Chieko Higashiyama — Actor (20)
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The Doctor (1955) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
沙羅の花の峠
director: So Yamamura actor: So Yamamura / Yōko Minamida …
other title: 沙羅の花の峠
This movie attempts to present the reality of doctorless villages to society at large, while focusing on simple human love in a heartwarming episode that unfolds in a doctorless village.
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The Wandering Princess (1960) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
流転の王妃
director: Kinuyo Tanaka actor: Machiko Kyō / Eiji Funakoshi …
other title: Die wandelnde Prinzessin / La princesse errante …
Pu Zhe, younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko, daughter of an aristocratic family. To the surprise of all, a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops and is put to the test when Japan loses the war.
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Nippon no obaachan (1962) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
喜劇 にっぽんのお婆あちゃん
director: Tadashi Imai actor: Chōchō Miyako / Tanie Kitabayashi …
other title: 喜劇 にっぽんのお婆あちゃん
Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With nowhere to go, the two wander around, befriending a cosmetics salesman and a kind waitress who give them beer. This biting social satire starring two memorable grandmothers, scripted by Yôko Mizuki, picked up on Japan’s aging population problem far ahead of its time.
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Port of Flowers (1943) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
花咲く港
director: Keisuke Kinoshita actor: Eitarō Ozawa / Ken Uehara …
other title: Le Port fleuri / 花咲く港
The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’ plan backfires when they come down with severe cases of conscience. Keisuke Kinoshita’s directorial debut is a breezy, warmhearted, and often very funny crowd-pleaser that’s a testament to the filmmaker’s faith in people.
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Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido (1953) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
夏子の冒険
director: Noboru Nakamura actor: Rieko Sumi / Masao Wakahara …
other title: 夏子の冒険
Born to a prestigious family, Natsuko is not impressed by any one of her suitors. Determined to spend her life serving god, she sets off to a convent in Hakodate, Hokkaido, and meets along the way a young bear-hunter with whom she begins an adventure.
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A Woman's Life (1962) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
女の一生
director: Yasuzō Masumura actor: Machiko Kyō / Chieko Higashiyama …
other title: 女の一生
Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abused orphaned girl that eventually finds sanctuary with a wealthy family that trades goods with China and becomes a successful businesswoman. Masumura dilutes the originally intended pro-Japan propaganda elements for a more anti-war approach.
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The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
女優須磨子の恋
director: Kenji Mizoguchi actor: Kinuyo Tanaka / So Yamamura …
other title: L'Amour de l'actrice Sumako / El amor de la actriz Sumako …
Stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family to be with her, while trying to keep his Art Theatre solvent.