- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 30, 1890
- Place of Birth
- Chiba, Japan
- Died
- May 8, 1980
Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama (September 30, 1890 – May 8, 1980) was a Japanese actress. Graduating from the girls' 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. She trained at the Tsukiji Shōgekijō, a pioneering theater then-famous for modern Japanese plays and translated performances of Western playwrights. Higashiyama appeared in many stage productions, most famously as Madame Ranevskaya in Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard." She also appeared in films, including Tokyo Story, which was voted the best film of all time in the 2012 Sight and Sound directors' poll.
Filmography
movieSweet Secret
1971
movieLove and Death
1971
movieMaboroshi no Satsui
1971
movieThe Gentle Japanese
1971
movieLive Again Tomorrow
1970 · その
tvOyaji Daiko
1968
movieShogun and His Mistress 2
1967 · Eiho, nun
tvKotoshi no Koi
1967
movieThe Kii River
1966 · Toyono, Hana's grandmother
movieThe Radish and the Carrot
1965
movieMiyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964 · Strange Beauty
movieAno hito wa ima
1963
movieSing, Young People!
1963 · Okada's grandmother
movieA Woman's Life
1962 · Shizu Tsutsumi
movieDiary of a Mad Old Man
1962 · Hama, Tokusuke's wife
movieMount Hakone
1962
movieLove School
1962
movieThis Year's Love
1962
movieNippon no obaachan
1962
movieShisha to no kekkon
1960
movieThe Wandering Princess
1960 · Nao Sugawara
movieWhen a Woman Loves
1960 · Relative
movieSpring Dreams
1960 · Grandma
movieThe Sky Is Mine
1959
movieThe Most Valuable Wife
1959
movieThe Snow Flurry
1959 · Tomi
movieHana no yukyo-den
1958
movieDiary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958 · Mrs. Chiyoda
movieThe Nun
1958 · монахиня Масамицу
movieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958 · Otaka (Ôishi's mother)
movieThe Blue Sky Maiden
1957 · Shizue Hirooka
movieItohan Monogatari
1957 · Owasa
movieHere It is Quiet
1956
In Case of One Woman
movieIn Case of One Woman
1956 · Natsuko Hashiba
movieVirtue in Spades
1956
movieAi to chie no wa
1956
movieThe Doctor
1955
movieIf Indeed One Loves
1955 · Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)
movieThe Maid's Kid
1955
movieMiss Teacher
1955
Farewell Song
movieFarewell Song
1955
movieWomen's House
1954
movieThe Princess Sen
1954
movieThe Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
1954
movieHow the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954 · Yukichi's Mother Ojun
movieThe Garden of Women
1954 · Schoolmaster
A Samurai's Love
movieA Samurai's Love
1954
movieTokyo Story
1953 · Tomi Hirayama
movieShishun no izumi
1953 · Retired Person
movieAn Heir's Place
1953
movieAiyoku no sabaki
1953
movieYassamossa
1953
movieSincere Heart
1953 · Ichi
movieNatsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953
movieCarmen's Innocent Love
1952 · Maid
movieSisters of Nishijin
1952
movieI'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
movieFireworks Over the Sea
1951 · Mitsu
movieEarly Summer
1951 · Shige Mamiya
movieSwords and Brocade
1951
movieAh, Youth
1951
movieThe Tale of Genji
1951 · Lady Kokiden
movieThe Idiot
1951 · Satoko, Ayako's mother
movieThe Woman’s Reflective Pool
1951 · Unnamed
movieLes Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950
movieLes Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950
movieThe Angry Street
1950
movieI Saw a Phantom Fish
1950
movieFour Seasons of Women
1950 · Mother
movieSpring Snow
1950 · Mother Okasaki
movieBroken Drum
1949 · Nobuko
movieThe Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
Late Night Confession
movieLate Night Confession
1949
movieNingen moyo
1949
movieHere's to the Young Lady
1949 · Yasuko's mother
movieApostasy
1948
movieThe Portrait
1948 · Nomura's Wife
movieThe Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Chikagai nijuyojikan
movieChikagai nijuyojikan
1947
movieMarriage
1947 · Fumie's mother
movieThe Girl I Loved
1946 · Mother Okin
movieBattle Troop
1944
movieWakaki sugata
1943 · Kitamura's wife
moviePort of Flowers
1943 · Okano
movieThe Siege of Osaka
1937 · Yodo-dono
Rikugun Daikoshin
movieRikugun Daikoshin
1932
Reimei
movieReimei
1927