Takehisa Chieko

Name: Takehisa Chieko
Native name: 竹久千恵子
Also Known as: かわかみちえこ, たけひさちえこ, 河上千恵子
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: March 6, 1912
Died: September 14, 2006

Takehisa Chieko was a Japanese actress from Akita Prefecture who was active in the Showa period.

After moving to Tokyo she started at Komatsugawa High School, but entered the movie world at the age of 15 and dropped out. She joined the Enomoto troupe Casino Foley in 1930 at the age of 18. She then she starred in many films and plays from the 1930s to the 1940s, and became popular as an intelligent modern girl actress.

Her main appearances include "Enoken no Mori no Hikage no Kazura", and "Ima". She retired from the actress business after World War II and returned to the United States, where she had moved after appearing in "Ima", with her husband to live in Hawaii.

She died at the age of 94 in a Hawaiian hospital on September 14, 2006 due to a stroke. Edit Biography

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1949	Nozomi Naki ni Hizu Japanese Movie, 1949, Mrs. Katsuko (Support Role)	Mrs. Katsuko Support Role	6.0
1947	Four Love Stories Japanese Movie, 1947, {Even Parting Is Enjoyable} [Newspaper seller] (Support Role)	{Even Parting Is Enjoyable} [Newspaper seller] Support Role	0.0
1940	Tajinko Mura Japanese Movie, 1940, [Salarywoman] (Support Role)	[Salarywoman] Support Role	0.0
1939	Ronin Fubuki Japanese Movie, 1939, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1938	Chinetsu Japanese Movie, 1938, OKayo (Support Role)	OKayo Support Role	0.0
1937	Nihon Josei Dokuhon Japanese Movie, 1937, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1936	Tokyo Rhapsody Japanese Movie, 1936, (Support Role)	Support Role	6.7
1934	Tadano Bonji: Jinsei Benkyo Japanese Movie, 1934, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1933	Junjo no Miyako Japanese Movie, 1933, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0

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