is a Japanese actress.
Biography
Tanaka started appearing on stage as a child. She won an award at
Toho
is a Japanese entertainment company that primarily engages in producing and distributing films and exhibiting stage plays. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. ...
's Cinderella contest in 1996 and landed the starring role in the
NHK
, also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee.
NHK ope ...
Asadora
, colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring Ta ...
''Aguri ''in 1997, which significantly launched her career. She would later play Kiriko Tsujimori in ''
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus'' (2000), and even have a cameo appearance in
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) as Nurse Tsujimori.
Filmography
Films
* ''The Black House'' (1999)
* ''
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus'' (2000) – Kirko Tsujimori
* ''Misuzu'' (2001) –
Misuzu Kaneko
* ''
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla'' (2002) – Nurse
* ''
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World'' (2004) – Ritsuko's Mother
* ''Tantei Jimusho 5: 5 Number de Yobareru Tanteitachi no Monogatari'' (2005)
* ''Bride of Noto'' (2008)
* ''Cobalt Blue'' (2009)
* ''Quartet!'' (2012)
* ''
From Kobe
is a manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to ref ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Sadako vs. Kayako'' (2016) – Fumiko Takagi
* ''Ashita ni Kakeru Hashi'' (2018)
* ''Ninomiya Kinjirō'' (2018) – Nami
* ''The Dignified Death of Shizuo Yamanaka'' (2020) – Sachiko Imai
* ''Go! Go! Sakura Club'' (2023)
* ''From Spice with Love'' (2023)
* ''Be My Guest, Be My Baby'' (2023)
* ''Miharu ni Kasa o'' (2025) – Tōko
Television
Series
* ''Agri'' (NHK / 1997)
* ''Best Partner'' (TBS / 1997)
* ''With Love'' (Fuji TV / 1998)
* ''The One Stringed Harp'' , Ichigen no Koto (NHK / 2000)
* ''Toshiie to Matsu'' (NHK / 2002) –
Oichi
was a female historical figure in the late Sengoku period. She is known primarily as the mother of three daughters who became prominent figures in their own right – Yodo-dono, Ohatsu
* ''Midnight Rain'' , Mayonaka no Ame (TBS / 2002)
* ''Korogashi Ogin'' (NHK / 2003)
* ''New Woman of the Crime Lab 6 , Shin Kasouken no Onna'' (TV Asahi / 2005) – ep.2* Sono otoko, fuku shocho: Kyoto kawara machi sho jiken fyairu (2007)
* ''Romeo and Juliet'' (2007)
* ''Sono otoko, fuku shocho: Season 2'' (2008)
* ''FACE-MAKER'' (NTV-YTV / 2010) – ep.12,13
* ''Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi e no Chousenjou , Meitantei Conan: Kudo Shinichi e no Chousenjou'' (NTV-YTV / 2011) – Chisato Nagata (ep.5)
* ''The Pioneers , Kaitakushatachi'' (NHK / 2012) – Junko Yoshizaki
* ''Mielino Kashiwagi , Mierino Kashiwagi'' (TV Tokyo / 2013) – Tanaka (ep.6–7)
* ''The Island Teacher , Shima no Sensei'' (NHK / 2013)
* ''Doraemon Haha ni Naru: Ōyama Nobuyo Monogatari'' (NHK / 2015) –
Michiko Nomura
TV movies
* ''Good Job'' (NHK / 2007)
* ''Gate of Flesh , Nikutai no Mon'' (TV Asahi / 2008)
* ''Dr. Hisayoshi Suma , Gekai Suma Hisayoshi'' (TV Asahi / 2010) – Yoko Miyamoto
* ''
Kikyo – The Return
is a 2019 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Shigemichi Sugita and starring Tatsuya Nakadai.
Premise
The film is set during the Edo period, the first half of the 19th century. The lead character, an old gambler who has fallen ill, returns to hi ...
'' (Jidaigeki Senmon Channel / 2019)
Dubbing
*
Choi Ji-woo
Choi Ji-woo (; born June 11, 1975), born Choi Mi-hyang (), is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful women, she has received critical acclaim for her work in a wide range of melodramas, most notably '' Beautiful ...
**
Winter Sonata
''Winter Sonata'' () is a 2002 South Korean television drama series, starring Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo. It is the second part of the season-themed tetralogy '' Endless Love'' drama series directed by Yoon Seok-ho. Filming primarily took ...
(NHK / 2003~2004) – Jeong Yoo-jin
**
Beautiful Days (NHK / 2003~2004) – Kim Yeon-soo
**
Stairway to Heaven
"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 8 November 1971 on the band's untitled fourth studio album (commonly known as ''Led Zeppelin IV''), by Atlantic Records. Composed by the band's guitarist Jimmy ...
(TV Fuji, BS Fuji / 2004) – Han Jung-suh / Kim Ji-soo
**
Everybody Has Secrets (Film / 2004) – Han Seon-yeong
**
First Love (NHK / 2005) – Kang Suk-hee
**
Now and Forever (Film / 2005) – Han Hye-won
**
The Romantic President
''The Romantic President'' () is a 2002 South Korean film. It stars Ahn Sung-ki, Choi Ji-woo, Im Soo-jung and was directed by Jeon Man-bae.
Synopsis
The story starts with Young-hee, who was being spoonfed by her attendants as she sat in her fat ...
(Film / 2005) – Choi Eun-soo
** First Kiss (Film / 2005) – Song Yeon-hwa
**
Winter Sonata Anime (2009) – Jeong Yoo-jin
References
* www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/misato_tanaka
* www.tohokingdom.com/people/misato_tanaka.htm
External links
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Japanese film actresses
Japanese television actresses
1977 births
Living people
Voice actresses from Ishikawa Prefecture
Actresses from Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Asadora lead actors