Kinuyo Tanaka Movies

Japanese silent drama from 1927.

Kempeitai fights American spies in Japan

A young man torn between love and friendship.

Japanese jidaigeki from 1927. The titular character's nickname may suggest agility, stealth, or other outstanding skills.

A young student of traditional dance falls in love with a handsome young man who visits the dance school in order to take photographs.

Japanese silent film from 1929.

1926 silent film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.

1926 jidaigeki from Japan.

A melodrama by noted auteur and father of director Yoshitaro Nomura, Hotei Nomura. This is apparently the first adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's The...

A period drama about samurai who survived a loss in battle. An early jidaegeki by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Lost Japanese silent film from 1931.

The movie follows a young woman (Kinuyo Tanaka), a daughter of a high-ranking businessman and his neglected mistress, as she struggles to ease her...

Japanese silent film from 1930 with an acclaimed performance by Sumiko Kurishima.

Hirano's wife Yasuko had grown weary of her life of poverty. Her feelings of dissatisfaction deepened when she met her elegantly dressed friend...

A dramatized chapter in the life of Shimizu Jirocho, a famous yakuza boss, gambler, and folk hero of the 1800s.

Japanese silent film from 1928, co-starring Chojiro Hayashi and up-and-coming actress Kinuyo Tanaka.

Japanese silent film from 1930.

Japanese silent film from 1926, directed by Heinosuke Gosho and featuring Kinuyo Tanaka.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

Japanese film from 1925.