Biography
Tako Hachiro was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He came close to losing the vision in his left eye in a childhood accident. He went on to become the professional flyweight boxing champion of Japan in 1962. After retiring from the ring, he became a popular comedian and eventually appeared in films such as Toei's 1974 School of the Holy Beast. He also appeared in television commercials and dramas. He once managed a bar in Shinjuku's Golden Gai section and was a member of Oniroku Dan's group of artists and performers known as Oni Pro. Hachiro drowned at a beach in Kanagawa Prefecture after suffering a heart attack.
Filmography
all 36
Movies 36
The Casino Owner
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985)
Movie
Tako
Big Magnum Kuroiwa (1985)
Movie
Boss of beggars
Capone Cries a Lot (1985)
Movie
Constable Tako ('Octopus')
Aizome Kyôko no mibôjin geshuku (1984)
Movie
Patient
Gemini Woman (1984)
Movie
Sure Death (1984)
Movie
Boys Meet Girls (1984)
Movie
Actor
Joshi daisei: Chikan no susume (1981)
Movie
Actor
Mibōjin geshuku: Hatsu nurashi (1980)
Movie
Mibōjin geshuku: Anomichi kono michi oshiemasu (1980)
Movie
Actor
Chikan-shi: Dote sagashi (1980)
Movie
Actor
Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunaki (1979)
Movie
Actor
Mibōjin geshuku: Norinige (1979)
Movie
Shimoochiai Yakitori Movie (1979)
Movie
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: Once More With Feeling (1979)
Movie
Thief
Kōshoku biyōshi: Nikutai no hōshū (1979)
Movie
Actor
Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunori (1978)
Movie
Chikan to no sôgû (1978)
Movie
Porno: Chan-chaka-chan (1978)
Movie
Nakamoto
Sex Horoscope: Love Tasting (1978)
Movie
Yakuza
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Movie
Actor
Chikan geshuku ya (1976)
Movie
Outlaw Cop (1976)
Movie
Shin mibōjin geshuku: Oku no ma kashimasu (1975)
Movie
Semi-dokyumento: shin mibōjin geshuku (1975)
Movie
Zoku mibōjin geshuku: omote mo kashimasu ura mo kashimasu (1975)
Movie
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread (1974)
Movie
3.14
超能力だよ全員集合!! (1974)
Movie
Sunayama
Military Comfort Woman (1974)
Movie
Tatsupei Kameda
The Transgressor (1974)
Movie
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)
Movie
3.57
Three Little Geisha (1973)
Movie
Woman's Body Archipelago Reconstruction (1972)
Movie
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
Movie
3.63
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (1972)
Movie
King of Pornography (1971)
Movie
Ratings
Average 3.47
Based on 11.5 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1971
1974
1978
1977
1985
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-11-22
Deathday1985-07-24 (44 years old)
Birth PlaceSendai, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known Asたこ八郎, Tako Hachirô
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