Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Known for
Acting
Born
June 29, 1941 (age 85)
Birthplace
Kita, Tokyo, Japan

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".

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Till We Meet Again on the Starry Hill poster

Till We Meet Again on the Starry Hill

Movie

2025
Tokyo Taxi poster

Tokyo Taxi

Movie · as Sumire Takano

2024
55th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro Returns poster

55th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro Returns

Movie

2022
Plan 75 poster

Plan 75

Movie · as Michi Tsunotani

2021
Arc poster

Arc

Movie · as Rina

2020
461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son poster

461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son

Movie · as Natsuko Suzumoto

2019
Only the Cat Knows poster

Only the Cat Knows

Movie · as Yukiko

2019
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here poster

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

2019
Weathering with You poster

Weathering with You

Movie · as Fumi Tachibana (voice)

2014
The Little House poster

The Little House

Movie · as Taki Nunomiya

2013
It All Began When I Met You poster

It All Began When I Met You

Movie · as Kotoko

2013
Hameln poster

Hameln

Movie · as Ritsuko

2012
Tokyo Newcomer poster

Tokyo Newcomer

Movie · as Old Woman

2010
Zatoichi: The Last poster

Zatoichi: The Last

Movie · as Mitsu

2009
Honokaa Boy poster

Honokaa Boy

Movie · as Bee

2008
Kabei: Our Mother poster

Kabei: Our Mother

Movie · as Hatsuko Nogami

2005
A Heartful of Love poster

A Heartful of Love

Movie · as Tomoe Kakuta

2004
The Hidden Blade poster

The Hidden Blade

Movie · as Mrs. Katagiri

2004
Howl's Moving Castle poster

Howl's Moving Castle

Movie · as Sophie (voice)

2004
Konbanwa

Konbanwa

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2002
The Summer Promise

The Summer Promise

TV · 1 ep

2001
Tracing the Gray Summer poster

Tracing the Gray Summer

Movie · as Sonia (voice)

1999
Suzuran poster

Suzuran

TV · as Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka · 156 eps

1997
Jungle Emperor Leo poster

Jungle Emperor Leo

Movie · as Lyre (voice)

1997
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version poster

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1997
The Rainbow Seeker 2 poster

The Rainbow Seeker 2

Movie

1996
The Rainbow Seeker poster

The Rainbow Seeker

Movie

1995
Tora-san to the Rescue poster

Tora-san to the Rescue

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1994
Tora-san's Easy Advice poster

Tora-san's Easy Advice

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1993
Tora-san's Matchmaker poster

Tora-san's Matchmaker

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1992
Tora-san Makes Excuses poster

Tora-san Makes Excuses

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1991
Tora-san Confesses poster

Tora-san Confesses

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1990
Tora-san Takes a Vacation poster

Tora-san Takes a Vacation

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1989
Thousand Cranes poster

Thousand Cranes

Movie

1989
Tora-san, My Uncle poster

Tora-san, My Uncle

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1989
Tora-san Goes to Vienna poster

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1988
Downtown Heroes poster

Downtown Heroes

Movie

1988
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial poster

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1987
Tora-san Plays Daddy poster

Tora-san Plays Daddy

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1987
Tora-san Goes North poster

Tora-san Goes North

Movie · as Sakura

1986
Lost in the Wilderness poster

Lost in the Wilderness

Movie · as Kimiko, Naomi's wife

1986
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy poster

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies poster

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

Movie

1986
Women Who Do Not Divorce poster

Women Who Do Not Divorce

Movie

1985
Tora-san's Island Encounter poster

Tora-san's Island Encounter

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between poster

Tora-san, the Go-Between

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1984
Tora-san's Forbidden Love poster

Tora-san's Forbidden Love

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1984
Marriage Counselor Tora-san poster

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1983
Tora-san Goes Religious? poster

Tora-san Goes Religious?

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1983
Unico in the Island of Magic poster

Unico in the Island of Magic

Movie · as The West Wind (voice)

1983
Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

Movie · as Hodel

1983
Tora-san's Song of Love poster

Tora-san's Song of Love

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1983
Karate Cop 2 poster

Karate Cop 2

Movie

1982
Tora-san, the Expert poster

Tora-san, the Expert

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1982
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san poster

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1981
Station poster

Station

Movie · as Michio Kiriko

1981
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico poster

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

Movie · as The West Wind (voice)

1981
Tora-san's Promise poster

Tora-san's Promise

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1981
Tora-san's Love in Osaka poster

Tora-san's Love in Osaka

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1981
Mansaku no hana poster

Mansaku no hana

TV · as 伊吹絹代 · 156 eps

1980
A Distant Cry from Spring poster

A Distant Cry from Spring

Movie · as Tamiko Kazami

1980
Foster Daddy, Tora! poster

Foster Daddy, Tora!

