Kinuyo Tanaka (1909)

Biografía

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Kinuyo Tanaka (?? ?? 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 an early age, appearing in Yasujiro Ozu's I Graduated, But... in 1929. The following year she played the lead in Aiyoku no ki, and in 1931 she appeared in Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, directed by Heinosuke Gosho.

She had a close working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi, having parts in 15 of his films, including leading roles in The Life of Oharu (1952), Ugetsu (1953) and Sansho the Bailiff (1954). Their working relationship ended when Mizoguchi countered a recommendation from the Directors Guild of Japan for the Nikkatsu studio to hire her as a director. Despite this, the production of her second film as director went ahead, but Tanaka never forgave Mizoguchi, and the reasons for his behaviour are unclear. She also played Noboru Yasumoto's mother in Akira Kurosawa's Red Beard (1965). For her portrayal in Kei Kumai's Sandakan N° 8 she won the Best Actress Award at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival in 1975.[2] Her last screen appearance was in 1976 in Kei Kumai's Kita No Misaki.

Tanaka was the second Japanese woman who worked as a film director, after Sakane Tazuko (1904-1975). Her first directing job was on the film Love Letter in 1953, and she made five further films in that role.

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Filmografía

Año	Título	Personaje	Valoración
1975	Kenji Mizoguchi, la vida de un director		★★★☆☆
1965	Barbarroja	Madame Yasumoto	★★★★☆
1962	Crónica de una trotamundos	Kishi, Fumiko's mother	★★★★☆
1960	Her Brother	Mother	★★★★☆
1958	Flores de equinoccio	Kiyoko Hirayama	★★★★☆
1958	La balada de Narayama	Orin	★★★★☆
1956	A la deriva	Rika Yamanaka / Oharu	★★★★☆
1955	La luna se levanta	Yoneya	★★★☆☆
1955	Pechos eternos	Neighbor's wife	★★★★☆
1954	El intendente Sansho	Tamaki	★★★★☆
1954	La mujer crucificada	Hatsuko Mabuchi	★★★★☆
1953	Carta de amor	Landlady	★★★☆☆
1953	Cuentos de la luna pálida	Miyagi	★★★★☆
1952	Madre	Masako Fukuhara	★★★☆☆
1952	La vida de Oharu, mujer galante	Oharu	★★★★☆
1951	La señorita Oyu	Oyû Kayukawa	★★★★☆
1950	Las hermanas Munekata	Setsuko Munekata	★★★☆☆
1950	Anillo de compromiso	Noriko Kuki	★★★☆☆
1947	El amor de la actriz Sumako	Sumako Matsui	★★★☆☆
1946	Utamaro y sus 5 mujeres	Okita	★★★★☆
1944	El adiós de un hijo	Waka	★★★★☆

Año	Título	Trabajo	Calificación
1962	Amor bajo el crucifijo	Director	★★★☆☆
1961	La noche de las mujeres	Director	★★★☆☆
1960	La princesa errante	Director	★★★☆☆
1955	Pechos eternos	Director	★★★★☆
1955	La luna se levanta	Director	★★★☆☆
1953	Carta de amor	Director	★★★☆☆