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
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Okô
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Meshiya no Kamisan
The Garden of Women
1954
The End of Summer
1961
as Sasaki Tsune
Room for Let
1959
as O-Mino
Equinox Flower
1958
as Hatsu Sasaki
A Geisha
1953
as Okimi
In Search of Mother
1962
as Obah
The Harbor Lights
1961
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963
Women in Prison
1956
as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
Girls of the Night
1961
as Kumeju
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Osaki
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Madam
Tainted Flowers
1958
Hawk of the North
1959
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
Hadaka no Machi
1957
The Capital of Love
1958
as Umeko Yoshii
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Osugi
The Body
1962
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
お役者変化
1954
as 母そよ
Sazae's Engagement Trip
1958
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Shige Sasaki
Fine Man
1961
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
as Oen
An Impudent Man
1964
Evil Man of Edo
1959
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967
Snow Country
1957
as Otatsu
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Osugi
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Osugi
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Orin
The Sentimental Idiot
1956
Three Yakuza
1965
Nami kage
1965
Zangiku monogatari
1956
as Omoto
お役者小僧
1953
as お幸
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
1955
New Third-Class Executive
1959
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Sound in the Mist
1956
as Chieko Naniwa
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961
as Otoshi
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
1954
Evening Calm
1957
Beautiful Gonpati
1954
as およし
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Osugi
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
This Year's Love
1962
Bantōhan to detchidon
1960
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
1958
as Sueno
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
1972
The Third Will
1963
as Yoshiko
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Osugi
The Preacher of Love
1961
Zoku bantōhan to detchidon
1960
An Osaka Story
1957
Marital Relations
1955
18 Roughs
1963
as Seichii's Mother
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965
as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
A Circus Girl
1966
Kunisada Chuji
1958
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960
as Natsukawa Chiyo
Bad Reputation Returns
1961
as Ito Aso
Six Men Mustered in Great Edo
1953
Devil in My Flesh
1968
The Fencing Master
1962
as Old woman
Price of Beauty
1957
as Natsu Morishita
Three Rogues
1968
Yakuza Official
1962
An Impudent Man 2
1964
The Gion Tempest
as Orin
The River Yokobori
1966
as Kin
Good Rascals
1962
as Omon
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
紺屋高尾
1952
The Paper Crane
1962
Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Ohatsu
Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
1959
as Oharu
京化粧
1961
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
1960
Sisters of Gion
1956
快盗三人吉三
1954
as 小紫の局
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
1957
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959
as Kameno Inao
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960
as Chiyo
Shinran
1960
On Wings of Love
1957
as Umeko Yoshioka
Achako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy Marriage
1953
as Omoto
Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
1958
The Rookie Managers
1955
Madame Aki
1963
Ai, sono kiseki
1964
Sazae And Aunt Apron
1960
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963
as Ume Shimizu
Violence
1952
So Young, So Bright
1955
続べらんめぇ芸者
1960
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
1955
as お金
Maiko monogatari
1954
Chance Meeting
1958
as Yone
The Shop Curtain
1958
浮かれ狐千本櫻
1954
as Otsuji
Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon
1961
Osaka Tough
1961
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
Gentle Breeze
1959
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
1959
The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
1960
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1952
My Wife
1965
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)
- New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960) — as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
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