Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Acting
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Known for
Acting
Born
1909-11-28
From
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Died
1977-03-21
Also known as 다나카 키누요, کینو تاناکا, 田中 絹代
Biography
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, 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. 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.
Red Beard
as Madame Yasumoto
Sansho the Bailiff
as Tamaki
Ugetsu
as Miyagi
Sandakan No. 8
as Old Osaki
The Ballad of Narayama
as Orin
The Life of Oharu
as Oharu
Her Brother
as Mother
The Three Treasures
as Princess Yamato
Equinox Flower
as Kiyoko Hirayama
Forever a Woman
as Neighbor's Wife
Lullaby of the Earth
Ginza Cosmetics
as Yukiko Tsuji
Alone Across the Pacific
as Youth's Mother
Army
as Waka
The Moon Has Risen
as Yoneya
Mother
as Masako Fukuhara
Flowing
as Rika Yamanaka / Oharu
The Munekata Sisters
as Setsuko Munekata
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Kishi, Fumiko's Mother
Women of the Night
as Fusako Owada
The Scent of Incense
as Tsuna
Love Letter
as Landlady
The Love of the Actress Sumako
as Sumako Matsui
Dragnet Girl
as Tokiko
Eternity of Love
as Michi's Mother
The Woman in the Rumor
as Hatsuko Mabuchi
Utamaro and His Five Women
as Okita
The Eternal Rainbow
as Fumi
Kinuyo's First Love
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
as Oiwa / Osode
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
as Oiwa / Osode
King of the Land
as Namiko
A Man's Recompense: Part 1
Marriage
as Fumie Matsukawa
I Graduated, But...
as Machiko Nomoto
Kono sora no aru kagiri
A Hen in the Wind
as Tokiko Amamiya
On This Earth
as Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother
Women in Prison
as Prison Warden
Flame of My Love
as Eiko Hirayama
Where Chimneys Are Seen
as Hiroko Ogata
Mama, I Need You!
Bright Sea
as Nobuko Yazaki
The New Road: Ryota
Okoto and Sasuke
as Okoto
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
The Man Who Has Returned
Okinu and Banto
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
as Chiyo
The Storm
The Tree of Love
as Katsue Takaishi
A Certain Woman
My Elder Brother
as Sumako
Let's Go in Good Spirits
Burden of Life
as Itsuko Kuriyama
I Flunked, But...
as Cafe's Waitress
The Fencing Master
as Oharu
The Lady of Musashino
as Michiko Akiyama
A Legend or Was It?
as Shizuko Sonobe
Song of the Flower Basket
as Yoko
Let's Go, Grandma!
as Kiku Sasaki
Wedding Ring
as Noriko Kuki
Stepbrothers
as Rie
Miss Oyu
as Oyû Kayukawa
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
as The Old Family Mistress
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
as Oshige
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
as Mayumi
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
as Mayumi
Woman of Tokyo
as Harue
Victory Song
as Woman who sings lullaby
The New Road: Akemi
House of Many Pleasures
as Oshige
The Ataka Family
as Kuniko Ataka
Yellow Crow
as Yukiko Matsumoto
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Yae
Five Sisters
Miyamoto Musashi
as Shinobu Nonomiya
ABC Lifeline
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
as Onaka
The Blacksmith of the Forest
as Omitsu
Sincere Heart
as Kuniko
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep
as Haruko, bride
Record of a Woman Doctor
Cape of the North
as Old Nun
Sisters of Nishijin
Tsukiyo no kasa
Double Wedding
Symphony of Youth
as Kinuko Noguchi
Okayo's Preparedness
as Okayo
Useless Button
An Heir's Place
as Hisa Hosho
Osaka Woman
Confession
