Shochiku
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Shochiku Co., Ltd. is a Japanese entertainment company. Founded in 1895, it initially managed kabuki theaters in Kyoto; in 1914, it also acquired ownership of the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo. In 1920,
Headquarters in Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo
Otani Takejiro and Shirai Matsujiro in 1932
An old Shochiku ident until 1999
Kinuyo Tanaka
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Kinuyo Tanaka was a Japanese actress and film director. She had a career lasting over 50 years with more than 250 acting credits, but was best known for her 15 films with director Kenji Mizoguchi, suc
Tanaka in Burden of Life (1935)
Screenwriter Yoshikata Yoda, Kinuyo Tanaka and Kenji Mizoguchi visit Paris, 1953
A museum in Tanaka's hometown is nicknamed the "Kinuyo Tanaka Cultural Museum" in her honor.