Haruo Tanaka Movies

1958 Japanese movie

In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious...

Jirocho and his followers chase the Kurokomas into the Kai Province.

Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the...

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period...

Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo....

A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to...

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.

Romantic comedy.

He was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not last. In his uncle, Uzaemon in Kawashima, Yoshiji Akaji,...

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up...

His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people on the Tokaido Road. The fearless Kinnosuke...

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator.

The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

Machiko falls in love with a mysterious man, but her family wants something different for her.

In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their...

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.