Chieko Naniwa
Actor
November 19, 1907 — 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 .
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 .
Known For
Filmography
| 1972 | |
| 1970 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | The River Yokobori · as Kin |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island · as Osugi |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | Five Gents Trick Book · as Sen (proprietress, Restaurant "manman") |
| 1965 | Takôki · as Naka |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | |
| 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 | Jirocho shacho to Ishimatsu shacho · as Ume Shimizu |
| 1963 | Beranmee geisha to detchi shachô · as Cast |
| 1963 | Twin Sisters of Kyoto · as Madam |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill · as Osugi |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Fencing Master · as Old Woman |
| 1962 | In Search of Mother · as Obah |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Good Rascals · as Omon |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | Another Bad Reputation Story · as Ito Aso |
| 1961 | The End of Summer · as Sasaki Tsune |
| 1961 | Bad Reputation · as Ito Aso |
| 1961 | Girls of the Night · as Kumeju |
| 1961 | Miyamoto Musashi · as Osugi |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka · as Oen |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Temptation on Glamour Island · as Shige Sasaki |
| 1958 | Equinox Flower · as Hatsu SasakiOn Plex |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | The Bride in Uguisu Castle · as Cast |
| 1958 | |
| 1957 | The Men of Tohoku · as Oei |
| 1957 | Snow Country · as Otatsu |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood · as Old Ghost WomanOn Plex |
| 1956 | A Cat and Two Women · as Orin |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 | A Story from Chikamatsu · as OkôOn Plex |
| 1954 | Twenty-Four Eyes · as Meshiya No Kamisan |
| 1954 | The Woman of Rumour · as OsakiOn Plex |
| 1954 | Sansho the Bailiff · as UbatakeOn Plex |
| 1954 | |
| 1953 | |
| 1953 | A Geisha · as OkimiOn Plex |
| 1952 |
| 1956 | Sound in the Mist · as Chieko Naniwa |