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Chieko Higashiyama

Acting

Born September 30, 1890 · Chiba, Japan

Died May 8, 1980

Also known as Sen Watanabe

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Biography

Chieko Higashiyama was a Japanese stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1936 to 1967.

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Awards & recognition

  • Person of Cultural Merit · 1966
  • Medal with Purple Ribbon · 1955

Filmography16 titles

Tokyo Story

1953as Tomi Hirayama

Early Summer

1951as Shige Mamiya

The Idiot

1951as Satoko, Ayako's mother

The Snow Flurry

1959as Tomi

The Wandering Princess

1960as Nao Sugawara

Here's to the Young Lady

1949as Yasuko's mother

Broken Drum

1949as Nobuko

The Garden of Women

1954as Schoolmaster

Sincere Heart

1953as Ichi

The Girl I Loved

1946as Mother Okin

Sing, Young People!

1963as Okada's grandmother

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958as Otaka (Ôishi's mother)

Spring Dreams

1960as Grandma

Apostasy

1948

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951as Mitsu

Carmen's Innocent Love

1952as Maid