Chieko Higashiyama
Acting
Born September 30, 1890 · Chiba, Japan
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 fi…
Known For · 40 titles
Oyaji Daiko
Tokyo Story
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
When a Woman Loves
Maboroshi no Satsui
Swords and Brocade
Love School
Ai to chie no wa
An Heir's Place
A Samurai's Love
The Nun
I Saw a Phantom Fish
The Idiot
Kotoshi no Koi
Futari de miru hoshi
Early Summer
Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Mount Hakone
Battle Troop
Live Again Tomorrow
Diary of a Mad Old Man
The Second Kiss
Marriage
Shogun and His Mistress 2
The Princess Sen
The Wandering Princess
Fireworks Over the Sea
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Here It is Quiet
The Garden of Women
In Case of One Woman
The Blue Sky Maiden
Miss Teacher
The Most Valuable Wife
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Portrait
Spring Dreams
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Carmen's Innocent Love
Apostasy