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Chieko Higashiyama
Actor

Chieko Higashiyama

30 Sep 1890Born
8 May 1980Died
89Age at death
98Credits

Biography

Chieko Higashiyama (September 30, 1890 – May 8, 1980) was a Japanese actress. Graduating from the girls' school at Gakushuin, she married a businessman in 1909 and spent eight years in Moscow. In 1925, at the age of 35, she decided to become an actress. She trained at the Tsukiji Shōgekijō, a pioneering theater then-famous for modern Japanese plays and translated performances of Western playwrights. Higashiyama appeared in many stage productions, most famously as Madame Ranevskaya in Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard." She also appeared in films, including Tokyo Story, which was voted the best film of all time in the 2012 Sight and Sound directors' poll.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 98 credits.

  1. 1971Sweet SecretFilm
  2. 1971Love and DeathFilm
  3. 1971Maboroshi no SatsuiFilm
  4. 1971The Gentle JapaneseFilm
  5. 1970Live Again TomorrowFilm: その
  6. 1968Oyaji DaikoSeries (39 episodes)
  7. 1967Shogun and His Mistress 2Film: Eiho, nun
  8. 1967Kotoshi no KoiSeries (8 episodes)
  9. 1966The Kii RiverFilm: Toyono, Hana's grandmother
  10. 1965The Radish and the CarrotFilm
  11. 1964Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleFilm: Strange Beauty
  12. 1963Ano hito wa imaFilm
  13. 1963Sing, Young People!Film: Okada's grandmother
  14. 1962A Woman's LifeFilm: Shizu Tsutsumi
  15. 1962Diary of a Mad Old ManFilm: Hama, Tokusuke's wife
  16. 1962Mount HakoneFilm
  17. 1962Love SchoolFilm
  18. 1962This Year's LoveFilm
  19. 1962Nippon no obaachanFilm
  20. 1960Shisha to no kekkonFilm
  21. 1960The Wandering PrincessFilm: Nao Sugawara
  22. 1960When a Woman LovesFilm: Relative
  23. 1960Spring DreamsFilm: Grandma
  24. 1959The Sky Is MineFilm
  25. 1959The Most Valuable WifeFilm
  26. 1959The Snow FlurryFilm: Tomi
  27. 1958Hana no yukyo-denFilm
  28. 1958Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringFilm: Mrs. Chiyoda
  29. 1958The NunFilm: монахиня Масамицу
  30. 1958The Loyal 47 RoninFilm: Otaka (Ôishi's mother)
  31. 1957The Blue Sky MaidenFilm: Shizue Hirooka
  32. 1957Duel at NoonFilm
  33. 1957Itohan MonogatariFilm: Owasa
  34. 1956New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and YoshitsuneFilm
  35. 1956Here It is QuietFilm
  36. 1956In Case of One WomanFilm: Natsuko Hashiba
  37. 1956Virtue in SpadesFilm
  38. 1956Ai to chie no waFilm
  39. 1955Shichinin no ani imōtoFilm
  40. 1955Floating Weeds DiaryFilm: Backstage Attendant
  41. 1955The DoctorFilm
  42. 1955If Indeed One LovesFilm: Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)
  43. 1955The Maid's KidFilm
  44. 1955School Girls in CostumeFilm
  45. 1955Miss TeacherFilm
  46. 1955Farewell SongFilm
  47. 1954Women's HouseFilm
  48. 1954The Princess SenFilm
  49. 1954The Days of Youth are Days of SadnessFilm
  50. 1954How the Bell of Liberty RingsFilm: Yukichi's Mother Ojun
  51. 1954The Garden of WomenFilm: Schoolmaster
  52. 1954A Samurai's LoveFilm
  53. 1954The Second KissFilm
  54. 1953Tokyo StoryFilm: Tomi Hirayama
  55. 1953Shishun no izumiFilm: Retired Person
  56. 1953An Heir's PlaceFilm
  57. 1953Aiyoku no sabakiFilm
  58. 1953YassamossaFilm
  59. 1953Sincere HeartFilm: Ichi
  60. 1953Natsuko’s Adventure in HokkaidoFilm
  61. 1952Kanojo no tokudaneFilm
  62. 1952Carmen's Innocent LoveFilm: Maid
  63. 1952Sisters of NishijinFilm
  64. 1952Eternal Song of NagasakiFilm
  65. 1951Fireworks Over the SeaFilm: Mitsu
  66. 1951Early SummerFilm: Shige Mamiya
  67. 1951Swords and BrocadeFilm
  68. 1951Ah, YouthFilm
  69. 1951The Tale of GenjiFilm: Lady Kokiden
  70. 1951The IdiotFilm: Satoko, Ayako's mother
  71. 1951The Woman’s Reflective PoolFilm: Unnamed
  72. 1950Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and FreedomFilm
  73. 1950Les Miserables I: God and the DevilFilm
  74. 1950The End of the WarFilm
  75. 1950Rain on JogashimaFilm
  76. 1950The Angry StreetFilm
  77. 1950I Saw a Phantom FishFilm
  78. 1950Four Seasons of WomenFilm: Mother
  79. 1950Spring SnowFilm: Mother Okasaki
  80. 1949Broken DrumFilm: Nobuko

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