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 her death, she was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure , Fourth Class .
Filmography
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
Three Rogues
Three Rogues
Devil in My Flesh
Devil in My Flesh
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Shogun and His Mistress 2
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The River Yokobori
as Kin
The River Yokobori
as Kin
A Circus Girl
A Circus Girl
True Osaka Grit
True Osaka Grit
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Osugi
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Osugi
Three Yakuza
Three Yakuza
My Wife
My Wife
Snow Country
as Blind masseuse
Snow Country
as Blind masseuse
Nami kage
Nami kage
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
Ai, sono kiseki
Ai, sono kiseki
My Lover
My Lover
Money Is Most Important
Money Is Most Important
An Impudent Man 2
An Impudent Man 2
I'm a Bodyguard
I'm a Bodyguard
An Impudent Man
An Impudent Man
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Osugi
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Osugi
We Are Salarymen
as Oshige
We Are Salarymen
as Oshige
Dobuike
as Tadae Horikawa
Dobuike
as Tadae Horikawa
18 Roughs
as Seichii's Mother
18 Roughs
as Seichii's Mother
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Osugi
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Osugi
Maiko-han
Maiko-han
The Third Will
as Yoshiko
The Third Will
as Yoshiko
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
as Ume Shimizu
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
as Ume Shimizu
Uogashi no senpū musume
Uogashi no senpū musume
Madame Aki
as Setsuko
Madame Aki
as Setsuko
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
as Madam
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
as Madam
The Paper Crane
The Paper Crane
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Osugi
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Osugi
The Body
The Body
The Fencing Master
as Old woman
The Fencing Master
as Old woman
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Yakuza Official
Yakuza Official
Ame no Kudan-zaka
Ame no Kudan-zaka
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi
Till Tomorrow Is
Till Tomorrow Is
In Search of Mother
as Obah
In Search of Mother
as Obah
Good Rascals
as Omon
Good Rascals
as Omon
This Year's Love
This Year's Love
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
Bad Reputation Returns
as Ito Aso
Bad Reputation Returns
as Ito Aso
京化粧
京化粧
The End of Summer
as Sasaki Tsune
The End of Summer
as Sasaki Tsune
Girls of the Night
as Kumeju
Girls of the Night
as Kumeju
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
Fine Man
Fine Man
Miyamoto Musashi
as Osugi
Miyamoto Musashi
as Osugi
Moonlight in the Rain
Moonlight in the Rain
Osaka Tough
Osaka Tough
続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行
続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行
The Harbor Lights
The Harbor Lights
The Preacher of Love
The Preacher of Love
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
as Otoshi
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
as Otoshi
Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon
Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon
Sazae And Aunt Apron
as Chie
Sazae And Aunt Apron
as Chie
Zoku bantōhan to detchidon
Zoku bantōhan to detchidon
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
as Chiyo
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
as Chiyo
Bantōhan to detchidon
Bantōhan to detchidon
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
続べらんめぇ芸者
続べらんめぇ芸者
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
as Natsukawa Chiyo
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
as Natsukawa Chiyo
The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
as Chiyoyo Nishino (Sazae's aunt)
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
as Chiyoyo Nishino (Sazae's aunt)
Evil Man of Edo
Evil Man of Edo
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
as Oen
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
as Oen
New Third-Class Executive
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
New Third-Class Executive
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Gentle Breeze
Gentle Breeze
Hawk of the North
Hawk of the North
Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
as Oharu
Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
as Oharu
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
as Kameno Inao
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
as Kameno Inao
Unmarried
Unmarried
Denshichi Torimonochō onna hada jigoku
Denshichi Torimonochō onna hada jigoku
Flower Shop Curtain
Flower Shop Curtain
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Shige Sasaki
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Shige Sasaki
Sazae-san's Marriage
as Chie Nishino
Sazae-san's Marriage
as Chie Nishino
Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
Equinox Flower
as Hatsu Sasaki
Equinox Flower
as Hatsu Sasaki
Kunisada Chuji
Kunisada Chuji
Sazae's Engagement Trip
as Chie Nishino
Sazae's Engagement Trip
as Chie Nishino
Tainted Flowers
Tainted Flowers
The Shop Curtain
The Shop Curtain
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
as Sueno
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
as Sueno
Chance Meeting
as Yone
Chance Meeting
as Yone
The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Proprietress of Takara-ya
The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Proprietress of Takara-ya
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Matsumura Sei
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Matsumura Sei
The Blue Mountains
as Mistress of Tamayaya
The Blue Mountains
as Mistress of Tamayaya
Geisha in the Old City
as Ohatsu
Geisha in the Old City
as Ohatsu
Hadaka no Machi
Hadaka no Machi
On Wings of Love
as Umeko Yoshioka
On Wings of Love
as Umeko Yoshioka
Snow Country
as Otatsu
Snow Country
as Otatsu
Evening Calm
Evening Calm
An Osaka Story
An Osaka Story
Throne of Blood
as Old Ghost Woman
Throne of Blood
as Old Ghost Woman
Sound in the Mist
as Chieko Naniwa
Sound in the Mist
as Chieko Naniwa
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Orin
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Orin
Women in Prison
as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
Women in Prison
as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
Sisters of Gion
Sisters of Gion
The Sentimental Idiot
The Sentimental Idiot
The Maiden Courtesan
The Maiden Courtesan
So Deep in My Heart
So Deep in My Heart
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
The Rookie Managers
The Rookie Managers
Maiko sanjūshi
Maiko sanjūshi
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
as お金
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
as お金
The Woman in the Rumor
as Osaki
The Woman in the Rumor
as Osaki
Sansho the Bailiff
as Ubatake
Sansho the Bailiff
as Ubatake
The Garden of Women
The Garden of Women
Beautiful Gonpati
as およし
Beautiful Gonpati
as およし
Maiko monogatari
Maiko monogatari
Hana to hatō
Hana to hatō
お役者変化
as 母そよ
お役者変化
as 母そよ
A Geisha
as Okimi
A Geisha
as Okimi
Asama no karasu
Asama no karasu
Violence
Violence