ACTOR

Haruo Tanaka

Best known as Sakai in Ikiru.

14 Appearances

1 Series

13 Films

10.0 Top rated

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Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

25 März 1912

Died

21 März 1992

Place of birth

Kyoto, Japan

Also known as

Tanaka Haruo · Харуо Танака · 田中春男

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.

Haruo Tanaka

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Acting credits 14 titles