Haruo Tanaka

actor

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 chara...

Born: March 25, 1912 in Kyoto, Japan

Died: March 21, 1992 (age 79)

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Known For

7.7

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Movies & TV Credits

213 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Funeral Movie	7.0	Actor	Old Man	1984
Flames of Blood Movie	6.6	Actor	—	1981
The Detective Journey Movie	5.1	Actor	—	1980
The Shingo Case Files TV Show	—	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1977
The Surf Movie	6.0	Actor	—	1975
The Assassination of Ryoma Movie	6.5	Actor	—	1974
Japan's Top Gangster Movie	6.6	Actor	—	1973
The Killing Game Movie	—	Actor	—	1973
Wandering Ginza Butterfly Movie	6.5	Actor	—	1972
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape Movie	6.3	Actor	—	1971
Patience Has An End Movie	6.4	Actor	—	1971
Midnight Virgin Movie	5.1	Actor	—	1970
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters Movie	—	Actor	—	1970
Inferno of Torture Movie	5.5	Actor	Samejima	1969
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations Movie	7.4	Actor	—	1969
Trapped, the Crimson Bat Movie	6.9	Actor	Iwakichi	1969
Samurai Geisha Movie	7.4	Actor	—	1969
The Man Without a Map Movie	6.4	Actor	—	1968
Rogue Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1968
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time Movie	—	Actor	—	1968
Duel in the Storm Movie	—	Actor	—	1968
Kawachi fūten zoku Movie	—	Actor	—	1968
Seven Fugitives Movie	—	Actor	—	1966
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him Movie	6.6	Actor	Minegishi	1966
The Pornographers Movie	7.0	Actor	Banteki	1966
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2 Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1966
Women Doing Time Movie	—	Actor	—	1966
The Protector Movie	—	Actor	—	1966
Minamoto no Yoshitsune TV Show	—	Actor	Ise Yoshimori(52 Episodes)	1966
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro Movie	—	Actor	—	1965
The Domain: The Naniwa Story Movie	6.3	Actor	—	1965
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 Movie	5.7	Actor	—	1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry Movie	6.7	Actor	—	1965
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness Movie	—	Actor	—	1965
Revenge Movie	7.4	Actor	Shiraki Jinzaemon	1964
A Story from Echigo Movie	7.1	Actor	—	1964
Samurai from Somewhere Movie	7.2	Actor	—	1964
Gamblers and Racketeers Movie	4.9	Actor	—	1964
Gambler Movie	5.5	Actor	Jirokichi Hanazawa	1964
Blind Monk Swordsman Movie	—	Actor	—	1964
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 Movie	5.4	Actor	—	1964
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office Movie	—	Actor	Kichizo	1964
Garakuta Movie	8.0	Actor	—	1964
A Laughable Journey Movie	—	Actor	—	1964
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 Movie	6.7	Actor	—	1963
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise Movie	7.2	Actor	—	1963
Twin Sisters of Kyoto Movie	6.9	Actor	Uemura	1963
Tattoo of Love Movie	7.9	Actor	—	1963
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge Movie	6.7	Actor	Daihachi	1963
Gang and G-Men Part 2 Movie	5.5	Actor	—	1963
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 Movie	5.9	Actor	—	1963
あらくれ荒野 Movie	—	Actor	—	1963
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi Movie	6.6	Actor	—	1962
The Ambitious Youth Movie	—	Actor	Tanaka	1962
Drunken Sword Movie	7.2	Actor	—	1962
A Revengeful Raid Movie	6.4	Actor	—	1962
Good Rascals Movie	—	Actor	Kinjiro Takeuchi	1962
Ottamage ningyo monogatari Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
The Body Movie	6.6	Actor	—	1962
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Tales of President Mito Movie	—	Actor	Hikosaburo Okubo	1962
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3 Movie	6.8	Actor	—	1962
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1961
Bride of White Castle Movie	6.0	Actor	—	1961
