Name: Tanaka Yoshiko
Native name: 田中好子
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: April 8, 1956
Died: April 21, 2011
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.