Acting

Chieko Naniwa

Also Known As: Тиэко Нанива, چیکو نانیوا

Birth Date

November 19, 1907

Death Date

December 22, 1973

(passed away at 66)

Place of Birth

Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan

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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 Treasure , Fourth Class .

Chieko Naniwa

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Throne of Blood

Snow Country

The Bride Is Waiting

Taikouki

Sansho the Bailiff

Chikamatsu Monogatari

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

Twenty-Four Eyes

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife

Till Tomorrow Is

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

Hana no sando gasa

The End of Summer

Girls of the Night

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji

Flower Shop Curtain

Women in Prison

Equinox Flower

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