Person
Chieko Baisho
Acting · Born 1941-06-29 · Kita, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Chieko Baisho (倍賞 千恵子, Baishō Chieko, born June 29, 1941) is a Japanese actress and singer. In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" series from 1969 until 1995. In addition, she has acted in many films directed by Yōji Yamada since the 1960s. She won the award for best actress at the 5th Hochi Film Award for "A Distant Cry from Spring".
Known for
Howl's Moving Castle
Sophie (voice)
Suzuran
Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka
Weathering with You
Fumi Tachibana (voice)
Mansaku no hana
伊吹絹代
Tokyo Taxi
Sumire Takano
Jungle Emperor Leo
Lyre (voice)
Tora-san's Matchmaker
Sakura
Older brother
Toko
The Yellow Handkerchief
Mitsue Shima
Station
Michio Kiriko
Filmography
- 2026Till We Meet Again on the Starry Hill
- 2025Tokyo TaxiSumire Takano
- 202455th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro Returns
- 2022Plan 75Michi Tsunotani
- 2021ArcRina
- 2020461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and SonNatsuko Suzumoto
- 2019Tora-san, Wish You Were HereSakura Suwa (Torajiro's Sister)
- 2019Weathering with YouFumi Tachibana (voice)
- 2019Only the Cat KnowsYukiko
- 2014The Little HouseTaki Nunomiya
- 2013It All Began When I Met YouKotoko
- 2013HamelnRitsuko
- 2012Tokyo NewcomerOld Woman
- 2010Zatoichi: The LastMitsu
- 2009Honokaa BoyBee
- 2008Kabei: Our MotherHatsuko Nogami
- 2005A Heartful of LoveTomoe Kakuta
- 2004The Hidden BladeMrs. Katagiri
- 2004Howl's Moving CastleSophie (voice)
- 2004KonbanwaNarrator (voice)
- 2002The Summer Promise
- 2001Tracing the Gray SummerSonia (voice)
- 1999SuzuranMoe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka
- 1997The Rainbow Seeker 2
- 1997Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special VersionSakura
- 1997Jungle Emperor LeoLyre (voice)
- 1996The Rainbow Seeker
- 1995Tora-san to the RescueSakura
- 1994Tora-san's Easy AdviceSakura
- 1993Tora-san's MatchmakerSakura
- 1992Tora-san Makes ExcusesSakura
- 1991Tora-san ConfessesSakura
- 1990Tora-san Takes a VacationSakura
- 1989Tora-san, My UncleSakura
- 1989Tora-san Goes to ViennaSakura
- 1989Thousand Cranes
- 1988Tora-san's Salad-Day MemorialSakura
- 1988Downtown Heroes
- 1987Tora-san Plays DaddySakura
- 1987Tora-san Goes NorthSakura
- 1986Tora-san's Bluebird FantasySakura
- 1986Women Who Do Not Divorce
- 1986Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
- 1986Lost in the WildernessKimiko, Naomi's wife
- 1985Tora-san's Island EncounterSakura
- 1985Tora-san, the Go-BetweenSakura
- 1984Tora-san's Forbidden LoveSakura
- 1984Marriage Counselor Tora-sanSakura
- 1983Tora-san Goes Religious?Sakura
- 1983Tora-san's Song of LoveSakura
- 1983Unico in the Island of MagicThe West Wind (voice)
- 1983Karate Cop 2
- 1983Fiddler on the RoofHodel
- 1982Tora-san, the ExpertSakura
- 1982Hearts and Flowers for Tora-sanSakura
- 1981Tora-san's PromiseSakura
- 1981StationMichio Kiriko
- 1981Tora-san's Love in OsakaSakura
- 1981Mansaku no hana伊吹絹代
- 1981The Fantastic Adventures of UnicoThe West Wind (voice)
- 1980Foster Daddy, Tora!Sakura
