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Akio Tanaka(1926-2003)

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Akio Tanaka was born in 1926. He was an actor, known for Tampopo (1985), Jigoku no saiten (1963) and Escape Into Terror (1963). He died on 19 January 2003 in Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan.
Born1926
DiedJanuary 19, 2003
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DiedJanuary 19, 2003
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Known for

Tampopo (1985)
Tampopo
7.9
  • Company executives
  • 1985
Jigoku no saiten (1963)
Jigoku no saiten
  • Actor
  • 1963
Escape Into Terror (1963)
Escape Into Terror
  • Actor
  • 1963
Nukiuchi Sanshirô
  • Actor
  • 1962

Credits

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Actor

  • 8.1 (2005)
    8.1
    5.7
    • 2005
  • Jôkyô kyokusen
    TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Subarashiki kana jinsei (1993)
    Subarashiki kana jinsei
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Tetsuo Nagasawa
    • 1993
  • The Last Dance (1993)
    The Last Dance
    6.9
    • Film producer
    • 1993
  • Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
    Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
    7.4
    • Big Boss
    • 1992
  • Summer of the Lion Kings (1991)
    Summer of the Lion Kings
    5.1
    • 1991
  • Ten to chi to: Reimei-hen (1990)
    Ten to chi to: Reimei-hen
    TV Movie
    • Nagao Fusakage
    • 1990
  • Tonderu! Hiraga Gennai (1989)
    Tonderu! Hiraga Gennai
    TV Series
    • Jihei Soshuya
    • Kariya
    • 1989
  • Tokugawa no Jotei: Ôoku
    5.8
    • 1988
  • A Taxing Woman (1987)
    A Taxing Woman
    7.3
    • Subaru Bank Branch Manager
    • 1987
  • Saga of the Sanada Clan (1985)
    Saga of the Sanada Clan
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Honda Masanobu
    • 1985–1986
  • Tampopo (1985)
    Tampopo
    7.9
    • Company executives
    • 1985
  • Kyôtarô Nishimura's Travel Mystery 5
    TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Sanga moyu (1984)
    Sanga moyu
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Gen Director of the General Staff Nagano
    • 1984
  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo (1977)
    Edogawa Rampo no bijo
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Goro Yamano
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Born
    • 1926
  • Died
    • January 19, 2003
    • Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan(liver failure)

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