Deceased

When Did Chieko Naniwa Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 66

Also known asТиэко Нанива, چیکو نانیواGenderFemaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn19/11/1907Born inTondabayashi, Osaka, JapanDied22/12/1973 (aged 66)Died inTondabayashiWikidataQ11558450 ↗TMDb#134344 ↗

Chieko Naniwa was a Japanese actress who was active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She is best known for playing geisha in several films, such as Kenji Mizoguchi's A Geisha, and the Forest Spirit in Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood. Her birth name was Kikuno Nanko.

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Filmography154 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1972	Lullaby for a Tough GuyMovie	—	65
1968	Three RoguesMovie	—	61
1968	Devil in My FleshMovie	—	61
1968	The Woman Gambler's SupplicationMovie	—	61
1967	The Wife of Seishu HanaokaMovie	—	60
1967	Shogun and His Mistress 2Movie	—	60
1966	The River YokoboriMovie	Kin	59
1966	A Circus GirlMovie	—	59
1965	TaikoukiSeries	Naka	58
1965	President's Ninja Trick Book Part IIMovie	Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")	58
1965	Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs KojiroMovie	Osugi	58
1965	True Osaka GritMovie	—	58
1965	Snow CountryMovie	Blind masseuse	58
1965	Three YakuzaMovie	—	58
1965	Nami kageMovie	—	58
1965	My WifeMovie	—	58
1964	Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleMovie	Osugi	57
1964	Ai, sono kisekiMovie	—	57
1964	Money Is Most ImportantMovie	—	57
1964	I'm a BodyguardMovie	—	57
1964	An Impudent ManMovie	—	57
1964	An Impudent Man 2Movie	—	57
1964	My LoverMovie	—	57
1963	Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword StyleMovie	Osugi	56
1963	Maiko-hanMovie	—	56
1963	We Are SalarymenMovie	Oshige	56
1963	Twin Sisters of KyotoMovie	Madam	56
1963	Uogashi no senpū musumeMovie	—	56
1963	Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５Movie	Ume Shimizu	56
1963	DobuikeMovie	Tadae Horikawa	56
1963	18 RoughsMovie	Seichii's Mother	56
1963	The Third WillMovie	Yoshiko	56
1963	Madame AkiMovie	Setsuko	56
1962	Shin kitsune to tanukiMovie	—	55
1962	Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsMovie	Osugi	55
1962	In Search of MotherMovie	Obah	55
1962	Till Tomorrow IsMovie	—	55
1962	Good RascalsMovie	Omon	55
1962	This Year's LoveMovie	—	55
1962	The BodyMovie	—	55
1962	次郎長社長と石松社員威風堂々Movie	—	55
1962	Yakuza OfficialMovie	—	55
1962	Jun'ai monogatari kusa no miMovie	—	55
1962	The Fencing MasterMovie	Old woman	55
1962	The Paper CraneMovie	—	55
1962	Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayoMovie	—	55
1961	Bad Reputation ReturnsMovie	Ito Aso	54
1961	The Harbor LightsMovie	—	54
1961	Fine ManMovie	—	54
1961	The Preacher of LoveMovie	—	54
1961	The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4Movie	Otoshi	54
1961	Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppōMovie	—	54
1961	Moonlight in the RainMovie	—	54
1961	Osaka ToughMovie	—	54
1961	Girls of the NightMovie	Kumeju	54
1961	続々々番頭はんと丁稚どんチャンポン旅行Movie	—	54
1961	Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidonMovie	—	54
1961	Miyamoto MusashiMovie	Osugi	54
1961	The End of SummerMovie	Sasaki Tsune	54
1961	京化粧Movie	—	54
1960	The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2Movie	—	53
1960	New Third Class Executive: Fortune TellerMovie	Tsuruko Miyaguchi	53
1960	New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and DrinkingMovie	Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)	53
1960	ShinranMovie	—	53
1960	Sazae And Aunt ApronMovie	Chie	53
1960	Bantōhan to detchidonMovie	—	53
1960	Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for SuccessMovie	Chiyo	53
1960	Zoku bantōhan to detchidonMovie	—	53
