Portrait of Chieko Naniwa

Acting

Chieko Naniwa

Career

Active from 1952 to 1965, busiest in 1963 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chieko Naniwa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Epic 2
  • Period Drama 2
  • Social Critique 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Classic Japanese Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

30 titles · average score 71
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kae's Wet Nurse

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Osugi

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

as Osugi

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

as Osugi

The Third Will
The Third Will (1963)

as Yoshiko

Madame Aki
Madame Aki (1963)

as Setsuko

Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Madam

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

as Osugi

Good Rascals
Good Rascals (1962)

as Omon

Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kumeju

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

as Osugi

The End of Summer
The End of Summer (1961)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sasaki Tsune

1950s

45 titles · average score 81
Room for Let
Room for Let (1959)

as O-Mino

Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hatsu Sasaki

Snow Country
Snow Country (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Otatsu

Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

as Old Ghost Woman

The Men of Toho-ku
The Men of Toho-ku (1957)

as Oei

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956)

as Orin

Sound in the Mist
Sound in the Mist (1956)

as Chieko Naniwa

Women in Prison
Women in Prison (1956)

as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner

Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

as Okô

The Woman in the Rumor
The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
GoodWatch score 74

as Osaki

Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

as Ubatake

Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

as Meshiya no Kamisan