- 1980Twenty-Four EyesHisako Ōishi (voice)
- 1980Tora-san's Tropical FeverSakura
- 1980A Distant Cry from SpringTamiko Kazami
- 1979Tora-san's Dream of SpringSakura
- 1979Tora-san, the MatchmakerSakura
- 1978Talk of the Town Tora-sanSakura
- 1978Stage-Struck Tora-sanSakura
- 1977Tora-san Plays CupidSakura
- 1977Older brotherToko
- 1977The Yellow HandkerchiefMitsue Shima
- 1977Tora-san Meets His LordshipSakura
- 1976Tora-san's Pure LoveSakura
- 1976Two IidaMichi Aizawa
- 1976Tora-san's Sunrise and SunsetSakura
- 1975Tora-san, the IntellectualSakura
- 1975The VillageHideko Kono
- 1975Tora-san Meets the Songstress AgainSakura
- 1974Tora-san's LullabySakura
- 1974Tora-san's LovesickSakura
- 1974Center of TokyoOkoto
- 1973Tora-san Loves an ArtistSakura
- 1973Tora-san's Forget Me NotSakura
- 1972Tora-san's Dream-Come-TrueSakura
- 1972Home from the SeaTamiko Ishizaki
- 1972Tora-san's Dear Old HomeSakura
- 1972Kōfuku Sōdan
- 1972My Voiceless Friends
- 1972Kigeki yūwaku ryokō
- 1971Tora-san's Love CallSakura
- 1971Tora-san, the Good SamaritanSakura
- 1971Kaiun ryokō
- 1971Tora-san's Shattered RomanceSakura
- 1970Where Spring Comes LateTamiko
- 1970Oh, My Comrade!
- 1970Tora-san's RunawaySakura
- 1970Tora-san's Grand SchemeSakura
- 1970Tora-san, His Tender LoveSakura
- 1969Yosakoi Journey
- 1969Tora-san's Cherished MotherSakura
- 1969Tora-san, Our Lovable TrampSakura
- 1969Topsy-Turvy Journey
- 1969Kekkon shimasu
- 1969Vagabond SchemerTsuruyo
- 1968大安旅行新庄晴子
- 1968喜劇・大安旅行
- 1968In Broad DaylightYoshiko Koshiishi
- 1968I, the ExecutionerHaruko
- 1968The Million Dollar PursuitMiss
- 1967Lightning
- 1967Lover's DuetEiko Takayama
- 1967The Greatest Challenge of All
- 1967Family of Women康子
- 1967Song of LoveHaruko Tachibana
- 1967Barren LoveKieko Kikuchi
- 1967Let's Have A DreamAiko
- 1966Inochi hateru hi made
- 1966The Lovable TrampAiko Kazami
- 1966Our Wonderful YearsFumiko
- 1966The River YokoboriTaka
- 1966The Sun of Love and TearsKazumi Kitamura
- 1966Warm CurrentGin Ishiwata
- 1966Gamblers' Luck
- 1965DanshunSetsuko Nagashima
- 1965A TrapKiriko Yanagida
- 1965Zettai tasū
- 1965The Soundless Cry
- 1965Che, Che, Che with Love
- 1964海抜0米峠百合子
- 1964Our Happiness AloneYoshiko Sakawa
- 1964Dislikes
- 1964Samurai from NowhereChigusa
- 1963The Image of MotherOshino
- 1963The Night We Danced
- 1963The Sunshine Girl
- 1963Hoshikuzu no Machi
- 1963Shichinin no keijiMiyoko Sekiguchi
- 1963Sing, Young People!Yuko Nakajima
- 1962Naite waratta hanayome
- 1962Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
- 1962Hadashi no hanayome
- 1962Mama, I Need You!
- 1962Get Married, MotherYukiyo Aoki
- 1962Ballad of a WorkmanMiyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
- 1962Ai to kanashimi to
- 1962Glory on the Summit
- 1962San'nin musume kanpai!
- 1962Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
- 1962Our MarriageSaeko Hibino
- 1962Dolls floating down the riverFumiko
- 1962Drunkard's Paradise
- 1961喜劇 金の実る樹に恋が咲く三津子
- 1961Sanctuary
- 1961Furimuita hanayomeHarue
- 1961Shiroi minamikaze
- 1961As the Clouds Scatter
- 1961Women of TokyoKiyomi Nishihara
- —Noren to hanayomeKazuko
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