--- name: "Yūko Tanaka" canonical: "https://film.one/person/yuko-tanaka" fi1m_id: "yuko-tanaka" imdb_id: "nm0849100" tmdb_id: 20331 wikidata_id: "Q3276491" roles: ["Actor"] born: "29 April 1955" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T22:17:07.471310+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Yūko Tanaka ## Identity Yūko Tanaka - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/yuko-tanaka - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** yuko-tanaka - **IMDb ID:** nm0849100 - **TMDB ID:** 20331 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3276491 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABko_Tanaka, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3276491, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0849100/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20331 Actor. Born 29 April 1955 in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 29 April 1955, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan - **Also known as:** Yuko Tanaka, 다나카 유코, 田中 裕子, Yuuko Tanaka, Yûko Tanaka - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABko_Tanaka, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3276491, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0849100/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20331 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Princess Mononoke*](https://film.one/film/princess-mononoke.md) (88) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Yūko Tanaka is a Japanese actress born on 29 April 1955 in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. She graduated from Meiji University and began her career in 1979 with a leading role in the NHK television drama series *Sister Ma*. Tanaka made her feature film debut in 1981 in *Eijanaika* and starred as Oei in *Edo Porn* the same year. She is known for her voice role as Eboshi Gozen in the animated film *Princess Mononoke* (1997), as well as appearances in *Tales from Earthsea* (2006) and *Monster* (2023). Her television work includes roles in *Midnight Diner* (2014) and the series *Oshin*. She has received multiple acting awards, including Japan Academy Prize honours for her early film roles, and has worked extensively in both film and television. Tanaka has been married to singer and actor Kenji Sawada since 1989. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Princess Mononoke* (1997), Fi1m 88, as Eboshi Gozen (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/princess-mononoke.md) ## Complete filmography (62) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Children Untold* (2026), as Kei Yamai - *The Real You* (2024), as Akiko Ishikawa - *Monster* (2023), as Makiko Fushimi - *Thousand and One Nights* (2022), as Tomiko Wakamatsu - *Love with a Case* (2022), series, as Azuki Koarai - *Blade Runner: Black Lotus* (2021), series, as Motion Actor - *Gift of Fire* (2021), Actor - *Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone* (2020), as Momoko Hidaka - *One Night* (2019), as Koharu Inamura - *The Island of Cats* (2019), as Yoshie - *Haruko's Doll* (2018), as Tomita Shizuko - *anone* (2018), series, as Anone Hayashida - *Ties: A Miraculous Colt* (2017), series, as Kayoko Matsushita - *Through Their Eyes* (2016), Actor - *Mare* (2015), series, as Okesaku Fumi - *Midnight Diner* (2014), as Machiko Tsukaguchi - *Hana's Miso Soup* (2014), as Toyoka Yamaoka - *Homeland* (2014), as Tomiko - *Backwater* (2013), as Jinko - *Woman* (2013), series, as Sachi Uesugi - *Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story* (2013), as Kinoshita's mother - *Dearest* (2012), as Yoko Shimakura - *Haru's Journey* (2010), as Aiko Shimizu - *Mother* (2010), series, as Mochizuki Hana - *The Firmament of the Pleiades* (2010), series, as Empress Dowager Cixi - *The Homeless Student* (2008), as Michiyo Kawai - *Bōshi* (2008), as Setsu Takemoto - *Tokyo Tower ~ Okan and me, sometimes, Oton (SP version)* (2006), series, as Nakagawa Eiko - *Tales from Earthsea* (2006), as Cob (voice) - *The Milkwoman* (2005), as Minako Oba - *The Buried Forest* (2005), as Machi's mother - *Hibi* (2005), as Kiyoko Koyama - *Wakaba* (2004), series, Actor - *The Bleep Brothers* (2002), as Toyoko - *The Firefly* (2001), as Tomoko Yamaoka - *The Whispered City* (2000), as Fukuko - *The Exam* (1999), as ToshieTogashi - *Osaka Story* (1999), as Shimotsuki, Harumi - *Princess Mononoke* (1997), as Eboshi Gozen (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/princess-mononoke.md) - *The Rainbow Seeker* (1996), as Yaeko Tonari - *Terigaki* (1996), series, Actor - *Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi* (1993), series, Actor - *Wild Geese* (1993), Actor - *Ghost Story: Flower House* (1991), Actor - *As If In Flight* (1990), series, Actor - *Still Life - Kiriko and Marie's Criminal Cohabitation Life* (1989), as Kiriko - *Wuthering Heights* (1988), as Kinu - *Children on the Island* (1987), as Hisako Oishi - *Demon* (1985), as Keiko - *Shiawase no Kuni: Aoi Tori Patapata?* (1985), as Hanako - *Capone Cries a Lot* (1985), as Kozome Takonoya - *Oshin* (1983), series, as Oshin (16 to 46 years old) - *Amagi Pass* (1983), as Hana Otsuka, prostitute - *Tora-san, the Expert* (1982), as 螢子 - *The Rape* (1982), as Michiko Yahagi - *Fifth Movement* (1981), Actor - *Precious Moments* (1981), series, Actor - *Edo Porn* (1981), as Oei - *Eijanaika* (1981), as Omatsu - *Tennō no Ryōriban* (1980), series, Actor - *Daddy Long Legs* (1979), as ジュディ - *Sister Ma* (1979), series, as Isono Machiko ## Gallery - ![Yūko Tanaka](https://film.one/media/person/87233/gallery-bba1bfbf0d5d.jpg) Yūko Tanaka — Image via TMDB - ![Yūko Tanaka](https://film.one/media/person/87233/gallery-a376774bc86d.jpg) Yūko Tanaka — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 5 won - Kinuyo Tanaka Award 2013: Kinuyo Tanaka Award (won) - Medal with Purple Ribbon 2010: Medal with Purple Ribbon (won) - Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress 1984: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress (won) - Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress 1982: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress (won) - Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year 1982: Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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