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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1897-04-15

Place of Birth

Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan

Chōko Iida

Biography

Chôko Iida (飯田 蝶子, 15 April 1897 - 26 December 1972) was a Japanese actress. Her real name was Shigehara Tefu. She played working class women and grandmothers, and appeared in more than 300 films. Her husband was cameraman Shigehara Hideo. Description above from the Wikipedia article lida Chōko, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Days of Youth

Days of Youth

University friends Ben and Shūichi unknowingly vie for the attention of the beautiful Chieko while on a skiing trip.

Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.

Young Guy Graduates

Young Guy Graduates

Young Guy graduates from University.

Moon Over the Ruins

Moon Over the Ruins

Episode in the life of a composer of a popular Japanese song.

時間ですよ

時間ですよ

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

Jigoku no fue

Jigoku no fue

While conducting a crackdown on contraband cigarettes at Ueno Station, inspector Tetsuro Shibuya came across an envelope addressed to Misa Makihara inside an unattended backpack filled with loose tobacco. Misa was ostensibly an employee of Yamagishi Shokai, a real estate firm, but in reality she was the mistress of Yuzo Yamagishi, a cigarette bootlegger. Yamagishi’s contraband cigarettes were made from loose tobacco sourced from Misa’s uncle, Kisaku, in Ibaraki.

Ishimatsu of the Forest

Ishimatsu of the Forest

The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.

Snowy Night Duel

Snowy Night Duel

A yakuza returning from an island journey takes a stranger’s young child under his wing as he travels, gives up the woman he loves to his brother-in-arms, kills a corrupt gang boss in the name of justice and turns himself in.

Nobuko

Nobuko

A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.

Family Safety

Family Safety

Sir Galahad in Campus

Sir Galahad in Campus

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.

Konna bidanshi mita kotonai

Konna bidanshi mita kotonai

Asakusa no hada

Asakusa no hada

Hana no unga

Hana no unga

Film by Buichi Saitô