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Kinuyo Tanaka
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka — Self (archive footage)2009
- Cape of the North — Old Nun1976
- Lullaby of the Earth1976
- Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director — Self1975
- Let's Go, Grandma! — Kiku Sasaki1975
- Sandakan No. 8 — Old Osaki1974
- Sanbaba1974
- Tora-san's Dream-Come-True — 旧家的夫人1972
- Mominoki wa Nokotta — Tsuta1970
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Shimonoseki
- Place of death
- Japan
- Spouse
- Hiroshi Shimizu
- Occupation
- child actor
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Participant in
- 1954 Cannes Film Festival
- Field of work
- film direction
- Image
- Kinuyo Tanaka in Jinsei no onimotsu 1935.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1910-11-28
- date of death
- 1977-03-21
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in kana
- たなか きぬよ
- Commons category
- Kinuyo Tanaka
- name in native language
- 田中絹代
- place of burial
- Shimonoseki
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Kinuyo Tanaka
- start of work period
- 1924-00-00
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