Kinuyo Tanaka

Person

Kinuyo Tanaka

Born 28 November 1909 Died 21 March 1977, aged 67 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan TMDB ↗

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

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The numbers

Computed from the record
14age in their first credit on record (1924)
52years on screen and counting
15credits in 1928, their busiest year
220dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Lullaby of the Earth poster Age: 66

Lullaby of the Earth

1976
Cape of the North poster Age: 66

Cape of the North

1976
as Old Nun
Let's Go, Grandma! poster Age: 65

Let's Go, Grandma!

1975
as Kiku Sasaki
Sandakan No. 8 poster Age: 64

Sandakan No. 8

1974
as Old Osaki
Sanbaba poster Age: 64

Sanbaba

1974
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True poster Age: 63

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

1972
as The Old Family Mistress
Red Beard poster Age: 55

Red Beard

1965
as Madame Yasumoto
Kono sora no aru kagiri poster Age: 54

Kono sora no aru kagiri

1964
The Scent of Incense poster Age: 54

The Scent of Incense

1964
as Tsuna
Bright Sea poster Age: 54

Bright Sea

1963
as Nobuko Yazaki
Alone Across the Pacific poster Age: 53

Alone Across the Pacific

1963
as Youth's Mother
A Legend or Was It? poster Age: 53

A Legend or Was It?

1963
as Shizuko Sonobe
Double Wedding poster Age: 53

Double Wedding

1963
Mama, I Need You! poster Age: 52

Mama, I Need You!

1962
The Fencing Master poster Age: 52

The Fencing Master

1962
as Oharu
A Wanderer's Notebook poster Age: 52

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962
as Kishi, Fumiko's Mother
Eternity of Love poster Age: 51

Eternity of Love

1961
as Michi's Mother
Her Brother poster Age: 50

Her Brother

1960
as Mother
The Three Treasures poster Age: 49

The Three Treasures

1959
as Princess Yamato
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka poster Age: 49

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

1959
as Myokan
Hahakogusa poster Age: 49

Hahakogusa

1959
as Shige Ozawa
The Eternal Rainbow poster Age: 48

The Eternal Rainbow

1958
as Fumi
Equinox Flower poster Age: 48

Equinox Flower

1958
as Kiyoko Hirayama
The Ballad of Narayama poster Age: 48

The Ballad of Narayama

1958
as Orin
Sorrow Is Only for Women poster Age: 48

Sorrow Is Only for Women

1958
On This Earth poster Age: 47

On This Earth

1957
as Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother
Geisha in the Old City poster Age: 47

Geisha in the Old City

1957
as Oei
Stepbrothers poster Age: 47

Stepbrothers

1957
as Rie
Yellow Crow poster Age: 47

Yellow Crow

1957
as Yukiko Matsumoto
Flowing poster Age: 46

Flowing

1956
as Rika Yamanaka / Oharu
The Storm poster Age: 46

The Storm

1956
Women in Prison poster Age: 46

Women in Prison

1956
as Prison Warden
No poster
Age: 46

How Sorrowful

1956
This Is Home poster Age: 46

This Is Home

1956
Confession poster Age: 46

Confession

1956
Forever a Woman poster Age: 45

Forever a Woman

1955
as Neighbor's Wife
Tsukiyo no kasa poster Age: 45

Tsukiyo no kasa

1955
Shōnen shikeishū poster Age: 45

Shōnen shikeishū

1955
House of Many Pleasures poster Age: 45

House of Many Pleasures

1955
as Oshige
The Moon Has Risen poster Age: 45

The Moon Has Risen

1955
as Yoneya
The Woman in the Rumor poster Age: 44

The Woman in the Rumor

1954
as Hatsuko Mabuchi
Five Sisters poster Age: 44

Five Sisters

1954
Sansho the Bailiff poster Age: 44

Sansho the Bailiff

1954
as Tamaki
Love Letter poster Age: 44

Love Letter

1953
as Landlady
An Heir's Place poster Age: 43

An Heir's Place

1953
as Hisa Hosho
Ugetsu poster Age: 43

Ugetsu

1953
as Miyagi
Where Chimneys Are Seen poster Age: 43

Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953
as Hiroko Ogata
Sincere Heart poster Age: 43

