Chikamatsu Yoshie

Name: Chikamatsu Yoshie
Native name: 近松麗江
Also Known as: ちかまつよしえ, 植松芳枝, 近松よし枝, 近松良枝
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: May 11, 1927
Died: October 2, 1998

Chikamatsu Yoshie, born Uematsu Yoshie (植松芳枝) in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She previously performed under the stage names Chikamatsu Yoshie (近松よし枝) and Chikamatsu Yoshie (近松良枝)

She joined the Shinpa Theater Company (劇団新派) in 1945 and left in 1955 to work as a freelancer. Later, she co-founded the Ryu no Otoshigo Group (竜の落とし子グループ) with Ichikawa Sumire (市川寿美礼) and Terashima Nobuko (寺島信子). She was affiliated with Players Center (プレーヤーズセンター) in 1958, founded Gekidan Tokyo Shinkigeki (劇団東京新喜劇) in 1961, and by 1963 was with Nakagawa Pro (中川プロ).

She passed away from lung cancer on October 2, 1998, at age 71.

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Year	Title	#	Role
1983	Kosuisai Japanese Drama, 1983, 20 eps Koseki Miyo (Support Role)	20	Koseki Miyo Support Role
1971	Nyonin Heike Japanese Drama, 1971, 20 eps (Support Role)	20	Support Role
1970	Attention Please Japanese Drama, 1970, 32 eps [Sakakibara Yayoi's mother] (Ep. 22) (Guest Role)	32	[Sakakibara Yayoi's mother] (Ep. 22) Guest Role
1970	It's Time Japanese Drama, 1970, 30 eps Kamei Haru (Support Role)	30	Kamei Haru Support Role

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1976	That Guy And I Japanese Movie, 1976, Grandmother (Support Role)	Grandmother Support Role	5.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1960	Hijikake Isu Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1954	Ayu no Yado Japanese Special, 1954, 1 eps Okiku (Support Role)	1	Okiku Support Role	0.0

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