Chieko Naniwa

Known for ActingBorn 1907-11-19Died 1973-12-22Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan

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 .Read more

Movies & web series

Lullaby for a Tough Guy

Devil in My Flesh

The Woman Gambler's Supplication

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

Sazae And Aunt Apron

Shinran

Flower Shop Curtain

Chance Meeting

Tainted Flowers

Geisha in the Old City

Price of Beauty

On Wings of Love

Zoku Tange Sazen

Moonlight in the Rain

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

Evening Calm

Diary of a Successful Salaryman

The Men of Toho-ku

Sound in the Mist

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

Nami kage

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

I'm a Bodyguard

Till Tomorrow Is

Fine Man

Sansho the Bailiff

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

Evil Man of Edo

The Story of Iron Arm Inao

New Third-Class Executive

The Shop Curtain

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

Violence

Throne of Blood

Three Yakuza

Chikamatsu Monogatari

The Third Will

Twenty-Four Eyes

Ghost of Saga Mansion

The End of Summer

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

A Geisha

Equinox Flower

The Body

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

So Young, So Bright