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji Movie	6.3	Actor	—	1961
The Shogun and the Fishmonger Movie	5.6	Actor	—	1961
Restoration Fire Movie	6.1	Actor	Yasuzo	1961
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region Movie	—	Actor	—	1961
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia Movie	—	Actor	—	1961
An Edo Magistrate Movie	6.5	Actor	—	1961
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill Movie	5.5	Actor	—	1960
Morning Breeze in Edo Movie	5.3	Actor	Otoboke Senta	1960
The Pirates Movie	6.7	Actor	—	1960
Heavenly Dragon Movie	—	Actor	Yumatsu	1960
Unwieldy Brothers Movie	7.1	Actor	—	1960
Samurai Vagabonds Movie	6.2	Actor	—	1960
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage Movie	—	Actor	—	1960
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor Movie	6.3	Actor	—	1960
Yakuza of Ina Movie	6.9	Actor	Teruyoshi	1960
Scarier than the Devil Movie	7.8	Actor	—	1960
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region Movie	—	Actor	—	1960
Lord of Red Banner Movie	—	Actor	—	1960
Good Morning Movie	7.9	Actor	Tatsuzo Haraguchi	1959
Floating Weeds Movie	7.7	Actor	Yatazo	1959
The Big Boss Movie	6.3	Actor	—	1959
Samurai Saga Movie	6.7	Actor	(uncredited)	1959
The Edo Official and Apprentice Movie	—	Actor	—	1959
Gentle Breeze Movie	—	Actor	—	1959
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo Movie	3.4	Actor	—	1959
Echo in the Mountains Movie	6.2	Actor	Yadashi Ukontaro	1959
Happily Tied to the Road Movie	5.8	Actor	Mishima	1959
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 Movie	—	Actor	—	1959
The Rickshaw Man Movie	7.3	Actor	—	1958
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki Movie	—	Actor	Company commander Yamane	1958
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger Movie	7.0	Actor	—	1958
Mermaids and Sea Robbers Movie	—	Actor	Proprietor of the Miharashitei	1958
Ghost Story on Passage Movie	4.7	Actor	—	1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku Movie	6.6	Actor	—	1958
A Boy and Three Mothers Movie	—	Actor	—	1958
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness Movie	—	Actor	Daizaburô Tani	1958
The Undefeated Woman Movie	—	Actor	—	1958
Police Precinct Part 8 Movie	—	Actor	—	1958
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei Movie	—	Actor	—	1958
The Lower Depths Movie	7.1	Actor	Tatsu	1957
Snow Country Movie	6.6	Actor	Porter	1957
Dancing Girl Movie	7.1	Actor	Tamura	1957
Down Town Movie	8.0	Actor	—	1957
Tokyo Twilight Movie	7.8	Actor	Komatsu's Customer	1957
Untamed Woman Movie	7.1	Actor	Fusayoshi	1957
Ôban Movie	7.0	Actor	Noodle Shop Owner	1957
Hadaka no Machi Movie	—	Actor	—	1957
Travel Romances Movie	—	Actor	—	1957
Last Days of the Samurai Movie	4.7	Actor	—	1957
Geisha in the Old City Movie	—	Actor	Yasukichi	1957
The Shadow Daughter Movie	—	Actor	—	1957
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Movie	7.4	Actor	Kumagoro the horse thief	1956
A Wife's Heart Movie	7.1	Actor	—	1956
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women Movie	6.2	Actor	Hagimura	1956
The Ghosts of Yotsuya Movie	6.6	Actor	Naosuke	1956
The Legend of the White Serpent Movie	6.2	Actor	Li Gong Fu	1956
Early Spring Movie	7.6	Actor	Nomura	1956
Rainy Night Duel Movie	7.9	Actor	Joji the coolie procurer	1956
Children Seeking a Mother Movie	—	Actor	—	1956
Sisters of Gion Movie	6.2	Actor	—	1956
Street of Shame Movie	7.9	Actor	Osaka Salesman	1956
Settlement of Love Movie	7.8	Actor	—	1956
A Strong Wind Blows Movie	—	Actor	Managing Director Tadokoro	1956
Eacape of Fear Movie	—	Actor	—	1956
Marital Relations Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1955
Shimazu no sanshita yakko Movie	—	Actor	—	1955
紋三郎の秀 Movie	—	Actor	—	1955
Nonki saiban Movie	—	Actor	—	1955
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf Movie	—	Actor	—	1955
Chikamatsu Monogatari Movie	7.8	Actor	Gifuya Dôki	1954
The Woman in the Rumor Movie	7.2	Actor	Kawamoto	1954
An Inn at Osaka Movie	7.5	Actor	—	1954
