Yuko Tanaka
Biography
Yuko Tanaka is a Japanese actress born on April 29, 1955, in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. She is a graduate of Meiji University and has maintained a long career in the entertainment industry. Known professionally by her stage name, she is recognized for her work in both film and television. Throughout her professional life, she has been credited with 59 acting roles. Her career has spanned several decades, during which she has earned recognition for her performances. She is identified in various databases by her Japanese name, 田中裕子, and is noted for her consistent contributions to Japanese media.
Career overview
Yuko Tanaka has established a significant career in Japanese film and television, earning several acting awards for her work. Her filmography includes appearances in various productions, such as the 2005 film Hibi, also known as The Milkwoman, for which she received the Best Actress award at the 30th Hochi Film Awards. Her contributions to the industry were further recognized in 2012 when she received the Kinuyo Tanaka Award at the 67th Mainichi Film Awards, presented on February 7, 2013.
In addition to her film work, Tanaka has appeared in numerous television projects. Her television credits include roles in the 2006 Fuji TV production Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad, the 2008 NHK drama Boshi, the 2014 NTV production Hana-chan no Misoshiru, where she portrayed the character Toyono Yamaoka, and the 2015 TBS-MBS production Wagaya, in which she played Taiko Sakuragi. With 59 known credits, her career reflects a consistent presence in both cinema and broadcast television.
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- The Real You (2024) as Akiko Ishikawa
- Monster (2023) as Makiko Fushimi
- Love with a Case (2022) as Azuki Koarai
- Thousand and One Nights (2022) as Tomiko Wakamatsu
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021) Motion Actor
- Gift of Fire (2021)
- Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020) as Momoko Hidaka
- The Island of Cats (2019) as Yoshie
- One Night (2019) as Koharu Inamura
- anone (2018) as Anone Hayashida
- Haruko's Doll (2018) as Tomita Shizuko
- Ties: A Miraculous Colt (2017) as Kayoko Matsushita
- Through Their Eyes (2016)
- Mare (2015) as Okesaku Fumi
- Midnight Diner (2014) as Machiko Tsukaguchi
- Homeland (2014) as Tomiko
- Hana's Miso Soup (2014) as Toyoka Yamaoka
- Woman (2013) as Sachi Uesugi
- Backwater (2013) as Jinko
- Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (2013) as Kinoshita's mother
- Dearest (2012) as Yoko Shimakura
- Mother (2010) as Mochizuki Hana
- The Firmament of the Pleiades (2010) as Empress Dowager Cixi
- Haru's Journey (2010) as Aiko Shimizu
- The Homeless Student (2008) as Michiyo Kawai
- Bōshi (2008) as Setsu Takemoto
- Tales from Earthsea (2006) as Cob (voice)
- Tokyo Tower ~ Okan and me, sometimes, Oton (SP version) (2006) as Nakagawa Eiko
- The Milkwoman (2005) as Minako Oba
- The Buried Forest (2005)
- The Buried Forest (2005) as Machi's mother
- Hibi (2005) as Kiyoko Koyama
- Wakaba (2004)
- The Bleep Brothers (2002) as Toyoko
- The Firefly (2001) as Tomoko Yamaoka
- The Whispered City (2000) as Fukuko
- Osaka Story (1999) as Shimotsuki, Harumi
- The Exam (1999) as ToshieTogashi
- Princess Mononoke (1997) as Eboshi Gozen (voice)
- Terigaki (1996)
- The Rainbow Seeker (1996) as Yaeko Tonari
- Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi (1993)
- Wild Geese (1993)
- Ghost Story: Flower House (1991)
- As If In Flight (1990)
- Wuthering Heights (1988) as Kinu
- Children on the Island (1987) as Hisako Oishi
- Demon (1985) as Keiko
- Capone Cries a Lot (1985) as Kozome Takonoya
- Oshin (1983) as Oshin (16 to 46 years old)
- Amagi Pass (1983) as Hana Otsuka, prostitute
- The Rape (1982) as Michiko Yahagi
- Tora-san, the Expert (1982) as Keiko
- Edo Porn (1981) as Oei
- Precious Moments (1981)
- Fifth Movement (1981)
- Eijanaika (1981) as Omatsu
- Tennō no Ryōriban (1980)
- Sister Ma (1979) as Isono Machiko
- Daddy Long Legs (1979) as ジュディ