Kiyoko Tange

Kiyoko Tange was born in Tokyo in 1920 — the tail end of the Taisho era — and somehow managed to be both an actress and a singer through what was arguably the most turbulent stretch of modern Japanese history. Think about what that actually means: she came of age as Japan lurched through depression, war, firebombing, occupation, and then this explosive postwar reinvention of the entertainment industry. Through all of it she kept performing, which tells you something about the kind of stubborn, grounded person she must have been. The records on her are thin now, and that's genuinely a shame, because people who lived and worked through that particular era carry a texture of experience that just doesn't translate neatly into a Wikipedia stub. She passed away in May 1998 at 78. I find myself wishing there were more to hold onto here — some film title, a song, a story — but sometimes the act of pausing to acknowledge someone is itself the point.

Kiyoko Tange (January 2, 1920 – May 4, 1998) was a Japanese actress and singer born in Tokyo. She was active during a period that spanned Japan's prewar, wartime, and postwar eras, a time of sweeping change in the country's entertainment industry. She passed away in 1998 at the age of 78.

Name (English)

Kiyoko Tange

Name (Japanese)

丹下キヨ子

Reading

たんげ きよこ

Born

January 2, 1920 – May 4, 1998

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey (申)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Actress / Singer

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%B9%E4%B8%8B%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A8%E5%AD%90

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Actress
• Singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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