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 bleeding on December 22, 1973, at the age of 66. After her death, she was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure , Fourth Class .
Acting
Movie
Throne of Blood
as Old Ghost Woman
1957
Movie
Sansho the Bailiff
as Ubatake
1954
Movie
Equinox Flower
as Hatsu Sasaki
1958
Movie
Chikamatsu Monogatari
as Okô
1954
Movie
The End of Summer
as Sasaki Tsune
1961
Movie
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Meshiya no Kamisan
1954
Movie
A Geisha
as Okimi
1953
Movie
The Woman in the Rumor
as Osaki
1954
Movie
Girls of the Night
as Kumeju
1961
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi
as Osugi
1961
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Osugi
1962
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Osugi
1964
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Osugi
1965
Movie
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
Movie
The Garden of Women
1954
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Osugi
1963
Movie
Snow Country
as Otatsu
1957
Movie
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
as Madam
1963
Movie
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Orin
1956
Movie
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
as Oen
1959
Movie
Kunisada Chuji
1958
Movie
Marital Relations
1955
Movie
18 Roughs
as Seichii's Mother
1963
Movie
An Osaka Story
1957