Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa | |
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浪花千栄子 | |
Gion bayashi | |
| Born | November 9, 1907 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | December 11, 1973 (aged 66) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actress |
Chieko Naniwa (浪花 千栄子) (November 19, 1907 – December 22, 1973) 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.