Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Known For

Howl's Moving Castle

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".

Movies Featuring Chieko Baisho

Tokyo Taxi

Tokyo Taxi (2025)

as Sumire Takano
Plan 75

Plan 75 (2022)

as Michi Tsunotani
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)

as Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's Sister)
Weathering with You

Weathering with You (2019)

as Fumi Tachibana (voice)
No Image

Konbanwa (2004)

as Narrator (voice)
Lost in the Wilderness

Lost in the Wilderness (1986)

as Kimiko, Naomi's wife
Station

Station (1981)

as Michio Kiriko
Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes (1980)

as Hisako Ōishi (voice)
Two Iida

Two Iida (1976)

as Michi Aizawa
The Village

The Village (1975)

as Hideko Kono
Home from the Sea

Home from the Sea (1972)

as Tamiko Ishizaki
大安旅行

大安旅行 (1968)

as 新庄晴子
In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight (1968)

as Yoshiko Koshiishi
Lover's Duet

Lover's Duet (1967)

as Eiko Takayama
Song of Love

Song of Love (1967)

as Haruko Tachibana
Warm Current

Warm Current (1966)

as Gin Ishiwata
A Trap

A Trap (1965)

as Kiriko Yanagida
海抜0米

海抜0米 (1964)

as 峠百合子
Shichinin no keiji

Shichinin no keiji (1963)

as Miyoko Sekiguchi
Ballad of a Workman

Ballad of a Workman (1962)

as Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
Our Marriage

Our Marriage (1962)

as Saeko Hibino
Women of Tokyo

Women of Tokyo (1961)

as Kiyomi Nishihara