Chieko Higashiyama
Acting
Born September 30, 1890 · Chiba, Japan
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.
Films (82)
Sweet Secret
1971
Love and Death
1971
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
The Gentle Japanese
1971
Live Again Tomorrow
1970
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967
The Kii River
1966
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
Ano hito wa ima
1963
Sing, Young People!
1963
A Woman's Life
1962
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962
Mount Hakone
1962
Love School
1962
This Year's Love
1962
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Shisha to no kekkon
1960
The Wandering Princess
1960
When a Woman Loves
1960
Spring Dreams
1960
The Sky Is Mine
1959
The Most Valuable Wife
1959
The Snow Flurry
1959
Hana no yukyo-den
1958
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
The Nun
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
Itohan Monogatari
1957
Virtue in Spades
1956
Ai to chie no wa
1956
The Doctor
1955
Ai Sureba Koso
1955
The Maid's Kid
1955
Farewell Song
1955
Women's House
1954
The Princess Sen
1954
The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
1954
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954
The Garden of Women
1954
A Samurai's Love
1954
Tokyo Story
1953
Shishun no izumi
1953
An Heir's Place
1953
Aiyoku no sabaki
1953
Yassamossa
1953
Sincere Heart
1953
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952
Sisters of Nishijin
1952
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
Early Summer
1951
Swords and Brocade
1951
Ah, Youth
1951
The Tale of Genji
1951
The Idiot
1951
The Woman’s Reflective Pool
1951
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950
The Angry Street
1950
I Saw a Phantom Fish
1950
Four Seasons of Women
1950
Spring Snow
1950
Broken Drum
1949
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
Late Night Confession
1949
Ningen moyo
1949
Here's to the Young Lady
1949
Apostasy
1948
The Portrait
1948
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Chikagai nijuyojikan
1947
Marriage
1947
The Girl I Loved
1946
Battle Troop
1944
Wakaki sugata
1943
Port of Flowers
1943
The Siege of Osaka
1937
Rikugun Daikoshin
1932
Reimei
1927