Portrait of Hiroshi Tanaka

Acting

Hiroshi Tanaka

Career

Active from 1972 to 2016, with a break from 1983 to 2015, busiest in 1977 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hiroshi Tanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.3, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Martial Arts 3
  • Revenge 3
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Exploitation Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Crying Clown's Wedding
Crying Clown's Wedding (2016)

Screenplay

1980s

4 titles · average score 73
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
GoodWatch score 92

as Person in Bank (voice)

Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
GoodWatch score 75

as Fukusa / Uncle Fu

Ninja Wars
Ninja Wars (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hanzo Hattori

Roaring Fire
Roaring Fire (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kumasawa

1970s

20 titles · average score 64
G.I. Samurai
G.I. Samurai (1979)
GoodWatch score 57

as Takeda Shingen

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger (1978)

as Commander Daisuke Kujirai / Joker

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (1977)

TV show · as Daisuke Kujirai / Joker

Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears
Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears (1977)

as Father

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai: The Movie
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai: The Movie (1977)

as Daisuke Kujirai

Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist
Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (1976)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gan Miyamoto

The Bullet Train
The Bullet Train (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

as Tsutsumi

Return of the Street Fighter
Return of the Street Fighter (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

as Isamu Otaguro

The Pacific Connection
The Pacific Connection (1974)

as Mori

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Murao Koyata

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jûzaemon Kashiwagi

Red Sun
Red Sun (1971)
GoodWatch score 53

as 2nd Samurai

1960s

4 titles · average score 78
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

as Shinpachi Nagakura

Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

as Major Kobayashi

Red Beard
Red Beard (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

as Thug

Onibaba
Onibaba (1964)
GoodWatch score 85

as Horse Riding Samurai