

Acting
Yuko Tanaka
- Titles
- 40movies17TV shows
- Career
Active from 1979 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 36top three billing
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Princess Mononoke86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Melancholy7.2average 4.7
- Pathos7.3average 5.2
- Family Dynamics6.8average 4.8
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Coming of Age4.4average 3.0
- Spiritual3.1average 2.0
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Pop Culture0.1, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy0.7, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.4, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy0.8, average 2.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Drama 6
- Character Study 5
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Human Connection 3
- Social Commentary 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Female Friendship 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Slice-of-Life Drama 2
- Contemporary Realism 2
- Japanese Cinema 2
- Gritty Realism 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ittoku KishibeActorBackwater, The Milkwoman, The Buried Forest, The Exam, Bōshi, +1 more
Ken TakakuraActorKorekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi, Dearest, The Firefly, Demon
Yuji SakamotoWriterMonster, Woman, Love with a Case, anone
Ken OgataActorEijanaika, Edo Porn, Bōshi
Kaoru KobayashiActorPrincess Mononoke, The Island of Cats, Haru's Journey
Teruyuki KagawaActorTales from Earthsea, The Milkwoman, The Bleep Brothers
Nobuo MizutaDirectorWoman, Love with a Case, anone- KKenji AokiWriterThe Milkwoman, Homeland, Thousand and One Nights
Yasuo FuruhataDirectorDearest, The Firefly, Demon
Koji YakushoActorChildren Untold, Ties: A Miraculous Colt
Kenji SawadaActorCapone Cries a Lot, Osaka Story
Akira EmotoActorCapone Cries a Lot, Haru's Journey
Movies and TV shows
562020s
6 titles · average score 85
as Kei Yamai
as Akiko Ishikawa
as Makiko Fushimi
as Tomiko Wakamatsu
TV show · as Azuki Koarai
as Momoko Hidaka
2010s
16 titles · average score 72
as Koharu Inamura
as Yoshie
TV show · as Anone Hayashida
TV show · as Kayoko Matsushita
TV show · as Okesaku Fumi
as Tomiko
TV show · as Sachi Uesugi
as Kinoshita's mother
as Jinko
as Yoko Shimakura
TV show · as Empress Dowager Cixi
as Aiko Shimizu
2000s
11 titles · average score 62
as Michiyo Kawai
as Setsu Takemoto
as Cob (voice)
TV show · as Nakagawa Eiko
as Minako Oba
as Machi's mother
as Kiyoko Koyama
TV show
as Toyoko
as Tomoko Yamaoka
as Fukuko
1990s
7 titles · average score 86
as ToshieTogashi
as Shimotsuki, Harumi
as Eboshi Gozen (voice)
as Yaeko Tonari
TV show
TV show
1980s
14 titles · average score 70
as Kinu
as Hisako Oishi
as Keiko
as Kozome Takonoya
TV show · as Oshin (16 to 46 years old)
as Hana Otsuka, prostitute
as Michiko Yahagi
as Oei
as Omatsu
TV show
TV show
1970s
2 titles
as ジュディ
TV show · as Isono Machiko

















































