Acting

Chieko Baisho

Born 1941-06-29 · Kita, Tokyo, Japan

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".

Credits

Newest first

Till We Meet Again on the Starry Hill
2026
Tokyo Taxi
as Sumire Takano
2025
55th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro Returns
2024
Plan 75
as Michi Tsunotani
2022
Arc
as Rina
2021
461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son
as Natsuko Suzumoto
2020
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
2019
Weathering with You
as Fumi Tachibana (voice)
2019
Only the Cat Knows
as Yukiko
2019
The Little House
as Taki Nunomiya
2014
It All Began When I Met You
as Kotoko
2013
Hameln
as Ritsuko
2013
Tokyo Newcomer
as Old Woman
2012
Zatoichi: The Last
as Mitsu
2010
Honokaa Boy
as Bee
2009
Kabei: Our Mother
as Hatsuko Nogami
2008
A Heartful of Love
as Tomoe Kakuta
2005
The Hidden Blade
as Mrs. Katagiri
2004
Howl's Moving Castle
as Sophie (voice)
2004
Konbanwa
as Narrator (voice)
2004
The Summer Promise
2002
Tracing the Gray Summer
as Sonia (voice)
2001
Suzuran
as Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka
1999
The Rainbow Seeker 2
1997
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1997
Jungle Emperor Leo
as Lyre (voice)
1997
The Rainbow Seeker
1996
Tora-san to the Rescue
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1995
Tora-san's Easy Advice
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1994
Tora-san's Matchmaker
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1993
Tora-san Makes Excuses
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1992
Tora-san Confesses
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1991
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1990
Tora-san, My Uncle
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1989
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1989
Thousand Cranes
1989
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1988
Downtown Heroes
1988
Tora-san Plays Daddy
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1987
Tora-san Goes North
as Sakura
1987
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1986
Women Who Do Not Divorce
1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
Lost in the Wilderness
as Kimiko, Naomi's wife
1986
Tora-san's Island Encounter
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1985
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1984
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1984
Tora-san Goes Religious?
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1983
Tora-san's Song of Love
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1983
Unico in the Island of Magic
as The West Wind (voice)
1983
Karate Cop 2
1983
Fiddler on the Roof
as Hodel
1983
Tora-san, the Expert
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1982
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1982
Tora-san's Promise
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1981
Station
as Michio Kiriko
1981
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1981
Mansaku no hana
as 伊吹絹代
1981
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
as The West Wind (voice)
1981
Foster Daddy, Tora!
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1980
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Hisako Ōishi (voice)
1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1980
A Distant Cry from Spring
as Tamiko Kazami
1980
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1979
Talk of the Town Tora-san
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1978
Stage-Struck Tora-san
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1978
Tora-san Plays Cupid
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1977
Older brother
as Toko
1977
The Yellow Handkerchief
as Mitsue Shima
1977
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1977
Tora-san's Pure Love
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1976
Two Iida
as Michi Aizawa
1976
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1976
Tora-san, the Intellectual
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1975
The Village
as Hideko Kono
1975
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1975
Tora-san's Lullaby
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1974
Tora-san's Lovesick
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1974