Hanabu Tatsuo

Name: Hanabu Tatsuo
Native name: 花布辰男
Also Known as: はなぶたつお, 花布辰夫
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: December 17, 1912
Died: 2012

Hanabu Tatsuo was born in Fukugawa Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo (now Koto Ward, Tokyo). He is best known for being an actor that largely appeared in supporting roles in jidaigeki dramas.

In 1930, he entered Tokyo Prefectural Third Middle School (currently Ryogoku High School, Tokyo) as a first-year student of the Japan Film Actors School and graduated in 1934.

He joined Shinko Kinema Oizumi Studio in 1937 and made his movie debut through Aoyama Saburo's "Smoking Hometown" the same year. Since then, he appeared in numerous works in supporting roles. After his studio went bankrupt in 1971, he went on to appear in Fuji TV's "Aizen Katsura" until 1974. Afterwards, he stopped appearing in TV dramas and movies. His current status remains unknown, but he is assumed deceased. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1979	Hanshichi Torimonocho Japanese Drama, 1979, 26 eps (Ep. 14) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 14) Guest Role	0.0
1956	New Family Album Japanese Drama, 1956, 8 eps [Teacher A] (Ep. 8) (Guest Role)	8	[Teacher A] (Ep. 8) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1975	Kinkanshoku Japanese Movie, 1975, [Party Presidential Election chairman] (Support Role)	[Party Presidential Election chairman] Support Role	0.0
1971	The Gift of the Fox Japanese Movie, 1971, Yosei Matsuo (Support Role)	Yosei Matsuo Support Role	4.0
1967	The Homely of Sister Japanese Movie, 1967, Yasuke of Shinanoya (Support Role)	Yasuke of Shinanoya Support Role	0.0
1967	When the Cookie Crumbles Japanese Movie, 1967, Ogawa [Film producer] (Support Role)	Ogawa [Film producer] Support Role	0.0
1967	The Shroud of Snow Japanese Movie, 1967, Imamura (Support Role)	Imamura Support Role	0.0
1965	Fang of Revenge Japanese Movie, 1965, [Police officer] (Guest Role)	[Police officer] Guest Role	0.0
1964	A Public Benefactor Japanese Movie, 1964, [Property development executive] (Support Role)	[Property development executive] Support Role	0.0
1963	High School Third Graders Japanese Movie, 1963, Sushi-Zen (Support Role)	Sushi-Zen Support Role	0.0
1963	Black Dead Ball Japanese Movie, 1963, Takii (Support Role)	Takii Support Role	0.0
1963	Black Dividend Japanese Movie, 1963, Advertising manager Kimura (Support Role)	Advertising manager Kimura Support Role	0.0
1962	The Great Wall Japanese Movie, 1962, [King] (Bit part)	[King] Bit part	7.0
1962	The Black Test Car Japanese Movie, 1962, Tadokoro (Bit part)	Tadokoro Bit part	7.2
1961	Buddha Japanese Movie, 1961, [Old man potter] (Bit part)	[Old man potter] Bit part	0.0
1961	Okoto to Sasuke Japanese Movie, 1961, Anzaemon (Bit part)	Anzaemon Bit part	0.0
1960	The False Student Japanese Movie, 1960, [Professor A] (Bit part)	[Professor A] Bit part	6.0
1960	The Priest and the Beauty Japanese Movie, 1960, Sasuke (Bit part)	Sasuke Bit part	0.0
1960	Afraid to Die Japanese Movie, 1960, Iwasaki (Bit part)	Iwasaki Bit part	6.8
1960	The Wandering Princess Japanese Movie, 1960, Fujisaki (Support Role)	Fujisaki Support Role	7.0
1959	Floating Weeds Japanese Movie, 1959, (Bit part)	Bit part	7.4
1959	Odd Obsession Japanese Movie, 1959, [Haiku's man] (Bit part)	[Haiku's man] Bit part	7.0
1959	The Cast-Off Japanese Movie, 1959, [Sanritsu Chemical executive A] (Bit part)	[Sanritsu Chemical executive A] Bit part	3.0
1959	Image of a Mother Japanese Movie, 1959, [Elementary school teacher] (Support Role)	[Elementary school teacher] Support Role	0.0
1958	The Snowy Heron Japanese Movie, 1958, [Financier] (Bit part)	[Financier] Bit part	6.0
1958	Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion Japanese Movie, 1958, (Bit part)	Bit part	7.6
1958	A Mother's Journey Japanese Movie, 1958, Satomi (Support Role)	Satomi Support Role	0.0
1958	Giants and Toys Japanese Movie, 1958, Fuyu Saki (Bit part)	Fuyu Saki Bit part	7.0
1958	The Loyal 47 Ronin Japanese Movie, 1958, Mugi Heiuemon (Bit part)	Mugi Heiuemon Bit part	7.4
1958	Mother Japanese Movie, 1958, [Caretaker] (Bit part)	[Caretaker] Bit part	0.0
1958	Symphony of Love Japanese Movie, 1958, [Moderator] (Bit part)	[Moderator] Bit part	0.0
1957	Yoru no Cho Japanese Movie, 1957, [François customer] (Bit part)	[François customer] Bit part	6.0
1957	Manin Densha Japanese Movie, 1957, [Factory manager] (Bit part)	[Factory manager] Bit part	6.0
1956	Jaguar no Me Japanese Movie, 1956, Chin Ye (Unknown)	Chin Ye Unknown	0.0
1955	Where Might Is Right Japanese Movie, 1955, [Man with a raincoat] (Bit part)	[Man with a raincoat] Bit part	0.0
1955	Princess Yang Kwei Fei Japanese Movie, 1955, [Town person] (Bit part)	[Town person] Bit part	7.1
1953	Chatterley Fujin wa Nihon Nimo Ita Japanese Movie, 1953, Takashima Kazuma (Support Role)	Takashima Kazuma Support Role	0.0
1951	Honoo no Hada Japanese Movie, 1951, Fuyuki [Attorney] (Support Role)	Fuyuki [Attorney] Support Role	0.0
1950	Shimai Hoshi Japanese Movie, 1950, Prosecutor Sawada (Support Role)	Prosecutor Sawada Support Role	0.0
1949	The Rainbow Man Japanese Movie, 1949, Detective Shimizu (Support Role)	Detective Shimizu Support Role	4.0
1946	Shudoin no Hanayome Japanese Movie, 1946, Professor Honda (Support Role)	Professor Honda Support Role	0.0
1946	Kenrantaru Fukushu Japanese Movie, 1946, [Director A] (Unknown)	[Director A] Unknown	0.0
1946	Kare to Kanojo wa Yuku Japanese Movie, 1946, Doctor Taneda (Support Role)	Doctor Taneda Support Role	0.0
1945	Saigo no Kikyo Japanese Movie, 1945, Warrant Officer Miyamoto (Support Role)	Warrant Officer Miyamoto Support Role	0.0
1941	Shinsei no Uta Japanese Movie, 1941, Shuji [Sosuke's younger brother] (Support Role)	Shuji [Sosuke's younger brother] Support Role	7.0

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