Deceased

How Did Kinuyo Tanaka Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 67

Also known as다나카 키누요, کینو تاناکا, 田中絹代GenderFemaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn28/11/1909Born inShimonoseki, Yamaguchi, JapanDied21/03/1977Died inJapanCausebrain cancerWikidataQ263104 ↗Buried atShimonosekiTMDb#24551 ↗

Kinuyo Tanaka was a Japanese actress and film director. She had a career lasting over 50 years with more than 250 acting credits, but was best known for her 15 films with director Kenji Mizoguchi, such as The Life of Oharu (1952) and Ugetsu (1953). With her 1953 directorial debut, Love Letter, Tanaka became the second Japanese woman to direct a film, after Tazuko Sakane. Tanaka won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her performance in the film Sandakan No. 8 (1974).

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Filmography209 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1976	Cape of the NorthMovie	Old Nun	67
1976	Lullaby of the EarthMovie	—	67
1975	Let's Go, Grandma!Movie	Kiku Sasaki	66
1975	Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film DirectorMovie	Self	66
1974	Sandakan No. 8Movie	Old Osaki	65
1974	SanbabaMovie	—	65
1972	Tora-san's Dream-Come-TrueMovie	The Old Family Mistress	63
1970	Mominoki wa NokottaSeries	Tsuta	61
1965	Red BeardMovie	Madame Yasumoto	56
1964	The Scent of IncenseMovie	Tsuna	55
1964	Kono sora no aru kagiriMovie	—	55
1963	Bright SeaMovie	Nobuko Yazaki	54
1963	Double WeddingMovie	—	54
1963	A Legend or Was It?Movie	Shizuko Sonobe	54
1963	Alone Across the PacificMovie	Youth's Mother	54
1962	A Wanderer's NotebookMovie	Kishi, Fumiko's Mother	53
1962	Mama, I Need You!Movie	—	53
1962	The Fencing MasterMovie	Oharu	53
1960	Her BrotherMovie	Mother	51
1959	The Three TreasuresMovie	Princess Yamato	50
1959	Chikamatsu's Love in OsakaMovie	Myokan	50
1959	HahakogusaMovie	Shige Ozawa	50
1958	Equinox FlowerMovie	Kiyoko Hirayama	49
1958	The Ballad of NarayamaMovie	Orin	49
1958	The Eternal RainbowMovie	Fumi	49
1957	StepbrothersMovie	Rie	48
1957	Geisha in the Old CityMovie	Oei	48
1957	Yellow CrowMovie	Yukiko Matsumoto	48
1957	On This EarthMovie	Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother	48
1956	How SorrowfulMovie	—	47
1956	FlowingMovie	Rika Yamanaka / Oharu	47
1956	ConfessionMovie	—	47
1956	The StormMovie	—	47
1956	This Is HomeMovie	—	47
1956	Women in PrisonMovie	Prison Warden	47
1955	The Moon Has RisenMovie	Yoneya	46
1955	Forever a WomanMovie	Neighbor's Wife	46
1955	Tsukiyo no kasaMovie	—	46
1955	Shōnen shikeishūMovie	—	46
1955	House of Many PleasuresMovie	Oshige	46
1954	Sansho the BailiffMovie	Tamaki	45
1954	Five SistersMovie	—	45
1954	The Woman in the RumorMovie	Hatsuko Mabuchi	45
1953	An Heir's PlaceMovie	Hisa Hosho	44
1953	Where Chimneys Are SeenMovie	Hiroko Ogata	44
1953	Love LetterMovie	Landlady	44
1953	UgetsuMovie	Miyagi	44
1953	Sincere HeartMovie	Kuniko	44
1952	The Life of OharuMovie	Oharu	43
1952	MotherMovie	Masako Fukuhara	43
1952	Her SecretMovie	—	43
1952	Sisters of NishijinMovie	—	43
1951	Miss OyuMovie	Oyû Kayukawa	42
1951	Ginza CosmeticsMovie	Yukiko Tsuji	42
1951	The Lady of MusashinoMovie	Michiko Akiyama	42
