Kinuyo Tanaka: movies and TV shows
Kinuyo Tanaka has 230 credits in the archive: 229 films and 1 TV series, from 1924 to 2022. Highest rated: Red Beard (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1924 – 2022 · busiest year: 1928 (15 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 112 |
| 2009 | The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.0 | 99 |
| 1976 | Lullaby of the Earth | Film | 6.4 | 66 | |
| 1976 | Cape of the North | Old Nun | Film | 9.0 | 66 |
| 1975 | Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | Self | Film | 7.2 | 65 |
| 1975 | Let's Go, Grandma! | Kiku Sasaki | Film | 10.0 | 65 |
| 1974 | Sandakan No. 8 | Old Osaki | Film | 7.7 | 64 |
| 1974 | Sanbaba | Film | 9.0 | 64 | |
| 1972 | Tora-san's Dream-Come-True | The Old Family Mistress | Film | 8.3 | 62 |
| 1970 | Mominoki wa Nokotta | Tsuta | TV | — | 60 |
| 1965 | Red Beard | Madame Yasumoto | Film | 8.2 | 55 |
| 1964 | The Scent of Incense | Tsuna | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1964 | Kono sora no aru kagiri | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1963 | Alone Across the Pacific | Youth's Mother | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1963 | A Legend or Was It? | Shizuko Sonobe | Film | 6.9 | 53 |
| 1963 | Bright Sea | Nobuko Yazaki | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1963 | Double Wedding | Film | — | 53 | |
| 1962 | A Wanderer's Notebook | Kishi, Fumiko's Mother | Film | 7.2 | 52 |
| 1962 | Love Under the Crucifix | Film | 7.1 | 52 | |
| 1962 | Mama, I Need You! | Film | — | 52 | |
| 1962 | The Fencing Master | Oharu | Film | 5.9 | 52 |
| 1961 | Girls of the Night | Film | 6.5 | 51 | |
| 1961 | Eternity of Love | Michi's Mother | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1960 | Her Brother | Mother | Film | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1960 | The Wandering Princess | Film | 6.7 | 50 | |
| 1959 | The Three Treasures | Princess Yamato | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1959 | Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka | Myokan | Film | 5.2 | 49 |
| 1959 | Hahakogusa | Shige Ozawa | Film | — | 49 |
| 1958 | The Ballad of Narayama | Orin | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1958 | Equinox Flower | Kiyoko Hirayama | Film | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1958 | The Eternal Rainbow | Fumi | Film | 7.3 | 48 |
| 1958 | Sorrow Is Only for Women | Film | 8.0 | 48 | |
| 1957 | Geisha in the Old City | Oei | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1957 | On This Earth | Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1957 | Stepbrothers | Rie | Film | 7.4 | 47 |
| 1957 | Yellow Crow | Yukiko Matsumoto | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1956 | Women in Prison | Prison Warden | Film | 4.0 | 46 |
| 1956 | Confession | Film | — | 46 | |
| 1956 | This Is Home | Film | — | 46 | |
| 1956 | How Sorrowful | Film | — | 46 | |
| 1956 | The Storm | Film | 8.5 | 46 | |
| 1956 | Flowing | Rika Yamanaka / Oharu | Film | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1955 | Tsukiyo no kasa | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1955 | Forever a Woman | Neighbor's Wife | Film | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1955 | Forever a Woman | Film | 7.7 | 45 | |
| 1955 | The Moon Has Risen | Yoneya | Film | 6.9 | 45 |
| 1955 | The Moon Has Risen | Film | 6.9 | 45 | |
| 1955 | Shōnen shikeishū | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1955 | House of Many Pleasures | Oshige | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1954 | Sansho the Bailiff | Tamaki | Film | 8.1 | 44 |
| 1954 | Five Sisters | Film | 8.0 | 44 | |
| 1954 | The Woman in the Rumor | Hatsuko Mabuchi | Film | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1953 | An Heir's Place | Hisa Hosho | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1953 | Love Letter | Landlady | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1953 | Love Letter | Film | 6.9 | 43 | |
