Tanaka Kinuyo was a Japanese film actress and director. Her career lasted over 50 years and she starred in over 250 credited films.
An old stage name of hers is Tanaka Kinka (田中 錦華).
She was the fourth and youngest daughter of Tanaka Kumekichi and Kobayashi Yasu. She had four older brothers (Keisuke, Kanae, Haruo and Shōhei) and three older sisters (Shigeko, Masako (died young) and Mitsuyo).
She wed Shimizu Hiroshi, a silent film director, but they were not legally married. It is unclear if she ever took on his family name.
Her second cousin is film director Kobayashi Masaki. It is unclear how exactly they are related.
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