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Chieko Naniwa

Acting
November 19, 1907
— December 22, 1973(66 years old)
Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
Popularity: 1
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Biography

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...

Also Known As

Тиэко Нанива • چیکو نانیوا

Known For

Throne of Blood movie poster (1957)
7.9

Throne of Blood

Old Ghost Woman

Sansho the Bailiff movie poster (1954)
8.1

Sansho the Bailiff

Ubatake

Taikouki series poster (1965)

Taikouki

Naka

Chikamatsu Monogatari movie poster (1954)
7.8

Chikamatsu Monogatari

Okô

Equinox Flower movie poster (1958)
7.4

Equinox Flower

Hatsu Sasaki

Twenty-Four Eyes movie poster (1954)
7.7

Twenty-Four Eyes

Meshiya no Kamisan

The End of Summer movie poster (1961)
7.5

The End of Summer

Sasaki Tsune

A Geisha movie poster (1953)
7.5

A Geisha

Okimi

The Woman in the Rumor movie poster (1954)
7.3

The Woman in the Rumor

Osaki

True Osaka Grit movie poster (1965)

True Osaka Grit

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka movie poster (1967)
6.7

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights movie poster (1962)
7.5

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Osugi

Filmography

1970s

Lullaby for a Tough Guy movie poster (1972)
10.0

Lullaby for a Tough Guy

1960s

Three Rogues movie poster (1968)
7.0

Three Rogues

Woman Gambler Is Coming movie poster (1968)
7.0

Woman Gambler Is Coming

The Woman Gambler's Supplication movie poster (1968)
10.0

The Woman Gambler's Supplication

Devil in My Flesh movie poster (1968)
10.0

Devil in My Flesh

Shogun and His Mistress 2 movie poster (1967)
4.5

Shogun and His Mistress 2

A Circus Girl movie poster (1966)

A Circus Girl

The River Yokobori movie poster (1966)

The River Yokobori

Kin

True Osaka Grit movie poster (1965)

True Osaka Grit

Snow Country movie poster (1965)
6.7

Snow Country

Blind masseuse

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro movie poster (1965)
7.3

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Osugi

Three Yakuza movie poster (1965)
7.8

Three Yakuza

Nami kage movie poster (1965)
8.0

Nami kage

My Wife movie poster (1965)

My Wife

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple movie poster (1964)
7.0

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Osugi

An Impudent Man movie poster (1964)

An Impudent Man

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style movie poster (1963)
7.0

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

Osugi

18 Roughs movie poster (1963)
6.7

18 Roughs

Seichii's Mother

The Third Will movie poster (1963)
7.7

The Third Will

Yoshiko

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5 movie poster (1963)
7.0

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5

Ume Shimizu

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights movie poster (1962)
7.5

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Osugi

The Body movie poster (1962)
7.3

The Body

This Year's Love movie poster (1962)
6.8

This Year's Love

The Fencing Master movie poster (1962)
5.9

The Fencing Master

Old woman

In Search of Mother movie poster (1962)
6.6

In Search of Mother

Obah

Shin kitsune to tanuki movie poster (1962)
7.0

Shin kitsune to tanuki

Good Rascals movie poster (1962)
6.0

Good Rascals

Omon

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo movie poster (1962)

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

The Paper Crane movie poster (1962)

The Paper Crane

Yakuza Official movie poster (1962)

Yakuza Official

Till Tomorrow Is movie poster (1962)
8.0

Till Tomorrow Is

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi movie poster (1962)

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々 movie poster (1962)

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

Ame no Kudan-zaka movie poster (1962)

Ame no Kudan-zaka

The End of Summer movie poster (1961)
7.5

The End of Summer

Sasaki Tsune

Miyamoto Musashi movie poster (1961)
7.3

Miyamoto Musashi

Osugi

Girls of the Night movie poster (1961)
6.5

Girls of the Night

Kumeju

Fine Man movie poster (1961)
8.0

Fine Man

The Harbor Lights movie poster (1961)
6.3

The Harbor Lights

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 movie poster (1961)
10.0

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

Otoshi

Osaka Tough movie poster (1961)

