Yūko Tanaka (田中裕子, born April 29, 1955 in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese actress active since 1979. She became a household name across Asia through the NHK serial Oshin (1983), which set a still-unbroken Japanese TV ratings record of 62.9%. Her film Amagi Pass (1983) earned her Best Actress at the Montreal World Film Festival, and in 2010 she received Japan's Order of the Purple Ribbon.
Tanaka Yuko will appear in the film Watashi no Shiranai Kodomotachi po boku by Koji Yakushoa and Junichi Okada - announced on July 29, 2026.
In the film Honshin (本心, directed by Yuya Ishii), Tanaka Yuko played a key role as the mother of Akiko Ishikawa - the film had its Japanese premiere on November 8, 2024.
In the film Kaibucu (怪物, 2023) directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, Tanaka Yuko played one of the supporting roles.
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Ghibli's animated adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin's fantasy saga. Young Prince Aren embarks on a journey where he meets an archmage and a mysterious girl, while pursued by the malevolent wizard Cob.
Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece about a young prince caught between humans and nature spirits in a mythical Japan. A visually stunning epic exploring conflict, compassion, and the cost of hatred.