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Yûko Tanaka(I)

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Ged, the rebellious son of a blacksmith, learns that his destiny is to become a great sorcerer ever known in Earthsea, a mystical world of hundreds of islands.
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Tales from Earthsea (2006)
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Yûko Tanaka was born on 29 April 1955 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Amagi Pass (1983), Hibi (2005) and Itsuka dokusho suruhi (2005). She has been married to Kenji Sawada since 1989.
BornApril 29, 1955
BornApril 29, 1955
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  • Awards
    • 18 wins & 10 nominations

Known for

Amagi Pass (1983)
Amagi Pass
7.0
  • Hana Otsuka, Prostitute
  • 1983
Hibi (2005)
Hibi
7.9
  • Kiyoko Koyama
  • 2005
Itsuka dokusho suruhi (2005)
Itsuka dokusho suruhi
7.2
  • Minako Ohba
  • 2005
Why Not? (1981)
Why Not?
6.8
  • Omatsu
  • 1981

Credits

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Actress

  • Monster (2023)
    Monster
    • Fushimi
    • 2023
  • Thousand and One Nights (2022)
    Thousand and One Nights
    • 2022
  • Hatsukoi no Akuma (2022)
    Hatsukoi no Akuma
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • I Shall Live by Myself (2020)
    I Shall Live by Myself
    • Momoko (Old)
    • 2020
  • Gift of Fire (2020)
    Gift of Fire
    • Fumi Ishimura
    • 2020
  • One Night (2019)
    One Night
    • Koharu Inamura
    • 2019
  • The Island of Cats (2019)
    The Island of Cats
    • Yoshie
    • 2019
  • Mana Ashida in Haruko no ningyou (2018)
    Haruko no ningyou
    • 2018
  • Anone (2018)
    Anone
    • Anone Hayashida
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Ties: A Miraculous Colt (2017)
    Ties: A Miraculous Colt
    • (as Yuko Tanaka)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Konomachi no inochi ni (2016)
    Konomachi no inochi ni
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Tao Tsuchiya in Mare (2015)
    Mare
    • Okesaku
    • Fumi Okesaku
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Yûko Tanaka, Eri Murakawa, and Osamu Mukai in My Home, My Family (2015)
    My Home, My Family
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Midnight Diner (2014)
    Midnight Diner
    • Tsukaguchi
    • 2014
  • Ryôko Hirosue, Ken'ichi Takitô, and Mana Ashida in Hana-chan no misoshiru (2014)
    Hana-chan no misoshiru
    • Toyoka Yamaoka
    • TV Movie
    • 2014

Makeup Department

  • Rakuen
    • hair stylist
    • makeup artist
    • 1998

Soundtrack

  • Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Hideji Ôtaki, Kôichi Satô, Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Kimiko Yo, Haruka Ayase, Takahiro Miura, and Mieko Harada in Dearest (2012)
    Dearest
    • performer: "Hoshi meguri no uta"
    • 2012

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Tales from Earthsea
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Tales from Earthsea
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Tales from Earthsea
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Tales from Earthsea

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Yuko Tanaka
  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • April 29, 1955
    • Osaka, Japan
  • Spouse
    • Kenji Sawada1989 - present
  • Other works
    She acted in the HoriPro Company production of William Shakespeare's play, "Pericles", at the British National Theatre on the Olivier Stage in London, England with Seiyô Uchino, Masachika Ichimura, Kayoko Shiraishi and Tetsurô Sagawa in the cast. Yukio Ninagawa was the director.

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    Older sister of Ryûzô Tanaka.

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