Osaka Tough

Shinran movie poster (1960)
10.0

Shinran

Sazae And Aunt Apron movie poster (1960)
10.0

Sazae And Aunt Apron

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo movie poster (1960)

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3 movie poster (1960)

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

1950s

Temptation on Glamour Island movie poster (1959)
7.0

Temptation on Glamour Island

Shige Sasaki

Sazae-san's Marriage movie poster (1959)

Sazae-san's Marriage

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife movie poster (1959)

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife

The Story of Iron Arm Inao movie poster (1959)
8.0

The Story of Iron Arm Inao

Kameno Inao

Flower Shop Curtain movie poster (1959)
10.0

Flower Shop Curtain

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka movie poster (1959)
5.3

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Oen

Evil Man of Edo movie poster (1959)
8.0

Evil Man of Edo

Room for Let movie poster (1959)
7.0

Room for Let

O-Mino

Gentle Breeze movie poster (1959)
5.0

Gentle Breeze

Hawk of the North movie poster (1959)
5.3

Hawk of the North

Equinox Flower movie poster (1958)
7.4

Equinox Flower

Hatsu Sasaki

The Capital of Love movie poster (1958)

The Capital of Love

Umeko Yoshii

The Shop Curtain movie poster (1958)
8.0

The Shop Curtain

Chance Meeting movie poster (1958)
10.0

Chance Meeting

Yone

Kunisada Chuji movie poster (1958)
5.6

Kunisada Chuji

Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki movie poster (1958)

Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki

Sueno

Sazae's Engagement Trip movie poster (1958)

Sazae's Engagement Trip

Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki movie poster (1958)

Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki

Her Son Came Back movie poster (1958)

Her Son Came Back

Tainted Flowers movie poster (1958)
10.0

Tainted Flowers

Throne of Blood movie poster (1957)
7.9

Throne of Blood

Old Ghost Woman

Snow Country movie poster (1957)
6.7

Snow Country

Otatsu

An Osaka Story movie poster (1957)
6.0

An Osaka Story

Geisha in the Old City movie poster (1957)
10.0

Geisha in the Old City

Ohatsu

On Wings of Love movie poster (1957)
10.0

On Wings of Love

Umeko Yoshioka

Price of Beauty movie poster (1957)
10.0

Price of Beauty

Natsu Morishita

Hadaka no Machi movie poster (1957)

Hadaka no Machi

Sound in the Mist movie poster (1956)
9.0

Sound in the Mist

Chieko Naniwa

Sisters of Gion movie poster (1956)

Sisters of Gion

Women in Prison movie poster (1956)
4.0

Women in Prison

Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women movie poster (1956)
6.7

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Orin

The Maiden Courtesan movie poster (1956)

The Maiden Courtesan

The Swamp movie poster (1956)
7.0

The Swamp

Otoki

Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi movie poster (1955)

Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi

八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 movie poster (1955)

八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

お金

Sansho the Bailiff movie poster (1954)
8.1

Sansho the Bailiff

Ubatake

Chikamatsu Monogatari movie poster (1954)
7.8

Chikamatsu Monogatari

Okô

The Woman in the Rumor movie poster (1954)
7.3

The Woman in the Rumor

Osaki

Twenty-Four Eyes movie poster (1954)
7.7

Twenty-Four Eyes

Meshiya no Kamisan

The Garden of Women movie poster (1954)
6.6

The Garden of Women

浮かれ狐千本櫻 movie poster (1954)

浮かれ狐千本櫻

Otsuji

お役者変化 movie poster (1954)

お役者変化

母そよ

Beautiful Gonpati movie poster (1954)

Beautiful Gonpati

およし

快盗三人吉三 movie poster (1954)

快盗三人吉三

小紫の局

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki movie poster (1954)
9.0

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

A Geisha movie poster (1953)
7.5

A Geisha

Okimi

お役者小僧 movie poster (1953)

お役者小僧

お幸

Ghost of Saga Mansion movie poster (1953)
7.7

Ghost of Saga Mansion

Tsukigata Hanpeita movie poster (1952)
7.0

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo movie poster (1952)

Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo

Midori, the mother

紺屋高尾 movie poster (1952)

紺屋高尾