Chieko Higashiyama
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 film of all time in the 2012 Sight and Sound directors' poll.
Filmography
Sweet Secret
Sweet Secret
Love and Death
Love and Death
Maboroshi no Satsui
Maboroshi no Satsui
The Gentle Japanese
The Gentle Japanese
Live Again Tomorrow
as その
Live Again Tomorrow
as その
Shogun and His Mistress 2
as Eiho, nun
Shogun and His Mistress 2
as Eiho, nun
The Kii River
as Toyono, Hana's grandmother
The Kii River
as Toyono, Hana's grandmother
The Radish and the Carrot
The Radish and the Carrot
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Strange Beauty
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Strange Beauty
Ano hito wa ima
Ano hito wa ima
Sing, Young People!
as Okada's grandmother
Sing, Young People!
as Okada's grandmother
A Woman's Life
as Shizu Tsutsumi
A Woman's Life
as Shizu Tsutsumi
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Hama, Tokusuke's wife
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Hama, Tokusuke's wife
Mount Hakone
Mount Hakone
Love School
Love School
This Year's Love
This Year's Love
Nippon no obaachan
Nippon no obaachan
Shisha to no kekkon
Shisha to no kekkon
The Wandering Princess
as Nao Sugawara
The Wandering Princess
as Nao Sugawara
When a Woman Loves
as Relative
When a Woman Loves
as Relative
Spring Dreams
as Grandma
Spring Dreams
as Grandma
The Sky Is Mine
The Sky Is Mine
The Most Valuable Wife
The Most Valuable Wife
The Snow Flurry
as Tomi
The Snow Flurry
as Tomi
Hana no yukyo-den
Hana no yukyo-den
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Mrs. Chiyoda
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Mrs. Chiyoda
The Nun
as монахиня Масамицу
The Nun
as монахиня Масамицу
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Otaka (Ôishi's mother)
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Otaka (Ôishi's mother)
The Blue Sky Maiden
as Shizue Hirooka
The Blue Sky Maiden
as Shizue Hirooka
Itohan Monogatari
as Owasa
Itohan Monogatari
as Owasa
Here It is Quiet
Here It is Quiet
In Case of One Woman
as Natsuko Hashiba
In Case of One Woman
as Natsuko Hashiba
Virtue in Spades
Virtue in Spades
Ai to chie no wa
Ai to chie no wa
Floating Weeds Diary
as Backstage Attendant
Floating Weeds Diary
as Backstage Attendant
The Doctor
The Doctor
If Indeed One Loves
as Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)
If Indeed One Loves
as Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)
The Maid's Kid
The Maid's Kid
School Girls in Costume
School Girls in Costume
Miss Teacher
Miss Teacher
Farewell Song
Farewell Song
Women's House
Women's House
The Princess Sen
The Princess Sen
The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as Yukichi's Mother Ojun
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as Yukichi's Mother Ojun
The Garden of Women
as Schoolmaster
The Garden of Women
as Schoolmaster
A Samurai's Love
A Samurai's Love
The Second Kiss
The Second Kiss
Tokyo Story
as Tomi Hirayama
Tokyo Story
as Tomi Hirayama
Shishun no izumi
as Retired Person
Shishun no izumi
as Retired Person
An Heir's Place
An Heir's Place
Aiyoku no sabaki
Aiyoku no sabaki
Yassamossa
Yassamossa
Sincere Heart
as Ichi
Sincere Heart
as Ichi
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
Kanojo no tokudane
Kanojo no tokudane
Carmen's Innocent Love
as Maid
Carmen's Innocent Love
as Maid
Sisters of Nishijin
Sisters of Nishijin
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Mitsu
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Mitsu
Early Summer
as Shige Mamiya
Early Summer
as Shige Mamiya
Swords and Brocade
Swords and Brocade
Ah, Youth
Ah, Youth
The Tale of Genji
as Lady Kokiden
The Tale of Genji
as Lady Kokiden
The Idiot
as Satoko, Ayako's mother
The Idiot
as Satoko, Ayako's mother
The Woman’s Reflective Pool
as Unnamed
The Woman’s Reflective Pool
as Unnamed
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
The End of the War
The End of the War
Rain on Jogashima
Rain on Jogashima
The Angry Street
The Angry Street
I Saw a Phantom Fish
I Saw a Phantom Fish
Four Seasons of Women
as Mother
Four Seasons of Women
as Mother
Spring Snow
as Mother Okasaki
Spring Snow
as Mother Okasaki
Broken Drum
as Nobuko
Broken Drum
as Nobuko
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Late Night Confession
Late Night Confession
Ningen moyo
Ningen moyo
Here's to the Young Lady
as Yasuko's mother
Here's to the Young Lady
as Yasuko's mother
Apostasy
Apostasy
The Portrait
as Nomura's Wife
The Portrait
as Nomura's Wife
Futari de miru hoshi
Futari de miru hoshi
The Love of the Actress Sumako
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Chikagai nijuyojikan
Chikagai nijuyojikan
Marriage
as Fumie's mother
Marriage
as Fumie's mother
The Girl I Loved
as Mother Okin
The Girl I Loved
as Mother Okin
Battle Troop
Battle Troop
Wakaki sugata
as Kitamura's wife
Wakaki sugata
as Kitamura's wife
Port of Flowers
as Okano
Port of Flowers
as Okano
The Siege of Osaka
as Yodo-dono
The Siege of Osaka
as Yodo-dono
Rikugun Daikoshin
Rikugun Daikoshin
Reimei
Reimei