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Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Acting • 1912-03-25 • Kyoto, 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.

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Ikiru8.3

Ikiru

1952

Chikamatsu Monogatari7.8

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954

The Pornographers7.3

The Pornographers

1966

Floating Weeds7.5

Floating Weeds

1959

Street of Shame7.7

Street of Shame

1956

The Rickshaw Man7.2

The Rickshaw Man

1958

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