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Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Actor · Born 1907-11-19 · Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan

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Biography

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 bleeding on December 22, 1973, at the age of 66. After her death, she was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure , Fourth Class .

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Throne of Blood (1957) — Old Ghost Woman
  2. Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — Ubatake
  3. Equinox Flower (1958) — Hatsu Sasaki
  4. Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — Okô
  5. The End of Summer (1961) — Sasaki Tsune
  6. Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) — Meshiya no Kamisan
  7. A Geisha (1953) — Okimi
  8. The Woman in the Rumor (1954) — Osaki
  9. Girls of the Night (1961) — Kumeju
  10. Miyamoto Musashi (1961) — Osugi
  11. Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964) — Osugi
  12. Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962) — Osugi
  13. Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965) — Osugi
  14. The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
  15. The Garden of Women (1954)
  16. Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963) — Osugi
  17. Snow Country (1957) — Otatsu
  18. Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963) — Madam
  19. Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956) — Orin
  20. Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959) — Oen
  21. Kunisada Chuji (1958)
  22. Marital Relations (1955)
  23. 18 Roughs (1963) — Seichii's Mother
  24. An Osaka Story (1957)
  25. So Young, So Bright (1955) — Oshin
  26. In Search of Mother (1962) — Obah
  27. Shogun and His Mistress 2 (1967)
  28. Three Yakuza (1965)
  29. The Fencing Master (1962) — Old woman
  30. The Harbor Lights (1961)
  31. This Year's Love (1962)
  32. Hawk of the North (1959)
  33. The Body (1962)
  34. Snow Country (1965) — Blind masseuse
  35. Room for Let (1959) — O-Mino
  36. Ghost of Saga Mansion (1953)
  37. Women in Prison (1956) — Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
  38. The Third Will (1963) — Yoshiko
  39. The Shop Curtain (1958)
  40. Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki (1954)