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Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Acting • 1907-11-19 • Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan

Naniwa Chieko (real name: Nanko Kikuno, November 19, 1907 – December 22 , 1973) was a Japanese actress. Due to poverty, she was unable to receive an elementary school education and struggled with being illiterate. Later, through her own efforts, she learned to read and write, and overcame illiteracy. She appeared in works such as A Geisha, Throne of Blood, Equinox Flower, and Twenty-Four Eyes. She appeared in films by many of the great directors of her time. She died of gastrointestinal bleeding on December 22, 1973, at the age of 66. After her death, she was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure , Fourth Class .

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Sansho the Bailiff8.1

Sansho the Bailiff

1954

Chikamatsu Monogatari7.8

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954

The Woman in the Rumor7.3

The Woman in the Rumor

1954

The End of Summer7.5

The End of Summer

1961

Equinox Flower7.4

Equinox Flower

1958

Throne of Blood7.9

Throne of Blood

1957

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