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Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Naniwa Chieko (real name: Nanko Kikuno, November 19, 1907 – December 22 , 1973) was a Japanese actress.

Due to poverty, she was unable to receive an elementary school education and struggled with being illiterate. Later, through her own efforts, she learned to read and write, and overcame illiteracy. She appeared in works such as A Geisha, Throne of Blood, Equinox Flower, and Twenty-Four Eyes. She appeared in films by many of the great directors of her time.

She died of gastrointestinal ble

Born

Nov 19, 1907

Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan

Died

Dec 22, 1973

Known For

Acting

Movies

144 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

Known For

Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 as Old Ghost Woman
★ 7.9
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 as Ubatake
★ 8.1
Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower
1958 as Hatsu Sasaki
★ 7.4
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954 as Okô
★ 7.8
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963 as Madam
★ 6.5
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
★ 7.3
The End of Summer
The End of Summer
1961 as Sasaki Tsune
★ 7.5
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
★ 6.7
Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954 as Meshiya no Kamisan
★ 7.7
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi
1961 as Osugi
★ 7.3
A Geisha
A Geisha
1953 as Okimi
★ 7.5
Snow Country
Snow Country
1965 as Blind masseuse
★ 6.0
Three Yakuza
★ 7.8
In Search of Mother
In Search of Mother
1962 as Obah
★ 6.0
Snow Country
Snow Country
1957 as Otatsu
★ 6.7
The Third Will
The Third Will
1963 as Yoshiko
★ 8.0
Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night
1961 as Kumeju
★ 6.5
The Body
★ 6.5
The Woman in the Rumor
The Woman in the Rumor
1954 as Osaki
★ 7.2
Marital Relations
★ 5.2
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960 as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
The Capital of Love
The Capital of Love
1958 as Umeko Yoshii
New Third-Class Executive
New Third-Class Executive
1959 as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
18 Roughs
18 Roughs
1963 as Seichii's Mother
★ 6.6
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960 as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
The Fencing Master
The Fencing Master
1962 as Old woman
★ 5.5
Good Rascals
Good Rascals
1962 as Omon
★ 6.0
Temptation on Glamour Island
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959 as Shige Sasaki
★ 6.0
Zangiku monogatari
Zangiku monogatari
1956 as Omoto
★ 7.0
The River Yokobori
The River Yokobori
1966 as Kin
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965 as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
Price of Beauty
Price of Beauty
1957 as Natsu Morishita
浮かれ狐千本櫻
浮かれ狐千本櫻
1954 as Otsuji
Chance Meeting
Chance Meeting
1958 as Yone
An Osaka Story
★ 5.4
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
★ 5.0
Sound in the Mist
Sound in the Mist
1956 as Chieko Naniwa
Beautiful Gonpati
Beautiful Gonpati
1954 as およし
Hawk of the North
★ 5.3
Geisha in the Old City
Geisha in the Old City
1957 as Ohatsu
This Year's Love
★ 6.3
お役者変化
お役者変化
1954 as 母そよ
Bad Reputation Returns
Bad Reputation Returns
1961 as Ito Aso
★ 2.5
Gentle Breeze
★ 5.0
On Wings of Love
On Wings of Love
1957 as Umeko Yoshioka
The Swamp
The Swamp
1956 as Otoki
快盗三人吉三
快盗三人吉三
1954 as 小紫の局
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5
1963 as Ume Shimizu
We Are Salarymen
We Are Salarymen
1963 as Oshige
お役者小僧
お役者小僧
1953 as お幸
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959 as Kameno Inao
movie
Room for Let
Room for Let
1959 as O-Mino
★ 6.0
Kunisada Chuji
★ 5.2
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
1952 as Midori, the mother
The Gion Tempest
The Gion Tempest
as Orin
Women in Prison
Women in Prison
1956 as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
★ 1.0
The Blue Mountains Part 2
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957 as Proprietress of Takara-ya
The Harbor Lights
★ 5.0
The Men of Toho-ku
The Men of Toho-ku
1957 as Oei
The Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains
1957 as Mistress of Tamayaya
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957 as Matsumura Sei