Kinuyo Tanaka
Acting
225
Acting Credits
6
Directed
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...
Known For
Filmography
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Cape of the North
1976
as Old Nun
Lullaby of the Earth
1976
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
Let's Go, Grandma!
1975
as Kiku Sasaki
Sandakan No. 8
1974
as Old Osaki
Sanbaba
1974
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972
as 旧家的夫人
Mominoki wa Nokotta
1970
as Tsuta
Red Beard
1965
as Madame Yasumoto
Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964
The Scent of Incense
1964
as Tsuna
Alone Across the Pacific
1963
as Youth's Mother
Bright Sea
1963
as Nobuko Yazaki
A Legend or Was It?
1963
as Shizuko Sonobe
Double Wedding
1963
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
as Kishi, Fumiko's Mother
Mama, I Need You!
1962
The Fencing Master
1962
as Oharu
Eternity of Love
1961
as Michi's Mother
Her Brother
1960
as Mother
The Three Treasures
1959
as Princess Yamato
Hahakogusa
1959
as Shige Ozawa
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
as Myokan
Equinox Flower
1958
as Kiyoko Hirayama
The Ballad of Narayama
1958
as Orin
The Eternal Rainbow
1958
as Fumi
Sorrow Is Only for Women
1958
Yellow Crow
1957
as Yukiko Matsumoto
Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Oei
On This Earth
1957
as Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother
Stepbrothers
1957
as Rie
Flowing
1956
as Rika Yamanaka / Oharu
The Storm
1956
How Sorrowful
1956
Women in Prison
1956
as Prison Warden
Confession
1956
This Is Home
1956
Forever a Woman
1955
as Neighbor's Wife
The Moon Has Risen
1955
as Yoneya
House of Many Pleasures
1955
as Oshige
Tsukiyo no kasa
1955
Shōnen shikeishū
1955
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
as Tamaki
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Hatsuko Mabuchi
Five Sisters
1954
Sincere Heart
1953
as Kuniko
An Heir's Place
1953
as Hisa Hosho
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
as Hiroko Ogata
Love Letter
1953
as Landlady
Ugetsu
1953
as Miyagi
Mother
1952
as Masako Fukuhara
The Life of Oharu
1952
as Oharu
The Ataka Family
1952
as Kuniko Ataka
Sisters of Nishijin
1952
Her Secret
1952
Miss Oyu
1951
as Oyû Kayukawa
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Yukiko Tsuji
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
as Onaka
The Lady of Musashino
1951
as Michiko Akiyama
Story of Lightning
1951
Aizenbashi
1951
The Munekata Sisters
1950
as Setsuko Munekata
Wedding Ring
1950
as Noriko Kuki
The Actress and the Detective
1950
Flame of My Love
1949
as Eiko Hirayama
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949
as Oiwa / Osode
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949
as Oiwa / Osode
Women of the Night
1948
as Fusako Owada
A Hen in the Wind
1948
as Tokiko Amamiya
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
as Sumako Matsui
Phoenix
1947
as Sayoko Aihara
Marriage
1947
as Fumie Matsukawa
Utamaro and His Five Women
1946
as Okita
Victory of Women
1946
as Hiroko Hosokawa
Kanojo no hatsugen
1946
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945
as Okinu
Victory Song
1945
as Woman who sings lullaby
Miyamoto Musashi
1944
as Shinobu Nonomiya
Army
1944
as Waka
The Man Who Has Returned
1944
Kaisen no Zenya
1943
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
1943
as Kiyo
A Certain Woman
1942
Ornamental Hairpin
1941
as Emi
Flower
1941
Record of a Woman Doctor
1941
Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941
Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
1940
as Chiyo
Kinuyo's First Love
1940
Osaka Woman
1940
Okinu and Banto
1940
Zoku aizen katsura
1939
Okayo's Preparedness
1939
as Okayo
Spring Thunder
1939
Weeds with flowers
1939
The Tree of Love
1938
as Katsue Takaishi
Mother and Child
1938
as Chieko
Banchō sarayashiki
1937
A Man's Recompense: Part 1
1937
A Man's Recompense: Part 2
1937
Lady Doctor Kinuyo
1937
as Kinuyo Yamaoka
Song of the Flower Basket
1937
as Yoko
The New Road: Akemi
1936
Men vs. Women
1936
The New Road: Ryota
1936
Burden of Life
1935
as Itsuko Kuriyama
Okoto and Sasuke
1935
as Okoto
An Innocent Maid
1935
as Oshige
Osayo Koi Sugata
1934
as Osayo
The Genealogy of Women
1934
as Otsuta
My Elder Brother
1934
as Sumako
That Night's Woman
1934
Mother of the East
1934
as Taeko
Sakura Ondo
1934
Constellations on Earth, Part One: Earth Chapter
1934
Constellations on Earth, Part 2: Constellations
1934
Honeymoon
1934
Storm in the City
1934
Woman of Tokyo
1933
as Harue
The Dancing Girl of Izu
1933
as Kaoru, a dancer
Dragnet Girl
1933
as Tokiko
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep
1933
as Haruko, bride
Sôbô
1933
as Yoshiko Chō
The Cheerleading Captain's Love
1933
as Omitsu
Clear and Cloudy
1933
as Fusako Kawahara
The Road to Marriage
1933
Before the Wedding
1933
as Yukiko Takada
Daphne
1933
as Tamayō (Geisha)
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1932
as Oshige
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
as Yae
The Golden Demon
1932
as Omiya
Victory or Defeat
1932
My Brother's a Fool
1932
The Willows of Ginza
1932
The Sun Rises from the East
1932
as Miyoko
Studio Romance: A Guide to Love
1932
Shine, Japanese Women
1932
as Shigeko
Love in Tokyo
1932
Storm Zone
1932
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
1931
as Wife of the Playwright
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
1931
as Mayumi
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
1931
as Mayumi
Cry Cheerfully!
