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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)
Yûko Tanaka was born on 29 April 1955 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Monster (2023), Amagi Pass (1983) and Itsuka dokusho suruhi (2005). She has been married to Kenji Sawada since 1989.
BornApril 29, 1955
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    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Hinata Hiiragi and Soya Kurokawa in Monster (2023)
    Monster
    7.8
    • Makiko Fushimi
    • 2023
    Amagi Pass (1983)
    Amagi Pass
    7.0
    • Hana Otsuka, Prostitute
    • 1983
    Itsuka dokusho suruhi (2005)
    Itsuka dokusho suruhi
    7.2
    • Minako Ôba
    • 2005
    Hibi (2005)
    Hibi
    7.9
    • Kiyoko Koyama
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (2026)
      Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Mikan (voice)
      • 2026
    • Sôsuke Ikematsu in The Real You (2024)
      The Real You
      5.9
      • Akiko Ishikawa
      • 2024
    • Hinata Hiiragi and Soya Kurokawa in Monster (2023)
      Monster
      7.8
      • Makiko Fushimi
      • 2023
    • Thousand and One Nights (2022)
      Thousand and One Nights
      5.9
      • 2022
    • Love with a Case (2022)
      Love with a Case
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Azuki Koarai
      • 2022
    • I Shall Live by Myself (2020)
      I Shall Live by Myself
      6.6
      • Momoko (Old)
      • 2020
    • Gift of Fire (2020)
      Gift of Fire
      6.3
      • Fumi Ishimura
      • 2020
    • One Night (2019)
      One Night
      6.6
      • Koharu Inamura
      • 2019
    • Suzu Hirose in Natsuzora (2019)
      Natsuzora
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Hideko Takahashi
      • 2019
    • The Island of Cats (2019)
      The Island of Cats
      6.6
      • Yoshie
      • 2019
    • Mana Ashida in Haruko no ningyou (2018)
      Haruko no ningyou
      • 2018
    • Anone (2018)
      Anone
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Anone Hayashida
      • 2018
    • Ties: A Miraculous Colt (2017)
      Ties: A Miraculous Colt
      3.4
      TV Series
      • (as Yuko Tanaka)
      • 2017
    • Konomachi no inochi ni (2016)
      Konomachi no inochi ni
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • 2016
    • Tao Tsuchiya in Mare (2015)
      Mare
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Fumi Okesaku
      • Okesaku
      • 2015

    Makeup Department

    • Rakuen
      7.1
      • hair stylist
      • makeup artist
      • 1998

    Soundtrack

    • Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Hideji Ōtaki, Kôichi Satô, Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Kimiko Yo, Haruka Ayase, Takahiro Miura, and Mieko Harada in Dearest (2012)
      Dearest
      6.9
      • performer: "Hoshi meguri no uta"
      • 2012

    Videos5

    Princess Mononoke: The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki
    Clip 1:26
    Princess Mononoke: The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki
    Tales from Earthsea
    Clip 1:19
    Tales from Earthsea
    Tales from Earthsea
    Clip 1:19
    Tales from Earthsea
    Tales from Earthsea
    Clip 1:08
    Tales from Earthsea
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    Official Trailer
    Tales from Earthsea
    Trailer 1:12
    Tales from Earthsea

    Personal details

    • 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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    • Trivia
      Older sister of Ryûzô Tanaka.

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