Where to watch Chieko Higashiyama in the UK
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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 fi…
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- Oyaji Daiko (1968) Cast
- Tokyo Story (1953) as Tomi Hirayama
- The Idiot (1951) as Satoko, Ayako's mother
- Spring Dreams (1960) as Grandma
- The Tale of Genji (1951) as Lady Kokiden
- Early Summer (1951) as Shige Mamiya
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) as Otaka (Ôishi's mother)
- The Radish and the Carrot (1965) Cast
- Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964) as Strange Beauty
- The Kii River (1966) as Toyono, Hana's grandmother
- Fireworks Over the Sea (1951) as Mitsu
- The Blue Sky Maiden (1957) as Shizue Hirooka
- The Most Valuable Wife (1959) Cast
- The Portrait (1948) as Nomura's Wife
- Carmen's Innocent Love (1952) as Maid
- Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (1958) as Mrs. Chiyoda
- The Wandering Princess (1960) as Nao Sugawara
- Kotoshi no Koi (1967) Cast
- A Woman's Life (1962) as Shizu Tsutsumi
- If Indeed One Loves (1955) as Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)
- Apostasy (1948) Cast
- Sincere Heart (1953) as Ichi
- Les Miserables I: God and the Devil (1950) Cast
- The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947) Cast
- Sisters of Nishijin (1952) Cast
- Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962) as Hama, Tokusuke's wife
- Four Seasons of Women (1950) as Mother
- Sing, Young People! (1963) as Okada's grandmother
- Yassamossa (1953) Cast
- The Gentle Japanese (1971) Cast
- How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954) as Yukichi's Mother Ojun
- Wakaki sugata (1943) as Kitamura's wife
- The Snow Flurry (1959) as Tomi
- Nippon no obaachan (1962) Cast
- The Angry Street (1950) Cast
- Itohan Monogatari (1957) as Owasa
- Hana no yukyo-den (1958) Cast
- The Maid's Kid (1955) Cast
- Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom (1950) Cast
- The Flower That Crossed the Mountain (1949) Cast
- Broken Drum (1949) as Nobuko
- Spring Snow (1950) as Mother Okasaki
- Port of Flowers (1943) as Okano
- This Year's Love (1962) Cast
- Aiyoku no sabaki (1953) Cast
- The Girl I Loved (1946) as Mother Okin
- Virtue in Spades (1956) Cast
- I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki (1952) Cast
- Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido (1953) Cast
- The Princess Sen (1954) Cast
- Shisha to no kekkon (1960) Cast
- The Garden of Women (1954) as Schoolmaster
- Chikagai nijuyojikan (1947) Cast
- The Woman’s Reflective Pool (1951) as Unnamed
- Mount Hakone (1962) Cast
- Late Night Confession (1949) Cast
- Love and Death (1971) Cast
- Women's House (1954) Cast
- Sweet Secret (1971) Cast
- Ano hito wa ima (1963) Cast
- Shogun and His Mistress 2 (1967) as Eiho, nun
- The Siege of Osaka (1937) as Yodo-dono
- The Sky Is Mine (1959) Cast
- Battle Troop (1944) Cast
- The Doctor (1955) Cast
- Ah, Youth (1951) Cast
- Here's to the Young Lady (1949) as Yasuko's mother
- Farewell Song (1955) Cast
- Ningen moyo (1949) Cast
- Shishun no izumi (1953) as Retired Person
- When a Woman Loves (1960) as Relative
- A Samurai's Love (1954) Cast
- The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness (1954) Cast
- Marriage (1947) as Fumie's mother
- An Heir's Place (1953) Cast
- Love School (1962) Cast
- Swords and Brocade (1951) Cast
- I Saw a Phantom Fish (1950) Cast
- Maboroshi no Satsui (1971) Cast
- Rikugun Daikoshin (1932) Cast
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Most-watched Chieko Higashiyama films currently: Tokyo Story (1953), The Idiot (1951), Spring Dreams (1960), The Tale of Genji (1951), Early Summer (1951).
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Selected TV credits: Oyaji Daiko (1968), Kotoshi no Koi (1967).
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