Chieko Naniwa

Cast

Chieko Naniwa

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1907-11-19

From

Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan

Died

1973-12-22

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 .

Throne of Blood
7.9
MOVIE1957

Throne of Blood

as Old Ghost Woman

Sansho the Bailiff
8.1
MOVIE1954

Sansho the Bailiff

as Ubatake

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
8.0
MOVIE1960

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)

True Osaka Grit
MOVIE1965

True Osaka Grit

Chikamatsu Monogatari
7.8
MOVIE1954

Chikamatsu Monogatari

as Okô

A Geisha
7.5
MOVIE1953

A Geisha

as Okimi

The Garden of Women
6.6
MOVIE1954

The Garden of Women

Equinox Flower
7.4
MOVIE1958

Equinox Flower

as Hatsu Sasaki

Snow Country
6.7
MOVIE1965

Snow Country

as Blind masseuse

The End of Summer
7.5
MOVIE1961

The End of Summer

as Sasaki Tsune

Twenty-Four Eyes
7.7
MOVIE1954

Twenty-Four Eyes

as Meshiya no Kamisan

Snow Country
6.7
MOVIE1957

Snow Country

as Otatsu

The Capital of Love
MOVIE1958

The Capital of Love

as Umeko Yoshii

Twin Sisters of Kyoto
6.5
MOVIE1963

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

as Madam

Temptation on Glamour Island
7.0
MOVIE1959

Temptation on Glamour Island

as Shige Sasaki

Three Yakuza
7.8
MOVIE1965

Three Yakuza

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
8.0
MOVIE1960

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

as Tsuruko Miyaguchi

Room for Let
7.0
MOVIE1959

Room for Let

as O-Mino

The Harbor Lights
6.3
MOVIE1961

The Harbor Lights

The Woman in the Rumor
7.3
MOVIE1954

The Woman in the Rumor

as Osaki

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
7.5
MOVIE1962

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

as Osugi

Fine Man
8.0
MOVIE1961

Fine Man

Girls of the Night
6.5
MOVIE1961

Girls of the Night

as Kumeju

Uogashi no senpū musume
MOVIE1963

Uogashi no senpū musume

Hawk of the North
5.3
MOVIE1959

Hawk of the North

The Body
7.3
MOVIE1962

The Body

Women in Prison
4.0
MOVIE1956

Women in Prison

as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner

The Sentimental Idiot
MOVIE1956

The Sentimental Idiot

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
7.0
MOVIE1964

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

as Osugi

In Search of Mother
6.6
MOVIE1962

In Search of Mother

as Obah

Zangiku monogatari
7.0
MOVIE1956

Zangiku monogatari

as Omoto

Hadaka no Machi
MOVIE1957

Hadaka no Machi

Shogun and His Mistress 2
4.5
MOVIE1967

Shogun and His Mistress 2

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
7.0
MOVIE1963

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

as Osugi

お役者小僧
MOVIE1953

お役者小僧

as お幸

Marital Relations
5.6
MOVIE1955

Marital Relations

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
6.7
MOVIE1967

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

Till Tomorrow Is
8.0
MOVIE1962

Till Tomorrow Is

An Impudent Man
MOVIE1964

An Impudent Man

Nami kage
8.0
MOVIE1965

Nami kage

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
6.7
MOVIE1956

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

as Orin

An Osaka Story
6.0
MOVIE1957

An Osaka Story

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
7.3
MOVIE1965

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

as Osugi

18 Roughs
6.7
MOVIE1963

18 Roughs

as Seichii's Mother

The Fencing Master
5.9
MOVIE1962

The Fencing Master

as Old woman

Tainted Flowers
10.0
MOVIE1958

Tainted Flowers

Lullaby for a Tough Guy
10.0
MOVIE1972

Lullaby for a Tough Guy

This Year's Love
6.8
MOVIE1962

This Year's Love

Good Rascals
6.0
MOVIE1962

Good Rascals

as Omon

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
10.0
MOVIE1961

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

as Otoshi

Miyamoto Musashi
7.3
MOVIE1961

Miyamoto Musashi

as Osugi

Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
MOVIE1955

Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi

Shinran
10.0
MOVIE1960

Shinran

Devil in My Flesh
10.0
MOVIE1968

Devil in My Flesh

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
9.0
MOVIE1954

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
MOVIE1960

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

The Third Will
7.7
MOVIE1963

The Third Will

as Yoshiko

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
MOVIE1960

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

as Chiyo

Beautiful Gonpati
MOVIE1954

Beautiful Gonpati

as およし

The Story of Iron Arm Inao
8.0
MOVIE1959

The Story of Iron Arm Inao

as Kameno Inao

Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
MOVIE1959

Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki

as Oharu

続べらんめぇ芸者
MOVIE1960

続べらんめぇ芸者

The Preacher of Love
MOVIE1961

The Preacher of Love

New Third-Class Executive
8.0
MOVIE1959

New Third-Class Executive

as Tsuruko Miyaguchi

Sazae's Engagement Trip
MOVIE1958

Sazae's Engagement Trip

Evening Calm
9.0
MOVIE1957

Evening Calm

Chance Meeting
10.0
MOVIE1958

Chance Meeting

as Yone

Evil Man of Edo
8.0
MOVIE1959

Evil Man of Edo

Bantōhan to detchidon
MOVIE1960

Bantōhan to detchidon

The Paper Crane
MOVIE1962

The Paper Crane

Tsukigata Hanpeita
7.0
MOVIE1952

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Violence
8.0
MOVIE1952

Violence

お役者変化
MOVIE1954

お役者変化

as 母そよ

Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon
MOVIE1961

Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon

Kunisada Chuji
5.6
MOVIE1958

Kunisada Chuji

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
