Haruo Tanaka
Born March 25, 1912 (Age: 114)
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Kyoto, Japan
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 ( 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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Filmography
Flames of Blood
1981
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Age: 69
The Detective Journey
1980
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Age: 68
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
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Age: 62
Japan's Top Gangster
1973
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Age: 61
The Killing Game
1973
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Age: 60
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
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Age: 57
Samurai Geisha
1969
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Age: 57
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
1969
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as Iwakichi
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Age: 57
Inferno of Torture
1969
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as Samejima
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Age: 57
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
1968
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Age: 56
Rogue
1968
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Age: 56
Duel in the Storm
1968
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Age: 56
Kawachi fūten zoku
1968
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Age: 56
This Is Youth!
1966
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Age: 54
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966
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Age: 54
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
1965
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Age: 53
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965
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Age: 53
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
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Age: 53
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
1965
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Age: 53
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
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Age: 52
Gamblers and Racketeers
1964
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Age: 52
Samurai from Somewhere
1964
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Age: 52
Revenge
1964
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as Shiraki Jinzaemon
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Age: 52
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
1964
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as Kichizo
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Age: 52
The Rabble
1964
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Age: 52
Gambler
1964
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as Jirokichi Hanazawa
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Age: 52
Blind Monk Swordsman
1964
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Age: 52
A Story from Echigo
1964
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Age: 52
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964
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Age: 51
A Laughable Journey
1964
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Age: 51
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963
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Age: 51
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963
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Age: 51
あらくれ荒野
1963
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Age: 51
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
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as Daihachi
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Age: 51
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
1963
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Age: 51
Gang and G-Men Part 2
1963
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Age: 50
Tattoo of Love
1963
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Age: 50
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
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as Uemura
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Age: 50
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
1962
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Age: 50
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
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Age: 50
The Body
1962
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Age: 50
A Revengeful Raid
1962
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Age: 50
Drunken Sword
1962
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Age: 50
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
1962
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Age: 50
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
1962
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Age: 50
The Ambitious Youth
1962
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as Tanaka
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Age: 50
Tales of President Mito
1962
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as Hikosaburo Okubo
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Age: 50
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962
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Age: 49
Good Rascals
1962
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as Kinjiro Takeuchi
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Age: 49
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
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Age: 49
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
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Age: 49
Restoration Fire
1961
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as Yasuzo
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Age: 49
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
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Age: 49
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961
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Age: 49
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
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Age: 49
Bride of White Castle
1961
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Age: 49
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
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Age: 49
An Edo Magistrate
1961
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Age: 48
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
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Age: 48
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960
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Age: 48
Morning Breeze in Edo
1960
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as Otoboke Senta
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Age: 48
Scarier than the Devil
1960
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Age: 48
Heavenly Dragon
1960
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as Yumatsu
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Age: 48
The Pirates
1960
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Age: 48
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960
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Age: 48
Unwieldy Brothers
1960
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Age: 48
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
1960
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Age: 48
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
1960
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Age: 48
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1960
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Age: 47
Yakuza of Ina
1960
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as Teruyoshi
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Age: 47
Lord of Red Banner
1960
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Age: 47
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
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Age: 47
Floating Weeds
1959
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as Yatazo
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Age: 47
Echo in the Mountains
1959
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as Yadashi Ukontaro
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Age: 47
The Edo Official and Apprentice
1959
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Age: 47
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
1959
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Age: 47
Gentle Breeze
1959
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Age: 47
Good Morning
1959
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as Tatsuzo Haraguchi
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Age: 47
Samurai Saga
1959
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 47
Happily Tied to the Road
1959
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as Mishima
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Age: 47
The Big Boss
1959
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Age: 46
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
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Age: 46
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
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Age: 46
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
1958
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Age: 46
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958
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Age: 46
No Image
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
1958
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as Proprietor of the Miharashitei
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Age: 46
The Undefeated Woman
1958
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Age: 46
Ghost Story on Passage
1958
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Age: 46
Police Precinct Part 8
1958
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Age: 46
The Rickshaw Man
1958
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Age: 46
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
1958
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as Company commander Yamane
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Age: 46
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
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as Daizaburô Tani
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Age: 46
A Boy and Three Mothers
1958
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Age: 45
A Strong Wind Blows
1956
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as Managing Director Tadokoro
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Age: 44
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
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as Hagimura
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Age: 44
Children Seeking a Mother
1956
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Age: 44
Eacape of Fear
1956
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Age: 44
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
1956
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as Naosuke
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Age: 44
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
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as Li Gong Fu
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Age: 44
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The Wicked Boy
1956
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Age: 44
Sisters of Gion
1956
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Age: 44
A Wife's Heart
1956
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Age: 44
Settlement of Love
1956
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Age: 44
Street of Shame
1956
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as Osaka Salesman
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Age: 43
Rainy Night Duel
1956
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as Joji the coolie procurer
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Age: 43
Early Spring
1956
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as Nomura
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Age: 43
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
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as Kumagoro the horse thief
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Age: 43
Marital Relations
1955
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Age: 43
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Shimazu no sanshita yakko
1955
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Age: 43
Nonki saiban
1955
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Age: 43
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955
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Age: 42
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紋三郎の秀
1955
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Age: 42
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
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as Gifuya Dôki
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Age: 42
Ghost Man
1954
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as Yosuke Kikuchi
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Age: 42
Daikichi Konomura
1954
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as Jinbei Yokoii
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Age: 42
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
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Age: 42
Yakuza bayashi
1954
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Age: 42
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
1954
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Age: 42
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
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as Kawamoto
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Age: 42
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
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Age: 42
An Inn at Osaka
1954
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Age: 42
Jirocho's New Year
1954
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Age: 41
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
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Age: 41
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
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Age: 41
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
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Age: 41
A Geisha
1953
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as Ogawa
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Age: 41
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
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Age: 41
Merciless Blade Part 3
1953
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Age: 41
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
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Age: 41
Merciless Blade Part 2
1953
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Age: 41
Tange Sazen
1953
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Age: 41
Mole Alley
1953
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Age: 41
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
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as Chuji Tsukahara
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Age: 40
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親馬鹿花合戦
1953
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Age: 40
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
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Age: 40
珍説忠臣蔵
1953
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Age: 40
Shojohou
1950
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Age: 38
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1950
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as Mekkachi no Katsugorô
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Age: 38
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Amakara chindōchū
1950
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Age: 38
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
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Age: 38
Enoken the Hero
1950
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as Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Age: 38
The Burning Prison
1950
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Age: 38
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Beyond the Hills
1950
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Age: 38
Snow-Flake
1950
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as Okubatake
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Age: 38
Heat and Mud
1950
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Age: 38
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950
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Age: 37
Escape at Dawn
1950
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as Noro
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Age: 37
Uta e! Taiyō
1945
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Age: 33
Three Women of the North
1945
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Age: 33
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945
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as Seijiro
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Age: 33
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
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as Fukigawa Genjiro
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Age: 33
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I Believe I Am Being Followed
1945
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Age: 32
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Kanchō umi no bara
1945
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Age: 32
Omokage no machi
1942
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Age: 30
Bouquet of the South Seas
1942
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as Ishikawa, pilot
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Age: 30