# Hayato Tani

Hayato Tani (谷 隼人, Tani Hayato, born September 9, 1946 as Hajime Iwatani) is a Japanese actor, singer and television presenter best known for his career as General Tani in Takeshi's Castle and Commander Sugata in Hikari Sentai Maskman.

## Biography

He was born in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan and raised in Sasebo, Nagasaki. He married his first wife in 1971 and married his second wife, Kikko Matsuoka, in 1981, after they appeared in several television shows together. Tani is currently writing a dining guide wherein he discusses maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Tani's roles include General Tani (General Lee in UK and Indian versions) in Takeshi's Castle ("Captain Tenneal" in the U.S. version MXC) and Commander Sugata in the 1987 Super Sentai series Hikari Sentai Maskman. He is also sometimes credited as Hayati Tani.

## Filmography
### Film

* Abashiri Prison: Northern Seacoast Story (網走番外地 荒野の対決) (1966)
* Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South (網走番外地 南国の対決) (1966)
* Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966), Shinkichi
* Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil (網走番外地 悪への挑戦) (1967)
* Abashiri Prison: Battle in the Blizzard (網走番外地 吹雪の斗争) (1967), Tani
* Zoku Soshiki Bōryoku (1967), Sugii
* Secret Turkish Bath (1968), Yutaka
* Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (あゝ予科練) (1968), Katsumi Shoji
* Delinquent Boss (不良番長) (1968)
* Delinquent Boss: Ocho, the She-Wolf (不良番長 猪の鹿お蝶) (1969)
* Delinquent Boss: Detention Blues (不良番長 練鑑ブルース) (1969)
* Delinquent Boss: Escort Wolf (不良番長 送り狼) (1969)
* Delinquent Boss: Rat Thief Strategy (不良番長 どぶ鼠作戦) (1969)
* Night Song Series: Nagasaki Blues (夜の歌謡シリーズ 港町ブルース)（1969)
* Night Song Series: Minatomachi Blues (夜の歌謡シリーズ 長崎ブルース)（1969)
* Night Song Series: Akudo Blues (夜の歌謡シリーズ 悪党ブルース) (1969)
* New Abashiri Prison: The Vagrant comes to Port Town (新網走番外地 さいはての流れ者) (1969)
* Delinquent Boss: Checkmate (不良番長 王手飛車) (1970)
* Delinquent Boss: Instant Fortune (不良番長 一攫千金) (1970)
* Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City, Take your Chance (不良番長 出たとこ勝負) (1970)
* Delinquent Boss: Hooligans on Buggies (不良番長 暴走バギー団) (1970)
* The Japan Derby Race (日本ダービー 勝負) (1970)
* New Abashiri Prison: A Wolf in the Blizzard (新網走番外地 吹雪のはぐれ狼) (1970)
* Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dream (ずべ公番長 夢は夜ひらく) (1970), Tony
* The Experience (経験) (1970), Toshio Sakurai
* Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods (ずべ公番長 はまぐれ数え唄) (1971)
* Abashiri Prison: Storm at Cape Shiretoko (新網走番外地 嵐呼ぶ知床岬) (1971)
* New Abashiri Prison Story: Escape in the Blizzard (新網走番外地 吹雪の大脱走) (1971)
* Delinquent Street (不良街) (1972)
* Night Song Series: Love Lost in Tears (夜の歌謡シリーズ なみだ恋) (1973)
* Cruel High School:Bay Boy (非情学園ワル) (1973)
* Cruel High School: Teacher Hunt (非情学園ワル 教師狩り)（1973)
* School of the Holy Beast (1974), Kenta Aoki
* Cruel High School: Bad Boy - Iron Bound Classmate (非情学園ワル ネリカン同期生) (1974)
* Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka (港のヨーコ・ヨコハマ・ヨコス) (1975)
* Rugby Yaro (ラグビー野郎) (1976)
* 'Otokogumi Shonen Keimusho (男組 少年刑務所) (1976)
* Sayama Saiban (狭山裁判) (1976)
* Pepper '80 (ピーマン80) (1979)
* Empress (女帝) (1983)
* Kekkon Annai Mystery (結婚案内ミステリー), (1985), Goro Kinoshita
* Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie (1987), Commander Sanjuro Sugata

### Television

* Key Hunter (1968–73), Tatsuhiko Shima
* G-Men '75 - Episode 355 (1982)
* Ōoka Echizen - Episode 15 - (1982)
* G-Men '82 - Episode 17 (1983)
* Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983), Ōno Harunaga
* Takeshi's Castle (1986–1990), General Tani / Lee
* Hikari Sentai Maskman (1987–1988), Commander Sanjuro Sugata
* Takeshi's Castle (2023), General Tani

## Discography
### Singles
#### King Records

* Bara to Kawajan (薔薇と革ジャン) - 1969
* Yoake no Kuchibue (夜明けの口笛') - 1970
* Otoko no Nagare Uta (男の流れ歌) - 1970
* Toku e Ikitai (遠くへ行きたい) - 1971

#### CBS Sony

* Ōkami wa ni-do hoeru (狼は二度吠える) - 1974

#### Nippon Columbia

* Ashita naki Otoko no Barado (明日なき男のバラード) - 1974

### Albums

* Utau Star Daishugo (歌うスター大集合) - 1991 - Compilation album
* Kisetsuhazure no Akai Bara (季節はずれの赤いバラ) - 1974 - Theme song of the Toei film Cruel High School Bad Boy (非情学園ワル ネリカン同期生, Hijo gakuen waru - nerikan dokise)
* Ōkami wa ni-do hoeru (狼は二度吠える) - 1974 - Insert song of the Toei film Cruel High School Bad Boy
* Ashita naki Otoko no Barado (明日なき男のバラード) - 1974 - Insert song of TBS TV drama Birdie Sakusen (バーディー大作戦)