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Chieko Naniwa

Person
1
Popularity
142
Credits
1907
Born
Japan
Origin

Biography

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 .

Known For

Acting

Birthday

1907-11-19

Place of Birth

Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan

Died

1973-12-22

Also Known As

Тиэко Нанива, چیکو نانیوا

Movies (141)

Poster image of Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957
8
Movie
Poster image of Chikamatsu Monogatari

TV Shows (1)

Poster image of Taikouki

Taikouki

1965
0
TV Show
IMDbTMDB

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954
7.8
Movie
Poster image of The Maiden Courtesan

The Maiden Courtesan

1956
0
Movie
Poster image of Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954
7.7
Movie
Poster image of The End of Summer

The End of Summer

1961
7.5
Movie
Poster image of Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

1965
7.3
Movie
Poster image of Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

1964
7
Movie
Poster image of Three Yakuza

Three Yakuza

1965
7.8
Movie
Poster image of Zangiku monogatari

Zangiku monogatari

1956
7
Movie
Poster image of The Woman in the Rumor

The Woman in the Rumor

1954
7.2
Movie
Poster image of Violence

Violence

1952
0
Movie
Poster image of Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962
7.4
Movie
Poster image of The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

1967
6.3
Movie
Poster image of The Harbor Lights

The Harbor Lights

1961
5
Movie
Poster image of Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night

1961
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

1961
7.3
Movie
Poster image of My Wife

My Wife

1965
0
Movie
Poster image of Snow Country

Snow Country

1957
6.7
Movie
Poster image of Shogun and His Mistress 2

Shogun and His Mistress 2

1967
3
Movie
Poster image of Women in Prison

Women in Prison

1956
1
Movie
Poster image of Good Rascals

Good Rascals

1962
6
Movie
Poster image of Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

1963
7
Movie
Poster image of The Body

The Body

1962
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Sound in the Mist

Sound in the Mist

1956
0
Movie
Poster image of Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

1963
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Shinran

Shinran

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of The Fencing Master

The Fencing Master

1962
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Gentle Breeze

Gentle Breeze

1959
5
Movie
Poster image of Hadaka no Machi

Hadaka no Machi

1957
0
Movie
Poster image of The Story of Iron Arm Inao

The Story of Iron Arm Inao

1959
0
Movie
Poster image of Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

1956
6.7
Movie
Poster image of A Circus Girl

A Circus Girl

1966
0
Movie
Poster image of 京化粧

京化粧

1961
0
Movie
Poster image of Beautiful Gonpati

Beautiful Gonpati

1954
0
Movie
Poster image of On Wings of Love

On Wings of Love

1957
0
Movie
Poster image of The Third Will

The Third Will

1963
8
Movie
Poster image of Fine Man

Fine Man

1961
0
Movie
Poster image of Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

1954
8.1
Movie
Poster image of Snow Country

Snow Country

1965
4
Movie
Poster image of The Garden of Women

The Garden of Women

1954
6.6
Movie
Poster image of お役者変化

お役者変化

1954
0
Movie
Poster image of 18 Roughs

18 Roughs

1963
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Marital Relations

Marital Relations

1955
5.2
Movie
Poster image of The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of An Osaka Story

An Osaka Story

1957
5.4
Movie
Poster image of Bad Reputation Returns

Bad Reputation Returns

1961
2.5
Movie
Poster image of Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

1959
5
Movie
Poster image of City of Love

City of Love

1958
0
Movie
Poster image of True Osaka Grit

True Osaka Grit

1965
0
Movie
Poster image of 続・図々しい奴

続・図々しい奴

1964
0
Movie
Poster image of As Long as There's Tomorrow

As Long as There's Tomorrow

1962
0
Movie
Poster image of 次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

1962
0
Movie
Poster image of Temptation on Glamour Island

Temptation on Glamour Island

1959
6
Movie
Poster image of Hawk of the North

Hawk of the North

1959
5.3
Movie
Poster image of Osaka Tough

Osaka Tough

1961
0
Movie
Poster image of Shin kitsune to tanuki

Shin kitsune to tanuki

1962
0
Movie
Poster image of Nami kage

Nami kage

1965
0
Movie
Poster image of Devil in My Flesh

Devil in My Flesh

1968
0
Movie
Poster image of Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

1962
0
Movie
Poster image of The Woman Gambler's Supplication

The Woman Gambler's Supplication

1968
0
Movie
Poster image of Evil Man of Edo

Evil Man of Edo

1959
0
Movie
Poster image of Sazae And Aunt Apron

Sazae And Aunt Apron

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of Lullaby for a Tough Guy

Lullaby for a Tough Guy

1972
0
Movie
Poster image of So Young, So Bright

So Young, So Bright

1955
6.3
Movie
Poster image of The Shop Curtain

The Shop Curtain

1958
0
Movie
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No Poster

Evening Calm

1957
0
Movie
🎬
No Poster

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of An Impudent Man

An Impudent Man

1964
0
Movie
Poster image of Geisha in the Old City

Geisha in the Old City

1957
0
Movie
Poster image of Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