| 1953 | Ugetsu | Miyagi | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1953 | Where Chimneys Are Seen | Hiroko Ogata | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1953 | Brother and Sister | Film | 6.3 | 43 | |
| 1953 | Sincere Heart | Kuniko | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1952 | Himitsu | Film | 8.0 | 42 | |
| 1952 | The Life of Oharu | Oharu | Film | 7.7 | 42 |
| 1952 | Mother | Masako Fukuhara | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1952 | Sisters of Nishijin | Film | 7.5 | 42 | |
| 1952 | The Ataka Family | Kuniko Ataka | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1951 | Ginza Cosmetics | Yukiko Tsuji | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1951 | Miss Oyu | Oyû Kayukawa | Film | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1951 | The Lady of Musashino | Michiko Akiyama | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1951 | Story of Lightning | Film | 10.0 | 41 | |
| 1951 | The Inner Palace Conspiracy | Onaka | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1950 | The Munekata Sisters | Setsuko Munekata | Film | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1950 | Wedding Ring | Noriko Kuki | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1949 | Flame of My Love | Eiko Hirayama | Film | 5.4 | 39 |
| 1949 | Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 | Oiwa / Osode | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1949 | Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 | Oiwa / Osode | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1948 | Women of the Night | Fusako Owada | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1948 | A Hen in the Wind | Tokiko Amamiya | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1947 | Phoenix | Sayoko Aihara | Film | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1947 | Marriage | Fumie Matsukawa | Film | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1947 | The Love of the Actress Sumako | Sumako Matsui | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1946 | Utamaro and His Five Women | Okita | Film | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1946 | Kanojo no hatsugen | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1946 | Victory of Women | Hiroko Hosokawa | Film | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1945 | Victory Song | Woman who sings lullaby | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1945 | A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo | Okinu | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1944 | The Man Who Has Returned | Film | 10.0 | 34 | |
| 1944 | Miyamoto Musashi | Shinobu Nonomiya | Film | 6.4 | 34 |
| 1944 | Army | Waka | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1943 | Kaisen no Zenya | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1943 | Air Raid of the Enemy Plane | Kiyo | Film | — | 33 |
| 1942 | A Certain Woman | Film | 7.0 | 32 | |
| 1941 | Let's Go in Good Spirits | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1941 | Record of a Woman Doctor | Film | 6.0 | 31 | |
| 1941 | Ornamental Hairpin | Emi | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1941 | Flower | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1940 | Kinuyo's First Love | Film | 7.5 | 30 | |
| 1940 | Okinu and Banto | Film | 10.0 | 30 | |
| 1940 | Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru | Chiyo | Film | — | 30 |
| 1940 | Osaka Woman | Film | 7.0 | 30 | |
| 1939 | Zoku aizen katsura | Film | 8.0 | 29 | |
| 1939 | Weeds with flowers | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1939 | Okayo's Preparedness | Okayo | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1939 | Spring Thunder | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1938 | The Tree of Love | Katsue Takaishi | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1938 | Mother and Child | Chieko | Film | — | 28 |
