Acting
Akira Tani
Born 1910-09-22
Fukuoka, Japan
Department: Acting
Known For
Prominent works featuring Akira Tani
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Seven Samurai
1954
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Yojimbo
1961
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Ikiru
1952
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Throne of Blood
1957
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The Hidden Fortress
1958
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Kwaidan
1965
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
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Drunken Angel
1948
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (98 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ultra Q | Villager | TV Series | 1966 |
 | True Osaka Grit | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Beast Alley | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | A Monk in the Big City of Edo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Start Here | Policeman at Koban | Movie | 1965 |
 | Kwaidan | Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Scarlet Camellia | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Rabble | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Brand of Evil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Mothra vs. Godzilla | Amimoto, Shizunora Village Leader | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Irresponsible Fool | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Whirlwind | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Blind Wolf | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | The King | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
| My Hobo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 | |
 | Chûshingura | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Our Failures | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjū | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Tatsu | Shopowner | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Wiser Age | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Bandits on the Wind | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Playboy President: Part II | Clerk (Gamagōri) | Movie | 1961 |
 | Yojimbo | Kame | Movie | 1961 |
 | Daredevil in the Castle | Rice-Shop Owner | Movie | 1961 |
| 社長野郎ども | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 | |
 | Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Life of a Country Doctor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | When a Woman Ascends the Stairs | Real Estate Agent | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Last Gunfight | Boyaki Jogo | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Bride from Japan | Yoshida | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Three Treasures | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Enchanting Devil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Desperado Outpost | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Saga of the Vagabonds | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Beast Shall Die | Apartment superintendent | Movie | 1959 |
 | Samurai Saga | (uncredited) | Movie | 1959 |
 | Fox and Raccoon | Tarobei Matsuzawa | Movie | 1959 |
 | 3 Dolls in College | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love | (uncredited) | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Hidden Fortress | Soldier (uncredited) | Movie | 1958 |
 | Yajikita dōchū sugoroku | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | He's the Killer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Hotelman's Holiday | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen | Ushiji | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Oil-Hell Murder | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Geisha in the Old City | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Kiss the Moon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Living Koheiji | Innkeeper | Movie | 1957 |
 | Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Untamed Woman | Sakutaro | Movie | 1957 |
 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Snow Country | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Ôban | Ushikichi, Ushinosule's father | Movie | 1957 |
 | Throne of Blood | Washizu soldier | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Storm | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Shozo, a Cat and Two Women | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | A Young Lady on Her Way | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Legend of the White Serpent | Oil salesman | Movie | 1956 |
 | Gendai no yokubô | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Band in Paradise: Acharaka's Big Hit | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Band in Paradise: Acharaka Is Born | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Maiden Courtesan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | I Live in Fear | Chunky Jailbird | Movie | 1955 |
 | Marital Relations | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Lone Journey | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Beast Man Snow Man | Chubby Thug | Movie | 1955 |
 | A Gang of Five | Kyusuke | Movie | 1955 |
 | Floating Clouds | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Lovetide | Rokuzo | Movie | 1955 |
| The Road of Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 | |
 | Family Affairs: Book of Necho Rinkon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Family Affairs: The Book of Good Evenings | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Late Chrysanthemums | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | How the Bell of Liberty Rings | Woodcutter | Movie | 1954 |
 | A Long, Comic Story — Houses at the Summer Festival | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Seven Samurai | Bandit | Movie | 1954 |
 | A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Farewell Rabaul | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Jirocho's New Year | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Red Light Military Base | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Omatsuri hanjiro | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | A Song of Little Men | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Traveling with Breeze | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Wife | Kito | Movie | 1953 |
 | Yasugorō shusse | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Mr. Pu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Husband and Wife | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Vacuum Zone | Private Ishikawa | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Man Who Came to Port | (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
 | Ikiru | Bar Owner | Movie | 1952 |
| Nonsense Detective Story: The Phantom Woman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 | |
 | Story of Lightning | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Pirates | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Jakoman and Tetsu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1949 |
 | Drunken Angel | Yakuza Follower | Movie | 1948 |