Kinuyo Tanaka (田中 絹代 Tanaka Kinuyo, 29 November 1909 – 21 March 1977) was a Japanese actress and director.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/10/2022
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/10/2009
Lullaby of the Earth
Character:
Release Date:12/06/1976
Cape of the North
Character:Old Nun
Release Date:03/04/1976
Let's Go, Grandma!
Character:Kiku Sasaki
Release Date:12/07/1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Character:Self
Release Date:24/05/1975
Sandakan No. 8
Character:Old Osaki
Release Date:02/11/1974
Sanbaba
Character:
Release Date:01/06/1974
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
Character:the old family mistress
Release Date:29/12/1972
Red Beard
Character:Madame Yasumoto
Release Date:04/03/1965
Kono sora no aru kagiri
Character:
Release Date:14/11/1964
The Scent of Incense
Character:Tsuna
Release Date:24/05/1964
Bright Sea
Character:Nobuko Yazaki
Release Date:26/12/1963
Alone Across the Pacific
Character:Youth's Mother
Release Date:27/10/1963
A Legend or Was It?
Character:Shizuko Sonobe
Release Date:11/08/1963
Double Wedding
Character:
Release Date:13/07/1963
Mama, I Need You!
Character:
Release Date:13/10/1962
The Fencing Master
Character:Oharu
Release Date:30/09/1962
A Wanderer's Notebook
Character:Kishi, Fumiko's mother
Release Date:29/09/1962
Wakarete ikiru toki mo
Character:Michi's Mother
Release Date:04/04/1961
Her Brother
Character:Mother
Release Date:01/11/1960
The Three Treasures
Character:Princess Yamato
Release Date:01/11/1959
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Character:Myokan
Release Date:13/09/1959
Hahakogusa
Character:Shige Ozawa
Release Date:22/04/1959
The Eternal Rainbow
Character:Fumi
Release Date:28/10/1958
Equinox Flower
Character:Kiyoko Hirayama
Release Date:07/09/1958
The Ballad of Narayama
Character:Orin
Release Date:01/06/1958
Sorrow Is Only for Women
Character:
Release Date:26/02/1958
On This Earth
Character:Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother
Release Date:22/11/1957
Geisha in the Old City
Character:Oei
Release Date:13/10/1957
Stepbrothers
Character:Rie
Release Date:25/06/1957
Yellow Crow
Character:Yukiko Matsumoto
Release Date:27/02/1957
Flowing
Character:Rika Yamanaka / Oharu
Release Date:20/11/1956
The Storm
Character:
Release Date:24/10/1956
Women in Prison
Character:Prison Warden
Release Date:11/09/1956
How Sorrowful
Character:
Release Date:07/09/1956
Confession
Character:
Release Date:21/03/1956
Forever a Woman
Character:Neighbor's Wife
Release Date:23/11/1955
Tsukiyo no kasa
Character:
Release Date:21/08/1955
Shōnen shikeishū
Character:
Release Date:03/07/1955
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
Character:Oshige
Release Date:21/06/1955
The Moon Has Risen
Character:Yoneya
Release Date:08/01/1955
The Woman in the Rumor
Character:Hatsuko Mabuchi
Release Date:20/06/1954
Five Sisters
Character:
Release Date:08/06/1954
Sansho the Bailiff
Character:Tamaki
Release Date:31/03/1954
Love Letter
Character:Landlady
Release Date:13/12/1953
An Heir's Place
Character:Hisa Hosho
Release Date:03/06/1953
Ugetsu
Character:Miyagi
Release Date:26/03/1953
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Character:Hiroko Ogata
Release Date:05/03/1953
Sincere Heart
Character:Kuniko
Release Date:29/01/1953
Mother
Character:Masako Fukuhara
Release Date:12/06/1952
The Ataka Family
Character:Kuniko Ataka
Release Date:15/05/1952
The Life of Oharu
Character:Oharu
Release Date:17/04/1952
