Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
November 19, 1907
Died
December 22, 1973 (age 66)
Place of Birth
Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
Also Known As
Тиэко Нанива
چیکو نانیوا
Chieko Naniwa
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 .
今時の俳優には絶対に真似ができない浪花千栄子の演技力 / Chieko Naniwa's BEST Acting Skills
VideoKnown For
TV
Taikouki
Naka
1965
Film
Throne of Blood
Old Ghost Woman
1957
Film
The End of Summer
Sasaki Tsune
1961
Film
Sansho the Bailiff
Ubatake
1954
Film
Twenty-Four Eyes
Meshiya no Kamisan
1954
Film
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Okô
1954
Film
Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Yūtō rakudaisei
1956
Film
Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Sanji museigen
1956
Film
Kaette kita yūrei
1955
Film
Equinox Flower
Hatsu Sasaki
1958
Film
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Madam
1963
Film
Ninjutsu musha shūgyō
1956
Film
Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Kakushigo sōdō
1956
Film
Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Mayoigo hiroi ko
1956
Film
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960
Film
Ninjutsu senshuken jiai
1956
Film
Hana no nagadosu
1954
Film
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Film
Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: The Night Before His Daughter's Wedding Day
1958
Film
Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: There are Five Men and Seven Women in the Family
1958
Filmography
1972FilmLullaby for a Tough Guy1968FilmThe Woman Gambler's Supplication1968FilmThree Rogues1968FilmWoman Gambler Is Coming1968FilmDevil in My Flesh1967FilmShogun and His Mistress 21967FilmThe Wife of Seishu Hanaokaas Kae's Wet Nurse1966FilmThe River Yokoborias Kin1966FilmA Circus Girl1965FilmTrue Osaka Grit1965FilmMiyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiroas Osugi1965FilmThree Yakuza1965FilmMy Wife1965FilmSnow Countryas Blind masseuse1965FilmNami kage1965FilmPresident's Ninja Trick Book Part IIas Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")1965TVTaikoukias Naka1964FilmAi, sono kiseki1964FilmMy Lover1964FilmMoney Is Most Important1964FilmAn Impudent Man 21964FilmI'm a Bodyguard1964FilmAn Impudent Man1964FilmMiyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Templeas Osugi1963FilmWe Are Salarymenas Oshige1963FilmNew Marital Relations1963FilmDobuikeas Tadae Horikawa1963Film18 Roughsas Seichii's Mother1963FilmMiyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Styleas Osugi1963FilmMaiko-han1963FilmThe Third Willas Yoshiko1963FilmTale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５as Ume Shimizu1963FilmUogashi no senpū musume1963FilmMadame Akias Setsuko1963FilmTwin Sisters of Kyotoas Madam1962FilmThe Paper Crane1962FilmMiyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heightsas Osugi1962FilmThe Body1962FilmThe Fencing Masteras Old woman1962FilmShin kitsune to tanuki1962FilmYakuza Official1962FilmAme no Kudan-zaka1962FilmNakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo1962FilmJun'ai monogatari kusa no mi1962FilmTill Tomorrow Is1962FilmIn Search of Motheras Obah1962FilmGood Rascalsas Omon1962FilmThis Year's Love1962Film次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々1961FilmBad Reputation Returnsas Ito Aso1961Film京化粧1961FilmThe End of Summeras Sasaki Tsune1961FilmGirls of the Nightas Kumeju1961FilmKawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō1961FilmFine Man1961FilmMiyamoto Musashias Osugi1961FilmMoonlight in the Rain1961FilmOsaka Tough1961Film続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行1961FilmThe Harbor Lights1961FilmThe Preacher of Love1961FilmThe Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4as Otoshi1961FilmZokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon1960FilmSazae And Aunt Apronas Chie1960FilmZoku bantōhan to detchidon1960FilmThe Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 31960FilmNew Third Class Executive: Husband Educationas Tsuruko Miyaguchi1960FilmShinran1960FilmSalaryman Idea Book: Concern for Successas Chiyo1960FilmBantōhan to detchidon1960FilmNew Third Class Executive: Fortune Telleras Tsuruko Miyaguchi1960FilmThe Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 21960Film続べらんめぇ芸者1960FilmSalaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodesas