Chieko Naniwa
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1907-11-19
- Died
- 1973-12-22
- Place of birth
- Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
- Also known as
- Тиэко Нанива · چیکو نانیوا
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (151)
Throne of Blood
1957
as Old Ghost Woman
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
as Ubatake
Snow Country
1965
as Blind masseuse
True Osaka Grit
1965
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Okô
A Geisha
1953
as Okimi
Equinox Flower
1958
as Hatsu Sasaki
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
The End of Summer
1961
as Sasaki Tsune
Room for Let
1959
as O-Mino
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Meshiya no Kamisan
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Madam
The Garden of Women
1954
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Osaki
Girls of the Night
1961
as Kumeju
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Orin
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
The Capital of Love
1958
as Umeko Yoshii
Snow Country
1957
as Otatsu
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Hawk of the North
1959
The Body
1962
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Shige Sasaki
The Harbor Lights
1961
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Osugi
Nami kage
1965
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
Three Yakuza
1965
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Osugi
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Osugi
In Search of Mother
1962
as Obah
Women in Prison
1956
as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
1954
Zangiku monogatari
1956
as Omoto
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963
Sound in the Mist
1956
as Chieko Naniwa
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967
This Year's Love
1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Osugi
New Third-Class Executive
1959
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Beautiful Gonpati
1954
as およし
An Impudent Man 2
1964
お役者変化
1954
as 母そよ
Tainted Flowers
1958
Evening Calm
1957
An Impudent Man
1964
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
The Third Will
1963
as Yoshiko
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
1972
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961
as Otoshi
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Osugi
Good Rascals
1962
as Omon
An Osaka Story
1957
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
1960
The Sentimental Idiot
1956
Marital Relations
1955
Fine Man
1961
Evil Man of Edo
1959
Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon
1961
Sazae And Aunt Apron
1960
Kunisada Chuji
1958
18 Roughs
1963
as Seichii's Mother
Six Men Mustered in Great Edo
1953
お役者小僧
1953
as お幸
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
1958
as Sueno
The Fencing Master
1962
as Old woman
The Paper Crane
1962
Chance Meeting
1958
as Yone
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960
as Natsukawa Chiyo
Three Rogues
1968
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965
as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959
as Kameno Inao
Violence
1952
So Young, So Bright
1955
Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
1959
as Oharu
Sisters of Gion
1956
Bantōhan to detchidon
1960
Shinran
1960
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
as Oen
Yakuza Official
1962
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960
as Chiyo
Devil in My Flesh
1968
A Circus Girl
1966
紺屋高尾
1952
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
快盗三人吉三
1954
as 小紫の局
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
1955
The Swamp
1956
as Otoki
Ghost of Saga Mansion
1953
続べらんめぇ芸者
1960
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
1957
Bad Reputation Returns
1961
as Ito Aso
Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
1958
The River Yokobori
1966
as Kin
Zoku bantōhan to detchidon
1960
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1952
Osaka Tough
1961
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
1968
Sazae's Engagement Trip
1958
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
1952
as Midori, the mother
浮かれ狐千本櫻
1954
as Otsuji
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
1960
The Preacher of Love
1961
The Rookie Managers
1955
On Wings of Love
1957
as Umeko Yoshioka
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
1955
as お金
Price of Beauty
1957
as Natsu Morishita
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
The Men of Toho-ku
1957
as Oei
The Gion Tempest
as Orin
京化粧
1961
The Shop Curtain
1958
Maiko monogatari
1954
Gentle Breeze
1959
About 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 he… With 152 credits spanning from 1952 to 1972, Chieko Naniwa has appeared in 151 films and 1 TV show.
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- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Old Ghost Woman
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — as Ubatake
- Snow Country (1965) — as Blind masseuse
- True Osaka Grit (1965)
- Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — as Okô
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