| 1937 | Song of the Flower Basket | Yoko | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1937 | A Man's Recompense: Part 1 | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1937 | A Man's Recompense: Part 2 | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1937 | Lady Doctor Kinuyo | Kinuyo Yamaoka | Film | 5.5 | 27 |
| 1937 | Banchō sarayashiki | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1936 | The New Road: Ryota | Film | 7.5 | 26 | |
| 1936 | The New Road: Akemi | Film | 8.5 | 26 | |
| 1936 | Men vs. Women | Film | 7.0 | 26 | |
| 1935 | An Innocent Maid | Oshige | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1935 | Burden of Life | Itsuko Kuriyama | Film | 6.6 | 25 |
| 1935 | Okoto and Sasuke | Okoto | Film | 6.8 | 25 |
| 1934 | My Elder Brother | Sumako | Film | 6.0 | 24 |
| 1934 | Sakura Ondo | Film | 7.0 | 24 | |
| 1934 | Honeymoon | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1934 | Constellations on Earth, Part 2: Constellations | Film | 9.0 | 24 | |
| 1934 | Constellations on Earth, Part One: Earth Chapter | Film | 10.0 | 24 | |
| 1934 | Storm in the City | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1934 | The Genealogy of Women | Otsuta | Film | 10.0 | 24 |
| 1934 | Mother of the East | Taeko | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1934 | Osayo Koi Sugata | Osayo | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1934 | That Night's Woman | Film | 10.0 | 24 | |
| 1933 | The Bride Talks in Her Sleep | Haruko, bride | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1933 | Dragnet Girl | Tokiko | Film | 6.7 | 23 |
| 1933 | The Dancing Girl of Izu | Kaoru, a dancer | Film | 6.7 | 23 |
| 1933 | The Road to Marriage | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1933 | Woman of Tokyo | Harue | Film | 6.8 | 23 |
| 1933 | Sôbô | Yoshiko Chō | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1933 | Daphne | Tamayō (Geisha) | Film | — | 23 |
| 1933 | Before the Wedding | Yukiko Takada | Film | — | 23 |
| 1933 | The Cheerleading Captain's Love | Omitsu | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1933 | Clear and Cloudy | Fusako Kawahara | Film | — | 23 |
| 1932 | Shine, Japanese Women | Shigeko | Film | 10.0 | 22 |
| 1932 | Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? | Oshige | Film | 6.5 | 22 |
| 1932 | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Yae | Film | — | 22 |
| 1932 | The Golden Demon | Omiya | Film | — | 22 |
| 1932 | The Sun Rises from the East | Miyoko | Film | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1932 | My Brother's a Fool | Film | 10.0 | 22 | |
| 1932 | Victory or Defeat | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1932 | Storm Zone | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1932 | The Willows of Ginza | Film | 9.0 | 22 | |
| 1932 | Love in Tokyo | Film | 7.0 | 22 | |
| 1932 | Studio Romance: A Guide to Love | Film | 10.0 | 22 | |
| 1931 | ABC Lifeline | Film | 6.7 | 21 | |
| 1931 | The Neighbour's Wife and Mine | Wife of the Playwright | Film | 6.6 | 21 |
| 1931 | Sisters: Part 1 | Film | — | 21 | |
| 1931 | Cry Cheerfully! | Film | — | 21 | |
| 1931 | Sisters: Part 2 | Film | 7.0 | 21 | |
| 1931 | Woman of Suffering | Film | — | 21 | |
| 1931 | Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 | Mayumi | Film | 8.0 | 21 |
| 1931 | Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1 | Mayumi | Film | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1931 | The Tramp and His Daughter | Film | — | 21 | |
| 1931 | ABC Lifeline: Fujieda Chapter | Film | — | 21 | |
| 1930 | I Flunked, But... | Cafe's Waitress | Film | 5.9 | 20 |
| 1930 | Marching On | Toshiko Yamamoto | Film | 10.0 | 20 |
| 1930 | Mother, Don't Tarnish Your Name | Film | 10.0 | 20 | |
| 1930 | The Beating | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1930 | A Smiling Life | Film | 10.0 | 20 | |
| 1930 | The Great Ship | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1930 | Song of Youth | Kinuko Yamada | Film | — | 20 |
