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