Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
11/28/1909
Place of Birth
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Also Known As
Kinuyo Tanaka
Biography
Known For
Woman of Tokyo
as Harue
Sansho the Bailiff
as Tamaki
Red Beard
as Madame Yasumoto
Ugetsu
as Miyagi
Sandakan No. 8
as Old Osaki
Victory Song
as Woman who sings lullaby
Dragnet Girl
as Tokiko
Army
as Waka
Lullaby of the Earth
Unknown Role
The Life of Oharu
as Oharu
Five Sisters
Unknown Role
Her Brother
as Mother
Men vs. Women
Unknown Role
Mother
as Masako Fukuhara
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
as Mayumi
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
as Oiwa / Osode
A Hen in the Wind
as Tokiko Amamiya
The Ballad of Narayama
as Orin
Love Letter
as Landlady
Career Timeline
1963
1962
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1949
1947
1944
1941
1940
1939
1937
1936
1935
1934
My Elder Brother
as Sumako
That Night's Woman
Role unknown
Osayo Koi Sugata
as Osayo
Storm in the City
Role unknown
Honeymoon
Role unknown
Constellations on Earth, Part 2: Constellations
Role unknown
Constellations on Earth, Part One: Earth Chapter
Role unknown
Sakura Ondo
Role unknown
The Genealogy of Women
as Otsuta
Mother of the East
as Taeko
1933
Sôbô
as Yoshiko Chō
Daphne
as Tamayō (Geisha)
Before the Wedding
as Yukiko Takada
The Road to Marriage
Role unknown
Clear and Cloudy
as Fusako Kawahara
Dragnet Girl
as Tokiko
The Cheerleading Captain's Love
as Omitsu
Woman of Tokyo
as Harue
The Dancing Girl of Izu
as Kaoru, a dancer
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep
as Haruko, bride
1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Yae
Storm Zone
Role unknown
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
as Oshige
Love in Tokyo
Role unknown
Shine, Japanese Women
as Shigeko
Studio Romance: A Guide to Love
Role unknown
The Sun Rises from the East
as Miyoko
The Willows of Ginza
Role unknown
My Brother's a Fool
Role unknown
Victory or Defeat
Role unknown
The Golden Demon
as Omiya
1931
Woman of Suffering
Role unknown
ABC Lifeline
Role unknown
ABC Lifeline: Fujieda Chapter
Role unknown
The Tramp and His Daughter
Role unknown
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
as Wife of the playwright
Sisters: Part 1
Role unknown
Sisters: Part 2
Role unknown
Cry Cheerfully!
Role unknown
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
as Mayumi
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
as Mayumi
1930
Young Lady
as Kinuko
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
as Kozue Uesugi
Record of Love and Desire
Role unknown
The Tale of Kinuyo
as Kinuyo
Mother, Don't Tarnish Your Name
Role unknown
The Great Ship
Role unknown
The Big City: Explosion
Role unknown
Where Do Women Go?
as Omitsu
A Smiling Life
Role unknown
I Flunked, But...
as Cafe's Waitress
Song of Youth
as Kinuko Yamada
Marching On
as Toshiko Yamamoto
The Beating
Role unknown
1929
Triumphant Song of the Mountain
as Yuki Matsuyama
The Father and His Son
Role unknown
I Graduated, But...
as Machiko Nomoto
Cheerful Song
as Mamoko
The Model of New Women
Role unknown
The Big City: Labor
as Okimi (cleaning woman)
The Village Where the Skylark Sings
Role unknown
Him and Life
Role unknown
Echigo Lion
Role unknown
The Blacksmith of the Forest
as Omitsu
1928
Symphony of Youth
as Kinuko Noguchi
The Glory of the Shōwa Era
as Yayoi Sakurai (Shōwa chapter)
King of the Land
as Namiko
Thank You for Your Hard Work
Role unknown
A Wife Quits
Role unknown
The Face of Humanity
Role unknown
What a Handsome Man!
as Shikanyu (geisha)
Iron Virgin
as Namiko
The Eternal Heart
Role unknown
Immortal Love
Role unknown
The Age of Emotion
Role unknown
The Village Bride
Role unknown
If Only She...
Role unknown
Chronicles of a Sea Country
as Oaki (sister)
Modern Warrior Training
Role unknown
1927
Night is a Trickster
Role unknown
Lovers' Suicide at Kiso
Role unknown
Sankichi the Flying Squirrel
as Oshizu (Tazaemon's daughter)
The Oath of a Thousand Kills
as Kaōgi (courtesan)
Madame Pearl
Role unknown
Song of the Border Patrol
as Tsutae
Magic
Role unknown
An Embarrassing Dream
Role unknown
Takada no Baba
Role unknown
The Harakiri at Tennōji
Role unknown
The Basement
Role unknown
Yakko no Koman
Role unknown
Secret Struggle
Role unknown
1926
Her
Role unknown
Flashing Blade
Role unknown
Buried Youth
Role unknown
The Complete Story of Jirocho Shimizu, Part 2: Ashura's Revenge
Role unknown
Useless Button
Role unknown
The Cursed Sword
as Owaka
Love and Courage
Role unknown
The Betrayed
as O-Fumi
Torrent
Role unknown
Young Master
as Tamako (Geisha in training)
Oh! Carefree, Aren't You?
Role unknown
Townspeople
Role unknown
Troubled Days
as Osaki (Reiko's Sister)
1925
No Need for Your Opinion
as Daughter
Fallen Samurai
as Omaki
Love's Snare
as Osato (Thread Shop Owner)
The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple
as Otami
Nature Is the Judge
Role unknown
Brave Love
Role unknown
Cry of the Raging Current
as Okimi
The Little Traveling Entertainer
as Okiku