Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho
倍賞 千恵子
Chieko Baisho at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2019
Born (1941-06-29) June 29, 1941 (age 83)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, voice actress
Years active1961–present
SpouseReijiro Koroku [jp] Reijirō Koroku (Q4678162)
Websitebaisho-chieko.com

Chieko Baisho (倍賞 千恵子, Baishō Chieko, born June 29, 1941) is a Japanese actress and singer.[1][2]

In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series from 1969 until 1995.[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ プロフィール [Profile] (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus. "Baisho Chieko" (in Japanese).
  3. ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-18.