The Village Bride
How Sorrowful
Victory of Women
as Hiroko Hosokawa
Constellations on Earth, Part 2: Constellations
An Innocent Maid
as Oshige
Ornamental Hairpin
as Emi
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
as Kiyo
Banchō sarayashiki
Honeymoon
Lady Doctor Kinuyo
as Kinuyo Yamaoka
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
as Wife of the Playwright
Men vs. Women
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
as Myokan
Flower
The Big City: Labor
as Okimi (cleaning woman)
The Dancing Girl of Izu
as Kaoru, a dancer
Young Lady
as Kinuko
Sakura Ondo
Kaisen no Zenya
The Road to Marriage
Storm in the City
Shine, Japanese Women
as Shigeko
The Age of Emotion
Immortal Love
Weeds with flowers
The Model of New Women
Spring Thunder
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
as Okinu
Mother and Child
as Chieko
The Village Where the Skylark Sings
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About
as Self (archive footage)
Zoku aizen katsura
A Man's Recompense: Part 2
Victory or Defeat
The Genealogy of Women
as Otsuta
Constellations on Earth, Part One: Earth Chapter
The Eternal Heart
Phoenix
as Sayoko Aihara
Sanbaba
Townspeople
Story of Lightning
Hahakogusa
as Shige Ozawa
Yakko no Koman
Song of Youth
as Kinuko Yamada
Geisha in the Old City
as Oei
Shōnen shikeishū
Record of Love and Desire
The Father and His Son
Nature Is the Judge
Marching On
as Toshiko Yamamoto
Him and Life
Sorrow Is Only for Women
Young Master
as Tamako (Geisha in training)
Sisters: Part 1
Daphne
as Tamayō (Geisha)
Osayo Koi Sugata
as Osayo
Mother, Don't Tarnish Your Name
The Golden Demon
as Omiya
Sôbô
as Yoshiko Chō
Iron Virgin
as Namiko
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
as Kozue Uesugi
Takada no Baba
Triumphant Song of the Mountain
as Yuki Matsuyama
Village Pasture
as Oharu
The Little Traveling Entertainer
as Okiku
A Smiling Life
Studio Romance: A Guide to Love
Oh! Carefree, Aren't You?
The Great Ship
That Night's Woman
Sisters: Part 2
Before the Wedding
as Yukiko Takada
Troubled Days
as Osaki (Reiko's Sister)
Thank You for Your Hard Work
Secret Struggle
Echigo Lion
The Glory of the Shōwa Era
as Yayoi Sakurai (Shōwa Chapter)
If Only She...
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka
as Self (archive footage)
Night is a Trickster
Buried Youth
The Beating
A Woman from the Genroku Era
Brave Love
Himitsu
The Tale of Kinuyo
as Kinuyo
The Complete Story of Jirocho Shimizu, Part 2: Ashura's Revenge
The Willows of Ginza
Clear and Cloudy
as Fusako Kawahara
Modern Warrior Training
The Betrayed
as O-Fumi
Mother of the East
as Taeko
The Cheerleading Captain's Love
as Omitsu
The Cursed Sword
as Owaka
The Big City: Explosion
Cry of the Raging Current
as Okimi
ABC Lifeline: Fujieda Chapter
Sankichi the Flying Squirrel
as Oshizu (Tazaemon's Daughter)
A Wife Quits
Storm Zone
Cheerful Song
as Mamoko
Magic
The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple
as Otami
Torrent
This Is Home
Love's Snare
as Osato (Thread Shop Owner)
No Need for Your Opinion
as Daughter
The Face of Humanity
Kanojo no hatsugen
Her
The Basement
An Embarrassing Dream
My Brother's a Fool
Love in Tokyo
Lovers' Suicide at Kiso
Madame Pearl
Cry Cheerfully!
What a Handsome Man!
as Shikanyu (geisha)
Love and Courage
Where Do Women Go?
as Omitsu
Flashing Blade
Song of the Border Patrol
as Tsutae
The Harakiri at Tennōji
The Sun Rises from the East
as Miyoko
Chronicles of a Sea Country
as Oaki (Sister)
The Tramp and His Daughter
The Oath of a Thousand Kills
as Kaōgi (Courtesan)
Fallen Samurai
as Omaki