Tanaka Yoshiko

Tanaka Yoshiko (田中好子) was born on April 8, 1956. Tanaka Yoshiko movies and tv shows: Hitsudan Hostess 2010 (Japan), Tokyo DOGS 2009 (Japan), Seigi no Mikata 2008 (Japan), Smile 2007 (Japan), Meteor Story 2007 (Japan)...

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First Name: Yoshiko

Family Name: Tanaka

Native Name: 田中好子

Nationality: Japanese

Gender: Female

Born: April 8, 1956

Tanaka Yoshiko 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 Natsume Masako. 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. In 1991, she married business man Odate Kazuo. 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.