Kinuyo Tanaka

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi · With Machiko Kyō, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka

In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.

Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi · With Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyōko Kagawa

During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi · With Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirō Sugai

Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · With Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima