Love Under the Crucifix
1962 · 7.5/10
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Kinuyo Tanaka
Director & actor · born 28 November 1909 · Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
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 seventeen years old, appearing in Heinosuke Gosho's An Embarrassing Dream in 1927. She proceeded to take leading parts in, among others, Yasujirō Ozu's I Graduated, But... in 1929, Gosho's Aiyoku no ki in 1930, and in 1931, Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, directed by Gosho.
Where to start: Red Beard (1965).
As director 6
As actor 132
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka
2009 · 4.0/10
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Lullaby of the Earth
1976 · 6.4/10
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Cape of the North
1976 · 9.0/10
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Let's Go, Grandma!
1975 · 10.0/10
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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975 · 7.2/10
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Sandakan No. 8
1974 · 7.8/10
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Sanbaba
1974 · 9.0/10
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Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972 · 8.3/10
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Red Beard
1965 · 8.2/10
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The Scent of Incense
1964 · 7.2/10
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Bright Sea
1963 · 9.0/10
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Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · 7.0/10
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A Legend or Was It?
1963 · 7.0/10
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The Fencing Master
1962 · 5.9/10
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A Wanderer's Notebook
1962 · 7.2/10
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Eternity of Love
1961 · 8.0/10
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Her Brother
1960 · 7.1/10
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The Three Treasures
1959 · 5.5/10
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959 · 5.2/10
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The Eternal Rainbow
1958 · 7.2/10
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Equinox Flower
1958 · 7.4/10
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The Ballad of Narayama
1958 · 7.6/10
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Sorrow Is Only for Women
1958 · 8.0/10
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On This Earth
1957 · 7.0/10
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Geisha in the Old City
1957 · 10.0/10
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Stepbrothers
1957 · 7.4/10
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Yellow Crow
1957 · 6.7/10
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Flowing
1956 · 7.2/10
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The Storm
1956 · 8.5/10
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Women in Prison
1956 · 4.0/10
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Forever a Woman
1955 · 8.1/10
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House of Many Pleasures
1955 · 9.0/10
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The Moon Has Risen
1955 · 7.4/10
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The Woman in the Rumor
1954 · 7.3/10
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Five Sisters
1954 · 8.0/10
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Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · 8.1/10
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Love Letter
1953 · 7.2/10
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An Heir's Place
1953 · 10.0/10
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Ugetsu
1953 · 8.0/10
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Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953 · 6.6/10
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Sincere Heart
1953 · 6.5/10
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Her Secret
1952 · 8.0/10
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Mother
1952 · 7.0/10
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The Ataka Family
1952 · 5.5/10
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The Life of Oharu
1952 · 7.8/10
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Sisters of Nishijin
1952 · 7.5/10
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Story of Lightning
1951 · 10.0/10
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The Lady of Musashino
1951 · 6.3/10
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Miss Oyu
1951 · 7.3/10
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Ginza Cosmetics
1951 · 6.5/10
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The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951 · 8.0/10
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The Munekata Sisters
1950 · 7.1/10
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Wedding Ring
1950 · 6.6/10
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Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949 · 6.6/10
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1949 · 6.6/10
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Flame of My Love
1949 · 5.6/10
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A Hen in the Wind
1948 · 7.1/10
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Women of the Night
1948 · 7.1/10
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Phoenix
1947 · 6.4/10
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The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947 · 7.0/10
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Kinuyo Tanaka movie?
By viewer score, Red Beard (1965) at 8.2/10.
What are Kinuyo Tanaka’s most popular movies?
Ugetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, Red Beard.
How many movies has Kinuyo Tanaka made?
138 films on TMDB, 6 as director, 132 as actor.