Hachiro Tako
Actor
November 22, 1940 — July 24, 1985 (44 years)
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
| 1985 | Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness · as The Casino Owner (voice) |
| 1985 | Big Magnum Kuroiwa Sensei · as Tako |
| 1985 | Capone Cries a Lot · as Boss Of Beggars |
| 1984 | Kyoko Aizome's Widow's Boarding House · as Constable Tako ('octopus') |
| 1984 | Gemini Woman · as Patient |
| 1984 | |
| 1979 | Detective Story · as Cast |
| 1979 | |
| 1979 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1977 | The Yellow Handkerchief · as Yakuza |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | Megapolis: Days Of Fight · as Cast |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | |
| 1974 | The Drifters no Gokuraku wa doko da!! · as Cast |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | School of the Holy Beast · as Tatsupei Kameda |
| 1973 | |
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| 1972 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | Sex Up and Down · as Cast |
| 1972 | Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder · as Hachiro SatoOn Plex |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 |