Actor
Chieko Higashiyama
Born 30 September 1890 · Chiba, Japan — died 8 May 1980
Chieko Higashiyama (1890–1980) was a Japanese actress who began her career late, entering acting in 1925 at age 35. She trained at the Tsukiji Little Theatre and became a notable stage performer. She is best remembered for Yasujirō Ozu's Tokyo Story, widely ranked among the greatest films ever made.
Key films
Tokyo Story (1953)On Cinespective
Her most celebrated film, an Ozu masterpiece regularly ranked among the greatest films of all time.
Early Summer (1951)
Another Ozu family drama, showing her place in the director's circle of performers.
The Idiot (1951)
A prominent adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel, showing her range beyond Ozu's quiet domestic dramas.
Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962)
A late-career film showing her continued presence in Japanese cinema into the 1960s.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 96
- 1927ReimeiActor
- 1932Rikugun DaikoshinActor
- 1937The Siege of Osaka · as Yodo-donoActor
- 1943Port of Flowers · as OkanoActor
- 1943Wakaki sugata · as Kitamura's wifeActor
- 1944Battle TroopActor
- 1946The Girl I Loved · as Mother OkinActor
- 1947The Love of the Actress SumakoActor
- 1947Marriage · as Fumie's motherActor
- 1947Chikagai nijuyojikanActor
- 1947Futari de miru hoshiActor
- 1948ApostasyActor
- 1948The Portrait · as Nomura's WifeActor
- 1949Here's to the Young Lady · as Yasuko's motherActor
- 1949Broken Drum · as NobukoActor
- 1949Late Night ConfessionActor
- 1949Ningen moyoActor
- 1949Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuyaActor
- 1949The Flower That Crossed the MountainActor
- 1950The Angry StreetActor
- 1950Les Miserables I: God and the DevilActor
- 1950Four Seasons of Women · as MotherActor
- 1950Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and FreedomActor
- 1950Rain on JogashimaActor
- 1950The End of the WarActor
- 1950I Saw a Phantom FishActor
- 1950Spring Snow · as Mother OkasakiActor
- 1951Early Summer · as Shige MamiyaActor
- 1951The Idiot · as Satoko, Ayako's motherActor
- 1951Fireworks Over the Sea · as MitsuActor
- 1951The Tale of Genji · as Lady KokidenActor
- 1951Swords and BrocadeActor
- 1951Ah, YouthActor
- 1951The Woman’s Reflective Pool · as UnnamedActor
- 1952Carmen's Innocent Love · as MaidActor
- 1952Sisters of NishijinActor
- 1952Kanojo no tokudaneActor
- 1952Eternal Song of NagasakiActor
- 1953Tokyo Story · as Tomi HirayamaActor
- 1953Sincere Heart · as IchiActor
- 1953An Heir's PlaceActor
- 1953Shishun no izumi · as Retired PersonActor
- 1953YassamossaActor
- 1953Aiyoku no sabakiActor
- 1953Natsuko’s Adventure in HokkaidoActor
- 1954The Garden of Women · as SchoolmasterActor
- 1954The Princess SenActor
- 1954A Samurai's LoveActor
- 1954Women's HouseActor
- 1954The Second KissActor
- 1954The Days of Youth are Days of SadnessActor
- 1954How the Bell of Liberty Rings · as Yukichi's Mother OjunActor
- 1955Floating Weeds Diary · as Backstage AttendantActor
- 1955The Maid's KidActor
- 1955The DoctorActor
- 1955Farewell SongActor
- 1955If Indeed One Loves · as Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)Actor
- 1955School Girls in CostumeActor
- 1955Shichinin no ani imōtoActor
- 1955Miss TeacherActor
- 1956Virtue in SpadesActor
- 1956New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and YoshitsuneActor
- 1956Here It is QuietActor
- 1956In Case of One Woman · as Natsuko HashibaActor
- 1956Ai to chie no waActor
- 1957The Blue Sky Maiden · as Shizue HirookaActor
- 1957Itohan Monogatari · as OwasaActor
- 1957Duel at NoonActor
- 1958The Loyal 47 Ronin · as Otaka (Ôishi's mother)Actor
- 1958Hana no yukyo-denActor
- 1958Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring · as Mrs. ChiyodaActor
- 1958The Nun · as монахиня МасамицуActor
- 1959The Snow Flurry · as TomiActor
- 1959The Most Valuable WifeActor
- 1959The Sky Is MineActor
- 1960The Wandering Princess · as Nao SugawaraActor
- 1960Spring Dreams · as GrandmaActor
- 1960Shisha to no kekkonActor
- 1960When a Woman Loves · as RelativeActor
- 1962This Year's LoveActor
- 1962Diary of a Mad Old Man · as Hama, Tokusuke's wifeActor
- 1962A Woman's Life · as Shizu TsutsumiActor
- 1962Mount HakoneActor
- 1962Nippon no obaachanActor
- 1962Love SchoolActor
- 1963Sing, Young People! · as Okada's grandmotherActor
- 1963Ano hito wa imaActor
- 1964Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple · as Strange BeautyActor
- 1965The Radish and the CarrotActor
- 1966The Kii River · as Toyono, Hana's grandmotherActor
- 1967Shogun and His Mistress 2 · as Eiho, nunActor
- 1970Live Again Tomorrow · as そのActor
- 1971The Gentle JapaneseActor
- 1971Sweet SecretActor
- 1971Love and DeathActor
- 1971Maboroshi no SatsuiActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.