Sisters of Nishijin
Character:
Release Date:17/04/1952
Story of Lightning
Character:
Release Date:30/12/1951
The Lady of Musashino
Character:Michiko Akiyama
Release Date:14/09/1951
Miss Oyu
Character:Oyû Kayukawa
Release Date:22/06/1951
Ginza Cosmetics
Character:Yukiko Tsuji
Release Date:14/04/1951
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Character:Onaka
Release Date:13/01/1951
The Munekata Sisters
Character:Setsuko Munekata
Release Date:08/08/1950
Wedding Ring
Character:Noriko Kuki
Release Date:01/07/1950
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Character:Oiwa / Osode
Release Date:16/07/1949
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Character:Oiwa / Osode
Release Date:05/07/1949
Flame of My Love
Character:Eiko Hirayama
Release Date:13/02/1949
A Hen in the Wind
Character:Tokiko Amamiya
Release Date:17/09/1948
Women of the Night
Character:Fusako Owada
Release Date:26/05/1948
Phoenix
Character:Sayoko Aihara
Release Date:11/12/1947
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Character:Sumako Matsui
Release Date:16/08/1947
Marriage
Character:Fumie Matsukawa
Release Date:18/03/1947
Utamaro and His Five Women
Character:Okita
Release Date:17/12/1946
Victory of Women
Character:Hiroko Hosokawa
Release Date:18/04/1946
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
Character:Okinu
Release Date:28/06/1945
Victory Song
Character:Woman who sings lullaby
Release Date:22/02/1945
Miyamoto Musashi
Character:Shinobu Nonomiya
Release Date:29/12/1944
Army
Character:Waka
Release Date:07/12/1944
The Man Who Has Returned
Character:
Release Date:20/07/1944
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
Character:Kiyo
Release Date:01/04/1943
Kaisen no Zenya
Character:
Release Date:14/01/1943
A Certain Woman
Character:
Release Date:29/10/1942
Record of a Woman Doctor
Character:
Release Date:23/11/1941
Ornamental Hairpin
Character:Emi
Release Date:26/08/1941
Flower
Character:
Release Date:15/07/1941
Let's Go in Good Spirits
Character:
Release Date:01/05/1941
Okinu and Banto
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1940
Osaka Woman
Character:
Release Date:19/09/1940
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
Character:Chiyo
Release Date:17/04/1940
Kinuyo's First Love
Character:
Release Date:31/03/1940
Weeds with flowers
Character:
Release Date:15/06/1939
Zoku aizen katsura
Character:
Release Date:05/05/1939
Spring Thunder
Character:
Release Date:13/04/1939
Okayo's Preparedness
Character:Okayo
Release Date:01/04/1939
The Tree of Love
Character:Katsue Takaishi
Release Date:15/09/1938
Mother and Child
Character:Chieko
Release Date:01/07/1938
Banchō sarayashiki
Character:
Release Date:01/11/1937
A Man's Recompense: Part 2
Character:
Release Date:24/08/1937
A Man's Recompense: Part 1
Character:
Release Date:13/08/1937
Lady Doctor Kinuyo
Character:Kinuyo Yamaoka
Release Date:29/04/1937
Song of the Flower Basket
Character:Yoko
Release Date:14/01/1937
The New Road: Ryota
Character:
Release Date:16/12/1936
The New Road: Akemi
Character:
Release Date:30/11/1936
Men vs. Women
Character:
Release Date:29/08/1936
Burden of Life
Character:Itsuko Kuriyama
Release Date:10/12/1935
Okoto and Sasuke
Character:Okoto
Release Date:15/06/1935
An Innocent Maid
Character:Oshige
Release Date:20/01/1935
My Elder Brother
Character:Sumako
Release Date:13/12/1934
That Night's Woman
Character:
Release Date:17/10/1934
Osayo Koi Sugata
Character:Osayo
Release Date:14/09/1934
Storm in the City
