Chieko Naniwa
Acting
Born November 19, 1907 · Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Taikouki
Throne of Blood
Sansho the Bailiff
Women in Prison
Room for Let
Sazae's Engagement Trip
Hadaka no Machi
The Harbor Lights
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
In Search of Mother
Tainted Flowers
Evil Man of Edo
Chikamatsu Monogatari
The End of Summer
An Osaka Story
So Deep in My Heart
Twenty-Four Eyes
The Sentimental Idiot
Equinox Flower
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Snow Country
Miyamoto Musashi
Girls of the Night
Hawk of the North
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
A Geisha
Evening Calm
Maiko sanjūshi
Hana to hatō
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Unmarried
All Sold Out
The Garden of Women
The Woman in the Rumor
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Dobuike
Snow Country
True Osaka Grit
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Detour to Love