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Hiroshi Tanaka(1934-1993)

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Hiroshi Tanaka was born on 1 January 1934 in Kyoto, Japan. He was an actor, known for Onibaba (1964), J.A.K.Q. Blitzkrieg Squad (1977) and G.I. Samurai (1979). He died on 2 January 1993 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJanuary 1, 1934
DiedJanuary 2, 1993(59)
BornJanuary 1, 1934
DiedJanuary 2, 1993(59)
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Known for

Onibaba (1964)
Onibaba
7.8
  • Horse Riding Samurai B
  • 1964
J.A.K.Q. Blitzkrieg Squad (1977)
J.A.K.Q. Blitzkrieg Squad
6.2
TV Series
  • Commander Daisuke Kujirai
  • Joker
G.I. Samurai (1979)
G.I. Samurai
6.3
  • Takeda Shingen
  • 1979
Death of a Ninja (1982)
Death of a Ninja
5.8
  • Hanzo Hattori
  • 1982

Credits

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Actor

  • Yellow Fangs (1990)
    Yellow Fangs
    6.1
    • Police Chief
    • 1990
  • Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
    Four Days of Snow and Blood
    6.3
    • Denzo Matsuo
    • 1989
  • Corinne Orr, Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi, J. Robert Spencer, Emily Neves, and Adam Gibbs in Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
    Grave of the Fireflies
    8.5
    • Person in bank (voice)
    • 1988
  • Abare Kyuan (1984)
    Abare Kyuan
    TV Series
    • Genzo
    • 1984
  • Hiromi Gô in Nagareboshi Sakichi (1984)
    Nagareboshi Sakichi
    TV Series
    • 1984
  • Appassionata (1984)
    Appassionata
    6.8
    • Postman
    • 1984
  • Nemuri Kyôshirô: Burai Hikae (1983)
    Nemuri Kyôshirô: Burai Hikae
    TV Series
    • Shinho
    • 1983
  • Death of a Ninja (1982)
    Death of a Ninja
    5.8
    • Hanzo Hattori
    • 1982
  • Conan Lee and Hiroyuki Sanada in Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
    Ninja in the Dragon's Den
    7.2
    • Fukusa
    • 1982
  • Hiroyuki Sanada in Roaring Fire (1981)
    Roaring Fire
    6.5
    • Seigan Kumazawa
    • 1981
  • Yagyû Abaretabi (1980)
    Yagyû Abaretabi
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Chogoro
    • Isakichi
    • 1980–1981
  • Shadow Warriors (1980)
    Shadow Warriors
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Kakkai
    • 1980
  • Dôran (1980)
    Dôran
    6.8
    • 1980
  • G.I. Samurai (1979)
    G.I. Samurai
    6.3
    • Takeda Shingen
    • 1979
  • Edo no kiba (1979)
    Edo no kiba
    TV Series
    • Isenokami Torii
    • 1979

Additional Crew

  • Nightshade (2003)
    Nightshade
    7.3
    Video Game
    • motion capture studio staff: Sega Motion Capture Studio
    • 2003

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 1, 1934
    • Kyoto, Japan
  • Died
    • January 2, 1993
    • Tokyo, Japan(heart attack)

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