Portrait of Chieko Higashiyama

Acting

Chieko Higashiyama

Career

Active from 1943 to 1970, busiest in 1951 and 1960 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chieko Higashiyama Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.5, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    2.0, average 3.9
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Post-War Japan 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Live Again Tomorrow
Live Again Tomorrow (1970)

as その

1960s

11 titles · average score 70
Oyaji Daiko
Oyaji Daiko (1968)

TV show

Shogun and His Mistress 2
Shogun and His Mistress 2 (1967)

as Eiho, nun

Kotoshi no Koi
Kotoshi no Koi (1967)

TV show

The Kii River
The Kii River (1966)

as Toyono, Hana's grandmother

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Strange Beauty

Sing, Young People!
Sing, Young People! (1963)

as Okada's grandmother

A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life (1962)

as Shizu Tsutsumi

Diary of a Mad Old Man
Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962)

as Hama, Tokusuke's wife

The Wandering Princess
The Wandering Princess (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

as Nao Sugawara

Spring Dreams
Spring Dreams (1960)

as Grandma

When a Woman Loves
When a Woman Loves (1960)

as Relative

1950s

22 titles · average score 71
The Snow Flurry
The Snow Flurry (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tomi

The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

as Otaka (Ôishi's mother)

Itohan Monogatari
Itohan Monogatari (1957)

as Owasa

The Blue Sky Maiden
The Blue Sky Maiden (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shizue Hirooka

The Garden of Women
The Garden of Women (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

as Schoolmaster

Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story (1953)
GoodWatch score 92

as Tomi Hirayama

Sincere Heart
Sincere Heart (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ichi

Carmen's Innocent Love
Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

as Maid

Early Summer
Early Summer (1951)
GoodWatch score 89

as Shige Mamiya

The Idiot
The Idiot (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Satoko, Ayako's mother

Fireworks Over the Sea
Fireworks Over the Sea (1951)

as Mitsu

The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji (1951)

as Lady Kokiden

1940s

7 titles · average score 67
Here's to the Young Lady
Here's to the Young Lady (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yasuko's mother

Broken Drum
Broken Drum (1949)

as Nobuko

The Portrait
The Portrait (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nomura's Wife

Marriage
Marriage (1947)

as Fumie's mother

The Girl I Loved
The Girl I Loved (1946)

as Mother Okin

Port of Flowers
Port of Flowers (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Okano

Wakaki sugata
Wakaki sugata (1943)

as Kitamura's wife

1930s

1 title
The Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka (1937)

as Yodo-dono