Acting
Yuko Tanaka
Born 1955-04-29
Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
Department: Acting
Biography
Yuko Tanaka is a Japanese actress from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She has won several acting awards during a long career working in both film and television after she graduated from Meiji University.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Yuko Tanaka
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Princess Mononoke
1997
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Tales from Earthsea
2006
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Monster
2023
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Blade Runner: Black Lotus
2021
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Oshin
1983
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Midnight Diner
2014
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Edo Porn
1981
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Mother
2010
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Woman
2013
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Mare
2015
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (63 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Children Untold | Kei Yamai | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Real You | Akiko Ishikawa | Movie | 2024 |
 | Monster | Makiko Fushimi | Movie | 2023 |
 | Thousand and One Nights | Tomiko Wakamatsu | Movie | 2022 |
 | Love with a Case | Azuki Koarai | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Blade Runner: Black Lotus | Motion Actor | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Gift of Fire | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone | Momoko Hidaka | Movie | 2020 |
 | One Night | Koharu Inamura | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Island of Cats | Yoshie | Movie | 2019 |
 | Haruko's Doll | Tomita Shizuko | Movie | 2018 |
 | anone | Anone Hayashida | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Ties: A Miraculous Colt | Kayoko Matsushita | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Through Their Eyes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | Mare | Okesaku Fumi | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Midnight Diner | Machiko Tsukaguchi | Movie | 2014 |
 | Hana's Miso Soup | Toyoka Yamaoka | Movie | 2014 |
 | Homeland | Tomiko | Movie | 2014 |
 | Backwater | Jinko | Movie | 2013 |
 | Woman | Sachi Uesugi | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story | Kinoshita's mother | Movie | 2013 |
 | Dearest | Yoko Shimakura | Movie | 2012 |
 | Haru's Journey | Aiko Shimizu | Movie | 2010 |
 | Mother | Mochizuki Hana | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Firmament of the Pleiades | Empress Dowager Cixi | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Homeless Student | Michiyo Kawai | Movie | 2008 |
| Bōshi | Setsu Takemoto | Movie | 2008 | |
 | Tokyo Tower ~ Okan and me, sometimes, Oton (SP version) | Nakagawa Eiko | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Tales from Earthsea | Cob (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Milkwoman | Minako Oba | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Buried Forest | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
| The Buried Forest | Machi's mother | Movie | 2005 |
 | Hibi | Kiyoko Koyama | Movie | 2005 |
 | Wakaba | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Bleep Brothers | Toyoko | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Firefly | Tomoko Yamaoka | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Whispered City | Fukuko | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Exam | ToshieTogashi | Movie | 1999 |
 | Osaka Story | Shimotsuki, Harumi | Movie | 1999 |
 | Princess Mononoke | Eboshi Gozen (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Rainbow Seeker | Yaeko Tonari | Movie | 1996 |
| Terigaki | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 | |
 | Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Wild Geese | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
| Ghost Story: Flower House | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 | |
 | As If In Flight | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Still Life - Kiriko and Marie's Criminal Cohabitation Life | Kiriko | Movie | 1989 |
 | Wuthering Heights | Kinu | Movie | 1988 |
 | Children on the Island | Hisako Oishi | Movie | 1987 |
 | Demon | Keiko | Movie | 1985 |
 | Shiawase no Kuni: Aoi Tori Patapata? | Hanako | Movie | 1985 |
 | Capone Cries a Lot | Kozome Takonoya | Movie | 1985 |
 | Oshin | Oshin (16 to 46 years old) | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Amagi Pass | Hana Otsuka, prostitute | Movie | 1983 |
 | Tora-san, the Expert | 螢子 | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Rape | Michiko Yahagi | Movie | 1982 |
 | Fifth Movement | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Precious Moments | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Edo Porn | Oei | Movie | 1981 |
 | Eijanaika | Omatsu | Movie | 1981 |
 | Tennō no Ryōriban | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Daddy Long Legs | ジュディ | Movie | 1979 |
 | Sister Ma | Isono Machiko | TV Series | 1979 |