Sincere Heart

1953
as Kuniko
No poster
Age: 42

Himitsu

1952
Mother poster Age: 42

Mother

1952
as Masako Fukuhara
The Ataka Family poster Age: 42

The Ataka Family

1952
as Kuniko Ataka
Sisters of Nishijin poster Age: 42

Sisters of Nishijin

1952
The Life of Oharu poster Age: 42

The Life of Oharu

1952
as Oharu
Story of Lightning poster Age: 42

Story of Lightning

1951
The Lady of Musashino poster Age: 41

The Lady of Musashino

1951
as Michiko Akiyama
Miss Oyu poster Age: 41

Miss Oyu

1951
as Oyû Kayukawa
Ginza Cosmetics poster Age: 41

Ginza Cosmetics

1951
as Yukiko Tsuji
The Inner Palace Conspiracy poster Age: 41

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

1951
as Onaka
The Munekata Sisters poster Age: 40

The Munekata Sisters

1950
as Setsuko Munekata
Wedding Ring poster Age: 40

Wedding Ring

1950
as Noriko Kuki
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 poster Age: 39

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

1949
as Oiwa / Osode
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 poster Age: 39

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

1949
as Oiwa / Osode
Flame of My Love poster Age: 39

Flame of My Love

1949
as Eiko Hirayama
A Hen in the Wind poster Age: 38

A Hen in the Wind

1948
as Tokiko Amamiya
Women of the Night poster Age: 38

Women of the Night

1948
as Fusako Owada
Phoenix poster Age: 38

Phoenix

1947
as Sayoko Aihara
The Love of the Actress Sumako poster Age: 37

The Love of the Actress Sumako

1947
as Sumako Matsui
Marriage poster Age: 37

Marriage

1947
as Fumie Matsukawa
Utamaro and His Five Women poster Age: 37

Utamaro and His Five Women

1946
as Okita
Victory of Women poster Age: 36

Victory of Women

1946
as Hiroko Hosokawa
No poster
Age: 36

Kanojo no hatsugen

1946
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo poster Age: 35

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

1945
as Okinu
Victory Song poster Age: 35

Victory Song

1945
as Woman who sings lullaby
Miyamoto Musashi poster Age: 35

Miyamoto Musashi

1944
as Shinobu Nonomiya
Army poster Age: 35

Army

1944
as Waka
The Man Who Has Returned poster Age: 34

The Man Who Has Returned

1944
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane poster Age: 33

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

1943
as Kiyo
Kaisen no Zenya poster Age: 33

Kaisen no Zenya

1943
A Certain Woman poster Age: 32

A Certain Woman

1942
Record of a Woman Doctor poster Age: 31

Record of a Woman Doctor

1941
Ornamental Hairpin poster Age: 31

Ornamental Hairpin

1941
as Emi
Flower poster Age: 31

Flower

1941
Let's Go in Good Spirits poster Age: 31

Let's Go in Good Spirits

1941
Okinu and Banto poster Age: 31

Okinu and Banto

1940
Osaka Woman poster Age: 30

Osaka Woman

1940
No poster
Age: 30

Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru

1940
as Chiyo
Kinuyo's First Love poster Age: 30

Kinuyo's First Love

1940
Weeds with flowers poster Age: 29

Weeds with flowers

1939
Zoku aizen katsura poster Age: 29

Zoku aizen katsura

1939
Spring Thunder poster Age: 29

Spring Thunder

1939
Okayo's Preparedness poster Age: 29

Okayo's Preparedness

1939
as Okayo
The Tree of Love poster Age: 28

The Tree of Love

1938
as Katsue Takaishi
Mother and Child poster Age: 28

Mother and Child

1938
as Chieko
Banchō sarayashiki poster Age: 27

Banchō sarayashiki

1937
A Man's Recompense: Part 2 poster Age: 27

A Man's Recompense: Part 2

1937
A Man's Recompense: Part 1 poster Age: 27

A Man's Recompense: Part 1

1937
Lady Doctor Kinuyo poster Age: 27

Lady Doctor Kinuyo

1937
as Kinuyo Yamaoka
Song of the Flower Basket poster Age: 27

Song of the Flower Basket

1937
as Yoko
The New Road: Ryota poster Age: 27

The New Road: Ryota

1936
The New Road: Akemi poster Age: 27

The New Road: Akemi

1936
Men vs. Women poster Age: 26

Men vs. Women

1936
Burden of Life poster Age: 26