9.0
MOVIE1960

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

紺屋高尾
MOVIE1952

紺屋高尾

Sazae-san's Marriage
MOVIE1959

Sazae-san's Marriage

Sisters of Gion
MOVIE1956

Sisters of Gion

Denshichi Torimonochō onna hada jigoku
MOVIE1959

Denshichi Torimonochō onna hada jigoku

Yakuza Official
MOVIE1962

Yakuza Official

The Shop Curtain
8.0
MOVIE1958

The Shop Curtain

An Impudent Man 2
MOVIE1964

An Impudent Man 2

The Gion Tempest
MOVIETBA

The Gion Tempest

as Orin

The Woman Gambler's Supplication
10.0
MOVIE1968

The Woman Gambler's Supplication

So Young, So Bright
7.4
MOVIE1955

So Young, So Bright

Flower Shop Curtain
10.0
MOVIE1959

Flower Shop Curtain

The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
7.0
MOVIE1957

The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
8.0
MOVIE1965

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")

Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
MOVIE1958

Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki

八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
MOVIE1955

八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

as お金

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
MOVIE1960

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

as Natsukawa Chiyo

Osaka Tough
MOVIE1961

Osaka Tough

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
MOVIE1959

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife

Ghost of Saga Mansion
7.7
MOVIE1953

Ghost of Saga Mansion

Sound in the Mist
9.0
MOVIE1956

Sound in the Mist

as Chieko Naniwa

A Circus Girl
MOVIE1966

A Circus Girl

Maiko monogatari
MOVIE1954

Maiko monogatari

Six Men Mustered in Great Edo
MOVIE1953

Six Men Mustered in Great Edo

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
5.3
MOVIE1959

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

as Oen

I'm a Bodyguard
8.0
MOVIE1964

I'm a Bodyguard

Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
MOVIE1958

Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki

as Sueno

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
9.0
MOVIE1960

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

as Tsuruko Miyaguchi

Zoku Tange Sazen
10.0
MOVIE1953

Zoku Tange Sazen

京化粧
MOVIE1961

京化粧

Madame Aki
7.0
MOVIE1963

Madame Aki

My Wife
MOVIE1965

My Wife

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
MOVIE1960

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
MOVIE1952

Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo

as Midori, the mother

Three Rogues
7.0
MOVIE1968

Three Rogues

The Men of Toho-ku
9.0
MOVIE1957

The Men of Toho-ku

as Oei

Sazae And Aunt Apron
10.0
MOVIE1960

Sazae And Aunt Apron

Diary of a Successful Salaryman
9.0
MOVIE1957

Diary of a Successful Salaryman

as Matsumura Sei

Gentle Breeze
5.0
MOVIE1959

Gentle Breeze

Moonlight in the Rain
9.0
MOVIE1961

Moonlight in the Rain

The Swamp
7.0
MOVIE1956

The Swamp

as Otoki

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
MOVIE1962

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

The Blue Mountains Part 2
MOVIE1957

The Blue Mountains Part 2

as Proprietress of Takara-ya

浮かれ狐千本櫻
MOVIE1954

浮かれ狐千本櫻

as Otsuji

Zoku bantōhan to detchidon
MOVIE1960

Zoku bantōhan to detchidon

The River Yokobori
MOVIE1966

The River Yokobori

as Kin

Woman Gambler Is Coming
7.0
MOVIE1968

Woman Gambler Is Coming

快盗三人吉三
MOVIE1954

快盗三人吉三

as 小紫の局

The Rookie Managers
MOVIE1955

The Rookie Managers

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi
MOVIE1962

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

Price of Beauty
10.0
MOVIE1957

Price of Beauty

as Natsu Morishita

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5
7.0
MOVIE1963

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5

as Ume Shimizu

All Sold Out
MOVIE1956

All Sold Out

Shin kitsune to tanuki
7.0
MOVIE1962

Shin kitsune to tanuki

Achako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy Marriage
MOVIE1953

Achako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy Marriage

as Omoto

We Are Salarymen
7.0
MOVIE1963

We Are Salarymen

as Oshige

Geisha in the Old City
10.0
MOVIE1957

Geisha in the Old City

as Ohatsu

Bad Reputation Returns
4.8
MOVIE1961

Bad Reputation Returns

as Ito Aso

The Maiden Courtesan
MOVIE1956

The Maiden Courtesan

On Wings of Love
10.0
MOVIE1957

On Wings of Love

as Umeko Yoshioka

Ame no Kudan-zaka
MOVIE1962

Ame no Kudan-zaka

Ai, sono kiseki
MOVIE1964

Ai, sono kiseki

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
8.0
MOVIE1957

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

as Matsumura Sei

Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
MOVIE1961

Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō

Detour to Love
MOVIE1955

Detour to Love

as Yasu

Her Son Came Back
MOVIE1958

Her Son Came Back

Dobuike
MOVIE1963

Dobuike

as Tadae Horikawa

Unmarried
MOVIE1959

Unmarried

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
MOVIE1956

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji

So Deep in My Heart
MOVIE1955

So Deep in My Heart

Taki no Shiraito
MOVIE1952

Taki no Shiraito

as Midori

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
MOVIE1962

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

Money Is Most Important
MOVIE1964

Money Is Most Important

続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行
MOVIE1961

続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行

The Blue Mountains
MOVIE1957

The Blue Mountains

as Mistress of Tamayaya

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