Kinuyo Tanaka

actress • director

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kinuyo Tanaka (田中絹代 Tanaka Kinuyo, 29 November 1909 – 21 March 1977) was a Japanese actress and director. Tanaka was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. She became a leading actress at an early age, appearing in Yasujirō Ozu's I Graduated, But.....

Born: November 28, 1909 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan

Died: March 21, 1977 (age 67)

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Known For

8.4

Ugetsu

Movies & TV Credits

136 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About Movie	—	Actress	self (archive footage)	2022
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka Movie	7.5	Actress	Self (archive footage)	2009
Cape of the North Movie	7.2	Actress	Old Nun	1976
Lullaby of the Earth Movie	6.7	Actress	—	1976
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Movie	7.0	Actress	—	1975
Let's Go, Grandma! Movie	6.4	Actress	Kiku Sasaki	1975
Sandakan No. 8 Movie	7.3	Actress	Old Osaki	1974
Sanbaba Movie	—	Actress	—	1974
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True Movie	6.6	Actress	the old family mistress	1972
Momi no ki wa nokotta TV Show	—	Actress	Tsuta(52 Episodes)	1970
Red Beard Movie	8.4	Actress	Madame Yasumoto	1965
The Scent of Incense Movie	7.1	Actress	Tsuna	1964
Kono sora no aru kagiri Movie	—	Actress	—	1964
Alone Across the Pacific Movie	6.8	Actress	Youth's Mother	1963
A Legend, or Was It? Movie	7.4	Actress	Shizuko Sonobe	1963
Double Wedding Movie	—	Actress	—	1963
Bright Sea Movie	5.8	Actress	Nobuko Yazaki	1963
A Wanderer's Notebook Movie	7.4	Actress	Kishi, Fumiko's mother	1962
The Fencing Master Movie	6.9	Actress	Oharu	1962
Mama, I Need You! Movie	—	Actress	—	1962
Love Under the Crucifix Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1962
Eternity of Love Movie	—	Actress	Michi's Mother	1961
Girls of the Night Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1961
Her Brother Movie	6.7	Actress	Mother	1960
The Wandering Princess Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1960
The Three Treasures Movie	6.2	Actress	Princess Yamato	1959
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka Movie	7.2	Actress	Myokan	1959
Hahakogusa Movie	—	Actress	Shige Ozawa	1959
Equinox Flower Movie	7.6	Actress	Kiyoko Hirayama	1958
The Ballad of Narayama Movie	7.6	Actress	Orin	1958
The Eternal Rainbow Movie	7.0	Actress	Fumi	1958
Sorrow Is Only for Women Movie	5.7	Actress	—	1958
Yellow Crow Movie	6.9	Actress	Yukiko Matsumoto	1957
Stepbrothers Movie	7.4	Actress	Rie	1957
On This Earth Movie	6.5	Actress	Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother	1957
Geisha in the Old City Movie	4.9	Actress	Oei	1957
Flowing Movie	7.3	Actress	Rika Yamanaka / Oharu	1956
How Sorrowful Movie	—	Actress	—	1956
The Storm Movie	8.2	Actress	—	1956
Women in Prison Movie	7.3	Actress	Prison Warden	1956
Confession Movie	—	Actress	—	1956
Forever a Woman Movie	7.5	Actress	Neighbor's Wife	1955
The Moon Has Risen Movie	7.0	Actress	Yoneya	1955
Tsukiyo no kasa Movie	6.9	Actress	—	1955
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home Movie	—	Actress	Oshige	1955
少年死刑囚 Movie	—	Actress	—	1955
Forever a Woman Movie	7.5	Directing	Director	1955
The Moon Has Risen Movie	7.0	Directing	Director	1955
Sansho the Bailiff Movie	8.2	Actress	Tamaki	1954
The Woman in the Rumor Movie	7.2	Actress	Hatsuko Mabuchi	1954
Five Sisters Movie	6.9	Actress	—	1954
Ugetsu Movie	8.2	Actress	Miyagi	1953
Sincere Heart Movie	6.8	Actress	Kuniko	1953
Where Chimneys Are Seen Movie	7.2	Actress	Hiroko Ogata	1953
Love Letter Movie	6.9	Actress	Landlady	1953
An Heir's Place Movie	3.6	Actress	Hisa Hosho	1953
Love Letter Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1953
Mother Movie	7.3	Actress	Masako Fukuhara	1952
The Life of Oharu Movie	8.0	Actress	Oharu	1952
Sisters of Nishijin Movie	7.2	Actress	—	1952
The Ataka Family Movie	—	Actress	Kuniko Ataka	1952
Miss Oyu Movie	7.2	Actress	Oyû Kayukawa	1951