1931
Sisters: Part 1
1931
Sisters: Part 2
1931
The Tramp and His Daughter
1931
ABC Lifeline: Fujieda Chapter
1931
ABC Lifeline
1931
Woman of Suffering
1931
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
1930
as Kozue Uesugi
Marching On
1930
as Toshiko Yamamoto
I Flunked, But...
1930
as Cafe's Waitress
Young Lady
1930
as Kinuko
Mother, Don't Tarnish Your Name
1930
The Beating
1930
Song of Youth
1930
as Kinuko Yamada
Where Do Women Go?
1930
as Omitsu
A Smiling Life
1930
The Big City: Explosion
1930
The Great Ship
1930
The Tale of Kinuyo
1930
as Kinuyo
Record of Love and Desire
1930
The Big City: Labor
1929
as Okimi (cleaning woman)
I Graduated, But...
1929
as Machiko Nomoto
The Blacksmith of the Forest
1929
as Omitsu
Echigo Lion
1929
Him and Life
1929
The Village Where the Skylark Sings
1929
The Model of New Women
1929
Cheerful Song
1929
as Mamoko
Triumphant Song of the Mountain
1929
as Yuki Matsuyama
The Father and His Son
1929
The Village Bride
1928
King of the Land
1928
as Namiko
The Age of Emotion
1928
Modern Warrior Training
1928
Chronicles of a Sea Country
1928
as Oaki (Sister)
If Only She...
1928
Immortal Love
1928
The Eternal Heart
1928
Iron Virgin
1928
as Namiko
What a Handsome Man!
1928
as Shikanyu (geisha)
The Face of Humanity
1928
A Wife Quits
1928
Thank You for Your Hard Work
1928
The Glory of the Shōwa Era
1928
as Yayoi Sakurai (Shōwa Chapter)
Symphony of Youth
1928
as Kinuko Noguchi
Secret Struggle
1927
The Basement
1927
Yakko no Koman
1927
The Harakiri at Tennōji
1927
Takada no Baba
1927
An Embarrassing Dream
1927
Magic
1927
Song of the Border Patrol
1927
as Tsutae
Madame Pearl
1927
The Oath of a Thousand Kills
1927
as Kaōgi (Courtesan)
Sankichi the Flying Squirrel
1927
as Oshizu (Tazaemon's Daughter)
Night is a Trickster
1927
Lovers' Suicide at Kiso
1927
Useless Button
1926
Troubled Days
1926
as Osaki (Reiko's Sister)
Townspeople
1926
Oh! Carefree, Aren't You?
1926
Young Master
1926
as Tamako (Geisha in training)
Torrent
1926
The Betrayed
1926
as O-Fumi
Love and Courage
1926
The Cursed Sword
1926
as Owaka
The Complete Story of Jirocho Shimizu, Part 2: Ashura's Revenge
1926
Her
1926
Flashing Blade
1926
Buried Youth
1926
The Little Traveling Entertainer
1925
as Okiku
Cry of the Raging Current
1925
as Okimi
Brave Love
1925
The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple
1925
as Otami
Nature Is the Judge
1925
Fallen Samurai
1925
as Omaki
Love's Snare
1925
as Osato (Thread Shop Owner)
No Need for Your Opinion
1925
as Daughter
A Woman from the Genroku Era
1924
Village Pasture
1924
as Oharu