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Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

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 ble

Born

Nov 19, 1907

Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan

Died

Dec 22, 1973

Known For

Acting

Movies

184 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 • as Old Ghost Woman
★ 7.9
Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954 • as Meshiya no Kamisan
★ 7.7
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 • as Ubatake
★ 8.1
The End of Summer
The End of Summer
1961 • as Sasaki Tsune
★ 7.5
Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower
1958 • as Hatsu Sasaki
★ 7.4
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954 • as Okô
★ 7.8
Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night
1961 • as Kumeju
★ 7.1
A Geisha
A Geisha
1953 • as Okimi
★ 7.6
The Woman in the Rumor
The Woman in the Rumor
1954 • as Osaki
★ 7.3
Three Yakuza
★ 7.8
Snow Country
Snow Country
1957 • as Otatsu
★ 6.7
Fine Man
★ 8.0
Snow Country
Snow Country
1965 • as Blind masseuse
★ 6.7
In Search of Mother
In Search of Mother
1962 • as Obah
★ 6.6
The River Yokobori
The River Yokobori
1966 • as Kin
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963 • as Madam
★ 6.5
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
★ 7.3
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
★ 5.2
Sound in the Mist
Sound in the Mist
1956 • as Chieko Naniwa
★ 7.5
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960 • as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
★ 8.0
Marital Relations
★ 5.6
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967 • as Kae's Wet Nurse
★ 6.6
Flower Shop Curtain
★ 10.0
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965 • as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
★ 8.0
So Young, So Bright
So Young, So Bright
1955 • as Oshin
★ 7.8
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
★ 8.0
Evil Man of Edo
★ 8.0
Nami kage
★ 8.0
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi
1961 • as Osugi
★ 7.2
The Fencing Master
The Fencing Master
1962 • as Old woman
★ 5.9
Temptation on Glamour Island
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959 • as Shige Sasaki
★ 7.0
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
★ 6.7
An Osaka Story
★ 6.0
Tough Guy
★ 7.0
Good Rascals
Good Rascals
1962 • as Omon
★ 6.0
Tainted Flowers
★ 10.0
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
★ 10.0
I'm a Bodyguard
★ 8.0
Chance Meeting
Chance Meeting
1958 • as Yone
★ 10.0
Till Tomorrow Is
★ 8.0
The Shop Curtain
★ 8.0
お役者変化
お役者変化
1954 • as 母そよ
New Third-Class Executive
New Third-Class Executive
1959 • as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
★ 8.0
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
1959 • as Chiyoyo Nishino (Sazae's aunt)
The Body
★ 7.3
The Third Will
The Third Will
1963 • as Yoshiko
★ 7.7
Room for Let
Room for Let
1959 • as O-Mino
★ 7.0
Sazae-san's Marriage
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959 • as Chie Nishino
Bad Reputation Returns
Bad Reputation Returns
1961 • as Ito Aso
★ 4.8
movie
★ 9.0
Kunisada Chuji
★ 5.6
Geisha in the Old City
Geisha in the Old City
1957 • as Ohatsu
★ 10.0
Zoku Tange Sazen
★ 10.0
The Capital of Love
The Capital of Love
1958 • as Umeko Yoshii
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959 • as Kameno Inao
★ 8.0
Sazae And Aunt Apron
Sazae And Aunt Apron
1960 • as Chie
★ 10.0
Sazae's Engagement Trip
Sazae's Engagement Trip
1958 • as Chie Nishino
We Are Salarymen
We Are Salarymen
1963 • as Oshige
★ 7.0
Devil in My Flesh
★ 10.0
The Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains
1957 • as Mistress of Tamayaya
浮かれ狐千本櫻
浮かれ狐千本櫻
1954 • as Otsuji
The Harbor Lights
★ 6.2
Women in Prison
Women in Prison
1956 • as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
★ 4.0
On Wings of Love
On Wings of Love
1957 • as Umeko Yoshioka
★ 10.0
This Year's Love
★ 6.8
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960 • as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
★ 9.0
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
1952 • as Midori, the mother
Zangiku monogatari
Zangiku monogatari
1956 • as Omoto
★ 7.0
Violence
★ 8.0
Detour to Love
Detour to Love
1955 • as Yasu
18 Roughs
18 Roughs
1963 • as Seichii's Mother
★ 6.7
Madame Aki
Madame Aki
1963 • as Setsuko
★ 7.0
快盗三人吉三
快盗三人吉三
1954 • as 小紫の局
The Gion Tempest
The Gion Tempest
1958 • as Orin
The Swamp
The Swamp
1956 • as Otoki
★ 7.0
Shinran
★ 10.0
Three Rogues
★ 7.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957 • as Matsumura Sei
★ 9.0
Price of Beauty
Price of Beauty
1957 • as Natsu Morishita
★ 10.0
Hawk of the North
★ 5.3
Gentle Breeze
★ 5.0
Taki no Shiraito
Taki no Shiraito
1952 • as Midori
Beautiful Gonpati
Beautiful Gonpati
1954 • as およし
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
★ 8.0
The Men of Toho-ku
The Men of Toho-ku
1957 • as Oei
★ 9.0
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5
1963 • as Ume Shimizu
★ 7.0
Dobuike
Dobuike
1963 • as Tadae Horikawa
お役者小僧
お役者小僧
1953 • as お幸
The Blue Mountains Part 2
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957 • as Proprietress of Takara-ya