1951	The Inner Palace ConspiracyMovie	Onaka	42
1951	AizenbashiMovie	—	42
1951	Story of LightningMovie	—	42
1950	The Munekata SistersMovie	Setsuko Munekata	41
1950	The Actress and the DetectiveMovie	—	41
1950	Wedding RingMovie	Noriko Kuki	41
1949	Flame of My LoveMovie	Eiko Hirayama	40
1949	Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2Movie	Oiwa / Osode	40
1949	Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1Movie	Oiwa / Osode	40
1948	Women of the NightMovie	Fusako Owada	39
1948	A Hen in the WindMovie	Tokiko Amamiya	39
1947	MarriageMovie	Fumie Matsukawa	38
1947	The Love of the Actress SumakoMovie	Sumako Matsui	38
1947	PhoenixMovie	Sayoko Aihara	38
1946	Kanojo no hatsugenMovie	—	37
1946	Utamaro and His Five WomenMovie	Okita	37
1946	Victory of WomenMovie	Hiroko Hosokawa	37
1945	A Tale of Archery at the SanjusangendoMovie	Okinu	36
1945	Victory SongMovie	Woman who sings lullaby	36
1944	Miyamoto MusashiMovie	Shinobu Nonomiya	35
1944	ArmyMovie	Waka	35
1944	The Man Who Has ReturnedMovie	—	35
1943	Kaisen no ZenyaMovie	—	34
1943	Air Raid of the Enemy PlaneMovie	Kiyo	34
1942	A Certain WomanMovie	—	33
1941	Let's Go in Good SpiritsMovie	—	32
1941	Record of a Woman DoctorMovie	—	32
1941	Ornamental HairpinMovie	Emi	32
1941	FlowerMovie	—	32
1940	Kinuyo's First LoveMovie	—	31
1940	Okinu and BantoMovie	—	31
1940	Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoruMovie	Chiyo	31
1940	Osaka WomanMovie	—	31
1939	Okayo's PreparednessMovie	Okayo	30
1939	Spring ThunderMovie	—	30
1939	Weeds with flowersMovie	—	30
1939	Zoku aizen katsuraMovie	—	30
1938	The Tree of LoveMovie	Katsue Takaishi	29
1938	Mother and ChildMovie	Chieko	29
1937	Song of the Flower BasketMovie	Yoko	28
1937	Lady Doctor KinuyoMovie	Kinuyo Yamaoka	28
1937	A Man's Recompense: Part 1Movie	—	28
1937	A Man's Recompense: Part 2Movie	—	28
1937	Banchō sarayashikiMovie	—	28
1936	The New Road: RyotaMovie	—	27
1936	The New Road: AkemiMovie	—	27
1936	Men vs. WomenMovie	—	27
1935	Okoto and SasukeMovie	Okoto	26
1935	Burden of LifeMovie	Itsuko Kuriyama	26
1935	An Innocent MaidMovie	Oshige	26
1934	Osayo Koi SugataMovie	Osayo	25
1934	The Genealogy of WomenMovie	Otsuta	25
1934	My Elder BrotherMovie	Sumako	25
1934	Storm in the CityMovie	—	25
1934	Mother of the EastMovie	Taeko	25
1934	That Night's WomanMovie	—	25
1934	Sakura OndoMovie	—	25
1934	Constellations on Earth, Part One: Earth ChapterMovie	—	25
1934	Constellations on Earth, Part 2: ConstellationsMovie	—	25
1933	Clear and CloudyMovie	Fusako Kawahara	24
1933	The Bride Talks in Her SleepMovie	Haruko, bride	24
1933	The Cheerleading Captain's LoveMovie	Omitsu	24
1933	Dragnet GirlMovie	Tokiko	24
1933	SôbôMovie	Yoshiko Chō	24
1933	Woman of TokyoMovie	Harue	24
1933	The Road to MarriageMovie	—	24
1933	DaphneMovie	Tamayō (Geisha)	24
1933	The Dancing Girl of IzuMovie	Kaoru, a dancer	24
1933	Before the WeddingMovie	Yukiko Takada	24
1932	The Loyal 47 RoninMovie	Yae	23
1932	Storm ZoneMovie	—	23
1932	Studio Romance: A Guide to LoveMovie	—	23
1932	Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?Movie	Oshige	23
1932	The Golden DemonMovie	Omiya	23
1932	Victory or DefeatMovie	—	23
1932	The Willows of GinzaMovie	—	23
