Nakakita Chieko
- Name: Nakakita Chieko
- Native name: 中北千枝子
- Also Known as: なかきた ちえこ, 田中千枝子, たなか ちえこ
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Female
- Born: May 21, 1926
- Died: September 13, 2005
A character actress who never quite got her due, despite roles in numerous high-profile movies from the 1940s onward. Although a vigorous participant in Toho's labor disputes of that early period, like so many others she never really left, in part because she had married studio producer Tanaka Tomoyuki. An excellent performer with a lively and genuine presence, Nakakita was never fated for great stardom, although Kurosawa Akira early on spotted her potential as a realistic romantic lead, and cast her as the optimistic girlfriend in One Wonderful Sunday (1947).
On September 13, 2005, Nakakita died from an acute myocardial infarction.
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Drama
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
|
Nagareru Hoshi wa Ikiteiru
Japanese Drama, 1982, 40 eps
(Unknown)
|
4.0
|
|
Nijuushi no Hitomi
Japanese Drama, 1979, 40 eps
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
|
Hagure Keji
Japanese Drama, 1975, 13 eps
(Ep. 8)
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
|
6 Seagulls
Japanese Drama, 1974, 26 eps
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Konki
Japanese Drama, 1973, 40 eps
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
|
Taiyo ni Hoero
Japanese Drama, 1972, 718 eps
[Tani's mother] (Ep. 6)
(Guest Role)
|
4.0
|
|
Attention Please
Japanese Drama, 1970, 32 eps
[Tsutsumi's mother] (Ep. 8)
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Yami kara no Koe
Japanese Drama, 1970, 5 eps
(Ep. 2-3)
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Miai Renai
Japanese Drama, 1969, 13 eps
(Ep. 8)
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Ashita koso
Japanese Drama, 1968, 315 eps
Fumi [Setsuko's bestfriend]
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
Movie
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
|
Hit and Run
Japanese Movie, 1966,
Sagara
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
|
Pretty Devil Yoko
Japanese Movie, 1966,
[Yoko's mother]
(Support Role)
|
4.0
|
|
The Stranger Within a Woman
Japanese Movie, 1966,
Chiyoko
(Support Role)
|
7.2
|
|
An Innocent Witch
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Yoshie
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Blood and Diamonds
Japanese Movie, 1964,
(Unknown)
|
2.0
|
|
Yearning
Japanese Movie, 1964,
Kaya Michiko
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
|
A Woman's Life
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Masuda Satoko
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
|
A Wanderer's Notebook
Japanese Movie, 1962,
[Housekeeper]
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
|
Josei Jishin
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Madame White
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Girl of Dark
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Takagi Yoshi
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
|
Poignant Story
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Furuya Toshiko
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
|
Daredevil in the Castle
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Nobuo
(Support Role)
|
7.2
|
|
Get 'em All
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Nobu
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
|
Loincloth Doctor
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Omatsu
(Support Role)
|
1.0
|
|
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Totsuke Kiku [Sanae's friend]
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
|
Knock Down
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Ishino Kuniko
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
|
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Tomoko
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
|
The Three Treasures
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Tenazuchi
(Support Role)
|
5.9
|
|
Dokuritsu Gurentai
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Hanako [Comfort woman]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Anzukko
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Urushiyama Sumiko [Ryokichi's sister]
(Support Role)
|
6.4
|
|
The Rickshaw Man
Japanese Movie, 1958,
[Yoshiko's sister-in-law]
(Support Role)
|
7.5
|
|
Bridge for Only Two People
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Ishida Masako
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Onna de aru Koto
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Shima
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
|
Flowing
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Yoneko [Otsuta's younger sistersister]
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
|
Good-Natured Couple
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Toshiko's older sister
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
|
A Wife's Heart
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Tomita Kahoru
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
|
Early Spring
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Tominaga Sakae
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
|
Sudden Rain
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Kurobayashi Toki
(Support Role)
|
6.6
|
|
No Response from Car 33
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Kazuko
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Love Never Fails
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Teruyo [Nobuo's sister]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Izumi e no Michi
Japanese Movie, 1955,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
|
Floating Clouds
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Tomioka Kuniko
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
|
Koigeshou
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Madam
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Natsuko [Yasuko's friend]
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
|
The Ditch
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Matsue
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
|
Sound of the Mountain
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Aihara Fusako [Sister-in-law]
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
|
Love Letter
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Mary
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
|
Akasen Kichi
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Harue
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Omatsuri Hanjiro
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Osumi
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Tsuma
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Matsuyama Eiko
(Support Role)
|
6.7
|
|
Fengyun Child of Love
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Misao
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Husband and Wife
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Mrs. Akamatsu
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
|
Lightning
Japanese Movie, 1952,
Ritsu
(Support Role)
|
7.6
|
|
Mother
Japanese Movie, 1952,
Kurihara Noriko [Masako's sister]
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
|
Repast
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Yamakita Keiko
(Support Role)
|
7.2
|
|
White Beast
Japanese Movie, 1950,
Ono Yoko
(Support Role)
|
7.1
|
|
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Japanese Movie, 1950,
Katsuko [Yoshiko's sister]
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
|
The Quiet Duel
Japanese Movie, 1949,
Nakada Takiko
(Support Role)
|
7.5
|
|
Drunken Angel
Japanese Movie, 1948,
Miyo
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
|
One Wonderful Sunday
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Masako
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
|
No Regrets for Our Youth
Japanese Movie, 1946,
[Young woman]
(Bit part)
|
7.4
|
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Nichijo no Tatakai
Japanese Movie, 1944,
Fukiko
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Special
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
|
Hachiue wo Kau Onna
Japanese Special, 1962, 2 eps
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
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