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
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Throne of Blood (1957) — Old Ghost Woman
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Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — Ubatake
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Equinox Flower (1958) — Hatsu Sasaki
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Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — Okô
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The End of Summer (1961) — Sasaki Tsune
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Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) — Meshiya no Kamisan
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A Geisha (1953) — Okimi
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The Woman in the Rumor (1954) — Osaki
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Girls of the Night (1961) — Kumeju
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Miyamoto Musashi (1961) — Osugi
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Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964) — Osugi
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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962) — Osugi
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965) — Osugi
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The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
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The Garden of Women (1954)
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Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963) — Osugi
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Snow Country (1957) — Otatsu
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Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963) — Madam
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Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956) — Orin
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959) — Oen
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Kunisada Chuji (1958)
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Marital Relations (1955)
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18 Roughs (1963) — Seichii's Mother
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An Osaka Story (1957)
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So Young, So Bright (1955) — Oshin
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In Search of Mother (1962) — Obah
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Shogun and His Mistress 2 (1967)
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Three Yakuza (1965)
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The Fencing Master (1962) — Old woman
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The Harbor Lights (1961)
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This Year's Love (1962)
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Hawk of the North (1959)
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The Body (1962)
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Snow Country (1965) — Blind masseuse
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Room for Let (1959) — O-Mino
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Ghost of Saga Mansion (1953)
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Women in Prison (1956) — Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
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The Third Will (1963) — Yoshiko
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The Shop Curtain (1958)
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Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki (1954)