Burden of Life

1935
as Itsuko Kuriyama
Okoto and Sasuke poster Age: 25

Okoto and Sasuke

1935
as Okoto
An Innocent Maid poster Age: 25

An Innocent Maid

1935
as Oshige
My Elder Brother poster Age: 25

My Elder Brother

1934
as Sumako
No poster
Age: 24

That Night's Woman

1934
Osayo Koi Sugata poster Age: 24

Osayo Koi Sugata

1934
as Osayo
No poster
Age: 24

Storm in the City

1934
No poster
Age: 24

Honeymoon

1934
No poster
Age: 24

Constellations on Earth, Part 2: Constellations

1934
No poster
Age: 24

Constellations on Earth, Part One: Earth Chapter

1934
No poster
Age: 24

Sakura Ondo

1934
The Genealogy of Women poster Age: 24

The Genealogy of Women

1934
as Otsuta
No poster
Age: 24

Mother of the East

1934
as Taeko
No poster
Age: 24

Sôbô

1933
as Yoshiko Chō
Daphne poster Age: 23

Daphne

1933
as Tamayō (Geisha)
Before the Wedding poster Age: 23

Before the Wedding

1933
as Yukiko Takada
No poster
Age: 23

The Road to Marriage

1933
No poster
Age: 23

Clear and Cloudy

1933
as Fusako Kawahara
Dragnet Girl poster Age: 23

Dragnet Girl

1933
as Tokiko
No poster
Age: 23

The Cheerleading Captain's Love

1933
as Omitsu
Woman of Tokyo poster Age: 23

Woman of Tokyo

1933
as Harue
The Dancing Girl of Izu poster Age: 23

The Dancing Girl of Izu

1933
as Kaoru, a dancer
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep poster Age: 23

The Bride Talks in Her Sleep

1933
as Haruko, bride
The Loyal 47 Ronin poster Age: 23

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1932
as Yae
No poster
Age: 23

Storm Zone

1932
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? poster Age: 22

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

1932
as Oshige
No poster
Age: 22

Love in Tokyo

1932
Shine, Japanese Women poster Age: 22

Shine, Japanese Women

1932
as Shigeko
Studio Romance: A Guide to Love poster Age: 22

Studio Romance: A Guide to Love

1932
No poster
Age: 22

The Sun Rises from the East

1932
as Miyoko
No poster
Age: 22

The Willows of Ginza

1932
No poster
Age: 22

My Brother's a Fool

1932
Victory or Defeat poster Age: 22

Victory or Defeat

1932
No poster
Age: 22

The Golden Demon

1932
as Omiya
No poster
Age: 22

Woman of Suffering

1931
ABC Lifeline poster Age: 22

ABC Lifeline

1931
ABC Lifeline: Fujieda Chapter poster Age: 21

ABC Lifeline: Fujieda Chapter

1931
No poster
Age: 21

The Tramp and His Daughter

1931
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine poster Age: 21

The Neighbour's Wife and Mine

1931
as Wife of the Playwright
No poster
Age: 21

Sisters: Part 1

1931
No poster
Age: 21

Sisters: Part 2

1931
No poster
Age: 21

Cry Cheerfully!

1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1 poster Age: 21

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

1931
as Mayumi
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 poster Age: 21

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

1931
as Mayumi
Young Lady poster Age: 21

Young Lady

1930
as Kinuko
Youth, Why Do You Cry? poster Age: 20

Youth, Why Do You Cry?

1930
as Kozue Uesugi
Record of Love and Desire poster Age: 20

Record of Love and Desire

1930
The Tale of Kinuyo poster Age: 20

The Tale of Kinuyo

1930
as Kinuyo
Mother, Don't Tarnish Your Name poster Age: 20

Mother, Don't Tarnish Your Name

1930
No poster
Age: 20

The Great Ship

1930
No poster
Age: 20

The Big City: Explosion

1930
Where Do Women Go? poster Age: 20

Where Do Women Go?

1930
as Omitsu
No poster
Age: 20

A Smiling Life

1930
I Flunked, But... poster Age: 20

I Flunked, But...

1930
as Cafe's Waitress
No poster
Age: 20

Song of Youth

1930
as Kinuko Yamada
Marching On poster Age: 20

Marching On

1930
as Toshiko Yamamoto
No poster
Age: 20

The Beating

1930
No poster
Age: 19

Triumphant Song of the Mountain

1929
as Yuki Matsuyama
No poster
Age: 19

The Father and His Son

1929
I Graduated, But... poster Age: 19

I Graduated, But...

