About

Known credits:
134
Birthday:
1909-11-28
Place of birth:
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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Kinuyo Tanaka

Overview

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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... in 1929. The following year she played the lead in Aiyoku no ki, and in 1931 she appeared in Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, directed by Heinosuke Gosho.

She had a close working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi, having parts in 15 of his films, including leading roles in The Life of Oharu (1952), Ugetsu (1953) and Sansho the Bailiff (1954). Their working relationship ended when Mizoguchi countered a recommendation from the Directors Guild of Japan for the Nikkatsu studio to hire her as a director. Despite this, the production of her second film as director went ahead, but Tanaka never forgave Mizoguchi, and the reasons for his behaviour are unclear. She also played Noboru Yasumoto's mother in Akira Kurosawa's Red Beard (1965). For her portrayal in Kei Kumai's Sandakan N° 8 she won the Best Actress Award at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival in 1975.[2] Her last screen appearance was in 1976 in Kei Kumai's Kita No Misaki.

Tanaka was the second Japanese woman who worked as a film director, after Sakane Tazuko (1904‐1975). Her first directing job was on the film Love Letter in 1953, and she made five further films in that role.

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Known for

Acting
2022 Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About Actor self (archive footage) N/A
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2009 The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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1976 Lullaby of the Earth Actor 59
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1976 Cape of the North Actor Old Nun N/A
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1975 Let's Go, Grandma! Actor Kiku Sasaki N/A
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1975 Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Actor 59
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1974 Sandakan No. 8 Actor Old Osaki 59
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1974 Sanbaba Actor N/A
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1972 Tora-san's Dream-Come-True Actor the old family mistress 59
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1970 Mominoki wa Nokotta Actor Tsuta N/A
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1965 Red Beard Actor Madame Yasumoto 68
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1964 Kono sora no aru kagiri Actor N/A
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1964 The Scent of Incense Actor Tsuna 59
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1963 Bright Sea Actor Nobuko Yazaki N/A
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1963 Alone Across the Pacific Actor Youth's Mother 59
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1963 A Legend, or Was It? Actor Shizuko Sonobe 59
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1963 Double Wedding Actor N/A
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1962 Mama, I Need You! Actor N/A
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1962 The Fencing Master Actor Oharu 59
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1962 A Wanderer's Notebook Actor Kishi, Fumiko's mother 59
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1960 Her Brother Actor Mother 59
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1959 The Three Treasures Actor Princess Yamato 58
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1959 Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka Actor Myokan 58
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1958 The Eternal Rainbow Actor Fumi 59
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1958 Equinox Flower Actor Kiyoko Hirayama 62
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1958 The Ballad of Narayama Actor Orin 60
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1958 Sorrow Is Only for Women Actor N/A
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1957 On This Earth Actor Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother N/A
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1957 Geisha in the Old City Actor Oei N/A
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1957 Stepbrothers Actor Rie 59
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1957 Yellow Crow Actor Yukiko Matsumoto 58
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1956 Flowing Actor Rika Yamanaka / Oharu 59
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1956 The Storm Actor 59
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1956 Women in Prison Actor Prison Warden 59
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1956 How Sorrowful Actor N/A
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1956 Confession Actor N/A
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1955 Forever a Woman Actor Neighbor's wife 59
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1955 Tsukiyo no kasa Actor N/A
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1955 少年死刑囚 Actor N/A
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1955 (Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home Actor Oshige N/A
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1955 The Moon Has Risen Actor Yoneya 59
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1954 The Woman in the Rumor Actor Hatsuko Mabuchi 60
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1954 Five Sisters Actor N/A
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1954 Sansho the Bailiff Actor Tamaki 68
Fair
1953 Love Letter Actor Landlady 59
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1953 An Heir's Place Actor Hisa Hosho N/A
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1953 Ugetsu Actor Miyagi 70
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1953 Where Chimneys Are Seen Actor Hiroko Ogata 59
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1953 Sincere Heart Actor Kuniko 59
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1952 Mother Actor Masako Fukuhara 59
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1952 The Ataka Family Actor Kuniko Ataka 59
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1952 The Life of Oharu Actor Oharu 63
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1952 Sisters of Nishijin Actor N/A
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1951 Story of Lightning Actor N/A
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1951 The Lady of Musashino Actor Michiko Akiyama 59
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1951 Miss Oyu Actor Oyû Kayukawa 60
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1951 Ginza Cosmetics Actor Yukiko Tsuji 58
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1951 The Inner Palace Conspiracy Actor Onaka N/A
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1950 The Munekata Sisters Actor Setsuko Munekata 59
