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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1941-06-29 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Kita, Tokyo, Japan

Chieko Baisho

Biography:

Chieko Baisho (倍賞 千恵子, Baishō Chieko, born June 29, 1941) is a Japanese actress and singer.

In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" series from 1969 until 1995. In addition, she has acted in many films directed by Yōji Yamada since the 1960s. She won the award for best actress at the 5th Hochi Film Award for "A Distant Cry from Spring".

Known For

Acting

2025

TOKYO Taxi as Sumire Takano

2024

2022

Plan 75 as Michi Tsunotani

2021

Arc as Rina

2020

2019

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here as Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister)
Weathering with You as Fumi Tachibana (voice)

2014

The Little House as Taki Nunomiya

2013

Hameln as Ritsuko

2012

Tokyo Newcomer as Old Woman

2010

2009

2008

Kabei: Our Mother as Hatsuko Nogami

2005

A Heartful of Love as Tomoe Kakuta

2004

The Hidden Blade as Mrs. Katagiri
Howl's Moving Castle as Sophie (voice)

2002

2001

Tracing the Gray Summer as Sonia (voice)

1999

Suzuran as Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka

1997

Jungle Emperor Leo as Lyre (voice)

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

Lost in the Wilderness as Kimiko, Naomi's wife

1985

1984

1983

Unico in the Island of Magic as The West Wind (voice)

1982

1981

Station as Michio Kiriko
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico as The West Wind (voice)
Mansaku no hana as 伊吹絹代

1980

A Distant Cry from Spring as Tamiko Kazami
Twenty-Four Eyes as Hisako Ōishi (voice)

1979

1978

1977

The Yellow Handkerchief as Mitsue Shima

1976

The Village as Hideko Kono
Two Iida as Michi Aizawa

1975

1974

1973

1972

Home from the Sea as Tamiko Ishizaki

1971

1970

1969

Vagabond Schemer as Tsuruyo

1968

In Broad Daylight as Yoshiko Koshiishi
大安旅行 as 新庄晴子

1967

Lover's Duet as Eiko Takayama
Song of Love as Haruko Tachibana

1966

The Sun of Love and Tears as Kazumi Kitamura
The Lovable Tramp as Aiko Kazami
Warm Current as Gin Ishiwata

1965

A Trap as Kiriko Yanagida

1964

Our Happiness Alone as Yoshiko Sakawa

1963

Sing, Young People as Yuko Nakajima
Shichinin no keiji as Miyoko Sekiguchi

1962

Our Marriage as Saeko Hibino
Ballad of a Workman as Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
Get Married, Mother as Yukiyo Aoki

1961

Women of Tokyo as Kiyomi Nishihara

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Sound

1972

Kōfuku Sōdan as Theme Song Performance