1960	The Chivalrous Youth of Great EdoMovie	—	53
1960	The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3Movie	—	53
1959	UnmarriedMovie	—	52
1959	Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no makiMovie	Oharu	52
1959	The Story of Iron Arm InaoMovie	Kameno Inao	52
1959	Sazae-san, the Wayward WifeMovie	Chiyoyo Nishino (Sazae's aunt)	52
1959	Sazae-san's MarriageMovie	Chie Nishino	52
1959	Chikamatsu's Love in OsakaMovie	Oen	52
1959	Gentle BreezeMovie	—	52
1959	Temptation on Glamour IslandMovie	Shige Sasaki	52
1959	Room for LetMovie	O-Mino	52
1959	Hawk of the NorthMovie	—	52
1959	Evil Man of EdoMovie	—	52
1959	Flower Shop CurtainMovie	—	52
1958	The Capital of LoveMovie	Umeko Yoshii	51
1958	Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no makiMovie	—	51
1958	The Shop CurtainMovie	—	51
1958	Sazae's Engagement TripMovie	Chie Nishino	51
1958	Kunisada ChujiMovie	—	51
1958	Equinox FlowerMovie	Hatsu Sasaki	51
1958	Her Son Came BackMovie	—	51
1958	Tainted FlowersMovie	—	51
1958	The Ladder of SuccessMovie	—	51
1958	Chance MeetingMovie	Yone	51
1958	Scops-Owl SermonMovie	—	51
1958	Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: The Night Before His Daughter's Wedding DayMovie	—	51
1958	Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: There are Five Men and Seven Women in the FamilyMovie	—	51
1957	The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to ManhoodMovie	—	50
1957	An Osaka StoryMovie	—	50
1957	Snow CountryMovie	Otatsu	50
1957	Throne of BloodMovie	Old Ghost Woman	50
1957	The Men of Toho-kuMovie	Oei	50
1957	The Blue MountainsMovie	Mistress of Tamayaya	50
1957	On Wings of LoveMovie	Umeko Yoshioka	50
1957	The Blue Mountains Part 2Movie	Proprietress of Takara-ya	50
1957	The Bride Is WaitingMovie	—	50
1957	Price of BeautyMovie	Natsu Morishita	50
1957	Geisha in the Old CityMovie	Ohatsu	50
1957	Diary of a Successful SalarymanMovie	Matsumura Sei	50
1957	Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2Movie	Matsumura Sei	50
1957	Evening CalmMovie	—	50
1957	Hadaka no MachiMovie	—	50
1957	Ichiya no hyakuman chōjaMovie	—	50
1956	Zangiku monogatariMovie	Omoto	49
1956	Sisters of GionMovie	—	49
1956	The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura HarudanjiMovie	—	49
1956	All Sold OutMovie	—	49
1956	The SwampMovie	Otoki	49
1956	The Maiden CourtesanMovie	—	49
1956	Women in PrisonMovie	Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner	49
1956	Sound in the MistMovie	Chieko Naniwa	49
1955	Otōsan wa OhitoyoshiMovie	—	48
1955	So Deep in My HeartMovie	—	48
1955	So Young, So BrightMovie	Oshin	48
1955	The Rookie ManagersMovie	—	48
1955	First Love WaltzMovie	—	48
1955	八州遊侠伝白鷺三味線Movie	お金	48
1955	Love at FortyMovie	—	48
1955	Detour to LoveMovie	Yasu	48
1955	Marital RelationsMovie	—	48
1955	Maiko sanjūshiMovie	—	48
1954	快盗三人吉三Movie	小紫の局	47
1954	The Garden of WomenMovie	—	47
1954	Sansho the BailiffMovie	Ubatake	47
1954	Hana no nagadosuMovie	—	47
1954	浮かれ狐千本櫻Movie	Otsuji	47
1954	Terrible Ghost Cat of OkazakiMovie	—	47
1954	Maiko monogatariMovie	—	47
1954	Twenty-Four EyesMovie	Meshiya no Kamisan	47
1954	Hana to hatōMovie	—	47
1954	Hana no sando gasaMovie	—	47
1954	The Woman in the RumorMovie	Osaki	47
1954	お役者変化Movie	母そよ	47
1954	Chikamatsu MonogatariMovie	Okô	47
1953	Achako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy MarriageMovie	Omoto	46
1953	A GeishaMovie	Okimi	46
1953	Asama no karasuMovie	—	46
1953	Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuruMovie	—	46
1953	Zoku Tange SazenMovie	—	46
1953	お役者小僧Movie	お幸	46
1953	Six Men Mustered in Great EdoMovie	—	46
1953	Ghost of Saga MansionMovie	—	46
1952	Achako's Notebook of Youth: TokyoMovie	Midori, the mother	45
1952	紺屋高尾Movie	—	45
1952	Tsukigata HanpeitaMovie	—	45
1952	ViolenceMovie	—	45