Yoshiko Tanaka

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    April 8, 1956

    Day of Death

    April 21, 2011 (55 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Adachi, Tokyo, Japan

    Yoshiko Tanaka

    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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yoshiko Tanaka, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Known For

    • Godzilla vs. Biollante

      Godzilla vs. Biollante

      1989

    • Ring 0

      Ring 0

      2000

    • Godzilla vs. Mothra

      Godzilla vs. Mothra

      1992

    • Black Rain

      Black Rain

      1989

    • Railroad Man

      Railroad Man

      1999

    • Oshin

      Oshin

      1983

    • The Deep Red

      The Deep Red

      2005

    • A Last Note

      A Last Note

      1995

    • Tokyo Dogs

      Tokyo Dogs

      2009

    • Install

      Install

      2004

    • Beach Boys

      Beach Boys

      1997

    • Women in the Mirror

      Women in the Mirror

      2003

    • Just One Love

      Just One Love

      2006

    • Precious Time

      Precious Time

      1998

    • The Roads Men Travel

      The Roads Men Travel

      1976