
Cast
Chieko Naniwa
Acting
Cast
Chieko Naniwa
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
as Old Ghost Woman

Sansho the Bailiff
as Ubatake

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)

True Osaka Grit

Chikamatsu Monogatari
as Okô

A Geisha
as Okimi

The Garden of Women

Equinox Flower
as Hatsu Sasaki

Snow Country
as Blind masseuse

The End of Summer
as Sasaki Tsune

Twenty-Four Eyes
as Meshiya no Kamisan

Snow Country
as Otatsu

The Capital of Love
as Umeko Yoshii

Twin Sisters of Kyoto
as Madam

Temptation on Glamour Island
as Shige Sasaki

Three Yakuza

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi

Room for Let
as O-Mino

The Harbor Lights

The Woman in the Rumor
as Osaki

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Osugi

Fine Man

Girls of the Night
as Kumeju

Uogashi no senpū musume

Hawk of the North

The Body

Women in Prison
as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner

The Sentimental Idiot

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Osugi

In Search of Mother
as Obah

Zangiku monogatari
as Omoto

Hadaka no Machi

Shogun and His Mistress 2

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Osugi

お役者小僧
as お幸

Marital Relations

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

Till Tomorrow Is

An Impudent Man

Nami kage

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Orin

An Osaka Story

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Osugi

18 Roughs
as Seichii's Mother

The Fencing Master
as Old woman

Tainted Flowers

Lullaby for a Tough Guy

This Year's Love

Good Rascals
as Omon

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
as Otoshi

Miyamoto Musashi
as Osugi

Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi

Shinran

Devil in My Flesh

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

The Third Will
as Yoshiko

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
as Chiyo

Beautiful Gonpati
as およし

The Story of Iron Arm Inao
as Kameno Inao

Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
as Oharu

続べらんめぇ芸者

The Preacher of Love

New Third-Class Executive
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi

Sazae's Engagement Trip

Evening Calm

Chance Meeting
as Yone

Evil Man of Edo

Bantōhan to detchidon

The Paper Crane

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Violence

お役者変化
as 母そよ

Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon

Kunisada Chuji

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

紺屋高尾

Sazae-san's Marriage

Sisters of Gion

Denshichi Torimonochō onna hada jigoku

Yakuza Official

The Shop Curtain

An Impudent Man 2

The Gion Tempest
as Orin

The Woman Gambler's Supplication

So Young, So Bright

Flower Shop Curtain

The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")

Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki

八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
as お金

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
as Natsukawa Chiyo

Osaka Tough

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife

Ghost of Saga Mansion

Sound in the Mist
as Chieko Naniwa

A Circus Girl

Maiko monogatari

Six Men Mustered in Great Edo

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
as Oen

I'm a Bodyguard

Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
as Sueno

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi

Zoku Tange Sazen

京化粧

Madame Aki

My Wife

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
as Midori, the mother

Three Rogues

The Men of Toho-ku
as Oei

Sazae And Aunt Apron

Diary of a Successful Salaryman
as Matsumura Sei

Gentle Breeze

Moonlight in the Rain

The Swamp
as Otoki

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Proprietress of Takara-ya

浮かれ狐千本櫻
as Otsuji

Zoku bantōhan to detchidon

The River Yokobori
as Kin

Woman Gambler Is Coming

快盗三人吉三
as 小紫の局

The Rookie Managers

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

Price of Beauty
as Natsu Morishita

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5
as Ume Shimizu

All Sold Out

Shin kitsune to tanuki

Achako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy Marriage
as Omoto

We Are Salarymen
as Oshige

Geisha in the Old City
as Ohatsu

Bad Reputation Returns
as Ito Aso

The Maiden Courtesan

On Wings of Love
as Umeko Yoshioka

Ame no Kudan-zaka

Ai, sono kiseki

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Matsumura Sei

Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō

Detour to Love
as Yasu

Her Son Came Back

Dobuike
as Tadae Horikawa

Unmarried

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji

So Deep in My Heart

Taki no Shiraito
as Midori

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

Money Is Most Important

続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行

The Blue Mountains
as Mistress of Tamayaya