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Ken Tanaka, actor
Actor

Ken Tanaka: Movies & Box Office

films
9
on screen
1948–2011
box office
$5.47M
Career at a glance

Ken Tanaka's Career in Numbers

Ken Tanaka's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Ken Tanaka works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Women of the Night (1948) to In the City of Dawn (2011), and the 1970s were the busiest decade.

Ken Tanaka Movies by Decade

  1. 1940s 1
  2. 1970s 4
  3. 1980s 2
  4. 1990s 1
  5. 2010s 1

The 1970s were Ken Tanaka's busiest decade, with 4 films.

Ken Tanaka Movies by Genre

  • Drama 3
  • Romance 1
  • Tv movie 1
  • Action 1
  • Thriller 1
  • Fantasy 1
  • War 1

Drama is the genre Ken Tanaka has worked in most, with 3 films, ahead of romance (1).

Ken Tanaka Career Milestones

First film
Women of the Night 1948
Biggest box office hit
Godzilla 1985 $4.12M worldwide
Newest film
In the City of Dawn 2011
9 credits

Ken Tanaka Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Ken Tanaka is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

  1. 2011 In the City of Dawn (2011) movie poster In the City of Dawn as Manager · Romance
  2. 1990 13 Assassins (1990) movie poster 13 Assassins Tv movie
  3. 1985 Godzilla 1985 (1985) movie poster Godzilla 1985 Action
  4. 1984 The Return of Godzilla (1984) movie poster The Return of Godzilla as Goro Maki · Thriller
  5. 1979 Oh, My Son! (1979) movie poster Oh, My Son! as Takeshi Kawase · Drama
  6. 1978 Pink Lady’s Motion Picture (1978) movie poster Pink Lady’s Motion Picture Fantasy
  7. 1975 Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter (1975) movie poster Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter Drama
  8. 1974 Sandakan No. 8 (1974) movie poster Sandakan No. 8 as Hideo Takeuchi · War
  9. 1948 Women of the Night (1948) movie poster Women of the Night Drama
Works with

Who Ken Tanaka Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Ken Tanaka shares the most films with. Keiju Kobayashi comes first, with 2 films together, followed by Yôsuke Natsuki (2).

FAQ

Ken Tanaka: Questions & Answers

How many movies Ken Tanaka has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Ken Tanaka been in?

Ken Tanaka is credited on 9 films, from 1948 to 2011. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Ken Tanaka's highest-grossing movie?

Godzilla 1985 (1985) is Ken Tanaka's biggest box office hit, with $4.12M worldwide, ahead of In the City of Dawn (2011) ($1.35M). Across every film with box office figures, Ken Tanaka's movies have made $5.47M.

Ken Tanaka's biggest hits

What is Ken Tanaka's newest movie?

The most recent film on Ken Tanaka's filmography is In the City of Dawn (2011), in the role of Manager.

Who does Ken Tanaka work with most often?

Ken Tanaka shares the most films with Keiju Kobayashi (2 films), Yôsuke Natsuki (2 films) and Junkichi Orimoto (2 films).

The Best Ken Tanaka Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 9 credits.

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