

Acting
Yuko Tanaka
- Titles
- 39movies17TV shows
- Career
Active from 1979 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 35top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- 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.
- Melancholy7.1average 4.7
- Pathos7.2average 5.2
- Family Dynamics6.6average 4.7
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Spiritual3.2average 2.0
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Coming of Age4.0average 2.9
Rarely in their work
- Pop Culture0.1, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy0.5, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy0.6, average 2.5
- Cringe Humor0.4, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Drama 6
- Character Study 5
- Human Connection 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Family Bonds 3
- Social Commentary 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Japanese Cinema 2
- Gritty Realism 2
- Psychological Depth 2
- Slice-of-Life Drama 2
- Contemporary Realism 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ittoku KishibeActorThe Milkwoman, Backwater, The Exam, The Buried Forest, The Bleep Brothers, +1 more
Ken TakakuraActorKorekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi, Dearest, Demon, The Firefly
Nobuo MizutaDirectorLove with a Case, Woman, anone, Hana's Miso Soup
Yuji SakamotoWriterMonster, Love with a Case, Woman, anone
Teruyuki KagawaActorTales from Earthsea, The Milkwoman, The Bleep Brothers
Ren OsugiActorDawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story, The Exam, Hana's Miso Soup
Kaoru KobayashiActorPrincess Mononoke, The Island of Cats, Haru's Journey
Ken OgataActorEdo Porn, Eijanaika, Bōshi- KKenji AokiWriterThe Milkwoman, Homeland, Thousand and One Nights
Yasuo FuruhataDirectorDearest, Demon, The Firefly
Keizo KanieActorTokyo Tower ~ Okan and me, sometimes, Oton (SP version), Shiawase no Kuni: Aoi Tori Patapata?
Kenji SawadaActorCapone Cries a Lot, Osaka Story
Movies and TV shows
112000s
11 titles · average score 62

The Homeless Student (2008)
as Michiyo Kawai

Bōshi (2008)
as Setsu Takemoto
50
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
as Cob (voice)

Tokyo Tower ~ Okan and me, sometimes, Oton (SP version) (2006)
TV show · as Nakagawa Eiko
70
The Milkwoman (2005)
as Minako Oba
67
The Buried Forest (2005)
as Machi's mother

Hibi (2005)
as Kiyoko Koyama

Wakaba (2004)
TV show

The Bleep Brothers (2002)
as Toyoko

The Firefly (2001)
as Tomoko Yamaoka

The Whispered City (2000)
as Fukuko