Chieko Higashiyama
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1890-09-30
- Died
- 1980-05-08
- Place of birth
- Chiba, Japan
- Also known as
- Sen Watanabe
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (84)
Tokyo Story
1953
as Tomi Hirayama
The Idiot
1951
as Satoko, Ayako's mother
Spring Dreams
1960
as Grandma
The Garden of Women
1954
as Schoolmaster
Early Summer
1951
as Shige Mamiya
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
as Shizue Hirooka
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Otaka (Ôishi's mother)
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Nao Sugawara
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Battle Troop
1944
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Lady Kokiden
Itohan Monogatari
1957
as Owasa
Here's to the Young Lady
1949
as Yasuko's mother
The Portrait
1948
as Nomura's Wife
Marriage
1947
as Fumie's mother
In Case of One Woman
1956
as Natsuko Hashiba
The Kii River
1966
as Toyono, Hana's grandmother
The Princess Sen
1954
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Mitsu
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Strange Beauty
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967
as Eiho, nun
Sing, Young People!
1963
as Okada's grandmother
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
Spring Snow
1950
as Mother Okasaki
Wakaki sugata
1943
as Kitamura's wife
Apostasy
1948
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962
as Hama, Tokusuke's wife
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952
as Maid
Port of Flowers
1943
as Okano
Mount Hakone
1962
If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)
Aiyoku no sabaki
1953
This Year's Love
1962
Broken Drum
1949
as Nobuko
A Samurai's Love
1954
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
as Mrs. Chiyoda
The Most Valuable Wife
1959
The Sky Is Mine
1959
A Woman's Life
1962
as Shizu Tsutsumi
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954
as Yukichi's Mother Ojun
Sincere Heart
1953
as Ichi
Sisters of Nishijin
1952
Love and Death
1971
An Heir's Place
1953
The Girl I Loved
1946
as Mother Okin
Shishun no izumi
1953
as Retired Person
The Maid's Kid
1955
The Nun
1958
as монахиня Масамицу
Love School
1962
Yassamossa
1953
I Saw a Phantom Fish
1950
Swords and Brocade
1951
Ai to chie no wa
1956
The Gentle Japanese
1971
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
The Woman’s Reflective Pool
1951
as Unnamed
The Angry Street
1950
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953
Hana no yukyo-den
1958
Ningen moyo
1949
Virtue in Spades
1956
Sweet Secret
1971
Four Seasons of Women
1950
as Mother
The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
1954
Women's House
1954
When a Woman Loves
1960
as Relative
The Snow Flurry
1959
as Tomi
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950
Chikagai nijuyojikan
1947
Late Night Confession
1949
Farewell Song
1955
The Siege of Osaka
1937
as Yodo-dono
Shisha to no kekkon
1960
The Doctor
1955
Ano hito wa ima
1963
Ah, Youth
1951
Rikugun Daikoshin
1932
Here It is Quiet
1956
Live Again Tomorrow
1970
as その
Reimei
1927
About 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,… With 86 credits spanning from 1927 to 1971, Chieko Higashiyama has appeared in 84 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chieko Higashiyama Movies
- Tokyo Story (1953) — as Tomi Hirayama
- The Idiot (1951) — as Satoko, Ayako's mother
- Spring Dreams (1960) — as Grandma
- The Garden of Women (1954) — as Schoolmaster
- Early Summer (1951) — as Shige Mamiya
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