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Chieko Higashiyama
Japanese actress (1890–1980)
Chieko Higashiyama | |
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Chieko Higashiyama in the 1953 film Tokyo Story | |
| Born | 30 September 1890 Chiba, Japan |
| Died | 8 May 1980(1980-05-08) (aged 89) Yokohama, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925–1980 |
Chieko Higashiyama (東山 千栄子, Higashiyama Chieko, 30 September 1890 – 8 May 1980) was a Japanese stage and film actress.
She appeared in more than 60 films from 1936 to 1967.
Career
Graduating from the girls' school at Gakushuin, she married a businessman in 1909 and spent eight years in Moscow.[1] In 1925, at the age of 35, she decided to become an actress and began training at the Tsukiji Shōgekijō.[1] She appeared in many stage productions, most famously as Madame Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard.[1] She also appeared in films, including Tokyo Story, which was voted the best film of all time in a poll of film directors by