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 .
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 .
Known For
142 titles
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
Till Tomorrow Is
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
A Geisha
A Circus Girl
I'm a Bodyguard
Marital Relations
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
New Third-Class Executive
Temptation on Glamour Island
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
Price of Beauty
The Garden of Women
Beautiful Gonpati
Sound in the Mist
Good Rascals
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
The River Yokobori
Bad Reputation Returns
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
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