Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1907-11-19
Day of Death
1973-12-22
Place of Birth
Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
Chieko Naniwa
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 .
Filmography (147)
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
1972
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
1968
Three Rogues
1968
Woman Gambler Is Coming
1968
Devil in My Flesh
1968
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
The River Yokobori
1966
A Circus Girl
1966
True Osaka Grit
1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
Three Yakuza
1965
My Wife
1965
Snow Country
1965