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever poster

Tora-san's Tropical Fever

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1980
Twenty-Four Eyes poster

Twenty-Four Eyes

Movie · as Hisako Ōishi (voice)

1979
Tora-san's Dream of Spring poster

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker poster

Tora-san, the Matchmaker

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1978
Stage-Struck Tora-san poster

Stage-Struck Tora-san

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san poster

Talk of the Town Tora-san

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1977
The Yellow Handkerchief poster

The Yellow Handkerchief

Movie · as Mitsue Shima

1977
Tora-san Meets His Lordship poster

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1977
Tora-san Plays Cupid poster

Tora-san Plays Cupid

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1977
Older brother poster

Older brother

TV · as Toko · 13 eps

1976
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset poster

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1976
Tora-san's Pure Love poster

Tora-san's Pure Love

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1976
Two Iida poster

Two Iida

Movie · as Michi Aizawa

1975
The Village poster

The Village

Movie · as Hideko Kono

1975
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again poster

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1975
Tora-san, the Intellectual poster

Tora-san, the Intellectual

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1974
Tora-san's Lovesick poster

Tora-san's Lovesick

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1974
Tora-san's Lullaby poster

Tora-san's Lullaby

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1974
Center of Tokyo poster

Center of Tokyo

Movie · as Okoto

1973
Tora-san Loves an Artist poster

Tora-san Loves an Artist

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1973
Tora-san's Forget Me Not poster

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1972
Home from the Sea poster

Home from the Sea

Movie · as Tamiko Ishizaki

1972
Tora-san's Dear Old Home poster

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1972
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True poster

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1972
My Voiceless Friends poster

My Voiceless Friends

Movie

1972
Kigeki yūwaku ryokō poster

Kigeki yūwaku ryokō

Movie

1972
Kōfuku Sōdan poster

Kōfuku Sōdan

TV · 2 eps

1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance poster

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1971
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan poster

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1971
Tora-san's Love Call poster

Tora-san's Love Call

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1971
Kaiun ryokō poster

Kaiun ryokō

Movie

1970
Tora-san's Grand Scheme poster

Tora-san's Grand Scheme

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1970
Tora-san, His Tender Love poster

Tora-san, His Tender Love

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1970
Tora-san's Runaway poster

Tora-san's Runaway

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1970
Where Spring Comes Late poster

Where Spring Comes Late

Movie · as Tamiko

1970
Oh, My Comrade! poster

Oh, My Comrade!

Movie

1969
Tora-san's Cherished Mother poster

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1969
Yosakoi Journey poster

Yosakoi Journey

Movie

1969
Topsy-Turvy Journey poster

Topsy-Turvy Journey

Movie

1969
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp poster

Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp

Movie · as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1969
Vagabond Schemer poster

