Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 19, 1907
Died
Dec 22, 1973
Place of Birth
Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
Credits
183 titles
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
Filmography
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
Three Rogues
Woman Gambler Is Coming
Devil in My Flesh
Shogun and His Mistress 2
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Kae's Wet Nurse
The River Yokobori
Kin
A Circus Girl
True Osaka Grit
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Osugi
Three Yakuza
My Wife
Snow Country
Blind masseuse
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
Nami kage
Taikouki
Naka
Ai, sono kiseki
My Lover
Money Is Most Important
An Impudent Man 2
I'm a Bodyguard
An Impudent Man
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Osugi
We Are Salarymen
Oshige
New Marital Relations
Dobuike
Tadae Horikawa
18 Roughs
Seichii's Mother
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Osugi
Maiko-han
The Third Will
Yoshiko
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
Ume Shimizu
Uogashi no senpū musume
Madame Aki
Setsuko
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Madam
The Paper Crane
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Osugi
The Body
The Fencing Master
Old woman
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Yakuza Official
Ame no Kudan-zaka
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi
Till Tomorrow Is
Good Rascals
Omon
In Search of Mother
Obah
This Year's Love
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
Bad Reputation Returns
Ito Aso