Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama (東山 千栄子, Higashiyama Chieko, 30 September 1890 – 8 May 1980) was a Japanese stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1936 to 1967.

Chieko Higashiyama
東山 千栄子
Chieko Higashiyama in the 1953 film Tokyo Story
Born	30 September 1890 Chiba, Japan
Died	8 May 1980(1980-05-08) (aged 89) Yokohama, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1925-1980

Career

Graduating from the girls' school at Gakushuin, she married a businessman in 1909 and spent eight years in Moscow.[1] In 1925, at the age of 35, she decided to become an actress and began training at the Tsukiji Shōgekijō.[1] She appeared in many stage productions, most famously as Madame Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard.[1] She also appeared in films, including Tokyo Story, which was voted the best film of all time in a poll of film directors by Sight & Sound magazine.[2]

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1947	The Love of the Actress Sumako
1951	The Idiot
1951	The Tale of Genji
1951	Early Summer	Shige
1952	The Life of Oharu
1953	Tokyo Story	Tomi
1954	The Garden of Women	Schoolmaster
1954	The Princess Sen	Yodo-dono
1958	The Loyal 47 Ronin	Otaka
1960	The Wandering Princess

Honours

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (1956)
• Order of the Precious Crown, 4th Class, Wisteria (1965)
• Person of Cultural Merit (1966)
• Order of the Precious Crown, 3rd class, Butterfly (1974)

References

1. "Higashiyama Chieko". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
2. Directors’ 10 Greatest Films of All Time , Sight & Sound magazine. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

External links

• Chieko Higashiyama on IMDb