Yoshiko Tanaka Explained

Yoshiko Tanaka
Native Name:	田中 好子
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	8 April 1956
Birth Place:	Umeda, Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Death Place:	Mita, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1972–2011

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 . Still at the height of its popularity, the group disbanded in 1978.^[1] Tanaka was also the sister-in-law of the well-known actress Masako Natsume.

Tanaka was born in Adachi, Tokyo. She had a role in Godzilla vs. Biollante, portraying Asuka Okouchi. She won the Best Actress Award at the 14th Hochi Film Award for Black Rain.^[2]

In 1991, she married businessman Kazuo Odate. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. In October 2010, her cancer returned. Tanaka died on April 21, 2011, at the age of 55.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Filmography

Film

• Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) – Asuka Okouchi
• Black Rain (1989) – Yasuko^[2]

Television

• Totsugeki! Hyūman!! (1972, NTV, Tokusatsu Series) - Hoshiyama Rumiko
• Oshin (1983, NHK) - Hatsuko age 20-40
• Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983, NHK) – Ayame^[6]
• Byakkotai (1986, NTV) - Yamamoto Yaeko
• Platonic Sex (2001, Fuji TV) – Kana's mother^[7]

Discography

Singles

1. Cabochard (カボシャール)
2. Tsumi TO ME (罪 TO ME)
3. Gozen 5 Toki No DREAM (午前5時のドリーム)
4. Feel My Love Inside

Albums

1. Yoshiko (好子, 1984)

See also

• Miki Fujimura, (a member of Candies)
• Ran Ito, (a member of Candies)
• Oshin, (Hatsuko)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. "Japanese actress, singer Yoshiko Tanaka dies at 55 ". bcdb.com, April 22, 2011
2. Web site: http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1989/ . ja:報知映画賞ヒストリー . 2010-01-26 . ja . Cinema Hochi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090131125719/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1989/ . January 31, 2009 .
3. News: 元キャンディーズの田中好子さん死去 55歳. Asahi Shimbun. 2011-04-21. 2011-04-21.
4. News: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20110421-OYT1T01006.htm?from=top. ja:「キャンディーズ」田中好子さん、乳がんで死去. Yomiuri Shimbun. ja. 2011-04-21. 2011-04-21.
5. News: http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20110421-764575.html. ja:元キャンディーズ、田中好子さん死去. Nikkan Sports. ja. 2011-04-21. 2011-04-21.
6. Web site: NHK大河ドラマ「徳川家康」. March 10, 2021. Rekishi Shōsetsu Roman.
7. Book: Jonathan Clements. Motoko Tamamuro. The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. 1 November 2003. Stone Bridge Press. 978-1-880656-81-5. 238–239.