Character:
Release Date:15/08/1934
Honeymoon
Character:
Release Date:14/07/1934
Constellations on Earth, Part 2: Constellations
Character:
Release Date:31/05/1934
Constellations on Earth, Part One: Earth Chapter
Character:
Release Date:17/05/1934
Sakura Ondo
Character:
Release Date:15/04/1934
The Genealogy of Women
Character:Otsuta
Release Date:22/02/1934
Mother of the East
Character:Taeko
Release Date:01/02/1934
Sôbô
Character:Yoshiko Chō
Release Date:07/12/1933
Daphne
Character:Tamayō (Geisha)
Release Date:16/11/1933
Before the Wedding
Character:Yukiko Takada
Release Date:13/07/1933
The Road to Marriage
Character:
Release Date:22/06/1933
Clear and Cloudy
Character:Fusako Kawahara
Release Date:04/05/1933
Dragnet Girl
Character:Tokiko
Release Date:27/04/1933
The Cheerleading Captain's Love
Character:Omitsu
Release Date:01/03/1933
Woman of Tokyo
Character:Harue
Release Date:09/02/1933
The Dancing Girl of Izu
Character:Kaoru, a dancer
Release Date:02/02/1933
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep
Character:Haruko, bride
Release Date:14/01/1933
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Character:Yae
Release Date:01/12/1932
Storm Zone
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1932
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Character:Oshige
Release Date:13/10/1932
Love in Tokyo
Character:
Release Date:30/09/1932
Shine, Japanese Women
Character:Shigeko
Release Date:12/08/1932
Studio Romance: A Guide to Love
Character:
Release Date:15/07/1932
The Sun Rises from the East
Character:Miyoko
Release Date:30/06/1932
The Willows of Ginza
Character:
Release Date:22/04/1932
My Brother's a Fool
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1932
Victory or Defeat
Character:
Release Date:18/03/1932
The Golden Demon
Character:Omiya
Release Date:14/01/1932
Woman of Suffering
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1931
ABC Lifeline
Character:
Release Date:11/12/1931
ABC Lifeline: Fujieda Chapter
Character:
Release Date:16/10/1931
The Tramp and His Daughter
Character:
Release Date:08/08/1931
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
Character:Wife of the playwright
Release Date:01/08/1931
Sisters: Part 1
Character:
Release Date:04/07/1931
Sisters: Part 2
Character:
Release Date:04/07/1931
Cry Cheerfully!
Character:
Release Date:22/05/1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
Character:Mayumi
Release Date:17/04/1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
Character:Mayumi
Release Date:17/04/1931
Young Lady
Character:Kinuko
Release Date:12/12/1930
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
Character:Kozue Uesugi
Release Date:15/11/1930
Record of Love and Desire
Character:
Release Date:10/11/1930
The Tale of Kinuyo
Character:Kinuyo
Release Date:10/10/1930
Mother, Don't Tarnish Your Name
Character:
Release Date:15/08/1930
The Great Ship
Character:
Release Date:01/08/1930
The Big City: Explosion
Character:
Release Date:13/07/1930
Where Do Women Go?
Character:Omitsu
Release Date:24/05/1930
A Smiling Life
Character:
Release Date:24/05/1930
I Flunked, But...
Character:Cafe's Waitress
Release Date:11/04/1930
Song of Youth
Character:Kinuko Yamada
Release Date:21/03/1930
Marching On
Character:Toshiko Yamamoto
Release Date:07/03/1930
The Beating
Character:
Release Date:15/01/1930
Triumphant Song of the Mountain
Character:Yuki Matsuyama
Release Date:13/09/1929
The Father and His Son
Character:
Release Date:13/09/1929
I Graduated, But...
