Chieko Matsui
Chieko Matsui (December 4, 1899 – April 2, 1929) was a Japanese actress of the silent era. The eldest daughter of a doctor, she left home in 1922 after her mother passed away and her father remarried. She became an actor at Shochiku Studios, performing in fifty-five movies between 1925 and 1929. In 1927, she became one of the first female screenwriters in Japan, writing screenplays for the films "Lake of Melancholy" and "Spring Rain." She starred in both as well. Matsui underwent surgery for kidney disease in 1928. She passed away in 1929, while recuperating in her home.
Filmography
Iron Virgin
as Kyōko
Iron Virgin
as Kyōko
The Age of Emotion
The Age of Emotion
Umi mo yusha
Umi mo yusha
The Basement
The Basement
Buried Youth
Buried Youth
Junange
Junange
Young Master
as Sumiko Sugimoto (clerk)
Young Master
as Sumiko Sugimoto (clerk)
Townspeople
Townspeople
Troubled Days
as Ryoji's lover, Outa
Troubled Days
as Ryoji's lover, Outa
No Need for Your Opinion
as Geisha
No Need for Your Opinion
as Geisha
The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple
as Kikue
The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple
as Kikue