Chieko Murata
| Chieko Murata | |
|---|---|
| Born | Miyoko Murata February 28, 1915 Kobe, Japan |
| November 1995November 1995 | |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
| 📆 Years active | 1933–1991 |
Chieko Murata (村田知栄子 Murata Chieko, February 28, 1915 – November 1995) was a Japanese actress active from 1933 to 1991.
Biography
After graduating from Hyogo Prefectural Mikage Normal School Affiliated Elementary School and Shoin Girls' High School, she joined Nikkatsu in 1933. She made her debut in Seiichi Ina's contemporary drama film Dai Tōkyō kumori-go hare (Great Tokyo: Cloudy After Sunshine). She was known for playing cheerful young women. After the war, she worked as a supporting actress for Shochiku and Daiei, appearing in a wide range of genres. After becoming a freelancer in 1965, she also appeared in television dramas, and in her later years she played elderly women.
Selected filmography
- 1935: Tamerau nakare wakodo yo
- 1936: Jinsei Gekijō – dir. Tomu Uchida
- 1937: Etsu-chan
- 1939: Earth – dir. Tomu Uchida
- 1941: Jirō Monogatari – dir. Koji Shima
- 1947: The Ball at the Anjo House – dir. Kōzaburō Yoshimura
- 1948: A Hen in the Wind – dir. Yasujirō Ozu
- 1951: Clothes of Deception – dir. Kōzaburō Yoshimura
- 1952: Lightning – dir. Mikio Naruse
- 1955: Princess Yang Kwei Fei – dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
- 1957: A Spring That Lasted Too Long (Naga sugita haru) – dir. Shigeo Tanaka
- 1957: Downtown (Shitamachi) – dir. Yasuki Chiba
- 1959: The Makioka Sisters (Sasameyuki) – dir. Koji Shima
- 1959: The Ghost of Yotsuya (Yotsuya kaidan) – dir. Kenji Misumi
- 1960: Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi – dir. Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- 1960: Scar Yosaburo – dir. Daisuke Itō
- 1961: Tokyo onigiri musume – dir. Shigeo Tanaka
- 1961: A Geisha's Diary (aka Women Are Born Twice) – dir. Yuzo Kawashima
- 1962: The Whale God – dir. Tokuzō Tanaka
- 1962: Miyamoto Musashi: Duel at Hannyazaka – dir. Tomu Uchida
- 1964: If You're Happy, Clap Your Hands – dir. Noriaki Yuasa
- 1965: Suteki na Konban wa – dir. Yoshitarō Nomura
- 1979: The Devil Comes and Plays His Flute (Akumaga kitarite fue wo fuku) – dir. Kōsei Saitō
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