Actor info
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Name :
Haruo Tanaka
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Born :
March 25, 1912 in Kyoto, Japan (79 years at death)
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Died :
March 21, 1992
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
226 films (1926–1984)
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Also known as :
Tanaka Haruo, Харуо Танака, 田中春男
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Biography
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.
Notable films
- Inferno of Torture (1969) as Samejima
- Good Morning (1959) as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as Kumagoro the horse thief
- Street of Shame (1956) as Osaka Salesman
- Ikiru (1952) as Sakai