Vagabond Schemer

Movie · as Tsuruyo

1969
Kekkon shimasu poster

Kekkon shimasu

Movie

1968
In Broad Daylight poster

In Broad Daylight

Movie · as Yoshiko Koshiishi

1968
I, the Executioner poster

I, the Executioner

Movie · as Haruko

1968
大安旅行 poster

大安旅行

Movie · as 新庄晴子

1968
The Million Dollar Pursuit poster

The Million Dollar Pursuit

Movie · as Miss

1968
喜劇・大安旅行 poster

喜劇・大安旅行

Movie

1967
Lover's Duet poster

Lover's Duet

Movie · as Eiko Takayama

1967
Let's Have A Dream poster

Let's Have A Dream

Movie · as Aiko

1967
Song of Love poster

Song of Love

Movie · as Haruko Tachibana

1967
The Greatest Challenge of All poster

The Greatest Challenge of All

Movie

1967
Lightning poster

Lightning

Movie

1967
Family of Women poster

Family of Women

Movie · as 康子

1967
Barren Love poster

Barren Love

Movie · as Kieko Kikuchi

1966
The Sun of Love and Tears poster

The Sun of Love and Tears

Movie · as Kazumi Kitamura

1966
The River Yokobori poster

The River Yokobori

Movie · as Taka

1966
Our Wonderful Years poster

Our Wonderful Years

Movie · as Fumiko

1966
The Lovable Tramp poster

The Lovable Tramp

Movie · as Aiko Kazami

1966
Gamblers' Luck poster

Gamblers' Luck

Movie

1966
Warm Current poster

Warm Current

Movie · as Gin Ishiwata

1966
Inochi hateru hi made poster

Inochi hateru hi made

Movie

1966
Hi No Taiko poster

Hi No Taiko

Movie

1965
The Soundless Cry poster

The Soundless Cry

Movie

1965
A Trap poster

A Trap

Movie · as Kiriko Yanagida

1965
Che, Che, Che with Love poster

Che, Che, Che with Love

Movie

1965
Zettai tasū poster

Zettai tasū

Movie

1965
Danshun poster

Danshun

Movie · as Setsuko Nagashima

1965
Ane to imôto poster

Ane to imôto

Movie · as Setsuko

1964
Samurai from Nowhere poster

Samurai from Nowhere

Movie · as Chigusa

1964
Dislikes poster

Dislikes

Movie

1964
Our Happiness Alone poster

Our Happiness Alone

Movie · as Yoshiko Sakawa

1964
Kaibatsu 0 meter poster

Kaibatsu 0 meter

Movie · as 峠百合子

1964
Hana no maiko-han poster

Hana no maiko-han

Movie

1964
Hadaka ikkan poster

Hadaka ikkan

Movie

1964
Imo samurai: Kani uemon poster

Imo samurai: Kani uemon

Movie

1964
My Lover poster

My Lover

Movie · as Sugiko Tsutsui

1963
Hoshikuzu no Machi poster

Hoshikuzu no Machi

Movie

1963
Sing, Young People! poster

Sing, Young People!

Movie · as Yuko Nakajima

1963
The Sunshine Girl poster

The Sunshine Girl

Movie

1963
The Image of Mother poster

The Image of Mother

Movie · as Oshino

1963
The Night We Danced poster

The Night We Danced

Movie

1963
Shichinin no keiji poster

Shichinin no keiji

Movie · as Miyoko Sekiguchi

1963
Kagami no naka no razō poster

Kagami no naka no razō

Movie

1963
Wakai yatsu poster

Wakai yatsu

Movie

1963
Futari de mune o hare poster

Futari de mune o hare

Movie

1963
Maiko-han poster

Maiko-han

Movie

1963
Niji o tsukamu odoriko poster

Niji o tsukamu odoriko

Movie

1962
Dolls floating down the river poster

Dolls floating down the river

Movie · as Fumiko

1962
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru poster

Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru

Movie

1962
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama poster

Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama

Movie

1962
Our Marriage poster

Our Marriage

Movie · as Saeko Hibino

1962
San'nin musume kanpai! poster

San'nin musume kanpai!

Movie

1962
Ai to kanashimi to poster

Ai to kanashimi to

Movie

1962
Drunkard's Paradise poster

Drunkard's Paradise

Movie

1962
Mama, I Need You! poster

Mama, I Need You!

Movie

1962
Naite waratta hanayome poster

Naite waratta hanayome

Movie

1962
Ballad of a Workman poster

Ballad of a Workman

Movie · as Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend

1962
Hadashi no hanayome poster

Hadashi no hanayome

Movie

1962
Glory on the Summit poster

Glory on the Summit

Movie

1962
Get Married, Mother poster

Get Married, Mother

Movie · as Yukiyo Aoki

1961
Women of Tokyo poster

Women of Tokyo

Movie · as Kiyomi Nishihara

1961
Furimuita hanayome

Furimuita hanayome

Movie · as Harue

1961
As the Clouds Scatter poster

As the Clouds Scatter

Movie · as Kaeko Kawaguchi

1961
Noren to hanayome poster

Noren to hanayome

Movie · as Kazuko

1961
Shiroi minamikaze poster

Shiroi minamikaze

Movie

1961
Kigeki: Kane no naru ki ni koi ga saku poster

Kigeki: Kane no naru ki ni koi ga saku

Movie · as 三津子

1961
Sanctuary poster

Sanctuary

Movie

1961
Mizu tamari poster

Mizu tamari

Movie

1961
Mama o uchi ga moeteru no poster

Mama o uchi ga moeteru no

Movie