Kinuyo Tanaka Movies

A young man torn between love and friendship.

Japanese film from 1932.

Kan’ichi Hazama and Omiya Shigisawa are engaged to be married, but Omiya breaks the engagement to marry a wealthy banker’s son....

Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a...

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

A story of a store that makes Tabi socks.

Japanese silent film from 1925 featuring Kinuyo Tanaka.

Japanese film from 1925.

Record of Love and Desire a.k.a. Desire of Night (愛慾の記[b], Aiyoku no ki; lit. "Memories of Love and Desire") is a 1930...

Japanese silent film from 1929.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

The Japanese debut film of silent-era star Sessue Hayakawa, in which he not only starred but directed.

Early Japanese silent film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.

In the movies of those times, you can see young boys in the company scene often. Those boys were called kyuji (給仕), which means...

1926 silent film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.

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

Japanese silent film from 1927. A landmark in the careers of two up-and-coming stars: director Heinosuke Gosho and, newly promoted to a starring...

Japanese silent film from 1930. Directed by Heinosuke Gosho, the film marked a new stage in the artistry of Kinuyo Tanaka, earning acclaim strong...

Japanese silent film from 1930. The second chapter of "The Big City: Labor" (1929).