Higashiyama Chieko

Name: Higashiyama Chieko
Native name: 東山千栄子
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: September 30, 1890
Died: May 8, 1980

Higashiyama Chieko was a Japanese stage and film actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1936 to 1967.
Graduating from the girl's school at Gakushuin, she married a businessman in 1909 and spent eight years in Moscow. In 1925, at the age of 35, she decided to become an actress and began training at the Tsukiji Shogekijo. She appeared in many stage productions, most famously as Madame Ranevskaya in "The Cherry Orchard". Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2003	Teruteru Kazoku Japanese Drama, 2003, 150 eps [Interviewer] (Guest Role)	150	[Interviewer] Guest Role	7.6
1970	Yami kara no Koe Japanese Drama, 1970, 5 eps (Support Role)	5	Support Role	0.0
1968	Ashita koso Japanese Drama, 1968, 315 eps (Support Role)	315	Support Role	8.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1971	Love and Death Japanese Movie, 1971, (Support Role)	Support Role	6.0
1965	Mr. Radish and Mr.Carrot Japanese Movie, 1965, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1964	Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple Japanese Movie, 1964, [Koetsu's mother] (Support Role)	[Koetsu's mother] Support Role	7.1
1963	Sing, Young People! Japanese Movie, 1963, [Okada's grandmother] (Support Role)	[Okada's grandmother] Support Role	6.0
1962	Chushingura Japanese Movie, 1962, Otaka (Support Role)	Otaka Support Role	7.4
1962	Diary of a Mad Old Man Japanese Movie, 1962, Utsugi Hama [Tokusuke's wife] (Support Role)	Utsugi Hama [Tokusuke's wife] Support Role	6.4
1962	Love School Japanese Movie, 1962, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1962	This Year's Love Japanese Movie, 1962, Motoko [Yamada family housekeeper] (Support Role)	Motoko [Yamada family housekeeper] Support Role	6.0
1960	The Wandering Princess Japanese Movie, 1960, Nao Sugawara (Support Role)	Nao Sugawara Support Role	6.8
1960	Spring Dreams Japanese Movie, 1960, [Grandma] (Support Role)	[Grandma] Support Role	7.0
1959	Marry a Millionaire Japanese Movie, 1959, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1959	Honest Face of Youth Japanese Movie, 1959, Grandmother (Support Role)	Grandmother Support Role	4.0
1959	Father and Daughter Japanese Movie, 1959, Tsuma Aki (Main Role)	Tsuma Aki Main Role	0.0
1959	The Most Valuable Wife Japanese Movie, 1959, Oshima Chiyoko (Support Role)	Oshima Chiyoko Support Role	6.5
1959	The Snow Flurry Japanese Movie, 1959, Nagura Tomi (Support Role)	Nagura Tomi Support Role	6.0
1958	Utsukushii Anju-san Japanese Movie, 1958, Masamitsu (Support Role)	Masamitsu Support Role	4.0
1957	Aozora Musume Japanese Movie, 1957, Hirooka Shizue [Ryosuke's mother] (Support Role)	Hirooka Shizue [Ryosuke's mother] Support Role	7.7
1957	Itohan Monogatari Japanese Movie, 1957, Owasa (Support Role)	Owasa Support Role	0.0
1956	Totsugu Hi Japanese Movie, 1956, Midori (Support Role)	Midori Support Role	0.0
1955	Good Neighbors Japanese Movie, 1955, Eto Tomi (Support Role)	Eto Tomi Support Role	8.0
1955	Hotaru no Hikari Japanese Movie, 1955, Yukiko [Toshihiko's mother] (Support Role)	Yukiko [Toshihiko's mother] Support Role	0.0
1954	Nyonin no Yakata Japanese Movie, 1954, Mrs. Tanno (Support Role)	Mrs. Tanno Support Role	0.0
1953	Tokyo Story Japanese Movie, 1953, Hirayama Tomi (Main Role)	Hirayama Tomi Main Role	7.9
1953	It Springs In My Heart Japanese Movie, 1953, Ichi [Hiroshi's grandmother] (Support Role)	Ichi [Hiroshi's grandmother] Support Role	6.0
1952	Carmen Falls In Love Japanese Movie, 1952, Kiku [Sudo family's maid] (Support Role)	Kiku [Sudo family's maid] Support Role	6.0
1952	The Life of Oharu Japanese Movie, 1952, Myokai (Old Nun) (Support Role)	Myokai (Old Nun) Support Role	7.7
1951	Fireworks Over the Sea Japanese Movie, 1951, Uozumi Mitsu (Support Role)	Uozumi Mitsu Support Role	6.0
1951	Early Summer Japanese Movie, 1951, Mamiya Shige (Support Role)	Mamiya Shige Support Role	7.8
1951	The Idiot Japanese Movie, 1951, Satoko (Ayako's mother) (Support Role)	Satoko (Ayako's mother) Support Role	7.3
1950	Ikari no Machi Japanese Movie, 1950, [Sudo's grandmother] (Support Role)	[Sudo's grandmother] Support Role	6.0
1950	Onna no Shiki Japanese Movie, 1950, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1949	A Broken Drum Japanese Movie, 1949, Nonaka Nobuko (Support Role)	Nonaka Nobuko Support Role	6.0
1949	Shin'ya no Kokuhaku Japanese Movie, 1949, (Support Role)	Support Role	5.0
1949	Design of a Human Being Japanese Movie, 1949, Fujishiro (Support Role)	Fujishiro Support Role	0.0
1949	Here's to the Young Lady Japanese Movie, 1949, [Yasuko's mother] (Support Role)	[Yasuko's mother] Support Role	6.7
1948	Apostasy Japanese Movie, 1948, [Buddhist priest's wife] (Support Role)	[Buddhist priest's wife] Support Role	7.0
1948	The Portrait Japanese Movie, 1948, [Nomura's wife] (Support Role)	[Nomura's wife] Support Role	7.4
1947	The Love of the Actress Sumako Japanese Movie, 1947, Seki (Support Role)	Seki Support Role	7.3
1947	Marriage Japanese Movie, 1947, Matsukawa Fukiko [Fumie's mother] (Support Role)	Matsukawa Fukiko [Fumie's mother] Support Role	0.0
1946	The Girl I Loved Japanese Movie, 1946, Okin [Mother] (Support Role)	Okin [Mother] Support Role	8.0
1944	Raigekitai Shutsudo Japanese Movie, 1944, (Support Role)	Support Role	2.0
1943	Port of Flowers Japanese Movie, 1943, Okano (Support Role)	Okano Support Role	0.0
1940	Kofuku na Kazoku Japanese Movie, 1940, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1925	The Illusion of Sad Love Japanese Movie, 1925, Seijo (Support Role)	Seijo Support Role	0.0

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