Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama | |
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東山 千栄子 | |
.jpg) Chieko Higashiyama in the 1953 film Tokyo Story | |
| Born | 30 September 1890 Chiba, Japan |
| Died | 8 May 1980 (aged 89) Yokohama, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925–1980 |
Chieko Higashiyama (東山 千栄子, Higashiyama Chieko; 30 September 1890 – 8 May 1980) was a Japanese stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1936 to 1967.
Career
Graduating from the girls' school at Gakushuin, she married a businessman in 1909 and spent eight years in Moscow.[1] In 1925, at the age of 35, she decided to become an actress and began training at the Tsukiji Shōgekijō.[1] She appeared in many stage productions, most famously as Madame Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard.[1] She also appeared in films, including Tokyo Story, which was voted the best film of all time in a poll of film directors by Sight and Sound magazine.[2]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | The Love of the Actress Sumako | ||
| 1951 | The Idiot | ||
| The Tale of Genji | |||
| Early Summer | Shige | ||
| 1952 | The Life of Oharu | ||
| Carmen's Pure Love | Housemaid | ||
| 1953 | Tokyo Story | Tomi | |
| 1954 | The Garden of Women | Schoolmaster | |
| The Princess Sen | Yodo-dono | ||
| 1955 | The Maid's Kid | Hatsu's mother | |
| 1958 | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Otaka | |
| 1959 | The Snow Flurry | Tomi | |
| 1960 | The Wandering Princess | ||
| 1966 | The Kii River |
Honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (1956)
- Order of the Precious Crown, 4th Class, Wisteria (1965)
- Person of Cultural Merit (1966)
- Order of the Precious Crown, 3rd class, Butterfly (1974)
References
- ^ a b c "Higashiyama Chieko". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Directors’ 10 Greatest Films of All Time, Sight and Sound. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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