Ghost Man Movie	6.3	Actor	Yosuke Kikuchi	1954
Jirocho's New Year Movie	6.1	Actor	—	1954
Last of the Wild Ones Movie	7.7	Actor	—	1954
Jirocho in Disgrace Movie	7.0	Actor	—	1954
Yakuza bayashi Movie	—	Actor	—	1954
Daikichi Konomura Movie	—	Actor	Jinbei Yokoii	1954
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo Movie	—	Actor	—	1954
Where Chimneys Are Seen Movie	7.3	Actor	Chuji Tsukahara	1953
珍説忠臣蔵 Movie	—	Actor	—	1953
Merciless Blade Part 3 Movie	—	Actor	—	1953
Merciless Blade Part 2 Movie	—	Actor	—	1953
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life Movie	6.0	Actor	—	1953
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow Movie	6.4	Actor	—	1953
Jirocho's Home-Coming Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1953
Jirocho, the Hunted Movie	8.4	Actor	—	1953
Her Captive Gamblers Movie	4.4	Actor	—	1953
A Geisha Movie	7.4	Actor	Ogawa	1953
親馬鹿花合戦 Movie	—	Actor	—	1953
Mole Alley Movie	7.4	Actor	—	1953
Zoku Tange Sazen Movie	4.9	Actor	—	1953
Tange Sazen Movie	5.7	Actor	—	1953
Ikiru Movie	8.5	Actor	Sakai	1952
Dimple of Tokyo Movie	7.0	Actor	Take-san	1952
Divorce Movie	—	Actor	Fumio Sôma	1952
A Ripple in a Morning Movie	5.5	Actor	Ito	1952
Jirocho Rises in Fame Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1952
Farewell to Spring Movie	—	Actor	Sakuzô Furuya	1952
お洒落狂女 Movie	—	Actor	Gondao Shimizu	1952
Repast Movie	7.5	Actor	—	1951
Ginza Cosmetics Movie	6.8	Actor	Gonroku Shirai	1951
Tsuki yori no haha Movie	—	Actor	Goro Aoyama	1951
Miki, the Swordman Movie	6.3	Actor	—	1951
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka Movie	6.6	Actor	—	1950
Portrait of Madame Yuki Movie	7.0	Actor	—	1950
Snow-Flake Movie	7.4	Actor	Okubatake	1950
Amakara chindōchū Movie	—	Actor	—	1950
Beyond the Hills Movie	—	Actor	—	1950
Escape at Dawn Movie	7.8	Actor	Noro	1950
The Burning Prison Movie	—	Actor	—	1950
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog Movie	—	Actor	Mekkachi no Katsugorô	1950
Heat and Mud Movie	5.1	Actor	—	1950
Shojohou Movie	—	Actor	—	1950
Enoken no gôketsu ichidai otoko Short Film	—	Actor	Tokugawa Ieyasu	1950
Mr. Shosuke Ohara Movie	7.0	Actor	Seizô Kon'no	1949
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima Movie	5.5	Actor	—	1949
Akireta musumetachi Movie	—	Actor	—	1949
Enoken’s Boxing Generation Movie	—	Actor	—	1949
365 Nights Movie	6.2	Actor	Saburo Anekoji	1948
Enoken's Home Run King Movie	—	Actor	—	1948
The Beauty of the Evening Sky Movie	—	Actor	—	1948
A Flower Blooms Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1948
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow Movie	—	Actor	Kitao Omachi	1948
Once More Movie	7.1	Actor	—	1947
Invitation to Happiness Movie	—	Actor	—	1947
The Devil of Edo Movie	—	Actor	—	1947
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho Movie	—	Actor	—	1947
No Regrets for Our Youth Movie	6.9	Actor	Student	1946
An Enemy of the People Movie	—	Actor	—	1946
Hinoki butai Movie	—	Actor	—	1946
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo Movie	6.6	Actor	Seijiro	1945
Duel at Yagyu Valley Movie	6.6	Actor	Fukigawa Genjiro	1945
Three Women of the North Movie	7.0	Actor	—	1945
I Believe I Am Being Followed Movie	—	Actor	—	1945
Kanchō umi no bara Movie	—	Actor	—	1945
Uta e! Taiyō Movie	—	Actor	—	1945
The Dawn of Freedom Movie	—	Actor	Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor)	1944
音楽大進軍 Movie	—	Actor	Publicist Semi	1943
Omokage no machi Movie	—	Actor	—	1942
Bouquet of the South Seas Movie	4.3	Actor	Ishikawa, pilot	1942
The Straits of Love and Hate Movie	6.8	Actor	Kinkichi's friend, Hirose	1937
The Elegant Swordsman Movie	—	Actor	—	1934
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen Movie	—	Actor	—	1934
A Story of Floating Weeds Movie	7.4	Directing	Assistant Director	1934
The Passion of a Woman Teacher Movie	6.2	Actor	—	1926

Haruo Tanaka

Known For

Floating Weeds

Good Morning

Ikiru

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Movies & TV Credits