Kinuyo Tanaka

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 an early age, appearing in Yasujirō Ozu's I Graduated, But... in 1929. The following year she played the lead in Aiyoku no ki, and in 1931 she appeared in Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, directed by Heinosuke 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.[2] 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kinuyo Tanaka, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For	Acting
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Birthday	1909-11-28
Place of Birth	Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Also Known As	다나카 키누요, کینو تاناکا,

Cape of the North

Sansho the Bailiff

Sandakan No. 8

Equinox Flower

Kaisen no Zenya

Mother

The Life of Oharu

The Woman in the Rumor

The Love of the Actress Sumako

Miss Oyu

Flowing

Kono sora no aru kagiri

The Munekata Sisters

Zoku aizen katsura

Alone Across the Pacific

Women of the Night

Miyamoto Musashi

Utamaro and His Five Women

Her Brother

Flame of My Love

Woman of Tokyo

Phoenix

Bright Sea

Ornamental Hairpin

Sincere Heart

The Village Bride

Riku no ôja

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

Karabotan

The Life of Workers in the Big City

The Ballad of Narayama

A Wanderer's Notebook

The Neighbour's Wife and Mine

The Dancing Girl of Izu

A Legend, or Was It?

Burden of Life

Army

Youth, Why Do You Cry?

The Three Treasures

The Eternal Rainbow

Banchō sarayashiki

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

Wedding Ring

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

A Man's Recompense: Part 2

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

A Man's Recompense: Part 1

Flower

A Certain Woman

The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka

Forever a Woman

The Moon Has Risen

Record of a Woman Doctor

Okoto and Sasuke

An Heir's Place

Victory of Women

Five Sisters

Yellow Crow

I Graduated, But...

The Scent of Incense

ABC Lifeline

The New Road: Akemi

Wakarete ikiru toki mo

Hahakogusa

The Storm

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

The Man Who Has Returned

Marching On

I Flunked, But...

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

Dragnet Girl

Okayo's Preparedness

Red Beard

Mama, I Need You!

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

Osayo koisugata

The Bride Talks in Her Sleep

Lullaby of the Earth

The Loyal 47 Ronin