Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Japanese actress (1907–1973)

Chieko Naniwa was a Japanese actress who was active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She is best known for playing geisha in several films, such as Kenji Mizoguchi's A Geisha, and the Forest Spirit in Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood. Her birth name was Kikuno Nanko.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 4 films (1957–1961) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1957 Throne Of Blood unknown 105 mi 110 16mm B&W sound
1959 THE END OF SUMMER Yasujirō Ozu 12 min 16mm B&W Sound
1959 The End Of Summer. Ralph S. Hirshorn 11 min. 16mm B&W sound
1961 The End Of Summer New Yorker Films 103 min 16mm Color sound