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Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Acting·1909–1977·142 films

Kinuyo Tanaka (田中 絹代 Tanaka Kinuyo, 29 November 1909 – 21 March 1977) was a Japanese actress and director.…

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As Actor

Ugetsu
Ugetsu (1953)Miyagi
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)Tamaki
Red Beard
Red Beard (1965)Madame Yasumoto
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu (1952)Oharu
Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower (1958)Kiyoko Hirayama
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)Orin
A Hen in the Wind
A Hen in the Wind (1948)Tokiko Amamiya
Miss Oyu
Miss Oyu (1951)Oyû Kayukawa
The Woman in the Rumor
The Woman in the Rumor (1954)Hatsuko Mabuchi
The Munekata Sisters
The Munekata Sisters (1950)Setsuko Munekata
Woman of Tokyo
Woman of Tokyo (1933)Harue
Flowing
Flowing (1956)Rika Yamanaka / Oharu
Utamaro and His Five Women
Utamaro and His Five Women (1946)Okita
Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman (1955)Neighbor's Wife
Women of the Night
Women of the Night (1948)Fusako Owada
Love Letter
Love Letter (1953)Landlady
Dragnet Girl
Dragnet Girl (1933)Tokiko
The Moon Has Risen
The Moon Has Risen (1955)Yoneya
I Graduated, But...
I Graduated, But... (1929)Machiko Nomoto
Ornamental Hairpin
Ornamental Hairpin (1941)Emi
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932)Oshige
Mother
Mother (1952)Masako Fukuhara
Sandakan No. 8
Sandakan No. 8 (1974)Old Osaki
The Lady of Musashino
The Lady of Musashino (1951)Michiko Akiyama
Her Brother
Her Brother (1960)Mother
Army
Army (1944)Waka
Lullaby of the Earth
Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 (1949)Oiwa / Osode
Ginza Cosmetics
Ginza Cosmetics (1951)Yukiko Tsuji
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine (1931)Wife of the Playwright
I Flunked, But...
I Flunked, But... (1930)Cafe's Waitress
The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures (1959)Princess Yamato
A Legend or Was It?
A Legend or Was It? (1963)Shizuko Sonobe
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 (1949)Oiwa / Osode
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)Hiroko Ogata
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)Self
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific (1963)Youth's Mother
A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)Kishi, Fumiko's Mother
Wedding Ring
Wedding Ring (1950)Noriko Kuki
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1944)Shinobu Nonomiya
Sincere Heart
Sincere Heart (1953)Kuniko
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love (1949)Eiko Hirayama
The Scent of Incense
The Scent of Incense (1964)Tsuna
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)Myokan
Burden of Life
Burden of Life (1935)Itsuko Kuriyama
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (1945)Okinu
Phoenix
Phoenix (1947)Sayoko Aihara
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers (1957)Rie
Yellow Crow
Yellow Crow (1957)Yukiko Matsumoto
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)The Old Family Mistress
The Love of the Actress Sumako
The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)Sumako Matsui
ABC Lifeline
ABC Lifeline (1931)
Lady Doctor Kinuyo
Lady Doctor Kinuyo (1937)Kinuyo Yamaoka
Victory Song
Victory Song (1945)Woman who sings lullaby
Okoto and Sasuke
Okoto and Sasuke (1935)Okoto
The Fencing Master
The Fencing Master (1962)Oharu
Five Sisters
Five Sisters (1954)
The Eternal Rainbow
The Eternal Rainbow (1958)Fumi
Victory of Women
Victory of Women (1946)Hiroko Hosokawa
The Dancing Girl of Izu
The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933)Kaoru, a dancer
The Tree of Love
The Tree of Love (1938)Katsue Takaishi
Women in Prison
Women in Prison (1956)Prison Warden
Marriage
Marriage (1947)Fumie Matsukawa
Sisters of Nishijin
Sisters of Nishijin (1952)
The Storm
The Storm (1956)
The New Road: Akemi
The New Road: Akemi (1936)
The New Road: Ryota
The New Road: Ryota (1936)
Kinuyo's First Love
Kinuyo's First Love (1940)
Let's Go, Grandma!
