Acting · Chiba, Japan · Born September 30, 1890
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.
MovieSweet Secret
1971
MovieLove and Death
1971
MovieMaboroshi no Satsui
1971
MovieThe Gentle Japanese
1971
MovieLive Again Tomorrow
1970
as その
TVOyaji Daiko
1968
MovieShogun and His Mistress 2
1967
as Eiho, nun
TVKotoshi no Koi
1967
MovieThe Kii River
1966
as Toyono, Hana's grandmother
MovieThe Radish and the Carrot
1965
MovieMiyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Strange Beauty
MovieAno hito wa ima
1963
MovieSing, Young People!
1963
as Okada's grandmother
MovieA Woman's Life
1962
as Shizu Tsutsumi
MovieDiary of a Mad Old Man
1962
as Hama, Tokusuke's wife
MovieMount Hakone
1962
MovieLove School
1962
MovieThis Year's Love
1962
MovieNippon no obaachan
1962
MovieShisha to no kekkon
1960
MovieThe Wandering Princess
1960
as Nao Sugawara
MovieWhen a Woman Loves
1960
as Relative
MovieSpring Dreams
1960
as Grandma
MovieThe Sky Is Mine
1959
MovieThe Most Valuable Wife
1959
MovieThe Snow Flurry
1959
as Tomi
MovieHana no yukyo-den
1958
MovieDiary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
as Mrs. Chiyoda
MovieThe Nun
1958
as монахиня Масамицу
MovieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Otaka (Ôishi's mother)
MovieThe Blue Sky Maiden
1957
as Shizue Hirooka
MovieItohan Monogatari
1957
as Owasa
MovieHere It is Quiet
1956
In Case of One Woman
1956
as Natsuko Hashiba
MovieVirtue in Spades
1956
MovieAi to chie no wa
1956
MovieThe Doctor
1955
MovieIf Indeed One Loves
1955
as Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)
MovieThe Maid's Kid
1955
MovieMiss Teacher
1955
Farewell Song
1955
MovieWomen's House
1954
MovieThe Princess Sen
1954
MovieThe Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
1954
MovieHow the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954
as Yukichi's Mother Ojun
MovieThe Garden of Women
1954
as Schoolmaster
A Samurai's Love
1954
MovieTokyo Story
1953
as Tomi Hirayama
MovieShishun no izumi
1953
as Retired Person
MovieAn Heir's Place
1953
MovieAiyoku no sabaki
1953
MovieYassamossa
1953
MovieSincere Heart
1953
as Ichi
MovieNatsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953
MovieCarmen's Innocent Love
1952
as Maid
MovieSisters of Nishijin
1952
MovieI'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
MovieFireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Mitsu
MovieEarly Summer
1951
as Shige Mamiya
MovieSwords and Brocade
1951
MovieAh, Youth
1951
MovieThe Tale of Genji
1951
as Lady Kokiden
MovieThe Idiot
1951
as Satoko, Ayako's mother
MovieThe Woman’s Reflective Pool
1951
as Unnamed
MovieLes Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950
MovieLes Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950
MovieThe Angry Street
1950
MovieI Saw a Phantom Fish
1950
MovieFour Seasons of Women
1950
as Mother
MovieSpring Snow
1950
as Mother Okasaki
MovieBroken Drum
1949
as Nobuko
MovieThe Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
MovieHakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
1949
Late Night Confession
1949
MovieNingen moyo
1949
MovieHere's to the Young Lady
1949
as Yasuko's mother
MovieApostasy
1948
MovieThe Portrait
1948
as Nomura's Wife
Futari de miru hoshi
1947
MovieThe Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Chikagai nijuyojikan
1947
MovieMarriage
1947
as Fumie's mother
MovieThe Girl I Loved
1946
as Mother Okin
MovieBattle Troop
1944
MovieWakaki sugata
1943
as Kitamura's wife
MoviePort of Flowers
1943
as Okano
MovieThe Siege of Osaka
1937
as Yodo-dono
Rikugun Daikoshin
1932
Reimei
1927
