Kinuyo Tanaka
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About
She starred as the leading lady in many films including the 1929 film, I Graduated, But... and the 1930 film, Aiyoku no ki.
Before fame
She was born in Prefecture and joined a music troupe when she was eleven years old before starring in films when she was fourteen.
Trivia
She was the second Japanese woman to do work as a film director and made her directorial debut on the 1953 film, Love Letters.
Family life
She had a long-term relationship with Hiroshi Shimizu from 1927 to 1929.
Associated with
Another award-winning Japanese actress was Miyoshi Umeki.
