ACTOR
Chieko Baisho
Known for Howl's Moving Castle · Weathering with You · The Yellow Handkerchief
Chieko Baisho (倍賞 千恵子, Baishō Chieko, born June 29, 1941) is a Japanese actress and singer.
Snapshot 2026-10-12
- Born
- Jun 29, 1941
- Birthplace
- 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".
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Known For
FILM
Howl's Moving CastleSophie (voice) · 2004
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
FILM
Weathering with YouFumi Tachibana (voice) · 2019
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
FILM
The Yellow HandkerchiefMitsue Shima · 1977
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
SuzuranMoe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka · 1999
★ 8.5
★ 8.5
Filmography
Movies
Women of TokyoKiyomi Nishihara
1961
Mizu tamari
1961
As the Clouds ScatterKaeko Kawaguchi
1961
Shiroi minamikaze
1961
FH
Furimuita hanayomeHarue
1961
Sanctuary
1961
Mama o uchi ga moeteru no
1961
Kigeki: Kane no naru ki ni koi ga saku三津子
1961
Noren to hanayomeKazuko
1961
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
Dolls floating down the riverFumiko
1962
Our MarriageSaeko Hibino
1962
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962
San'nin musume kanpai!
1962
Ai to kanashimi to
1962
Glory on the Summit
1962
Ballad of a WorkmanMiyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
1962
Get Married, MotherYukiyo Aoki
1962
Mama, I Need You!
1962
Hadashi no hanayome
1962
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
Naite waratta hanayome
1962
Sing, Young People!Yuko Nakajima
1963
Shichinin no keijiMiyoko Sekiguchi
1963
Hoshikuzu no Machi
1963
Wakai yatsu
1963
The Sunshine Girl
1963
Futari de mune o hare
1963
Maiko-han
1963
Niji o tsukamu odoriko
1963
Kagami no naka no razō
1963
The Night We Danced
1963
The Image of MotherOshino
1963
Samurai from NowhereChigusa
1964
Dislikes
1964
Our Happiness AloneYoshiko Sakawa
1964
Hana no maiko-han
1964
Hadaka ikkan
1964
Kaibatsu 0 meter峠百合子
1964
Imo samurai: Kani uemon
1964
My LoverSugiko Tsutsui
1964
Che, Che, Che with Love
1965
Ane to imôtoSetsuko
1965
The Soundless Cry
1965
A TrapKiriko Yanagida
1965
Zettai tasū
1965
DanshunSetsuko Nagashima
1965
Hi No Taiko
1966
Gamblers' Luck
1966
Warm CurrentGin Ishiwata
1966
The Sun of Love and TearsKazumi Kitamura
1966
The River YokoboriTaka
1966
Our Wonderful YearsFumiko
1966
The Lovable TrampAiko Kazami
1966
Inochi hateru hi made
1966
Let's Have A DreamAiko
1967
Barren LoveKieko Kikuchi
1967
Song of LoveHaruko Tachibana
1967
Family of Women康子
1967
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
Lover's DuetEiko Takayama
1967
Lightning
1967
The Million Dollar PursuitMiss
1968
I, the ExecutionerHaruko
1968
In Broad DaylightYoshiko Koshiishi
1968
大安旅行新庄晴子
1968
喜劇・大安旅行
1968
Vagabond SchemerTsuruyo
1969
Kekkon shimasu
1969
Topsy-Turvy Journey
1969
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1969
Tora-san's Cherished Mother樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1969
Yosakoi Journey
1969
Tora-san, His Tender Love樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1970
Tora-san's Grand Scheme樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1970
Tora-san's Runaway樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1970
Oh, My Comrade!
1970
Where Spring Comes LateTamiko
1970
Tora-san's Shattered Romance樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1971
Kaiun ryokō
1971
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1971
Tora-san's Love Call樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1971
Kigeki yūwaku ryokō
1972
My Voiceless Friends
1972
Tora-san's Dear Old Home樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1972
Home from the SeaTamiko Ishizaki
1972
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1972
Tora-san's Forget Me Not樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1973
Tora-san Loves an Artist樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1973
Center of TokyoOkoto
1974
Tora-san's Lovesick樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1974
Tora-san's Lullaby樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1974
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1975
The VillageHideko Kono
1975
Tora-san, the Intellectual樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1975
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1976
Two IidaMichi Aizawa
1976
Tora-san's Pure Love樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1976
Tora-san Meets His Lordship樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1977
The Yellow HandkerchiefMitsue Shima
1977
Tora-san Plays Cupid樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1977
Stage-Struck Tora-san樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1978
Tora-san, the Matchmaker樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1979
Tora-san's Dream of Spring樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1979
A Distant Cry from SpringTamiko Kazami
1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1980
Twenty-Four EyesHisako Ōishi (voice)
1980
Foster Daddy, Tora!樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1980
The Fantastic Adventures of UnicoThe West Wind (voice)
1981
Tora-san's Love in Osaka樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1981
StationMichio Kiriko
1981
Tora-san's Promise樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1981
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1982
Tora-san, the Expert樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1982
FO
Fiddler on the RoofHodel
1983
Karate Cop 2
1983
Unico in the Island of MagicThe West Wind (voice)
1983
Tora-san's Song of Love樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1983
Tora-san Goes Religious?樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1983
Marriage Counselor Tora-san樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1984
Tora-san's Forbidden Love樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1984
Tora-san, the Go-Between樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1985
Tora-san's Island Encounter樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1985
Lost in the WildernessKimiko, Naomi's wife
1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
Women Who Do Not Divorce
1986
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1986
Tora-san Goes NorthSakura
1987
Tora-san Plays Daddy樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1987
Downtown Heroes
1988
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1988
Thousand Cranes
1989
Tora-san Goes to Vienna樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1989
Tora-san, My Uncle樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1989
Tora-san Takes a Vacation樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1990
Tora-san Confesses樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1991
Tora-san Makes Excuses樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1992
Tora-san's Matchmaker樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1993
Tora-san's Easy Advice樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1994
Tora-san to the Rescue樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1995
The Rainbow Seeker
1996
Jungle Emperor LeoLyre (voice)
1997
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1997
The Rainbow Seeker 2
1997
Tracing the Gray SummerSonia (voice)
2001
K
KonbanwaNarrator (voice)
2004
Howl's Moving CastleSophie (voice)
2004
The Hidden BladeMrs. Katagiri
2004
A Heartful of LoveTomoe Kakuta
2005
Kabei: Our MotherHatsuko Nogami
2008
Honokaa BoyBee
2009
Zatoichi: The LastMitsu
2010
Tokyo NewcomerOld Woman
2012
HamelnRitsuko
2013
It All Began When I Met YouKotoko
2013
The Little HouseTaki Nunomiya
2014
Only the Cat KnowsYukiko
2019
Weathering with YouFumi Tachibana (voice)
2019
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
2019
461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and SonNatsuko Suzumoto
2020
ArcRina
2021
Plan 75Michi Tsunotani
2022
55th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro Returns
2024
Tokyo TaxiSumire Takano
2025
Till We Meet Again on the Starry Hill
2026Television
Kōfuku Sōdan2 eps
1972
Older brotherToko · 13 eps
1977
Mansaku no hana伊吹絹代 · 156 eps
1981
SuzuranMoe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka · 156 eps
1999
TS
The Summer Promise1 eps
2002Photos
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