1932	Love in TokyoMovie	—	23
1932	Shine, Japanese WomenMovie	Shigeko	23
1932	My Brother's a FoolMovie	—	23
1932	The Sun Rises from the EastMovie	Miyoko	23
1931	ABC Lifeline: Fujieda ChapterMovie	—	22
1931	The Neighbour's Wife and MineMovie	Wife of the Playwright	22
1931	Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1Movie	Mayumi	22
1931	Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2Movie	Mayumi	22
1931	Sisters: Part 1Movie	—	22
1931	Sisters: Part 2Movie	—	22
1931	Cry Cheerfully!Movie	—	22
1931	ABC LifelineMovie	—	22
1931	The Tramp and His DaughterMovie	—	22
1930	I Flunked, But...Movie	Cafe's Waitress	21
1930	Youth, Why Do You Cry?Movie	Kozue Uesugi	21
1930	The Tale of KinuyoMovie	Kinuyo	21
1930	Where Do Women Go?Movie	Omitsu	21
1930	A Smiling LifeMovie	—	21
1930	Record of Love and DesireMovie	—	21
1930	The BeatingMovie	—	21
1930	The Great ShipMovie	—	21
1930	Marching OnMovie	Toshiko Yamamoto	21
1930	Mother, Don't Tarnish Your NameMovie	—	21
1930	Song of YouthMovie	Kinuko Yamada	21
1930	Young LadyMovie	Kinuko	21
1930	The Big City: ExplosionMovie	—	21
1929	The Blacksmith of the ForestMovie	Omitsu	20
1929	The Father and His SonMovie	—	20
1929	Cheerful SongMovie	Mamoko	20
1929	The Model of New WomenMovie	—	20
1929	Triumphant Song of the MountainMovie	Yuki Matsuyama	20
1929	The Big City: LaborMovie	Okimi (cleaning woman)	20
1929	The Village Where the Skylark SingsMovie	—	20
1929	I Graduated, But...Movie	Machiko Nomoto	20
1929	Him and LifeMovie	—	20
1929	Echigo LionMovie	—	20
1928	A Wife QuitsMovie	—	19
1928	Iron VirginMovie	Namiko	19
1928	King of the LandMovie	Namiko	19
1928	The Glory of the Shōwa EraMovie	Yayoi Sakurai (Shōwa Chapter)	19
1928	The Village BrideMovie	—	19
1928	What a Handsome Man!Movie	Shikanyu (geisha)	19
1928	Chronicles of a Sea CountryMovie	Oaki (Sister)	19
1928	If Only She...Movie	—	19
1928	Symphony of YouthMovie	Kinuko Noguchi	19
1928	Thank You for Your Hard WorkMovie	—	19
1928	The Age of EmotionMovie	—	19
1928	The Eternal HeartMovie	—	19
1928	Immortal LoveMovie	—	19
1928	The Face of HumanityMovie	—	19
1927	Secret StruggleMovie	—	18
1927	Takada no BabaMovie	—	18
1927	MagicMovie	—	18
1927	The BasementMovie	—	18
1927	Madame PearlMovie	—	18
1927	The Oath of a Thousand KillsMovie	Kaōgi (Courtesan)	18
1927	Lovers' Suicide at KisoMovie	—	18
1927	An Embarrassing DreamMovie	—	18
1926	Love and CourageMovie	—	17
1926	Flashing BladeMovie	—	17
1926	TownspeopleMovie	—	17
1926	TorrentMovie	—	17
1926	Useless ButtonMovie	—	17
1926	Young MasterMovie	Tamako (Geisha in training)	17
1926	HerMovie	—	17
1926	Oh! Carefree, Aren't You?Movie	—	17
1926	Troubled DaysMovie	Osaki (Reiko's Sister)	17
1926	Buried YouthMovie	—	17
1926	The Complete Story of Jirocho Shimizu, Part 2: Ashura's RevengeMovie	—	17
1926	The BetrayedMovie	O-Fumi	17
1925	The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji TempleMovie	Otami	16
1925	Love's SnareMovie	Osato (Thread Shop Owner)	16
1925	Brave LoveMovie	—	16
1925	No Need for Your OpinionMovie	Daughter	16
1925	Nature Is the JudgeMovie	—	16
1925	Fallen SamuraiMovie	Omaki	16
1924	Village PastureMovie	Oharu	15
1924	A Woman from the Genroku EraMovie	—	15