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.
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
1965
Eacape of Fear
1956
Ikiru
1952
Daikichi Konomura
1954
The Pornographers
1966
Restoration Fire
1961
Akireta musumetachi
1949
A Geisha
1953
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
Good Morning
1959
Shojohou
1950
The Killing Game
1973
Dimple of Tokyo
1952
Inferno of Torture
1969
Tokyo Twilight
1957
Jirocho Rises in Fame
1952
Floating Weeds
1959
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963
A Wife's Heart
1956
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
Revenge
1964
The Funeral
1984
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
The Lower Depths
1957
Samurai Geisha
1969
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962
The Surf
1975
Street of Shame
1956
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Tange Sazen
1953
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
The Man Without a Map
1968
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
Unwieldy Brothers
1960
Repast
1951
The Big Boss
1959