Portrait of Haruo Tanaka

Acting

Haruo Tanaka

Career

Active from 1937 to 1977, busiest in 1957 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Haruo Tanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.5, average 4.0
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Edo Period 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Social Critique 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

81
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 88
The Funeral
The Funeral (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

as Old Man

1970s

1 title
The Shingo Case Files
The Shingo Case Files (1977)

TV show

1960s

19 titles · average score 70
Inferno of Torture
Inferno of Torture (1969)
GoodWatch score 57

as Samejima

Trapped, the Crimson Bat
Trapped, the Crimson Bat (1969)

as Iwakichi

The Pornographers
The Pornographers (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

as Banteki

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Minegishi

Revenge
Revenge (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as Shiraki Jinzaemon

Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office (1964)

as Kichizo

Gambler
Gambler (1964)

as Jirokichi Hanazawa

Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Uemura

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge (1963)

as Daihachi

Restoration Fire
Restoration Fire (1961)

as Yasuzo

Yakuza of Ina
Yakuza of Ina (1960)

as Teruyoshi

Heavenly Dragon
Heavenly Dragon (1960)

as Yumatsu

1950s

47 titles · average score 79
Good Morning
Good Morning (1959)
GoodWatch score 86

as Tatsuzo Haraguchi

Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

as Yatazo

Snow Country
Snow Country (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Porter

Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl (1957)

as Tamura

The Legend of the White Serpent
The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)

as Li Gong Fu

The Ghosts of Yotsuya
The Ghosts of Yotsuya (1956)

as Naosuke

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

as Kumagoro the horse thief

Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

as Gifuya Dôki

Ghost Man
Ghost Man (1954)

as Yosuke Kikuchi

Ikiru
Ikiru (1952)
GoodWatch score 91

as Sakai

Escape at Dawn
Escape at Dawn (1950)

as Noro

Snow-Flake
Snow-Flake (1950)

as Okubatake

1940s

11 titles · average score 85
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
Mr. Shosuke Ohara (1949)

as Seizô Kon'no

Hills of a Foreign Country
Hills of a Foreign Country (1949)

as Mitsuo

365 Nights
365 Nights (1948)

as Saburo Anekoji

365 Nights: Tokyo
365 Nights: Tokyo (1948)

as Saburo Anenokoji

The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow (1948)

as Kitao Omachi

No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

as Student

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (1945)

as Seijiro

Duel at Yagyu Valley
Duel at Yagyu Valley (1945)

as Fukigawa Genjiro

The Dawn of Freedom
The Dawn of Freedom (1944)

as Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor)

音楽大進軍
音楽大進軍 (1943)

as Publicist Semi

Bouquet of the South Seas
Bouquet of the South Seas (1942)

as Ishikawa, pilot

1930s

2 titles · average score 80
The Straits of Love and Hate
The Straits of Love and Hate (1937)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kinkichi's friend, Hirose

A Story of Floating Weeds
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
GoodWatch score 88

Assistant Director