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 .
Shogun and His Mistress 2
The Shop Curtain
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
The End of Summer
(Sasaki Tsune)
Equinox Flower
(Hatsu Sasaki)
Chikamatsu Monogatari
(Okô)
As Long as There's Tomorrow
Sazae-san's Marriage
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Sazae's Engagement Trip
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Sazae And Aunt Apron
The Woman in the Rumor
(Osaki)
Shinran
Hawk of the North
Tsukigata Hanpeita
The River Yokobori
(Kin)
Osaka Tough
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi
Three Yakuza
Miyamoto Musashi
(Osugi)
Flower Shop Curtain
The Body
Ame no Kudan-zaka
Yakuza Official
Nami kage
The Garden of Women
18 Roughs
(Seichii's Mother)
お役者小僧
(お幸)
お役者変化
(母そよ)
快盗三人吉三
(小紫の局)
Beautiful Gonpati
(およし)
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
(お金)
Three Rogues
Evening Calm
Sisters of Gion
紺屋高尾
Kunisada Chuji
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5
(Ume Shimizu)
Hadaka no Machi
The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
Throne of Blood
(Old Ghost Woman)
Sansho the Bailiff
(Ubatake)
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
(Osugi)
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
(Osugi)
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
(Osugi)
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
(Osugi)
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
The Paper Crane
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
(Sueno)
Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
(Oharu)
Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
Achako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy Marriage
(Omoto)
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
(Midori, the mother)
Geisha in the Old City
(Ohatsu)
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
(Oen)
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
The Fencing Master
(Old woman)
Devil in My Flesh
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
(Orin)
Snow Country
(Blind masseuse)
The Swamp
(Otoki)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
(Otoshi)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
An Osaka Story
Snow Country
(Otatsu)
Woman Gambler Is Coming
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
Fine Man
Room for Let
(O-Mino)
In Search of Mother
(Obah)
My Wife
浮かれ狐千本櫻
(Otsuji)
Gentle Breeze
The Maiden Courtesan
An Impudent Man
Good Rascals
(Omon)
A Circus Girl
Chance Meeting
(Yone)
Price of Beauty
(Natsu Morishita)
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
True Osaka Grit
Evil Man of Edo
Her Son Came Back
City of Love
(Umeko Yoshii)
The Harbor Lights
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
(Kameno Inao)
This Year's Love
Twenty-Four Eyes
(Meshiya no Kamisan)
Ghost of Saga Mansion
Women in Prison
(Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner)
The Third Will
(Yoshiko)
Girls of the Night
(Kumeju)
A Geisha
(Okimi)
Tainted Flowers
On Wings of Love
(Umeko Yoshioka)
Sound in the Mist
(Chieko Naniwa)
Temptation on Glamour Island
(Shige Sasaki)
Bad Reputation Returns
(Ito Aso)
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Marital Relations
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
(Madam)
Zangiku monogatari
(Omoto)
The Sentimental Idiot
Violence
I'm a Bodyguard
Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon
The Preacher of Love
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
Six Men Mustered in Great Edo
Uogashi no senpū musume
The Rookie Managers
京化粧
続べらんめぇ芸者
So Young, So Bright
Maiko monogatari
続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行
Moonlight in the Rain
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
Ai, sono kiseki
New Third-Class Executive
(Tsuruko Miyaguchi)
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
(Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder))
Denshichi Torimonochō onna hada jigoku
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
(Tsuruko Miyaguchi)
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
(Tsuruko Miyaguchi)
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
(Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman"))
Bantōhan to detchidon
The Gion Tempest
(Orin)
Yushu Heiya
Zoku bantōhan to detchidon
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
(Natsukawa Chiyo)
Zoku Tange Sazen
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
(Chiyo)
We Are Salarymen
(Oshige)
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
(Matsumura Sei)
続・図々しい奴
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
(Matsumura Sei)
The Blue Mountains
(Mistress of Tamayaya)
The Blue Mountains Part 2
(Proprietress of Takara-ya)
Taikouki
(Naka)