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 .
Filmography (153 titles)
10.0MovieLullaby for a Tough Guy
1972
10.0MovieThe Woman Gambler's Supplication
1968
7.0MovieThree Rogues
1968
7.0MovieWoman Gambler Is Coming
1968
10.0MovieDevil in My Flesh
1968
4.5MovieShogun and His Mistress 2
1967
6.7MovieThe Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
MovieThe River Yokobori
Kin · 1966
MovieA Circus Girl
1966
MovieTrue Osaka Grit
1965
7.3MovieMiyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Osugi · 1965
7.8MovieThree Yakuza
1965
MovieMy Wife
1965
6.7MovieSnow Country
Blind masseuse · 1965
8.0MovieNami kage
1965
8.0MoviePresident's Ninja Trick Book Part II
Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman") · 1965
ShowTaikouki
Naka · 1965
MovieAi, sono kiseki
1964
MovieMoney Is Most Important
1964
MovieAn Impudent Man 2
1964
8.0MovieI'm a Bodyguard
1964
MovieAn Impudent Man
1964
7.0MovieMiyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Osugi · 1964
7.0MovieWe Are Salarymen
Oshige · 1963
MovieDobuike
Tadae Horikawa · 1963
6.7Movie18 Roughs
Seichii's Mother · 1963
7.0MovieMiyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Osugi · 1963
7.7MovieThe Third Will
Yoshiko · 1963
7.0MovieTale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
Ume Shimizu · 1963
MovieUogashi no senpū musume
1963