1954
8
Movie
Poster image of Ghost of Saga Mansion

Ghost of Saga Mansion

1953
7.5
Movie
Poster image of This Year's Love

This Year's Love

1962
6.3
Movie
Poster image of I'm a Bodyguard

I'm a Bodyguard

1964
0
Movie
Poster image of Sisters of Gion

Sisters of Gion

1956
0
Movie
Poster image of お役者小僧

お役者小僧

1953
0
Movie
Poster image of Yakuza Official

Yakuza Official

1962
0
Movie
Poster image of Uogashi no senpū musume

Uogashi no senpū musume

1963
0
Movie
Poster image of The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

1961
0
Movie
Poster image of The Preacher of Love

The Preacher of Love

1961
0
Movie
Poster image of Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita

1952
7
Movie
Poster image of Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5

1963
0
Movie
Poster image of Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon

Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon

1961
0
Movie
Poster image of Kunisada Chuji

Kunisada Chuji

1958
5.2
Movie
Poster image of Moonlight in the Rain

Moonlight in the Rain

1961
0
Movie
Poster image of The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of 八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

1955
0
Movie
Poster image of 続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行

続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行

1961
0
Movie
Poster image of Maiko monogatari

Maiko monogatari

1954
0
Movie
Poster image of Zoku Tange Sazen

Zoku Tange Sazen

1953
0
Movie
Poster image of Three Rogues

Three Rogues

1968
0
Movie
Poster image of 続べらんめぇ芸者

続べらんめぇ芸者

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of In Search of Mother

In Search of Mother

1962
6
Movie
Poster image of The Rookie Managers

The Rookie Managers

1955
0
Movie
Poster image of Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

1962
0
Movie
Poster image of Sazae's Engagement Trip

Sazae's Engagement Trip

1958
0
Movie
Poster image of Price of Beauty

Price of Beauty

1957
0
Movie
Poster image of New Third-Class Executive

New Third-Class Executive

1959
0
Movie
Poster image of 快盗三人吉三

快盗三人吉三

1954
0
Movie
Poster image of Denshichi Torimonochō onna hada jigoku

Denshichi Torimonochō onna hada jigoku

1959
0
Movie
Poster image of Tainted Flowers

Tainted Flowers

1958
0
Movie
Poster image of Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki

Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki

1958
0
Movie
Poster image of The Sentimental Idiot

The Sentimental Idiot

1956
0
Movie
Poster image of 浮かれ狐千本櫻

浮かれ狐千本櫻

1954
0
Movie
Poster image of Room for Let

Room for Let

1959
6
Movie
Poster image of Six Men Mustered in Great Edo

Six Men Mustered in Great Edo

1953
0
Movie
Poster image of Woman Gambler Is Coming

Woman Gambler Is Coming

1968
0
Movie
Poster image of New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of Her Son Came Back

Her Son Came Back

1958
0
Movie
Poster image of The Paper Crane

The Paper Crane

1962
0
Movie
Poster image of Flower Shop Curtain

Flower Shop Curtain

1959
0
Movie
Poster image of Ame no Kudan-zaka

Ame no Kudan-zaka

1962
0
Movie
Poster image of New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of Ai, sono kiseki

Ai, sono kiseki

1964
0
Movie
Poster image of The Swamp

The Swamp

1956
0
Movie
Poster image of Sazae-san's Marriage

Sazae-san's Marriage

1959
0
Movie
Poster image of Zoku bantōhan to detchidon

Zoku bantōhan to detchidon

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

1965
0
Movie
Poster image of Bantōhan to detchidon

Bantōhan to detchidon

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of The River Yokobori

The River Yokobori

1966
0
Movie
Poster image of We Are Salarymen

We Are Salarymen

1963
0
Movie
Poster image of Yushu Heiya

Yushu Heiya

1963
0
Movie
Poster image of Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

1958
7.4
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Achako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy Marriage

1953
0
Movie
Poster image of A Geisha

A Geisha

1953
7.6
Movie
Poster image of The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains

1957
0
Movie
Poster image of 紺屋高尾

紺屋高尾

1952
0
Movie
Poster image of Chance Meeting

Chance Meeting

1958
0
Movie
Poster image of Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō

Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō

1961
0
Movie
Poster image of The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood

The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood

1957
0
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki

1959
0
Movie
Poster image of Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife

1959
0
Movie
Poster image of Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi

Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi

1955
0
Movie
Poster image of New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of The Blue Mountains Part 2

The Blue Mountains Part 2

1957
0
Movie
Poster image of Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo

Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo

1952
0
Movie
Poster image of Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

1960
0
Movie
Poster image of Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki

Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki

1958
0
Movie
Poster image of The Gion Tempest

The Gion Tempest

N/A
0
Movie
Poster image of Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

1957
0
Movie
Poster image of Diary of a Successful Salaryman

Diary of a Successful Salaryman

1957
0
Movie