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Haruo Tanaka
Born 1912-03-25Kyoto, Japan
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The FuneralOld ManFlames of BloodRoleThe Detective JourneyRoleThe SurfRoleThe Assassination of RyomaRoleJapan's Top GangsterRoleThe Killing GameRoleWandering Ginza ButterflyRoleNew Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy CapeRolePatience Has An EndRoleWolves of the City, Money HuntersRoleMidnight VirginRoleMemoir of Japanese AssassinationsRoleSamurai GeishaRoleTrapped, the Crimson BatIwakichiInferno of TortureSamejimaRecord of a Girls' High School Doctor: First TimeRoleRogueRoleDuel in the StormRoleThe Man Without a MapRoleKawachi fūten zokuRoleMesu ga osu o kuikorosu: KamakiriShigeru HanayamaThis Is Youth!RoleSeven FugitivesRole