Chieko Higashiyama
Acting
- Born:
- 1890-09-30
- Died:
- 1980-05-08
- Place of birth:
- Chiba, Japan
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
Filmography
Sweet Secret
Love and Death
Maboroshi no Satsui
The Gentle Japanese
Live Again Tomorrow
Oyaji Daiko
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Kotoshi no Koi
The Kii River
The Radish and the Carrot
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Ano hito wa ima
Sing, Young People!
A Woman's Life
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Mount Hakone
Love School
This Year's Love
Nippon no obaachan
Shisha to no kekkon
The Wandering Princess
When a Woman Loves
Spring Dreams
The Sky Is Mine
The Most Valuable Wife
The Snow Flurry
Hana no yukyo-den
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
The Nun
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Blue Sky Maiden
Duel at Noon
Itohan Monogatari
New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune
Here It is Quiet
In Case of One Woman
Virtue in Spades
Ai to chie no wa
Wedding Day
Shichinin no ani imōto
Floating Weeds Diary
The Doctor
If Indeed One Loves
The Maid's Kid
School Girls in Costume
Miss Teacher
Farewell Song
Women's House
The Princess Sen
The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
The Garden of Women
A Samurai's Love
The Second Kiss
Tokyo Story
Shishun no izumi
An Heir's Place
Aiyoku no sabaki
Yassamossa
Sincere Heart
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
Kanojo no tokudane
Carmen's Innocent Love
Sisters of Nishijin
Eternal Song of Nagasaki
Fireworks Over the Sea
Early Summer
Swords and Brocade
Ah, Youth
The Tale of Genji
The Idiot
The Woman’s Reflective Pool
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
The End of the War
Rain on Jogashima
The Angry Street
I Saw a Phantom Fish
Four Seasons of Women
Spring Snow
Broken Drum
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Late Night Confession
Ningen moyo
Here's to the Young Lady
Apostasy
The Portrait
Futari de miru hoshi
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Chikagai nijuyojikan
Marriage
The Girl I Loved
Battle Troop
Wakaki sugata
Port of Flowers
The Siege of Osaka
Rikugun Daikoshin
Reimei