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Kinuyo Tanaka

Actor · 180 credits · 36 in highly-rated films

Best known for Ugetsu (1953)

Frequent collaborators: Takeshi Sakamoto, Reikichi Kawamura, Hideo Fujino, Chōko Iida, Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Best Kinuyo Tanaka movies by genre

Movies (174 total, ranked by score)

  1. Ugetsu

    1953 · ★ 8.0 (648 votes)

    Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

    1

  2. Sansho the Bailiff

    1954 · ★ 8.1 (428 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. The Life of Oharu

    1952 · ★ 7.7 (195 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Equinox Flower

    1958 · ★ 7.4 (166 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    4

  5. The Ballad of Narayama

    1958 · ★ 7.5 (89 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Woman of Tokyo

    1933 · ★ 6.8 (31 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. Sandakan No. 8

    1974 · ★ 7.7 (19 votes)

    Drama, History

    7

  8. The Woman in the Rumor

    1954 · ★ 7.3 (45 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. Wedding Ring

    1950 · ★ 6.5 (11 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    9

  10. Forever a Woman

    1955 · ★ 7.7 (32 votes)

    Drama, Romance, History

    10

  11. A Hen in the Wind

    1948 · ★ 7.1 (59 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. The Eternal Rainbow

    1958 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Osayo Koi Sugata

    1934

    Drama

    13

  14. Marching On

    1930

    War, Drama

    14

  15. Flowing

    1956 · ★ 7.2 (34 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. Utamaro and His Five Women

    1946 · ★ 7.2 (34 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. The Moon Has Risen

    1955 · ★ 6.9 (26 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Comedy

    17

  18. The Blacksmith of the Forest

    1929

    Drama

    18

  19. The Munekata Sisters

    1950 · ★ 7.1 (38 votes)

    Drama

    19

  20. The Scent of Incense

    1964 · ★ 7.2 (9 votes)

    Drama

    20

  21. Alone Across the Pacific

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (12 votes)

    Adventure

    21

  22. Ornamental Hairpin

    1941 · ★ 6.7 (22 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    22

  23. Lady Doctor Kinuyo

    1937 · ★ 4.6 (4 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. Marriage

    1947 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    24

  25. Mother

    1952 · ★ 7.0 (20 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. Let's Go, Grandma!

    1975

    26

  27. Bright Sea

    1963

    Drama, Comedy

    27

  28. Her Brother

    1960 · ★ 7.1 (17 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    28

  29. A Legend or Was It?

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (14 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, War

    29

  30. Sisters of Nishijin

    1952

    Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.