1929
as Machiko Nomoto
No poster
Age: 19

Cheerful Song

1929
as Mamoko
No poster
Age: 19

The Model of New Women

1929
No poster
Age: 19

The Big City: Labor

1929
as Okimi (cleaning woman)
No poster
Age: 19

The Village Where the Skylark Sings

1929
No poster
Age: 19

Him and Life

1929
No poster
Age: 19

Echigo Lion

1929
The Blacksmith of the Forest poster Age: 19

The Blacksmith of the Forest

1929
as Omitsu
No poster
Age: 19

Symphony of Youth

1928
as Kinuko Noguchi
The Glory of the Shōwa Era poster Age: 18

The Glory of the Shōwa Era

1928
as Yayoi Sakurai (Shōwa Chapter)
King of the Land poster Age: 18

King of the Land

1928
as Namiko
No poster
Age: 18

Thank You for Your Hard Work

1928
No poster
Age: 18

A Wife Quits

1928
No poster
Age: 18

The Face of Humanity

1928
No poster
Age: 18

What a Handsome Man!

1928
as Shikanyu (geisha)
No poster
Age: 18

Iron Virgin

1928
as Namiko
The Eternal Heart poster Age: 18

The Eternal Heart

1928
No poster
Age: 18

Immortal Love

1928
No poster
Age: 18

The Age of Emotion

1928
No poster
Age: 18

The Village Bride

1928
No poster
Age: 18

If Only She...

1928
Chronicles of a Sea Country poster Age: 18

Chronicles of a Sea Country

1928
as Oaki (Sister)
No poster
Age: 18

Modern Warrior Training

1928
No poster
Age: 17

Night is a Trickster

1927
No poster
Age: 17

Lovers' Suicide at Kiso

1927
No poster
Age: 17

Sankichi the Flying Squirrel

1927
as Oshizu (Tazaemon's Daughter)
No poster
Age: 17

The Oath of a Thousand Kills

1927
as Kaōgi (Courtesan)
No poster
Age: 17

Madame Pearl

1927
No poster
Age: 17

Song of the Border Patrol

1927
as Tsutae
No poster
Age: 17

Magic

1927
No poster
Age: 17

An Embarrassing Dream

1927
No poster
Age: 17

Takada no Baba

1927
No poster
Age: 17

The Harakiri at Tennōji

1927
No poster
Age: 17

The Basement

1927
No poster
Age: 17

Yakko no Koman

1927
No poster
Age: 17

Secret Struggle

1927
No poster
Age: 17

Her

1926
No poster
Age: 17

Flashing Blade

1926
No poster
Age: 17

Buried Youth

1926
No poster
Age: 16

The Complete Story of Jirocho Shimizu, Part 2: Ashura's Revenge

1926
No poster
Age: 16

Useless Button

1926
No poster
Age: 16

The Cursed Sword

1926
as Owaka
No poster
Age: 16

Love and Courage

1926
No poster
Age: 16

The Betrayed

1926
as O-Fumi
No poster
Age: 16

Torrent

1926
Young Master poster Age: 16

Young Master

1926
as Tamako (Geisha in training)
No poster
Age: 16

Oh! Carefree, Aren't You?

1926
No poster
Age: 16

Townspeople

1926
No poster
Age: 16

Troubled Days

1926
as Osaki (Reiko's Sister)
No poster
Age: 16

No Need for Your Opinion

1925
as Daughter
Fallen Samurai poster Age: 16

Fallen Samurai

1925
as Omaki
No poster
Age: 16

Love's Snare

1925
as Osato (Thread Shop Owner)
No poster
Age: 15

The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple

1925
as Otami
No poster
Age: 15

Nature Is the Judge

1925
No poster
Age: 15

Brave Love

1925
No poster
Age: 15

Cry of the Raging Current

1925
as Okimi
No poster
Age: 15

The Little Traveling Entertainer

1925
as Okiku
Village Pasture poster Age: 15

Village Pasture

1924
as Oharu
No poster
Age: 14

A Woman from the Genroku Era

1924
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TV credits

Newest first
Mominoki wa Nokotta poster Age: 60

Mominoki wa Nokotta

1970
as Tsuta
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