Hachiro Tako
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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (46)
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
as The Casino Owner (voice)
1985
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
as Singer A
1985
Big Magnum Kuroiwa
as Tako
1985
Capone Cries a Lot
as Boss of beggars
1985
Kyoko Aizome’s Widow Boarding House
as Constable Tako ('Octopus')
1984
Gemini Woman
as Patient
1984
Sure Death
1984
Hole in the Pants
1984
Groping Live Recording Trip
as Male actor
1983
Fujio Akatsuka's Video Number One - Inaugural Issue
1983
Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1981
Joshi daisei: Chikan no susume
1981
Mibōjin geshuku: Hatsu nurashi
1980
Mibōjin geshuku: Anomichi kono michi oshiemasu
1980
Groper Erotic Thief
1980
Chikan-shi: Dote sagashi
1980
Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunaki
1979
Mibōjin geshuku: Norinige
1979
Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie
1979
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
1979
Kōshoku biyōshi: Nikutai no hōshū
as Thief
1979
Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunori
1978
Chikan to no sôgû
1978
Porno: Chan-chaka-chan
1978
Sex Horoscope: Love Tasting
as Nakamoto
1978
The Yellow Handkerchief
as Yakuza
1977
Japanese Night Crawl Festival
1977
Outlaw Cop
1976
New Widow Boarding House: Back Room for Rent
1975
Semi-dokyumento: shin mibōjin geshuku
1975
Zoku mibōjin geshuku: omote mo kashimasu ura mo kashimasu
1975
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
1974
It's a Psychic, Gather Everyone!
1974
Military Comfort Woman
1974
The Transgressor
as Tatsupei Kameda
1974
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
1973
Three Little Geisha
1973
Kigeki onna yusôdô
1973
Woman's Body Archipelago Reconstruction
1972
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
Shōwa Gokudōshi
1972
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
as Hachiro Sato
1972
Patience Has An End
1971
King of Pornography
1971
Muchi to injû
1968
Ojoku no Onna
as Taniguchi
1966