Wakako Tanabe
Known For & Full Filmography27 Titles
Movie - 1968, 2h 15m • as Kilaak (uncredited)
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong vs. Godzilla.
Movie - 1964, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko's in-laws plan to convert their small shop into a supermarket, to her detriment.
Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • as Kito's maid B (uncredited)
Desperate to escape her grueling life caring for her paralyzed husband, Tamiko murders him and burns down their home to start anew. She is soon entangled in the dark web of an influential, elderly power broker, becoming his mistress and a pawn in his political schemes. As she descends further into a downward spiral of moral decay, Tamiko realizes that the freedom she sought is merely a new form of entrapment.
Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in Hawaii.
Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Drama about a young dress designer.
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Tashiro coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto in a bar very close to the apartment in which Sugimoto’s wayward wife is found dead. Although Tashiro is not a suspect in the police investigation, he is racked with guilt and confesses to his wife, Masako. In an effort to further relieve his tortured sense of guilt, he then confesses to Sugimoto. Neither his wife nor his friend can believe that he could have been involved.
Movie - 1938, 2h 15m • as Haruyoshi
An episodic film about life in and around a rural police station and the people it serves.
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
When the only son of a working class woman is fatally struck by a car driven by the adulterous wife of a company president in a hit-and-run, the victim's mother changes her identity and infiltrates the couple's home to work as their maid, plotting to murder their similarly-aged son.
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Chiyo
Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees the success Goemon has achieved, he attempts to recruit him to fight in a conflict between Asakura and another clan. Goemon refuses, and Lord Asakura sets out to destroy him.
Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden unemployment later in life causes friction among the siblings of the Akagi family. Kensuke, a salaryman at a top company, refuses to support his parents while his brother, Shoji, determines to care for them despite only working as a taxi driver. The concern over money affects Noriko's own love life as she courts a wealthy salaryman to the chagrin of her mechanic boyfriend.
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A cosmetics company president launches an aggressive new business strategy while balancing corporate pressure, romantic entanglements, and a high-profile international partnership.
Movie - 1968, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Comedy-fantasy about a salaryman (Tani) and his imaginary friends.
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • as Woman at the cash register
A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
Movie - 1968, 2h 15m • as Kiyomaru (Takamatsu Geisha)
"Shacho" comedy about the president of a salt manufacturing company.
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
1962 Japanese movie
Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • as Blue Swamp Hostess (uncredited)
A silly yet skilled Interpol agent flies to Tokyo and gets mixed up in a war between two gangs intent on winning the favor of a notorious arms dealer.
Movie - 1964, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • as Inn Maid A (Beppu)
While on a business trip to Kyushu, a paint company president competes with a rival firm for a key overseas client, only to face setbacks both in work and in the personal affairs of his team.
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A clothing manufacturer president tries to revitalize his company during a business downturn by securing new sales partners and chasing a deal with a world-renowned fashion designer.
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
1962 Japanese movie
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
As his fashion company rides a wave of post-recession success, President Kurihara seeks to expand into women’s apparel through a deepening partnership with a French firm.
Movie - 1967, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
In this outing, Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo 70.
Movie - 1960, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
World Electric's top ad model disappears, throwing the company into disarray. A fortune-teller’s influence spreads through upper management, sending staff on a misguided search. Misinformation, internal friction, and unexpected revelations push the company to its limits.
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.