Chieko Baisho
Chieko Baisho | |
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倍賞 千恵子 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Chieko Baisho at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2019 | |
| Born | June 29, 1941 Kita, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, voice actress |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Spouse | Reijiro Koroku Reijirō Koroku (Q4678162) |
| Website | baisho-chieko |
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]
Voice acting
[edit]She sometimes performs as a voice actress, such as "Sophie" in Howl's Moving Castle in 2004. Although different voice actresses usually played young and old Sophie in the foreign dubs of the film, Baisho performed both roles alone, as well as the film's theme song.[2]
Singing career
[edit]She has had a career as a singer since her debut with the song "Shitamachi no Taiyō" in 1962, for which she won the "newcomer award" of the Japan Record Award.[1][2] Her 1965 single, "Sayonara wa dance atoni", a cha-cha ballad, later had its melody inspire the 1992 song Moonlight Densetsu, the theme song of the first four seasons for the anime adaption of Sailor Moon. A cover by Mariko Takahashi would later appear in another Ghibli film, Only Yesterday.[4]
Personal
[edit]She is the older sister of Mitsuko Baisho, who is also an actress.[5]
She is married to the Japanese composer Reijiro Koroku.[6]
Selected filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Kiri no Hata | |||
| 1968 | I, the Executioner | Haruko | ||
| 1969–2019 | Otoko wa Tsurai yo series | Sakura Suwa | ||
| 1970 | Where Spring Comes Late | Tamiko Kazami | Lead role | |
| 1977 | The Yellow Handkerchief | Mitsue Shima | ||
| 1980 | A Distant Cry from Spring | Tamiko Kazami | ||
| 1981 | Station | Kiriko Michio | ||
| Mobile Suit Gundam - Movie I | Kamaria Ray (voice) | |||
| Unico | West Wind (voice) | |||
| 1986 | Final Take | Yuki | ||
| 1988 | Hope and Pain | Tamiko Shima | ||
| 1997 | Jungle Emperor Leo | Lyre (voice) | ||
| 2004 | Howl's Moving Castle | Sophie (voice) | ||
| The Hidden Blade | Mrs. Katagiri | |||
| 2008 | Kabei: Our Mother | Adult Hatsuko | ||
| 2010 | Zatoichi: The Last | Mitsu | ||
| 2013 | Tokyo Newcomer | Kimie Igarashi | ||
| It All Began When I Met You | Kotoko Oshima | |||
| 2014 | The Little House | [7] | ||
| 2019 | Dad, Chibi is Gone | Yukiko Takei | [8] | |
| Weathering with You | Fumi Tachibana (voice) | [9] | ||
| 2020 | 461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son | Natsuko Suzumoto | [10] | |
| 2021 | Arc | elderly Rina | [11][12] | |
| 2022 | Plan 75 | Michi | Lead role | [13] |
| 2025 | Tokyo Taxi | Sumire Takano | Lead role | [14] |
Honours
[edit]- Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2001)[15]
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (2005)
- Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2013)
References
[edit]
- ^ a b プロフィール [Profile] (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus. "Baisho Chieko" (in Japanese).
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sayonara wa Dance no Ato ni – Sailormusic.net".
- ^ "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plusの解説" [Digital dictionary of Japanese people] (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2013.
倍賞千恵子の妹。[Translation: (about Mitsuko Baisho) "She is the younger sister of Chieko Baisho."]
- ^ "釧路新聞〜釧路と根室地域のニュースをお届けするウェブサイト!〜". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ "小さいおうち". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "初恋 お父さん、チビがいなくなりました". Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "天気の子". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "461個のおべんとう". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "芳根京子が石川慶の監督作「Arc」で不老不死に、寺島しのぶや岡田将生ら共演". Natalie. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "ケン・リュウのSF短篇小説を、石川慶監督が芳根京子主演で映画化 映画『Arc アーク』Blu-ray＆DVDを2月25日に発売". 22 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "PLAN75". eiga.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "TOKYOタクシー". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "田中絹代賞とは". Tanaka Kinuyo Memorial Association. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
- Chieko Baisho at IMDb
- Talent Databank profile Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
| International | |
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| National | |
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| Artists | |
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Tokyo
- Japanese film actresses
- Japanese television actresses
- Japanese voice actresses
- Asadora lead actors
- Singers from Tokyo
- Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon
- Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class
- 20th-century Japanese actresses
- 20th-century Japanese women singers
- 21st-century Japanese actresses
- 21st-century Japanese women singers