Chieko Higashiyama

• Name — Chieko Higashiyama • Native Name — 東山 千栄子 • Born — 30 September 1890 • Birthplace — Chiba, Japan • Died — 8 May 1980 • Place of death — Yokohama, Japan • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1925–1980

Graduating from the girls' school at Gakushuin, she married a businessman in 1909 and spent eight years in Moscow. In 1925, at the age of 35, she became an actress and then trained at the Tsukiji Shōgekijō. She appeared in many stage productions, most famously as Madame Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard. She also appeared in films, including Tokyo Story, which was voted the best film of all time in a poll of film directors by Sight and Sound magazine.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1947 — The Love of the Actress Sumako • 1951 — The Idiot • The Tale of Genji • Early Summer — Shige • 1952 — The Life of Oharu • Carmen's Pure Love — Housemaid • 1953 — Tokyo Story — Tomi • 1954 — The Garden of Women — Schoolmaster • The Princess Sen — Yodo-dono • 1955 — The Maid's Kid — Hatsu's mother • 1957 — The Blue Sky Maiden • 1958 — The Loyal 47 Ronin — Otaka • 1959 — The Snow Flurry — Tomi • 1960 — The Wandering Princess • 1966 — The Kii River