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 Paper Crane
Gentle Breeze
Osaka Tough
Nami kage
Shinran
This Year's Love
The Capital of Love
The Preacher of Love
快盗三人吉三
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
Ame no Kudan-zaka
Zangiku monogatari
Fine Man
Yakuza Official
An Osaka Story
Sazae And Aunt Apron
On Wings of Love
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
Geisha in the Old City
Chance Meeting
The Swamp
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
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