Chieko Baisho
Born: 1941-06-29 in Kita, Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
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".
Filmography
2025
- Tokyo Taxi as Sumire Takano
2022
- Plan 75 as Michi Tsunotani
2021
- Arc as Rina
2020
- 461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son as Natsuko Suzumoto
2019
- Weathering with You as Fumi Tachibana (voice)
- Only the Cat Knows as Yukiko
- Tora-san, Wish You Were Here as Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister)
2014
- The Little House as Taki Nunomiya
2013
- Hameln as Ritsuko
- It All Began When I Met You as Kotoko
2012
- Tokyo Newcomer as Old Woman
2010
- Zatoichi: The Last as Mitsu
2009
- Honokaa Boy as Bee
2008
- Kabei: Our Mother as Hatsuko Nogami
2005
- A Heartful of Love as Tomoe Kakuta
2004
- Howl's Moving Castle as Sophie (voice)
- The Hidden Blade as Mrs. Katagiri
2002
2001
- Tracing the Gray Summer as Sonia (voice)
1999
- Suzuran as Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka
1997
- Jungle Emperor Leo as Lyre (voice)
- Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version as Sakura
- The Rainbow Seeker 2
1996
1995
- Tora-san to the Rescue as Sakura
1994
- Tora-san's Easy Advice as Sakura
1993
- Tora-san's Matchmaker as Sakura
1992
- Tora-san Makes Excuses as Sakura
1991
- Tora-san Confesses as Sakura
1990
- Tora-san Takes a Vacation as Sakura
1989
- Thousand Cranes
- Tora-san, My Uncle as Sakura
- Tora-san Goes to Vienna as Sakura
1988
- Downtown Heroes
- Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial as Sakura
1987
- Tora-san Goes North as Sakura
- Tora-san Plays Daddy as Sakura
1986
- Women Who Do Not Divorce
- Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
- Lost in the Wilderness as Kimiko, Naomi's wife
- Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy as Sakura
1985
- Tora-san's Island Encounter as Sakura
- Tora-san, the Go-Between as Sakura
1984
- Tora-san's Forbidden Love as Sakura
- Marriage Counselor Tora-san as Sakura
1983
- Unico in the Island of Magic as The West Wind (voice)
- Tora-san Goes Religious? as Sakura
- Karate Cop 2
- Tora-san's Song of Love as Sakura
- Fiddler on the Roof as Hodel
1982
- Tora-san, the Expert as Sakura
- Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san as Sakura
1981
- The Fantastic Adventures of Unico as The West Wind (voice)
- Station as Michio Kiriko
- Tora-san's Love in Osaka as Sakura
- Tora-san's Promise as Sakura
- Mansaku no hana as 伊吹絹代
1980
- Twenty-Four Eyes as Hisako Ōishi (voice)
- A Distant Cry from Spring as Tamiko Kazami
- Tora-san's Tropical Fever as Sakura
- Foster Daddy, Tora! as Sakura
1979
- Tora-san, the Matchmaker as Sakura
- Tora-san's Dream of Spring as Sakura
1978
- Talk of the Town Tora-san as Sakura
- Stage-Struck Tora-san as Sakura
1977
- The Yellow Handkerchief as Mitsue Shima
- Tora-san Meets His Lordship as Sakura
- Tora-san Plays Cupid as Sakura
- Older brother as Toko
1976
- Two Iida as Michi Aizawa
- Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset as Sakura
- The Village as Hideko Kono
- Tora-san's Pure Love as Sakura
1975
- Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again as Sakura
- Tora-san, the Intellectual as Sakura
1974
- Tora-san's Lovesick as Sakura
- Tora-san's Lullaby as Sakura
- Tokyo do mannaka as Okoto
1973
- Tora-san Loves an Artist as Sakura
- Tora-san's Forget Me Not as Sakura
1972
- Home from the Sea as Tamiko Ishizaki
- Tora-san's Dear Old Home as Sakura
- Tora-san's Dream-Come-True as Sakura
- My Voiceless Friends
- Kigeki yūwaku ryokō
- Kōfuku Sōdan
1971
- Tora-san's Shattered Romance as Sakura
- Tora-san, the Good Samaritan as Sakura
- Tora-san's Love Call as Sakura
- Kaiun ryokō
1970
- Tora-san, His Tender Love as Sakura
- Tora-san's Grand Scheme as Sakura
- Tora-san's Runaway as Sakura
- Where Spring Comes Late as Tamiko
- Oh, My Comrade!
1969
- Tora-san's Cherished Mother as Sakura
- Kekkon shimasu
- Topsy-Turvy Journey
- It's Tough Being a Man as Sakura
- Vagabond Schemer as Tsuruyo
- Yosakoi Journey
1968
- I, the Executioner as Haruko
- 大安旅行 as 新庄晴子
- The Million Dollar Pursuit as Miss
- In Broad Daylight as Yoshiko Koshiishi
- 喜劇・大安旅行
1967
- 女たちの庭 as 康子
- Song of Love as Haruko Tachibana
- Lightning
- The Greatest Challenge of All
- Lover's Duet as Eiko Takayama
- Let's Have A Dream as Aiko
1966
- Inochi hateru hi made
- Warm Current as Gin Ishiwata
- Gamblers' Luck
- The Sun of Love and Tears as Kazumi Kitamura
- The Lovable Tramp as Aiko Kazami
- Our Wonderful Years as Fumiko
- The River Yokobori as Taka
1965
- A Trap as Kiriko Yanagida
- The Soundless Cry
- Zettai tasū
- Che, Che, Che with Love
1964
- Samurai from Nowhere as Chigusa
- Dislikes
- Our Happiness Alone as Yoshiko Sakawa
- 海抜0米 as 峠百合子
1963
- Hoshikuzu no Machi
- The Night We Danced
- Sing, Young People! as Yuko Nakajima
- The Sunshine Girl
- The Image of Mother as Oshino
- Shichinin no keiji as Miyoko Sekiguchi
1962
- Drunkard's Paradise
- Our Marriage as Saeko Hibino
- Glory on the Summit
- Ai to kanashimi to
- San'nin musume kanpai!
- Ballad of a Workman as Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
- Mama, I Need You!
- Naite waratta hanayome
- Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
- Dolls floating down the river as Fumiko
- Get Married, Mother as Yukiyo Aoki
- Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
- Hadashi no hanayome
1961
- 白い南風
- Furimuita hanayome as Harue
- 喜劇 金の実る樹に恋が咲く as 三津子
- Women of Tokyo as Kiyomi Nishihara
- As the Clouds Scatter