Chieko Higashiyama

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Female

Birthday

1890-09-30

Day of death

1980-05-08 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Chiba, Japan

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.

Known For

  • The Maid's Kid

    The Maid's Kid

  • Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story

  • The Doctor

    The Doctor

  • Ai to chie no wa

    Ai to chie no wa

  • The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

    The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

  • Sincere Heart

    Sincere Heart

  • Early Summer

    Early Summer

  • Love School

    Love School

  • Wakaki sugata

    Wakaki sugata

  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

  • The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness

    The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness

  • The Woman’s Reflective Pool

    The Woman’s Reflective Pool

  • Port of Flowers

    Port of Flowers

  • When a Woman Loves

    When a Woman Loves

  • The Princess Sen

    The Princess Sen

  • The Nun

    The Nun

  • Shogun and His Mistress 2

    Shogun and His Mistress 2

  • Spring Snow

    Spring Snow

  • Battle Troop

    Battle Troop

  • Fireworks Over the Sea

    Fireworks Over the Sea

  • Here's to the Young Lady

    Here's to the Young Lady

  • Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

  • Reimei

    Reimei

  • Hana no yukyo-den

    Hana no yukyo-den

  • Ningen moyo

    Ningen moyo

  • Yassamossa

    Yassamossa

  • Oyaji Daiko

    Oyaji Daiko

  • The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

  • Swords and Brocade

    Swords and Brocade

  • Spring Dreams

    Spring Dreams

  • An Heir's Place

    An Heir's Place

  • Aiyoku no sabaki

    Aiyoku no sabaki

  • Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

    Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

  • Broken Drum

    Broken Drum

  • The Sky Is Mine

    The Sky Is Mine

  • I Saw a Phantom Fish

    I Saw a Phantom Fish

  • This Year's Love

    This Year's Love

  • The Siege of Osaka

    The Siege of Osaka

  • Ano hito wa ima

    Ano hito wa ima

  • Diary of a Mad Old Man

    Diary of a Mad Old Man

  • Virtue in Spades

    Virtue in Spades

  • Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

    Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

  • Apostasy

    Apostasy

  • The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

  • Ai Sureba Koso

    Ai Sureba Koso

  • Sing, Young People!

    Sing, Young People!

  • The Snow Flurry

    The Snow Flurry

  • Farewell Song

    Farewell Song

  • The Most Valuable Wife

    The Most Valuable Wife

  • Mount Hakone

    Mount Hakone

  • Shisha to no kekkon

    Shisha to no kekkon

  • Marriage

    Marriage

  • 幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

  • Ah,  Youth

    Ah, Youth

  • Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

    Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

  • The Wandering Princess

    The Wandering Princess

  • The Kii River

    The Kii River

  • The Angry Street

    The Angry Street

  • The Love of the Actress Sumako

    The Love of the Actress Sumako

  • Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

    Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

  • The Girl I Loved

    The Girl I Loved

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • Late Night Confession

    Late Night Confession

  • A Samurai's Love

    A Samurai's Love

  • Itohan Monogatari

    Itohan Monogatari

  • Women's House

    Women's House

  • Love and Death

    Love and Death

  • Chikagai nijuyojikan

    Chikagai nijuyojikan

  • Four Seasons of Women

    Four Seasons of Women

  • Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

    Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

  • Sisters of Nishijin

    Sisters of Nishijin

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

  • I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

    I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

  • Shishun no izumi

    Shishun no izumi

  • How the Bell of Liberty Rings

    How the Bell of Liberty Rings

  • The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

  • The Portrait

    The Portrait

  • The Radish and the Carrot

    The Radish and the Carrot

  • The Blue Sky Maiden

    The Blue Sky Maiden

  • Sweet Secret

    Sweet Secret

  • Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

  • Rikugun Daikoshin

    Rikugun Daikoshin

  • Kotoshi no Koi

    Kotoshi no Koi