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Haruo Tanaka

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

March 25, 1912(79)

Day of Death

March 21, 1992

Place of Birth

Kyoto, Japan

Also Known As

Tanaka HaruoХаруо Танака
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Haruo Tanaka

Acting

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.

Known For

Filmography