Ginza Cosmetics Movie	6.8	Actress	Yukiko Tsuji	1951
The Lady of Musashino Movie	7.0	Actress	Michiko Akiyama	1951
Story of Lightning Movie	6.4	Actress	—	1951
The Inner Palace Conspiracy Movie	5.0	Actress	Onaka	1951
The Munekata Sisters Movie	7.2	Actress	Setsuko Munekata	1950
Wedding Ring Movie	6.7	Actress	Noriko Kuki	1950
Flame of My Love Movie	7.1	Actress	Eiko Hirayama	1949
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 Movie	6.7	Actress	Oiwa / Osode	1949
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 Movie	6.5	Actress	Oiwa / Osode	1949
Women of the Night Movie	7.1	Actress	Fusako Owada	1948
A Hen in the Wind Movie	7.2	Actress	Tokiko Amamiya	1948
The Love of the Actress Sumako Movie	6.6	Actress	Sumako Matsui	1947
Phoenix Movie	6.5	Actress	Sayoko Aihara	1947
Marriage Movie	6.5	Actress	Fumie Matsukawa	1947
Utamaro and His Five Women Movie	7.1	Actress	Okita	1946
Victory of Women Movie	6.4	Actress	Hiroko Hosokawa	1946
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo Movie	6.5	Actress	Okinu	1945
Victory Song Movie	5.6	Actress	Woman who sings lullaby	1945
Miyamoto Musashi Movie	6.1	Actress	Shinobu Nonomiya	1944
Army Movie	6.2	Actress	Waka	1944
The Man Who Has Returned Movie	7.1	Actress	—	1944
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane Movie	5.8	Actress	—	1943
Kaisen no Zenya Movie	—	Actress	—	1943
A Certain Woman Movie	—	Actress	—	1942
Ornamental Hairpin Movie	6.9	Actress	Emi	1941
Record of a Woman Doctor Movie	6.4	Actress	—	1941
Let's Go in Good Spirits Movie	—	Actress	—	1941
Flower Movie	—	Actress	—	1941
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru Movie	—	Actress	Chiyo	1940
Kinuyo's First Love Movie	5.9	Actress	—	1940
Osaka Woman Movie	8.0	Actress	—	1940
Okinu and Banto Movie	5.7	Actress	—	1940
Okayo's Preparedness Movie	7.0	Actress	Okayo	1939
Spring Thunder Movie	—	Actress	—	1939
Weeds with flowers Movie	—	Actress	—	1939
Zoku aizen katsura Movie	—	Actress	—	1939
The Tree of Love Movie	6.6	Actress	Katsue Takaishi	1938
Mother and Child Movie	6.3	Actress	Chieko	1938
Lady Doctor Kinuyo Movie	—	Actress	Kinuyo Yamaoka	1937
Song of the Flower Basket Movie	6.4	Actress	Yoko	1937
A Man's Recompense: Part 1 Movie	—	Actress	—	1937
A Man's Recompense: Part 2 Movie	—	Actress	—	1937
Banchō sarayashiki Movie	—	Actress	—	1937
Men vs. Women Movie	5.7	Actress	—	1936
The New Road: Akemi Movie	6.9	Actress	—	1936
The New Road: Ryota Movie	6.7	Actress	—	1936
Burden of Life Movie	6.4	Actress	Itsuko Kuriyama	1935
Okoto and Sasuke Movie	6.9	Actress	Okoto	1935
An Innocent Maid Movie	6.3	Actress	Oshige	1935
Osayo koisugata Movie	5.1	Actress	Osayo	1934
My Elder Brother Movie	6.6	Actress	Sumako	1934
That Night's Woman Movie	—	Actress	—	1934
The Genealogy of Women Movie	4.9	Actress	Otsuta	1934
Woman of Tokyo Movie	6.8	Actress	Harue	1933
The Dancing Girl of Izu Movie	6.5	Actress	Kaoru, a dancer	1933
Dragnet Girl Movie	6.7	Actress	Tokiko	1933
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep Movie	6.2	Actress	Haruko, bride	1933
Sôbô Movie	—	Actress	—	1933
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? Movie	6.7	Actress	Oshige	1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin Movie	—	Actress	Yae	1932
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine Movie	6.0	Actress	Wife of the playwright	1931
ABC Lifeline Movie	—	Actress	—	1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 Movie	7.2	Actress	—	1931
I Flunked, But... Movie	6.1	Actress	Cafe's waitress	1930
Marching On Movie	5.6	Actress	—	1930
Young Lady Movie	4.1	Actress	Kinuko	1930
Youth, Why Do You Cry? Movie	3.9	Actress	—	1930
I Graduated, But... Movie	6.1	Actress	Machiko Nomoto	1929
The Blacksmith of the Forest Movie	6.8	Actress	Omitsu	1929
The Life of Workers in the Big City Movie	—	Actress	—	1929
The Age of Emotion Movie	—	Actress	—	1928
The Village Bride Movie	—	Actress	—	1928
Riku no ôja Movie	—	Actress	—	1928
Karabotan Movie	—	Actress	—	1926

Kinuyo Tanaka

Known For

Red Beard

Sansho the Bailiff

The Life of Oharu

Ugetsu

Movies & TV Credits