Character:Machiko Nomoto
Release Date:06/09/1929
Cheerful Song
Character:Mamoko
Release Date:01/08/1929
The Model of New Women
Character:
Release Date:14/06/1929
The Big City: Labor
Character:Okimi (cleaning woman)
Release Date:18/05/1929
The Village Where the Skylark Sings
Character:
Release Date:20/04/1929
Him and Life
Character:
Release Date:27/01/1929
Echigo Lion
Character:
Release Date:10/01/1929
The Blacksmith of the Forest
Character:Omitsu
Release Date:05/01/1929
Symphony of Youth
Character:Kinuko Noguchi
Release Date:31/12/1928
The Glory of the Shōwa Era
Character:Yayoi Sakurai (Shōwa chapter)
Release Date:17/11/1928
King of the Land
Character:Namiko
Release Date:10/11/1928
Thank You for Your Hard Work
Character:
Release Date:27/10/1928
A Wife Quits
Character:
Release Date:17/08/1928
The Face of Humanity
Character:
Release Date:26/06/1928
What a Handsome Man!
Character:Shikanyu (geisha)
Release Date:22/06/1928
Iron Virgin
Character:Namiko
Release Date:25/05/1928
The Eternal Heart
Character:
Release Date:27/04/1928
Immortal Love
Character:
Release Date:15/04/1928
The Age of Emotion
Character:
Release Date:01/03/1928
The Village Bride
Character:
Release Date:27/01/1928
If Only She...
Character:
Release Date:20/01/1928
Chronicles of a Sea Country
Character:Oaki (sister)
Release Date:15/01/1928
Modern Warrior Training
Character:
Release Date:05/01/1928
Night is a Trickster
Character:
Release Date:26/08/1927
Lovers' Suicide at Kiso
Character:
Release Date:19/08/1927
Sankichi the Flying Squirrel
Character:Oshizu (Tazaemon's daughter)
Release Date:12/08/1927
The Oath of a Thousand Kills
Character:Kaōgi (courtesan)
Release Date:08/07/1927
Madame Pearl
Character:
Release Date:26/05/1927
Song of the Border Patrol
Character:Tsutae
Release Date:22/05/1927
Magic
Character:
Release Date:23/04/1927
An Embarrassing Dream
Character:
Release Date:08/04/1927
Takada no Baba
Character:
Release Date:17/02/1927
The Harakiri at Tennōji
Character:
Release Date:15/01/1927
The Basement
Character:
Release Date:10/01/1927
Yakko no Koman
Character:
Release Date:10/01/1927
Secret Struggle
Character:
Release Date:05/01/1927
Her
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1926
Flashing Blade
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1926
Buried Youth
Character:
Release Date:30/12/1926
The Complete Story of Jirocho Shimizu, Part 2: Ashura's Revenge
Character:
Release Date:20/11/1926
Useless Button
Character:
Release Date:30/08/1926
The Cursed Sword
Character:Owaka
Release Date:22/08/1926
Love and Courage
Character:
Release Date:01/08/1926
The Betrayed
Character:O-Fumi
Release Date:25/06/1926
Torrent
Character:
Release Date:23/06/1926
Young Master
Character:Tamako (Geisha in training)
Release Date:01/05/1926
Oh! Carefree, Aren't You?
Character:
Release Date:22/04/1926
Townspeople
Character:
Release Date:20/02/1926
Troubled Days
Character:Osaki (Reiko's Sister)
Release Date:30/01/1926
No Need for Your Opinion
Character:Daughter
Release Date:31/12/1925
Fallen Samurai
Character:Omaki
Release Date:01/12/1925
Love's Snare
Character:Osato (Thread Shop Owner)
Release Date:01/12/1925
The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple
Character:Otami
Release Date:25/09/1925
Nature Is the Judge
Character:
Release Date:25/09/1925
Brave Love
Character:
Release Date:28/08/1925
Cry of the Raging Current
Character:Okimi
Release Date:22/06/1925
The Little Traveling Entertainer
Character:Okiku
Release Date:11/03/1925
Village Pasture
Character:Oharu
Release Date:31/12/1924
A Woman from the Genroku Era
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1924
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