ACTOR
Kinuyo Tanaka
1909 - 1977

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka (Japanese: 田中 絹代, Hepburn: Tanaka Kinuyo; 29 November 1909 – 21 March 1977) was a Japanese actress and film director. She had a career lasting over 50 years with more than 250 acting credits, but was best known for her 15 films with director Kenji Mizoguchi, such as The Life of Oharu (1952) and Ugetsu (1953). With her 1953 directorial debut, Love Letter, Tanaka became the second Japanese woman to direct a film, after Tazuko Sakane. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kinuyo Tanaka is the 2,117th most popular actor (down from 1,601st in 2019), the 823rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 646th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Japanese Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Kinuyo Tanaka ranks 2,117 out of 13,578. Before her are Zac Efron, Philip Michael Thomas, Tyne Daly, Allison Janney, Melissa McBride, and Catherine Keener. After her are Clive Revill, Bruce McGill, Sarah Douglas, Dove Cameron, Brenda Vaccaro, and John Hillerman.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZac Efron
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2,111
Philip Michael Thomas
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2,112
Tyne Daly
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 2,113
Allison Janney
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 2,114
Melissa McBride
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 2,115
Catherine Keener
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 2,116
Kinuyo Tanaka
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 2,117
Clive Revill
1930 - 2025
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 2,118
Bruce McGill
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 2,119
Sarah Douglas
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 2,120
Dove Cameron
1996 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 2,121
Brenda Vaccaro
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 2,122
John Hillerman
1932 - 2017
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 2,123
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, Kinuyo Tanaka ranks 134. Before her are Morris Swadesh, André Cayatte, Dean Rusk, Milena Pavlović-Barili, Marie-Thérèse Walter, and Hendrik Casimir. After her are Ben Webster, Sylvère Maes, Guy de Rothschild, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, and Aenne Burda. Among people deceased in 1977, Kinuyo Tanaka ranks 104. Before her are Miloš Crnjanski, Ba Maw, Pan Yuliang, Ronnie Van Zant, Marie-Thérèse Walter, and Isaac Boleslavsky. After her are Fawzi al-Qawuqji, Jim Thompson, Sergei Kruglov, Richard Carlson, Hanns Martin Schleyer, and Son Ngoc Thanh.
Others Born in 1909
Go to all RankingsMorris Swadesh
LINGUIST
1909 - 1967
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 128
André Cayatte
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1989
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 129
Dean Rusk
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 130
Milena Pavlović-Barili
PAINTER
1909 - 1945
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 131
Marie-Thérèse Walter
COMPANION
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 132
Hendrik Casimir
PHYSICIST
1909 - 2000
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 133
Kinuyo Tanaka
ACTOR
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 134
Ben Webster
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1973
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 135
Sylvère Maes
CYCLIST
1909 - 1966
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 136
Guy de Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1909 - 2007
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 137
Jerzy Andrzejewski
WRITER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 138
Mahmoud Mohammed Taha
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1985
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 139
Aenne Burda
JOURNALIST
1909 - 2005
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 140
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsMiloš Crnjanski
WRITER
1893 - 1977
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 98
Ba Maw
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1977
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 99
Pan Yuliang
PAINTER
1895 - 1977
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 100
Ronnie Van Zant
SINGER
1948 - 1977
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 101
Marie-Thérèse Walter
COMPANION
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 102
Isaac Boleslavsky
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 103
Kinuyo Tanaka
ACTOR
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 104
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1977
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 105
Jim Thompson
WRITER
1906 - 1977
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 106
Sergei Kruglov
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1977
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 107
Richard Carlson
ACTOR
1912 - 1977
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 108
Hanns Martin Schleyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1977
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 109
Son Ngoc Thanh
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1977
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 110
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kinuyo Tanaka ranks 823 out of 6,245. Before her are Tadashi Yanai (1949), Donald Tsang (1944), Isamu Chō (1895), Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933), Hiroshi Inagaki (1905), and Prince Koreyasu (1264). After her are Hasui Kawase (1883), Ashikaga Yoshihide (1538), Goro Shimura (1930), Akira Nishino (1955), Ryōkan (1758), and Takako Shimazu (1939).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTadashi Yanai
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 817
Donald Tsang
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 818
Isamu Chō
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1945
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 819
Toshi Ichiyanagi
COMPOSER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 820
Hiroshi Inagaki
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1980
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 821
Prince Koreyasu
POLITICIAN
1264 - 1326
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 822
Kinuyo Tanaka
ACTOR
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 823
Hasui Kawase
ARTIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 824
Ashikaga Yoshihide
POLITICIAN
1538 - 1568
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 825
Goro Shimura
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 826
Akira Nishino
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 827
Ryōkan
WRITER
1758 - 1831
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 828
Takako Shimazu
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 829
Among ACTORS In Japan
Among actors born in Japan, Kinuyo Tanaka ranks 21. Before her are Masako Nozawa (1936), Machiko Kyō (1924), Momoko Kōchi (1932), Hibari Misora (1937), Akiko Wakabayashi (1941), and Shintaro Katsu (1931). After her are Mayumi Tanaka (1955), Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1933), Kōji Yakusho (1956), Sho Kosugi (1948), Mie Hama (1943), and Akihiro Miwa (1935).
Masako Nozawa
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 15
Machiko Kyō
1924 - 2019
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 16
Momoko Kōchi
1932 - 1998
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 17
Hibari Misora
1937 - 1989
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 18
Akiko Wakabayashi
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 19
Shintaro Katsu
1931 - 1997
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 20
Kinuyo Tanaka
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 21
Mayumi Tanaka
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 22
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 23
Kōji Yakusho
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 24
Sho Kosugi
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 25
Mie Hama
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 26
Akihiro Miwa
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 27