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Chieko Naniwa

Actor
Born November 19, 1907Died December 22, 1973 (66 years)
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 & Shows on Plex

  • Throne of Blood
  • Sansho the Bailiff
  • A Story from Chikamatsu
  • Equinox Flower
  • A Geisha
  • The Woman of Rumour

Known For

  • A Story from Chikamatsu
  • The End of Summer
  • Equinox Flower
  • The Woman of Rumour
  • Girl of Dark
  • Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-ji Temple
  • Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill
  • Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Nito-ryu Style
  • A Cat and Two Women
  • Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island
  • 18 Who Cause a Storm
  • This Year's Love
  • Edo no akutaro

Filmography

1972
1967
1965
1965
Five Gents Trick Book · as Sen (proprietress, Restaurant "manman")
1964
1963
18 Who Cause a Storm · as Seichii's Mother
1963
1963
Izu no odoriko · as Oyoshi
1963
Family of Women · as Yoshiko
1963
1962
1962
1962
Fencing Master · as Old Woman
1962
1962
1962
Good Rascals · as Omon
1961
The End of Summer · as Sasaki Tsune
1961
Bad Reputation · as Ito Aso
1961
Girl of Dark · as Kumeju
1961
1961
Miyamoto Musashi · as Osugi
1961
1960
1959
1959
1959
1959
1959
1959
Temptation on Glamour Island · as Shige Sasaki
1959
1958
Equinox Flower · as Hatsu Sasaki
1958
1958
1957
Snow Country · as Otatsu
1957
1957
Throne of Blood · as Old Ghost Woman
1956
1955
1954
1954
Twenty-Four Eyes · as Meshiya No Kamisan
1954
1954
1954
1953
A Geisha · as Okimi

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