Natsukawa Chiyo1960FilmThe Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo1960FilmNew Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinkingas Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)1960FilmThe Five Jolly Thieves1959FilmSazae-san, the Wayward Wifeas Chiyoyo Nishino (Sazae's aunt)1959FilmEvil Man of Edo1959FilmChikamatsu's Love in Osakaas Oen1959FilmNew Third-Class Executiveas Tsuruko Miyaguchi1959FilmGentle Breeze1959FilmRoom for Letas O-Mino1959FilmHawk of the North1959FilmNitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no makias Oharu1959FilmThe Story of Iron Arm Inaoas Kameno Inao1959FilmUnmarried1959FilmDenshichi Torimonochō onna hada jigoku1959FilmFlower Shop Curtain1959FilmTemptation on Glamour Islandas Shige Sasaki1959FilmSazae-san's Marriageas Chie Nishino1958FilmNitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki1958FilmThe Ladder of Success1958FilmScops-Owl Sermon1958FilmEquinox Floweras Hatsu Sasaki1958FilmKunisada Chuji1958FilmSazae's Engagement Tripas Chie Nishino1958FilmTainted Flowers1958FilmThe Shop Curtain1958FilmThe Gion Tempestas Orin1958FilmNitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no makias Sueno1958FilmHer Son Came Back1958FilmFather is a Soft-Hearted Person: The Night Before His Daughter's Wedding Day1958FilmFather is a Soft-Hearted Person: There are Five Men and Seven Women in the Family1958FilmThe Capital of Loveas Umeko Yoshii1958FilmChance Meetingas Yone1957FilmThe Blue Mountains Part 2as Proprietress of Takara-ya1957FilmDiary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2as Matsumura Sei1957FilmThe Blue Mountainsas Mistress of Tamayaya1957FilmThe Bride Is Waiting1957FilmGeisha in the Old Cityas Ohatsu1957FilmThe Men of Toho-kuas Oei1957FilmHadaka no Machi1957FilmOn Wings of Loveas Umeko Yoshioka1957FilmThe Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood1957FilmDiary of a Successful Salarymanas Matsumura Sei1957FilmSnow Countryas Otatsu1957FilmEvening Calm1957FilmPrice of Beautyas Natsu Morishita1957FilmAn Osaka Story1957FilmŌtotsu gankutsuō1957FilmThrone of Bloodas Old Ghost Woman1957FilmIchiya no hyakuman chōja1956FilmHaha shirayuki1956FilmThe Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji1956FilmSound in the Mistas Chieko Naniwa1956FilmShozo, a Cat and Two Womenas Orin1956FilmWomen in Prisonas Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner1956FilmThe More-You-Fall-In-Love Story1956FilmThe Swampas Otoki1956FilmNinjutsu senshuken jiai1956FilmSisters of Gion1956FilmOtōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Mayoigo hiroi ko1956FilmOtōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Yūtō rakudaisei1956FilmZangiku monogatarias Omoto1956FilmThe Sentimental Idiot1956FilmNinjutsu musha shūgyō1956FilmOtōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Sanji museigen1956FilmOtōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Kakushigo sōdō1956FilmThe Maiden Courtesan1956FilmAll Sold Out1955FilmKaette kita yūrei1955FilmLove at Forty1955FilmSo Young, So Brightas Oshin1955FilmDetour to Loveas Yasu1955FilmSo Deep in My Heart1955FilmMarital Relations1955FilmOtōsan wa Ohitoyoshi1955FilmThe Rookie Managers1955FilmMaiko sanjūshi1955FilmFirst Love Waltz1955Film八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線as お金1954Film浮かれ狐千本櫻as Otsuji1954FilmChikamatsu Monogatarias Okô1954FilmTwenty-Four Eyesas Meshiya no Kamisan1954FilmTekka bugyō1954FilmYome to yobarete mada mitsuki1954FilmTerrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki1954FilmThe Woman in the Rumoras Osaki1954FilmMaiko monogatari1954FilmHana no nagadosu1954Film快盗三人吉三as 小紫の局1954FilmYoidore nitōryū1954FilmSansho the Bailiffas Ubatake1954FilmThe Garden of Women1954FilmBeautiful Gonpatias およし1954FilmHana to hatō1954Filmお役者変化as 母そよ1954FilmHana no sando gasa1953FilmSix Men Mustered in Great Edo1953FilmGhost of Saga Mansion1953FilmZoku Tange Sazen1953FilmA Geishaas Okimi1953FilmAchako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy Marriageas Omoto1953FilmSeki no yatappe1953Filmお役者小僧as お幸1953FilmYōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru1953FilmAsama no karasu1952Film紺屋高尾1952FilmAchako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyoas Midori, the mother1952FilmViolence1952FilmTaki no Shiraitoas Midori1952FilmTsukigata Hanpeita