
Unwieldy Brothers
Unwieldy Brothers
movie
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
movie
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
movie
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
movie
Yakuza of Ina
Yakuza of Ina
as Teruyoshi
movie
Lord of Red Banner
Lord of Red Banner
movie
Samurai Vagabonds
Samurai Vagabonds
movie
Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds
as Yatazo
movie
Echo in the Mountains
Echo in the Mountains
as Yadashi Ukontaro
movie
The Edo Official and Apprentice
The Edo Official and Apprentice
movie
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
movie
Gentle Breeze
Gentle Breeze
movie
Good Morning
Good Morning
as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
movie
Samurai Saga
Samurai Saga
as (uncredited)
movie
Happily Tied to the Road
Happily Tied to the Road
as Mishima
movie
The Big Boss
The Big Boss
movie
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
movie
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
movie
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
movie
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
movie
The Undefeated Woman
The Undefeated Woman
movie
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
as Proprietor of the Miharashitei
movie
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
movie
Police Precinct Part 8
Police Precinct Part 8
movie
The Rickshaw Man
The Rickshaw Man
movie
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
as Company commander Yamane
movie
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
as Daizaburô Tani
movie
A Boy and Three Mothers
A Boy and Three Mothers
movie
Travel Romances
Travel Romances
movie
Down Town
Down Town
movie
Geisha in the Old City
Geisha in the Old City
as Yasukichi
movie
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths
as Tatsu
movie
Hadaka no Machi
Hadaka no Machi
movie
Last Days of the Samurai
Last Days of the Samurai
movie
The Shadow Daughter
The Shadow Daughter
movie
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman
as Fusayoshi
movie
Snow Country
Snow Country
as Porter
movie
Tokyo Twilight
Tokyo Twilight
as Komatsu's Customer
movie
Ôban
Ôban
as Noodle Shop Owner
movie
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
as Tamura
movie
A Strong Wind Blows
A Strong Wind Blows
as Managing Director Tadokoro
movie
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Hagimura
movie
Children Seeking a Mother
Children Seeking a Mother
as Carpenter
movie
Eacape of Fear
Eacape of Fear
movie
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
as Naosuke
movie
The Legend of the White Serpent
The Legend of the White Serpent
as Li Gong Fu
movie
The Wicked Boy
The Wicked Boy
movie
Sisters of Gion
Sisters of Gion
movie
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart
movie
Settlement of Love
Settlement of Love
movie
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
as Osaka Salesman
movie
Early Spring
Early Spring
as Nomura
movie
Rainy Night Duel
Rainy Night Duel
as Joji the coolie procurer
movie
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Kumagoro the horse thief
movie
Marital Relations
Marital Relations
movie
Shimazu no sanshita yakko
Shimazu no sanshita yakko
movie
Nonki saiban
Nonki saiban
movie
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
movie
紋三郎の秀
紋三郎の秀
movie
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari
as Gifuya Dôki
movie
Ghost Man
Ghost Man
as Yosuke Kikuchi
movie
Daikichi Konomura
Daikichi Konomura
as Jinbei Yokoii
movie
Jirocho in Disgrace
Jirocho in Disgrace
movie
Yakuza bayashi
Yakuza bayashi
movie
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
movie
The Woman in the Rumor
The Woman in the Rumor
as Kawamoto
movie
Last of the Wild Ones
Last of the Wild Ones
movie
An Inn at Osaka
An Inn at Osaka
movie
Jirocho's New Year
Jirocho's New Year
movie
Jirocho, the Hunted
Jirocho, the Hunted
movie
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
movie
Zoku Tange Sazen
Zoku Tange Sazen
movie
A Geisha
A Geisha
as Ogawa
movie
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Jirocho's Home-Coming
movie
Merciless Blade Part 3
Merciless Blade Part 3
movie
Merciless Blade Part 2
Merciless Blade Part 2
movie
Her Captive Gamblers
Her Captive Gamblers
movie
Tange Sazen
Tange Sazen
movie
Mole Alley
Mole Alley
movie
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Where Chimneys Are Seen
as Chuji Tsukahara
movie
親馬鹿花合戦
親馬鹿花合戦
movie
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
movie
珍説忠臣蔵
珍説忠臣蔵
movie
Jirocho Rises in Fame
Jirocho Rises in Fame
movie
Ikiru
Ikiru
as Sakai
movie
Dimple of Tokyo
Dimple of Tokyo
as Take-san
movie
Divorce
Divorce
as Fumio Sôma
movie
A Ripple in a Morning
A Ripple in a Morning
as Ito
movie
お洒落狂女
お洒落狂女
as Gondao Shimizu
movie
Farewell to Spring
Farewell to Spring
as Sakuzô Furuya
movie
Repast
Repast
movie
Miki, the Swordman
Miki, the Swordman
movie
Tsuki yori no haha
Tsuki yori no haha
as Goro Aoyama
movie
Ginza Cosmetics
Ginza Cosmetics
as Gonroku Shirai
movie
Shojohou
Shojohou
movie
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
as Mekkachi no Katsugorô
movie
Amakara chindōchū
Amakara chindōchū
movie
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Portrait of Madame Yuki
movie
Enoken the Hero
Enoken the Hero
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
movie
The Burning Prison
The Burning Prison
movie
Beyond the Hills
Beyond the Hills
movie
Snow-Flake
Snow-Flake
as Okubatake
movie
Heat and Mud
Heat and Mud
movie
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
movie
Escape at Dawn
Escape at Dawn
as Noro
movie
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
as Seizô Kon'no
movie
Akireta musumetachi
Akireta musumetachi
movie
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
movie
Hills of a Foreign Country
Hills of a Foreign Country
as Mitsuo
movie
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
movie
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
as Kitao Omachi
movie
365 Nights: Tokyo
365 Nights: Tokyo
as Saburo Anenokoji
movie
Enoken's Home Run King
Enoken's Home Run King
movie
365 Nights
365 Nights
as Saburo Anekoji
movie
The Beauty of the Evening Sky
The Beauty of the Evening Sky
movie
Fujisancho
Fujisancho
movie
A Flower Blooms
A Flower Blooms
movie
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
movie
The Devil of Edo
The Devil of Edo
movie
Once More
Once More
movie
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
movie
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
as Student
movie
Beauty
Beauty
movie
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
movie
Hinoki Butai
Hinoki Butai
movie
Uta e! Taiyō
Uta e! Taiyō
movie
Three Women of the North
Three Women of the North
movie
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
as Seijiro
movie
Duel at Yagyu Valley
Duel at Yagyu Valley
as Fukigawa Genjiro
movie
I Believe I Am Being Followed
I Believe I Am Being Followed
movie
Kanchō umi no bara
Kanchō umi no bara
movie
The Dawn of Freedom
The Dawn of Freedom
as Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor)
movie
音楽大進軍
音楽大進軍
as Publicist Semi
movie
Omokage no machi
Omokage no machi
movie
Bouquet of the South Seas
Bouquet of the South Seas
as Ishikawa, pilot
movie
The Straits of Love and Hate
The Straits of Love and Hate
as Kinkichi's friend, Hirose
movie
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
movie
The Elegant Swordsman
The Elegant Swordsman
movie
The Passion of a Woman Teacher