Chieko Naniwa

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Chieko Naniwa

Acting November 19, 1907

Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan

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 a…

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Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

7.9 1957 Movie
Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

8.1 1954 Movie
Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

7.4 1958 Movie
Chikamatsu Monogatari

Chikamatsu Monogatari

7.8 1954 Movie
The End of Summer

The End of Summer

7.5 1961 Movie
Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes

7.7 1954 Movie
A Geisha

A Geisha

7.6 1953 Movie
Taikouki

Taikouki

1965 TV Show
The Woman in the Rumor

The Woman in the Rumor

7.3 1954 Movie
Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night

6.5 1961 Movie
Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

6.5 1963 Movie
Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

7.3 1961 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1972
    Lullaby for a Tough Guy

    Movie

  2. 1968
    The Woman Gambler's Supplication

    Movie

  3. 1968
    Three Rogues

    Movie

  4. 1968
    Woman Gambler Is Coming

    Movie

  5. 1968
    Devil in My Flesh

    Movie

  6. 1967
    Shogun and His Mistress 2

    Movie

  7. 1967
    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    Movie

  8. 1966
    The River Yokobori

    Movie Kin

  9. 1966
    A Circus Girl

    Movie

  10. 1965
    True Osaka Grit

    Movie

  11. 1965
    Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

    Movie Osugi

  12. 1965
    Three Yakuza

    Movie

  13. 1965
    My Wife

    Movie

  14. 1965
    Snow Country

    Movie Blind masseuse

  15. 1965
    President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

    Movie Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")

  16. 1965
    Nami kage

    Movie

More credits
  1. 1965
    Taikouki

    TV show Naka

  2. 1964
    Ai, sono kiseki

    Movie

  3. 1964
    My Lover

    Movie

  4. 1964
    Money Is Most Important

    Movie

  5. 1964
    An Impudent Man 2

    Movie

  6. 1964
    I'm a Bodyguard

    Movie

  7. 1964
    An Impudent Man

    Movie

  8. 1964
    Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

    Movie Osugi

  9. 1963
    We Are Salarymen

    Movie Oshige

  10. 1963
    New Marital Relations

    Movie

  11. 1963
    Dobuike

    Movie Tadae Horikawa

  12. 1963
    18 Roughs

    Movie Seichii's Mother

  13. 1963
    Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

    Movie Osugi

  14. 1963
    Maiko-han

    Movie

  15. 1963
    The Third Will

    Movie Yoshiko

  16. 1963
    Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５

    Movie Ume Shimizu

  17. 1963
    Uogashi no senpū musume

    Movie

  18. 1963
    Madame Aki

    Movie Setsuko

  19. 1963
    Twin Sisters of Kyoto

    Movie Madam

  20. 1962
    The Paper Crane

    Movie

  21. 1962
    Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

    Movie Osugi

  22. 1962
    The Body

    Movie

  23. 1962
    The Fencing Master

    Movie Old woman

  24. 1962
    Shin kitsune to tanuki

    Movie