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

  • Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story

  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

  • Early Summer

    Early Summer

  • Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

  • Love School

    Love School

  • The Most Valuable Wife

    The Most Valuable Wife

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • Apostasy

    Apostasy

  • The Blue Sky Maiden

    The Blue Sky Maiden

  • The Snow Flurry

    The Snow Flurry

  • Sincere Heart

    Sincere Heart

  • The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

  • This Year's Love

    This Year's Love

  • Love and Death

    Love and Death

  • The Wandering Princess

    The Wandering Princess

  • Ai Sureba Koso

    Ai Sureba Koso

  • The Kii River

    The Kii River

  • Shogun and His Mistress 2

    Shogun and His Mistress 2

  • Marriage

    Marriage

  • The Portrait

    The Portrait

  • Ano hito wa ima

    Ano hito wa ima

  • Shishun no izumi

    Shishun no izumi

  • Spring Dreams

    Spring Dreams

  • When a Woman Loves

    When a Woman Loves

  • Here's to the Young Lady

    Here's to the Young Lady

  • The Love of the Actress Sumako

    The Love of the Actress Sumako

  • Battle Troop

    Battle Troop

  • The Princess Sen

    The Princess Sen

  • Mount Hakone

    Mount Hakone

  • Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

    Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

  • Shisha to no kekkon

    Shisha to no kekkon

  • Women's House

    Women's House

  • Hana no yukyo-den

    Hana no yukyo-den

  • Late Night Confession

    Late Night Confession

  • The Angry Street

    The Angry Street

  • Broken Drum

    Broken Drum

  • The Maid's Kid

    The Maid's Kid

  • Aiyoku no sabaki

    Aiyoku no sabaki

  • Fireworks Over the Sea

    Fireworks Over the Sea

  • Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

    Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

  • Oyaji Daiko

    Oyaji Daiko

  • 幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

  • The Radish and the Carrot

    The Radish and the Carrot

  • Yassamossa

    Yassamossa

  • Farewell Song

    Farewell Song

  • Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

    Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

  • Port of Flowers

    Port of Flowers

  • Diary of a Mad Old Man

    Diary of a Mad Old Man

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

  • Virtue in Spades

    Virtue in Spades

  • The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

  • Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

    Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

  • The Girl I Loved

    The Girl I Loved

  • Ai to chie no wa

    Ai to chie no wa

  • Chikagai nijuyojikan

    Chikagai nijuyojikan

  • The Sky Is Mine

    The Sky Is Mine

  • I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

    I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

  • The Nun

    The Nun

  • Itohan Monogatari

    Itohan Monogatari

  • Sisters of Nishijin

    Sisters of Nishijin

  • The Woman’s Reflective Pool

    The Woman’s Reflective Pool

  • How the Bell of Liberty Rings

    How the Bell of Liberty Rings

  • An Heir's Place

    An Heir's Place

  • Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

    Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

  • The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness

    The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness

  • Spring Snow

    Spring Snow

  • A Samurai's Love

    A Samurai's Love

  • The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

  • Ah, Youth

    Ah, Youth

  • The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

    The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

  • I Saw a Phantom Fish

    I Saw a Phantom Fish

  • Sing, Young People!

    Sing, Young People!

  • Wakaki sugata

    Wakaki sugata

  • Four Seasons of Women

    Four Seasons of Women

  • The Siege of Osaka

    The Siege of Osaka

  • Sweet Secret

    Sweet Secret

  • Ningen moyo

    Ningen moyo

  • Swords and Brocade

    Swords and Brocade

  • The Doctor

    The Doctor

  • Reimei

    Reimei

  • Kotoshi no Koi

    Kotoshi no Koi

  • Rikugun Daikoshin

    Rikugun Daikoshin

  • Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

  • 明日また生きる

    明日また生きる