Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

Known for Acting · 89 credits

Born
1890-09-30
Died
1980-05-08
Place of birth
Chiba, Japan
Also known as
Sen Watanabe

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

TV Shows (2)

Movies (87)

Tokyo Story
Movie

Tokyo Story

1953

as Tomi Hirayama

Swords and Brocade
Movie

Swords and Brocade

1951

Maboroshi no Satsui
Movie

Maboroshi no Satsui

1971

When a Woman Loves
Movie

When a Woman Loves

1960

as Relative

The Nun
Movie

The Nun

1958

as монахиня Масамицу

An Heir's Place
Movie

An Heir's Place

1953

A Samurai's Love
Movie

A Samurai's Love

1954

I Saw a Phantom Fish
Movie

I Saw a Phantom Fish

1950

Ai to chie no wa
Movie

Ai to chie no wa

1956

Love School
Movie

Love School

1962

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
Movie

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

1949

Early Summer
Movie

Early Summer

1951

as Shige Mamiya

The Idiot
Movie

The Idiot

1951

as Satoko, Ayako's mother

In Case of One Woman
Movie

In Case of One Woman

1956

as Natsuko Hashiba

Futari de miru hoshi
Movie

Futari de miru hoshi

1947

The Princess Sen
Movie

The Princess Sen

1954

Shogun and His Mistress 2
Movie

Shogun and His Mistress 2

1967

as Eiho, nun

Here It is Quiet
Movie

Here It is Quiet

1956

Mount Hakone
Movie

Mount Hakone

1962

Miss Teacher
Movie

Miss Teacher

1955

Marriage
Movie

Marriage

1947

as Fumie's mother

Live Again Tomorrow
Movie

Live Again Tomorrow

1970

as その

Battle Troop
Movie

Battle Troop

1944

Diary of a Mad Old Man
Movie

Diary of a Mad Old Man

1962

as Hama, Tokusuke's wife

The Kii River
Movie

The Kii River

1966

as Toyono, Hana's grandmother

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Movie

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

1964

as Strange Beauty

Sing, Young People!
Movie

Sing, Young People!

1963

as Okada's grandmother

Here's to the Young Lady
Movie

Here's to the Young Lady

1949

as Yasuko's mother

The Most Valuable Wife
Movie

The Most Valuable Wife

1959

Fireworks Over the Sea
Movie

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951

as Mitsu

The Loyal 47 Ronin
Movie

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958

as Otaka (Ôishi's mother)

The Portrait
Movie

The Portrait

1948

as Nomura's Wife

The Tale of Genji
Movie

The Tale of Genji

1951

as Lady Kokiden

The Wandering Princess
Movie

The Wandering Princess

1960

as Nao Sugawara

The Radish and the Carrot
Movie

The Radish and the Carrot

1965

The Love of the Actress Sumako
Movie

The Love of the Actress Sumako

1947

The Snow Flurry
Movie

The Snow Flurry

1959

as Tomi

The Blue Sky Maiden
Movie

The Blue Sky Maiden

1957

as Shizue Hirooka

Nippon no obaachan
Movie

Nippon no obaachan

1962

Carmen's Innocent Love
Movie

Carmen's Innocent Love

1952

as Maid

Apostasy
Movie

Apostasy

1948

Spring Dreams
Movie

Spring Dreams

1960

as Grandma

The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
Movie

The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness

1954

Spring Snow
Movie

Spring Snow

1950

as Mother Okasaki

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Movie

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

1958

as Mrs. Chiyoda

Sisters of Nishijin
Movie

Sisters of Nishijin

1952

Port of Flowers
Movie

Port of Flowers

1943

as Okano

The Angry Street
Movie

The Angry Street

1950

The Maid's Kid
Movie

The Maid's Kid

1955

Shishun no izumi
Movie

Shishun no izumi

1953

as Retired Person

The Gentle Japanese
Movie

The Gentle Japanese

1971

Ano hito wa ima
Movie

Ano hito wa ima

1963

The Garden of Women
Movie

The Garden of Women

1954

as Schoolmaster

This Year's Love
Movie

This Year's Love

1962

The Girl I Loved
Movie

The Girl I Loved

1946

as Mother Okin

Chikagai nijuyojikan
Movie

Chikagai nijuyojikan

1947

Virtue in Spades
Movie

Virtue in Spades

1956

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
Movie

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

1950

Women's House
Movie

Women's House

1954

Love and Death
Movie

Love and Death

1971

How the Bell of Liberty Rings
Movie

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

1954

as Yukichi's Mother Ojun

If Indeed One Loves
Movie

If Indeed One Loves

1955

as Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)

Aiyoku no sabaki
Movie

Aiyoku no sabaki

1953

Itohan Monogatari
Movie

Itohan Monogatari

1957

as Owasa

Broken Drum
Movie

Broken Drum

1949

as Nobuko

Four Seasons of Women
Movie

Four Seasons of Women

1950

as Mother

Sincere Heart
Movie

Sincere Heart

1953

as Ichi

Yassamossa
Movie

Yassamossa

1953

Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
Movie

Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

1953

Hana no yukyo-den
Movie

Hana no yukyo-den

1958

The Woman’s Reflective Pool
Movie

The Woman’s Reflective Pool

1951

as Unnamed

Shisha to no kekkon
Movie

Shisha to no kekkon

1960

Sweet Secret
Movie

Sweet Secret

1971

A Woman's Life
Movie

A Woman's Life

1962

as Shizu Tsutsumi

The Sky Is Mine
Movie

The Sky Is Mine

1959

The Siege of Osaka
Movie

The Siege of Osaka

1937

as Yodo-dono

Ah,  Youth
Movie

Ah, Youth

1951

Rikugun Daikoshin
Movie

Rikugun Daikoshin

1932

Late Night Confession
Movie

Late Night Confession

1949

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Movie

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

1950

Wakaki sugata
Movie

Wakaki sugata

1943

as Kitamura's wife

Ningen moyo
Movie

Ningen moyo

1949

The Doctor
Movie

The Doctor

1955

Farewell Song
Movie

Farewell Song

1955

I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
Movie

I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

1952

Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Movie

Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya

1949

Reimei
Movie

Reimei

1927

About Chieko Higashiyama

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,… With 89 credits spanning from 1927 to 1971, Chieko Higashiyama has appeared in 87 films and 2 TV shows.

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