Professor Toru Tanaka

Professor Toru Tanaka in The Running Man

Professor Toru Tanaka (1930 - 2000)

a.k.a. Toru Tanaka

Film Deaths

• An Eye for an Eye (1981) [The Professor]: Killed with a kick to the head by Chuck Norris (landing on a coffee table) when Chuck jump kicks him at the end of a fight.

• Revenge of the Ninja (1983) [Sumo Servant]: Strangled with fibre wire by Arthur Roberts after trying to rape Ashley Ferrare.

• Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985) [Lao]: Shot to death by Steven Williams.

• Catch the Heat (1987) [Dozu]: Impaled in the back of the head as he falls against a bookcase.

• The Running Man (1987) [Subzero]: Strangled with barb wire (which goes right through his neck) at the end of a fight with Arnold Schwarzenegger, while the viewing audience looks on in disappointment. His body is later seen when viewed on camera.
• Dead Heat (1988) [Butcher]: Shot to death by Joe Piscapo.

• The Perfect Weapon (1991) [Tanaka]: Killed in an explosion when Jeff Speakman kicks a chain link to a propane tank, which sets fire to Toru and ignites a gas tank at the end of a long fight.

• Last Action Hero (1993) [Tough Asian Man]: Killed in a car crash while playing chicken with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

TV Deaths

• Deadly Game (1991 TV) [Ikiru-Sun]: Shot to death by Steven Vincent Leigh.

Gallery

Chuck Norris kicking Toru Tanaka in An eye for an eye

Toru Tanaka dead in An eye for an eye