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Red Beard1965* 8.2
Mominoki wa Nokotta1970* NR
Ugetsu1953* 8.0
Sansho the Bailiff1954* 8.1
Equinox Flower1958* 7.4
The Life of Oharu1952* 7.8
The Ballad of Narayama1958* 7.6
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director1975* 7.2
Sandakan No. 81974* 7.7
Love Letter1953* 6.9
The Three Treasures1959* 5.5
The Munekata Sisters1950* 7.1
Flowing1956* 7.2
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka1959* 5.2
A Wanderer's Notebook1962* 7.2
Aizenbashi1951* NR
Mother1952* 7.0
Her Brother1960* 7.1
The Scent of Incense1964* 7.2
Lullaby of the Earth1976* 6.4
A Hen in the Wind1948* 7.1
The Woman in the Rumor1954* 7.3
Flame of My Love1949* 5.6
Miss Oyu1951* 7.2
The Moon Has Risen1955* 6.9
Women of the Night1948* 7.1
Ginza Cosmetics1951* 6.5
The Fencing Master1962* 5.9
Forever a Woman1955* 7.6
Bright Sea1963* 9.0
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True1972* 8.3
Alone Across the Pacific1963* 7.0
The Lady of Musashino1951* 6.3
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka2009* 4.0
Utamaro and His Five Women1946* 7.1
Stepbrothers1957* 7.4
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine1931* 6.6
Marriage1947* 7.7
Tsukiyo no kasa1955* NR
On This Earth1957* 7.0
Kinuyo Tanaka
ActingBorn 28 Nov 1909Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
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 seventeen years old, appearing in Heinosuke Gosho's An Embarrassing Dream in 1927. She proceeded to take leading parts in, among others, Yasujirō Ozu's I Graduated, But... in 1929, Gosho's Aiyoku no ki in 1930, and in 1931, Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, directed by Gosho.
She had a close working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi, having parts in 15 of his films, in…
Known For & Filmography
Red Beard1965* 8.2Mominoki wa Nokotta1970* NRUgetsu1953* 8.0Sansho the Bailiff1954* 8.1Equinox Flower1958* 7.4The Life of Oharu1952* 7.8The Ballad of Narayama1958* 7.6Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director1975* 7.2Sandakan No. 81974* 7.7Love Letter1953* 6.9The Three Treasures1959* 5.5The Munekata Sisters1950* 7.1Flowing1956* 7.2Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka1959* 5.2A Wanderer's Notebook1962* 7.2Aizenbashi1951* NRMother1952* 7.0Her Brother1960* 7.1The Scent of Incense1964* 7.2Lullaby of the Earth1976* 6.4A Hen in the Wind1948* 7.1The Woman in the Rumor1954* 7.3Flame of My Love1949* 5.6Miss Oyu1951* 7.2The Moon Has Risen1955* 6.9Women of the Night1948* 7.1Ginza Cosmetics1951* 6.5The Fencing Master1962* 5.9Forever a Woman1955* 7.6Bright Sea1963* 9.0Tora-san's Dream-Come-True1972* 8.3Alone Across the Pacific1963* 7.0The Lady of Musashino1951* 6.3The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka2009* 4.0Utamaro and His Five Women1946* 7.1Stepbrothers1957* 7.4The Neighbour's Wife and Mine1931* 6.6Marriage1947* 7.7Tsukiyo no kasa1955* NROn This Earth1957* 7.0Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.