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 ki in 1930, and in 1931, Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, directed by 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. 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. 다나카 키누요(1909년생, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 金色夜叉, 피안화, 若者よなぜ泣くか가 있으며, 그 외에도 붉은 수염, 가슴이여 영원히, 親父とその子, 愛よ人類と共にあれ　前篇　日本篇, 산쇼다유, 우게츠 이야기, 男性対女性, 色ざんげ, 산다칸 8번 창관, 망향, 浪花の恋の物語, 청춘의 꿈은 지금 어디에, 花籠の歌 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2022년 Kinuyo Tanaka, une femme dont on parle에 출연했다. 2009년 田中絹代の旅立ち～占領下の日米親善芸術使節～에 출연했다. 1976년 대지의 아이에 출연했다.