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1950 Wedding Ring Actor Noriko Kuki 59
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1949 Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 Actor Oiwa / Osode 59
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1949 Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 Actor Oiwa / Osode 59
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1949 Flame of My Love Actor Eiko Hirayama 59
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1948 A Hen in the Wind Actor Tokiko Amamiya 59
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1948 Women of the Night Actor Fusako Owada 59
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1947 Phoenix Actor Sayoko Aihara 59
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1947 The Love of the Actress Sumako Actor Sumako Matsui 59
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1947 Marriage Actor Fumie Matsukawa 59
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1946 Utamaro and His Five Women Actor Okita 59
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1946 Victory of Women Actor Hiroko Hosokawa 58
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1945 A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo Actor Okinu 58
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1945 Victory Song Actor Woman who sings lullaby 59
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1944 Miyamoto Musashi Actor Shinobu Nonomiya 58
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1944 Army Actor Waka 59
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1944 The Man Who Has Returned Actor N/A
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1943 Air Raid of the Enemy Plane Actor N/A
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1943 Kaisen no Zenya Actor N/A
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1942 A Certain Woman Actor N/A
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1941 Record of a Woman Doctor Actor 59
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1941 Ornamental Hairpin Actor Emi 59
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1941 Flower Actor N/A
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1941 Let's Go in Good Spirits Actor N/A
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1940 Okinu and Banto Actor N/A
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1940 Osaka Woman Actor N/A
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1940 Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru Actor Chiyo N/A
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1940 Kinuyo's First Love Actor 58
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1939 Weeds with flowers Actor N/A
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1939 Zoku aizen katsura Actor N/A
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1939 Spring Thunder Actor N/A
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1939 Okayo's Preparedness Actor Okayo 59
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1938 The Tree of Love Actor Katsue Takaishi 58
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1938 Mother and Child Actor Chieko N/A
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1937 Banchō sarayashiki Actor N/A
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1937 A Man's Recompense: Part 2 Actor N/A
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1937 A Man's Recompense: Part 1 Actor N/A
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1937 Lady Doctor Kinuyo Actor Kinuyo Yamaoka 58
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1937 Song of the Flower Basket Actor Yoko N/A
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1936 The New Road: Ryota Actor 59
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1936 The New Road: Akemi Actor 59
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1936 Men vs. Women Actor N/A
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1935 Burden of Life Actor Itsuko Kuriyama 59
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1935 Okoto and Sasuke Actor Okoto 59
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1935 An Innocent Maid Actor Oshige N/A
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1934 My Elder Brother Actor Sumako 58
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1934 That Night's Woman Actor N/A
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1934 Osayo koisugata Actor Osayo N/A
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1934 The Genealogy of Women Actor Otsuta N/A
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1933 Sôbô Actor N/A
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1933 Dragnet Girl Actor Tokiko 59
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1933 Woman of Tokyo Actor Harue 59
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1933 The Dancing Girl of Izu Actor Kaoru, a dancer 58
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1933 The Bride Talks in Her Sleep Actor Haruko, bride N/A
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1932 Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? Actor Oshige 59
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1932 The Loyal 47 Ronin Actor Yae N/A
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1931 ABC Lifeline Actor 59
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1931 The Neighbour's Wife and Mine Actor Wife of the playwright 59
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1931 Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 Actor N/A
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1930 Young Lady Actor Kinuko N/A
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1930 Youth, Why Do You Cry? Actor N/A
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1930 I Flunked, But... Actor Cafe's waitress 59
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1930 Marching On Actor N/A
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1929 I Graduated, But... Actor Machiko Nomoto 59
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1929 The Life of Workers in the Big City Actor N/A
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1929 The Blacksmith of the Forest Actor Omitsu N/A
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1928 Riku no ôja Actor N/A
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1928 The Age of Emotion Actor N/A
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1928 The Village Bride Actor N/A
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1926 Karabotan Actor N/A
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Directing
1962 Love Under the Crucifix Directing Director 59
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1961 Girls of the Night Directing Director 59
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1960 The Wandering Princess Directing Director 59
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1955 Forever a Woman Directing Director 59
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1955 The Moon Has Risen Directing Director 59
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1953 Love Letter Directing Director 59
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