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 .
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In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children a...
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When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his be...
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From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village ...
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After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, ru...
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Two high school girls, Ruri and Yumi, go to Kyoto on a school trip, here they get acquainted with Hi...
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Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who pred...
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Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza...
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In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin...
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The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyam...
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965) | Osugi | - | - |
| 2 | Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963) | Madam | 4 | |
| 3 | In Search of Mother (1962) | Obah | 5 | |
| 4 | Throne of Blood (1957) | Old Ghost Woman | 6.9 | |
| 5 | So Young, So Bright (1955) | Oshin | 4 | |
| 6 | Sansho the Bailiff (1954) | Ubatake | 3 | |
| 7 | Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) | Okô | - | - |
| 8 | Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) | Meshiya no Kamisan | - | - |
| 9 | The Woman in the Rumor (1954) | Osaki | 3 | |
| 10 | The Garden of Women (1954) | - | 2 |