| 1930 | Young Lady | Kinuko | Film | 8.0 | 20 |
| 1930 | The Big City: Explosion | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1930 | The Tale of Kinuyo | Kinuyo | Film | 9.0 | 20 |
| 1930 | Record of Love and Desire | Film | 9.0 | 20 | |
| 1930 | Where Do Women Go? | Omitsu | Film | — | 20 |
| 1930 | Youth, Why Do You Cry? | Kozue Uesugi | Film | — | 20 |
| 1929 | Triumphant Song of the Mountain | Yuki Matsuyama | Film | — | 19 |
| 1929 | I Graduated, But... | Machiko Nomoto | Film | 5.8 | 19 |
| 1929 | The Father and His Son | Film | 10.0 | 19 | |
| 1929 | The Blacksmith of the Forest | Omitsu | Film | 8.0 | 19 |
| 1929 | Cheerful Song | Mamoko | Film | — | 19 |
| 1929 | Echigo Lion | Film | — | 19 | |
| 1929 | The Model of New Women | Film | — | 19 | |
| 1929 | The Big City: Labor | Okimi (cleaning woman) | Film | 9.0 | 19 |
| 1929 | The Village Where the Skylark Sings | Film | — | 19 | |
| 1929 | Him and Life | Film | 8.0 | 19 | |
| 1928 | The Age of Emotion | Film | 8.0 | 18 | |
| 1928 | Immortal Love | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1928 | If Only She... | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1928 | The Village Bride | Film | 8.0 | 18 | |
| 1928 | The Face of Humanity | Film | 7.0 | 18 | |
| 1928 | The Eternal Heart | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1928 | The Glory of the Shōwa Era | Yayoi Sakurai (Shōwa Chapter) | Film | — | 18 |
| 1928 | Symphony of Youth | Kinuko Noguchi | Film | — | 18 |
| 1928 | King of the Land | Namiko | Film | — | 18 |
| 1928 | Thank You for Your Hard Work | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1928 | Iron Virgin | Namiko | Film | — | 18 |
| 1928 | A Wife Quits | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1928 | Chronicles of a Sea Country | Oaki (Sister) | Film | 9.0 | 18 |
| 1928 | Modern Warrior Training | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1928 | What a Handsome Man! | Shikanyu (geisha) | Film | — | 18 |
| 1927 | Song of the Border Patrol | Tsutae | Film | — | 17 |
| 1927 | Madame Pearl | Film | — | 17 | |
| 1927 | The Basement | Film | — | 17 | |
| 1927 | The Harakiri at Tennōji | Film | — | 17 | |
| 1927 | Lovers' Suicide at Kiso | Film | — | 17 | |
| 1927 | Sankichi the Flying Squirrel | Oshizu (Tazaemon's Daughter) | Film | — | 17 |
| 1927 | An Embarrassing Dream | Film | 9.0 | 17 | |
| 1927 | Takada no Baba | Film | — | 17 | |
| 1927 | Yakko no Koman | Film | — | 17 | |
| 1927 | Night is a Trickster | Film | — | 17 | |
| 1927 | The Oath of a Thousand Kills | Kaōgi (Courtesan) | Film | — | 17 |
| 1927 | Magic | Film | — | 17 | |
| 1927 | Secret Struggle | Film | — | 17 | |
| 1926 | Flashing Blade | Film | — | 16 | |
| 1926 | Oh! Carefree, Aren't You? | Film | — | 16 | |
| 1926 | Love and Courage | Film | — | 16 | |
| 1926 | Her | Film | 9.0 | 16 | |
| 1926 | Buried Youth | Film | — | 16 | |
| 1926 | Useless Button | Film | — | 16 | |
| 1926 | Young Master | Tamako (Geisha in training) | Film | — | 16 |
| 1926 | Townspeople | Film | 8.0 | 16 | |
| 1926 | The Betrayed | O-Fumi | Film | — | 16 |
| 1926 | The Cursed Sword | Owaka | Film | — | 16 |
| 1926 | The Complete Story of Jirocho Shimizu, Part 2: Ashura's Revenge | Film | — | 16 | |
| 1926 | Torrent | Film | 9.0 | 16 | |
| 1926 | Troubled Days | Osaki (Reiko's Sister) | Film | — | 16 |
| 1925 | Cry of the Raging Current | Okimi | Film | — | 15 |
| 1925 | Love's Snare | Osato (Thread Shop Owner) | Film | — | 15 |
| 1925 | The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple | Otami | Film | — | 15 |
| 1925 | The Little Traveling Entertainer | Okiku | Film | — | 15 |
| 1925 | Fallen Samurai | Omaki | Film | — | 15 |
| 1925 | Brave Love | Film | — | 15 | |
| 1925 | No Need for Your Opinion | Daughter | Film | — | 15 |
| 1925 | Nature Is the Judge | Film | — | 15 | |
| 1924 | Village Pasture | Oharu | Film | 7.0 | 14 |
| 1924 | A Woman from the Genroku Era | Film | — | 14 |