Let's Go, Grandma! (1975)Kiku Sasaki
On This Earth
On This Earth (1957)Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother
Eternity of Love
Eternity of Love (1961)Michi's Mother
The Ataka Family
The Ataka Family (1952)Kuniko Ataka
The Genealogy of Women
The Genealogy of Women (1934)Otsuta
Men vs. Women
Men vs. Women (1936)
The Blacksmith of the Forest
The Blacksmith of the Forest (1929)Omitsu
Sanbaba
Sanbaba (1974)
House of Many Pleasures
House of Many Pleasures (1955)Oshige
Cape of the North
Cape of the North (1976)Old Nun
Geisha in the Old City
Geisha in the Old City (1957)Oei
Osaka Woman
Osaka Woman (1940)
Zoku aizen katsura
Zoku aizen katsura (1939)
Story of Lightning
Story of Lightning (1951)
Sorrow Is Only for Women
Sorrow Is Only for Women (1958)
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 (1931)Mayumi
Bright Sea
Bright Sea (1963)Nobuko Yazaki
Okayo's Preparedness
Okayo's Preparedness (1939)Okayo
Marching On
Marching On (1930)Toshiko Yamamoto
The Man Who Has Returned
The Man Who Has Returned (1944)
Osayo Koi Sugata
Osayo Koi Sugata (1934)Osayo
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
The Inner Palace Conspiracy (1951)Onaka
A Certain Woman
A Certain Woman (1942)
Young Lady
Young Lady (1930)Kinuko
Record of a Woman Doctor
Record of a Woman Doctor (1941)
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1 (1931)Mayumi
An Heir's Place
An Heir's Place (1953)Hisa Hosho
Okinu and Banto
Okinu and Banto (1940)
Song of the Flower Basket
Song of the Flower Basket (1937)Yoko
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep (1933)Haruko, bride
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka (2009)Self (archive footage)
My Elder Brother
My Elder Brother (1934)Sumako
An Innocent Maid
An Innocent Maid (1935)Oshige
Village Pasture
Village Pasture (1924)Oharu
Mother, Don't Tarnish Your Name
Mother, Don't Tarnish Your Name (1930)
Chronicles of a Sea Country
Chronicles of a Sea Country (1928)Oaki (Sister)
The Tale of Kinuyo
The Tale of Kinuyo (1930)Kinuyo
Shine, Japanese Women
Shine, Japanese Women (1932)Shigeko
Studio Romance: A Guide to Love
Studio Romance: A Guide to Love (1932)
Record of Love and Desire
Record of Love and Desire (1930)
Mama, I Need You!
Mama, I Need You! (1962)
King of the Land
King of the Land (1928)Namiko
Double Wedding
Double Wedding (1963)
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane (1943)Kiyo
Spring Thunder
Spring Thunder (1939)
Kono sora no aru kagiri
Kono sora no aru kagiri (1964)
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1932)Yae
Mother and Child
Mother and Child (1938)Chieko
Kaisen no Zenya
Kaisen no Zenya (1943)
Banchō sarayashiki
Banchō sarayashiki (1937)
Shōnen shikeishū
Shōnen shikeishū (1955)
Flower
Flower (1941)
Weeds with flowers
Weeds with flowers (1939)
Confession
Confession (1956)
A Man's Recompense: Part 1
A Man's Recompense: Part 1 (1937)
Tsukiyo no kasa
Tsukiyo no kasa (1955)
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
Youth, Why Do You Cry? (1930)Kozue Uesugi
Young Master
Young Master (1926)Tamako (Geisha in training)
Hahakogusa
Hahakogusa (1959)Shige Ozawa
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About (2022)Self (archive footage)
Let's Go in Good Spirits
Let's Go in Good Spirits (1941)
A Man's Recompense: Part 2
A Man's Recompense: Part 2 (1937)
Fallen Samurai
Fallen Samurai (1925)Omaki
Daphne
Daphne (1933)Tamayō (Geisha)
This Is Home
This Is Home (1956)
Before the Wedding
Before the Wedding (1933)Yukiko Takada
The Glory of the Shōwa Era
The Glory of the Shōwa Era (1928)Yayoi Sakurai (Shōwa Chapter)
ABC Lifeline: Fujieda Chapter
ABC Lifeline: Fujieda Chapter (1931)
Victory or Defeat
Victory or Defeat (1932)
The Eternal Heart
The Eternal Heart (1928)
Where Do Women Go?
Where Do Women Go? (1930)Omitsu

As Director

Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman (1955)
Love Letter
Love Letter (1953)
The Moon Has Risen
The Moon Has Risen (1955)
Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night (1961)
Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
The Wandering Princess
The Wandering Princess (1960)