Chieko Naniwa
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1907-11-19
Day of Death
1973-12-22 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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
Acting
The Gion Tempest
as Orin
(1972)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1967)
(1967)
(1966)
The River Yokobori
as Kin
(1966)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
Snow Country
as Blind masseuse
(1965)
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
(1963)
18 Roughs
as Seichii's Mother
(1963)
(1963)
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
as Madam
(1963)
The Third Will
as Yoshiko
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
(1962)
Good Rascals
as Omon
(1962)
The Fencing Master
as Old woman
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
In Search of Mother
as Obah
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1961)
The End of Summer
as Sasaki Tsune
(1961)
Girls of the Night
as Kumeju
(1961)
Miyamoto Musashi
as Osugi
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
Bad Reputation Returns
as Ito Aso
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
as Otoshi
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
(1960)
(1960)
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
(1960)
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
as Natsukawa Chiyo
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Shige Sasaki
(1959)
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
as Kameno Inao
(1959)
Room for Let
as O-Mino
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
New Third-Class Executive
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
(1958)
Equinox Flower
as Hatsu Sasaki
(1958)
Chance Meeting
as Yone
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
City of Love
as Umeko Yoshii
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
(1957)
Throne of Blood
as Old Ghost Woman
(1957)
Snow Country
as Otatsu
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
Geisha in the Old City
as Ohatsu
(1957)
On Wings of Love
as Umeko Yoshioka
(1957)
Price of Beauty
as Natsu Morishita
(1957)
(1956)
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Orin
(1956)
(1956)
Zangiku monogatari
as Omoto
(1956)
Women in Prison
as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
(1956)
(1956)
The Swamp
as Otoki
(1956)
Sound in the Mist
as Chieko Naniwa
(1956)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
as お金
(1955)
(1955)
(1954)
The Woman in the Rumor
as Osaki
(1954)
Sansho the Bailiff
as Ubatake
(1954)
The Crucified Lovers
as Okô
(1954)
快盗三人吉三
as 小紫の局
(1954)
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Meshiya no Kamisan
(1954)
(1954)
Beautiful Gonpati
as およし
(1954)
(1954)
浮かれ狐千本櫻
as Otsuji
(1954)
お役者変化
as 母そよ
(1954)
(1953)
A Geisha
as Okimi
(1953)
(1953)
お役者小僧
as お幸
(1953)
(1953)
(1952)
(1952)
(1952)
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
as Midori, the mother
(1952)