Chieko Naniwa

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 .

Known For

Shogun and His Mistress 2
Shogun and His Mistress 2
The Shop Curtain
The Shop Curtain
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
The End of Summer
The End of Summer
Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower
The Crucified Lovers
The Crucified Lovers
Till Tomorow Comes
Till Tomorow Comes
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Sazae's Engagement Trip
Sazae's Engagement Trip

Filmography

1972 Lullaby for a Tough Guy
as
---- The Gion Tempest
as Orin
1968 The Woman Gambler's Supplication
as
1968 Three Rogues
as
1968 Woman Gambler Is Coming
as
1968 Devil in My Flesh
as
1967 Shogun and His Mistress 2
as
1967 The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
as
1966 The River Yokobori
as Kin
1966 A Circus Girl
as
1965 True Osaka Grit
as
1965 Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Osugi
1965 Three Yakuza
as
1965 My Wife
as
1965 Snow Country
as Blind masseuse
1965 Nami kage
as
1965 President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
1965 Taikouki
as Naka
1964 Ai, sono kiseki
as
1964 I'm a Bodyguard
as