Name
Yoshiko Tanaka
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1956-04-08
Deathday
2011-04-21 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Yoshiko Tanaka (田中 好子, Tanaka Yoshiko, April 8, 1956 – April 21, 2011) was a Japanese actress. She was also famous as a member of the pop group Candies. While a member of Candies, Tanaka was known by the nickname "Sue" Still at the height of its popularity, the group disbanded in 1978. Tanaka was also the sister-in-law of the well-known actress Masako Natsume.
Tanaka was born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. In her Candies period her nickname was Sue. She also had a role in Godzilla vs. Biollante, portraying Asuka Okouchi. She won the award for best actress at the 14th Hochi Film Award for Black Rain. In 1991, she married golfer Kazuo Odate, and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. In October 2010, Tanaka's cancer relapsed and she died on April 21, 2011. She was 55 years old at the time of her death.
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Known For
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Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. T...
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A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memor...
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- 1992 Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
- 2000 Ring 0 as Akiko Miyaji
- 2004 Install as Megumi Kasa
- 1989 Godzilla vs. Biollante as Asuka Okouchi
- 1999 Railroad Man as Akiko Sugiura
- 1995 A Last Note
- 2005 The Deep Red as Kayo Saiko
- 1989 Black Rain as Yasuko
- 2004 Kusa no ran
- 1975 Justice! Allies! Everybody Gather!!
- 1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra as Asuka Okouchi
- 2003 Touch a Dream as Yoshi
- 2010 Hitsudan Hostess as Emiko Saito
- 1994 Sakura as Chikako Sato
- 2006 Arigatou
- 2007 Winds From Zero as Keiko Mogi
- 1993 Araki Mataemon: Duel at Kagiya Corners
- 2007 Smile as Yukie Inotani
- 1987 Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi
- 2003 Women in the Mirror as Masako
- 2010 Tenohira no memo as 折川福実
- 1982 The Man from Shimizu
- 2007 An Eraser in My Head as Kono Azusa
- 2007 Oyaji as Toshiko Numata
- 1985 Yume-Chiyo as Kurenai
- 1994 The Unconcealed Woman
- 1991 The Paradise Garden
- 1998 Friendship
- 1993 The Tomb & the Divorce as Atsuko Ishino
- 1995 Salaryman Senka
- 1996 Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
- 1980 The First Catch
- 1982 Eternal Monument as Haruko Kaura
- 2007 Best Wishes for Tomorrow as Aiko Mizutani
- 1995 The detective whose path was crossed by a snake
- 1983 誰もが信じられない！ as Mitsuko Iga
- 2006 Just One Love ( 10 episodes ) as Mitsuko Tsukioka
- 1997 Beach Boys ( 12 episodes ) as Keiko Izumi
- 1999 Teppen ( 11 episodes )
- 2001 Churasan ( 169 episodes ) as Kohagura Katsuko
- 1993 Nikushimi ni Hohoende ( 11 episodes )
- 1997 Futari ( 11 episodes )
- 2001 Honke no Yome ( 10 episodes )
- 1998 Precious Time ( 12 episodes ) as Yaeko Kano
- 2005 Seishu Hanaoka no Tsuma ( 5 episodes )
- 1995 Hanayome wa 16-sai! ( 10 episodes )
- 2009 Tokyo Dogs ( 10 episodes ) as Kyoko Takakura
- 1990 Don't touch the thief! ( 1 episode ) as Mayumi Konno
- 2005 Red Confusion ( 3 episodes ) as Oshima Toshie
- 2005 二つの嘘 同窓会殺人事件 ( 1 episode )
- 1995 A Son of the Good Earth ( 11 episodes )
- 1996 SMAP×SMAP ( 1 episode ) as Bistro Guest
- 1993 憎しみに微笑んで ( 1 episode )
- 1976 The Roads Men Travel ( 1 episode ) as Singer
- 2011 Maid for Pleasure ( 2 episodes ) as Yukimura Akie
- 1992 Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell ( 6 episodes )
- 1995 Hashiran ka! ( 151 episodes ) as 浦田小夜子
- 1991 Kimi no na wa ( 312 episodes ) as 西崎（→後宮→水沢）悠起枝
- 1984 Kokoru wa Itsumo Ramune Iro ( 152 episodes ) as 若杉ワカナ
- 1994 Ie Naki Ko ( 12 episodes )
- 1983 Oshin ( 297 episodes ) as Hatsuko
- 1981 Onna Taikoki ( 50 episodes ) as Shino
- Soon 愛のホットライン ( 1 episode )
