Chieko Higashiyama

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

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 Flower That Crossed the Mountain

    The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

  • Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

  • Swords and Brocade

    Swords and Brocade

  • The Nun

    The Nun

  • Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story

  • Oyaji Daiko

    Oyaji Daiko

  • Marriage

    Marriage

  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

  • Early Summer

    Early Summer

  • 幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

  • Sing, Young People!

    Sing, Young People!

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • Kotoshi no Koi

    Kotoshi no Koi

  • The Maid's Kid

    The Maid's Kid

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

    Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

  • The Most Valuable Wife

    The Most Valuable Wife

  • Farewell Song

    Farewell Song

  • Here's to the Young Lady

    Here's to the Young Lady

  • The Snow Flurry

    The Snow Flurry

  • Ai Sureba Koso

    Ai Sureba Koso

  • The Blue Sky Maiden

    The Blue Sky Maiden

  • Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

    Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

  • The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness

    The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness

  • Apostasy

    Apostasy

  • Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

    Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

  • The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

  • Sisters of Nishijin

    Sisters of Nishijin

  • Diary of a Mad Old Man

    Diary of a Mad Old Man

  • Broken Drum

    Broken Drum

  • The Kii River

    The Kii River

  • The Wandering Princess

    The Wandering Princess

  • Spring Dreams

    Spring Dreams

  • Shishun no izumi

    Shishun no izumi

  • The Radish and the Carrot

    The Radish and the Carrot

  • Ano hito wa ima

    Ano hito wa ima

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

  • The Angry Street

    The Angry Street

  • Late Night Confession

    Late Night Confession

  • Aiyoku no sabaki

    Aiyoku no sabaki

  • Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

    Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

  • How the Bell of Liberty Rings

    How the Bell of Liberty Rings

  • Battle Troop

    Battle Troop

  • Hana no yukyo-den

    Hana no yukyo-den

  • Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

  • Ningen moyo

    Ningen moyo

  • The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

  • Itohan Monogatari

    Itohan Monogatari

  • The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

  • Yassamossa

    Yassamossa

  • Love and Death

    Love and Death

  • The Sky Is Mine

    The Sky Is Mine

  • Wakaki sugata

    Wakaki sugata

  • The Love of the Actress Sumako

    The Love of the Actress Sumako

  • Women's House

    Women's House

  • Port of Flowers

    Port of Flowers

  • Sincere Heart

    Sincere Heart

  • Four Seasons of Women

    Four Seasons of Women

  • Mount Hakone

    Mount Hakone

  • Love School

    Love School

  • Spring Snow

    Spring Snow

  • Chikagai nijuyojikan

    Chikagai nijuyojikan

  • The Woman’s Reflective Pool

    The Woman’s Reflective Pool

  • Shisha to no kekkon

    Shisha to no kekkon

  • Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

    Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

  • The Doctor

    The Doctor

  • I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

    I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

  • The Portrait

    The Portrait

  • The Siege of Osaka

    The Siege of Osaka

  • Virtue in Spades

    Virtue in Spades

  • The Girl I Loved

    The Girl I Loved

  • This Year's Love

    This Year's Love

  • Sweet Secret

    Sweet Secret

  • The Princess Sen

    The Princess Sen

  • When a Woman Loves

    When a Woman Loves

  • Shogun and His Mistress 2

    Shogun and His Mistress 2

  • Ah, Youth

    Ah, Youth

  • Fireworks Over the Sea

    Fireworks Over the Sea

  • I Saw a Phantom Fish

    I Saw a Phantom Fish

  • An Heir's Place

    An Heir's Place

  • Reimei

    Reimei

  • A Samurai's Love

    A Samurai's Love

  • Ai to chie no wa

    Ai to chie no wa

  • Rikugun Daikoshin

    Rikugun Daikoshin

  • Live Again Tomorrow

    Live Again Tomorrow