Acting

Kiyoko Tange

Born January 2, 1920

Died May 4, 1998 · aged 78

Kiyoko Tange (丹下キヨ子) was born on January 2, 1920 in Tokyo, Japan as Kiyoko Koyama. She was an actress, known for Shiosai (1975), Musume jûroku jazz matsuri (1954) and Gyûnyû ya Furankî (1956). She died on May 7, 1998.

Known For

Dodes'ka-denDodes'ka-den · 1970
Dodes'ka-den
★ 7.11970
MovieDrama
On a Tokyo dump’s shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who “drives” an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and son designing a dream house, a young woman brutalized at home, drunks, schemers, and saints of small kindnesses. Kurosawa crafts a ragged mosaic of hardship, fantasy, and flickers of grace that keep people moving forward.
Tanuki Ginza o arukuTanuki Ginza o aruku · 1950
Tanuki Ginza o aruku
1950
MovieComedyMusic
A lighthearted musical comedy in which a tanuki detective runs amok chasing a tanuki murderer who has disguised himself as a human and fled into the bustling streets of Ginza.
The SurfThe Surf · 1975
The Surf
★ 6.71975
MovieDramaRomance
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change.
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive LoveShameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love · 1969
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
★ 6.21969
MovieThrillerDrama
A Japanese woman is raped by her boyfriend day in day out.
Birth of a Jazz MaidenBirth of a Jazz Maiden · 1957
Birth of a Jazz Maiden
1957
MovieMusic
Kawai Midori's father left the family a long time ago and since her mother passed away, she has taken care of her younger siblings by herself by working with a group of itinerant camellia oil peddlers. While she is In Izu selling camellia oil, she meets a young student, Katō Yutaka, who asks her to let him take her picture. The peddlers also meet a jazz band, and when Midori sings a song, teased by the band's star singer Nanjō Haruo, the band members are enraptured by her beautiful voice. She eventually joins the band and quickly becomes a popular jazz singer.
Comic Storyteller — The Great BurglarComic Storyteller — The Great Burglar · 1967
Comic Storyteller — The Great Burglar
1967
MovieComedy
The fourth and final "Comic Storyteller" feature.
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: FaintingRecord of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting · 1969
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
1969
Movie
Tokoharu jamonoTokoharu jamono · 1953
Tokoharu jamono
1953
MovieComedy
Two barbers have fallen for each other, but their fathers are both stubborn, and, on top of that, they’re old rivals from the past.

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