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Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

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.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Female

Birthday

1890-09-30

Place of Birth

Chiba, Japan

Also Known As

Sen Watanabe

Known For

Shogun and His Mistress 2 Sweet Secret The Idiot Four Seasons of Women The Flower That Crossed the Mountain Tokyo Story Early Summer Here's to the Young Lady Sincere Heart Reimei Rikugun Daikoshin The Girl I Loved I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki Love School Sisters of Nishijin The Wandering Princess When a Woman Loves The Princess Sen Wakaki sugata Maboroshi no Satsui The Loyal 47 Ronin A Samurai's Love Spring Snow The Doctor Les Miserables I: God and the Devil Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom Port of Flowers An Heir's Place The Woman’s Reflective Pool Mount Hakone The Garden of Women Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido Hana no yukyo-den Fireworks Over the Sea The Snow Flurry Spring Dreams Apostasy The Portrait Broken Drum The Angry Street Late Night Confession Diary of a Mad Old Man Marriage The Maid's Kid Farewell Song The Tale of Genji I Saw a Phantom Fish Shisha to no kekkon Shishun no izumi If Indeed One Loves Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple The Blue Sky Maiden Love and Death Sing, Young People! Carmen's Innocent Love The Kii River The Radish and the Carrot Ai to chie no wa The Most Valuable Wife The Nun Nippon no obaachan This Year's Love Virtue in Spades The Love of the Actress Sumako The Gentle Japanese Yassamossa Chikagai nijuyojikan Battle Troop Itohan Monogatari Ningen moyo The Sky Is Mine Aiyoku no sabaki The Siege of Osaka A Woman's Life Women's House The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness Swords and Brocade Ah, Youth Ano hito wa ima How the Bell of Liberty Rings Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring Live Again Tomorrow Here It is Quiet In Case of One Woman Miss Teacher Futari de miru hoshi Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya The Second Kiss Rain on Jogashima The End of the War School Girls in Costume Kanojo no tokudane Floating Weeds Diary
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