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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

144 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.3

Known For

Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 as Old Ghost Woman
★ 7.9
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 as Ubatake
★ 8.1
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954 as Okô
★ 7.8
Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower
1958 as Hatsu Sasaki
★ 7.4
The End of Summer
The End of Summer
1961 as Sasaki Tsune
★ 7.5
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963 as Madam
★ 6.5
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
★ 6.7
Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954 as Meshiya no Kamisan
★ 7.7
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
★ 7.3
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi
1961 as Osugi
★ 7.3
Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night
1961 as Kumeju
★ 6.5
The Third Will
The Third Will
1963 as Yoshiko
★ 8.0
The Woman in the Rumor
The Woman in the Rumor
1954 as Osaki
★ 7.2
A Geisha
A Geisha
1953 as Okimi
★ 7.5
Snow Country
Snow Country
1957 as Otatsu
★ 6.7
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960 as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
Marital Relations
★ 5.2
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965 as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
Three Yakuza
★ 7.8
The Capital of Love
The Capital of Love
1958 as Umeko Yoshii
New Third-Class Executive
New Third-Class Executive
1959 as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Zangiku monogatari
Zangiku monogatari
1956 as Omoto
★ 7.0
Sound in the Mist
Sound in the Mist
1956 as Chieko Naniwa
The Fencing Master
The Fencing Master
1962 as Old woman
★ 5.5
The River Yokobori
The River Yokobori
1966 as Kin
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960 as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Snow Country
Snow Country
1965 as Blind masseuse
★ 6.0
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
★ 5.0
The Body
★ 6.5
浮かれ狐千本櫻
浮かれ狐千本櫻
1954 as Otsuji
Good Rascals
Good Rascals
1962 as Omon
★ 6.0
Temptation on Glamour Island
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959 as Shige Sasaki
★ 6.0
This Year's Love
★ 6.3
18 Roughs
18 Roughs
1963 as Seichii's Mother
★ 6.6
Geisha in the Old City
Geisha in the Old City
1957 as Ohatsu
Hawk of the North
★ 5.3
Room for Let
Room for Let
1959 as O-Mino
★ 6.0
Bad Reputation Returns
Bad Reputation Returns
1961 as Ito Aso
★ 2.5
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959 as Kameno Inao
お役者変化
お役者変化
1954 as 母そよ
Price of Beauty
Price of Beauty
1957 as Natsu Morishita
Gentle Breeze
★ 5.0
An Osaka Story
★ 5.4
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5
1963 as Ume Shimizu
Chance Meeting
Chance Meeting
1958 as Yone
お役者小僧
お役者小僧
1953 as お幸
Beautiful Gonpati
Beautiful Gonpati
1954 as およし
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快盗三人吉三
快盗三人吉三
1954 as 小紫の局
On Wings of Love
On Wings of Love
1957 as Umeko Yoshioka
The Swamp
The Swamp
1956 as Otoki
We Are Salarymen
We Are Salarymen
1963 as Oshige
Kunisada Chuji
★ 5.2
Women in Prison
Women in Prison
1956 as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
★ 1.0
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
1952 as Midori, the mother
In Search of Mother
In Search of Mother
1962 as Obah
★ 6.0
The Harbor Lights
★ 5.0
The Men of Toho-ku
The Men of Toho-ku
1957 as Oei
The Gion Tempest
The Gion Tempest
as Orin
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957 as Matsumura Sei
The Blue Mountains Part 2
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957 as Proprietress of Takara-ya
The Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains
1957 as Mistress of Tamayaya