Chieko Baisho

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: Acting

Born: Kita, Tokyo, Japan, 1941-06-29

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1961	Women of Tokyo	Kiyomi Nishihara	0
2	1961	As the Clouds Scatter		52
3	1961	Furimuita hanayome	Harue	0
4	1962	Drunkard's Paradise		0
5	1962	Dolls floating down the river	Fumiko	0
6	1962	Our Marriage	Saeko Hibino	67
7	1962	Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama		0
8	1962	San'nin musume kanpai!		0
9	1962	Ai to kanashimi to		0
10	1962	Glory on the Summit		0
11	1962	Ballad of a Workman	Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend	57
12	1962	Get Married, Mother	Yukiyo Aoki	0
13	1962	Mama, I Need You!		0
14	1962	Hadashi no hanayome		0
15	1962	Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru		0
16	1962	Naite waratta hanayome		0
17	1963	Sing, Young People	Yuko Nakajima	58
18	1963	Shichinin no keiji	Miyoko Sekiguchi	0
19	1963	Hoshikuzu no Machi		0
20	1963	The Sunshine Girl		57
21	1963	The Night We Danced		0
22	1963	The Image of Mother	Oshino	0
23	1964	Dislikes		0
24	1964	Our Happiness Alone	Yoshiko Sakawa	0
25	1964	Samurai from Nowhere	Chigusa	71
26	1965	Che, Che, Che with Love		0
27	1965	The Soundless Cry		80
28	1965	A Trap	Kiriko Yanagida	72
29	1966	Gamblers' Luck		70
30	1966	Warm Current	Gin Ishiwata	0
31	1966	The Sun of Love and Tears	Kazumi Kitamura	0
32	1966	The River Yokobori	Taka	0
33	1966	Our Wonderful Years	Fumiko	0
34	1966	The Lovable Tramp	Aiko Kazami	70
35	1967	Let's Have A Dream	Aiko	0
36	1967	Song of Love	Haruko Tachibana	60
37	1967	The Greatest Challenge of All		0
38	1967	Lover's Duet	Eiko Takayama	0
39	1968	The Million Dollar Pursuit	Miss	50
40	1968	I, the Executioner	Haruko	71
41	1968	In Broad Daylight	Yoshiko Koshiishi	0
42	1968	大安旅行	新庄晴子	0
43	1969	Vagabond Schemer	Tsuruyo	50
44	1969	Topsy-Turvy Journey		0
45	1969	It's Tough Being a Man	Sakura	81
46	1969	Tora-san's Cherished Mother	Sakura	68
47	1969	Yosakoi Journey		0
48	1970	Tora-san, His Tender Love	Sakura	70
49	1970	Tora-san's Grand Scheme	Sakura	74
50	1970	Tora-san's Runaway	Sakura	78
51	1970	Oh, My Comrade!		0
52	1970	Where Spring Comes Late	Tamiko	75
53	1971	Tora-san's Shattered Romance	Sakura	72
54	1971	Tora-san, the Good Samaritan	Sakura	78
55	1971	Tora-san's Love Call	Sakura	80
56	1972	My Voiceless Friends		0
57	1972	Tora-san's Dear Old Home	Sakura	75
58	1972	Home from the Sea	Tamiko Ishizaki	71
59	1972	Tora-san's Dream-Come-True	Sakura	76
60	1973	Tora-san's Forget Me Not	Sakura	80
61	1973	Tora-san Loves an Artist	Sakura	80
62	1974	Tora-san's Lovesick	Sakura	73
63	1974	Tora-san's Lullaby	Sakura	75
64	1975	Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again	Sakura	80
65	1975	Tora-san, the Intellectual	Sakura	77
66	1976	The Village	Hideko Kono	67
67	1976	Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset	Sakura	90
68	1976	Two Iida	Michi Aizawa	0
69	1976	Tora-san's Pure Love	Sakura	85
70	1977	Tora-san Meets His Lordship	Sakura	85
71	1977	The Yellow Handkerchief	Mitsue Shima	68
72	1977	Tora-san Plays Cupid	Sakura	77
73	1978	Stage-Struck Tora-san	Sakura	80
74	1978	Talk of the Town Tora-san	Sakura	90
75	1979	Tora-san, the Matchmaker	Sakura	85
76	1979	Tora-san's Dream of Spring	Sakura	80
77	1980	A Distant Cry from Spring	Tamiko Kazami	72
78	1980	Tora-san's Tropical Fever	Sakura	80
79	1980	Twenty-Four Eyes	Hisako Ōishi (voice)	0
80	1980	Foster Daddy, Tora!	Sakura	75
81	1981	The Fantastic Adventures of Unico	The West Wind (voice)	70
82	1981	Tora-san's Love in Osaka	Sakura	85
83	1981	Station	Michio Kiriko	61
84	1981	Tora-san's Promise	Sakura	80
85	1982	Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san	Sakura	80
86	1982	Tora-san, the Expert	Sakura	85
87	1983	Fiddler on the Roof	Hodel	0
88	1983	Karate Cop 2		10
89	1983	Unico in the Island of Magic	The West Wind (voice)	58
90	1983	Tora-san's Song of Love	Sakura	80
91	1983	Tora-san Goes Religious?	Sakura	80
92	1984	Marriage Counselor Tora-san	Sakura	80
93	1984	Tora-san's Forbidden Love	Sakura	80
94	1985	Tora-san, the Go-Between	Sakura	65
95	1985	Tora-san's Island Encounter	Sakura	80
96	1986	Lost in the Wilderness	Kimiko, Naomi's wife	0
97	1986	Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies		61
98	1986	Women Who Do Not Divorce		43
99	1986	Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy	Sakura	75
100	1987	Tora-san Goes North	Sakura	87
101	1987	Tora-san Plays Daddy	Sakura	90
102	1988	Downtown Heroes		84
103	1988	Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial	Sakura	85
104	1989	Thousand Cranes		70
105	1989	Tora-san Goes to Vienna	Sakura	80
106	1989	Tora-san, My Uncle	Sakura	87
107	1990	Tora-san Takes a Vacation	Sakura	80
108	1991	Tora-san Confesses	Sakura	80
109	1992	Tora-san Makes Excuses		80
110	1993	Tora-san's Matchmaker	Sakura	85
111	1994	Tora-san's Easy Advice	Sakura	80
112	1995	Tora-san to the Rescue	Sakura	70
113	1996	The Rainbow Seeker		0
114	1997	Jungle Emperor Leo	Lyre (voice)	70
115	1997	Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version	Sakura	80
116	1997	The Rainbow Seeker 2		0
117	2001	Tracing the Gray Summer	Sonia (voice)	0
118	2004	Howl's Moving Castle	Sophie (voice)	84
119	2004	The Hidden Blade	Mrs. Katagiri	74
120	2005	A Heartful of Love	Tomoe Kakuta	73
121	2008	Kabei: Our Mother	Hatsuko Nogami	72
122	2009	Honokaa Boy	Bee	57
123	2010	Zatoichi: The Last	Mitsu	56
124	2012	Tokyo Newcomer	Old Woman	46
125	2013	Hameln	Ritsuko	60
126	2013	It All Began When I Met You	Kotoko	71
127	2014	The Little House	Taki Nunomiya	68
128	2019	Only the Cat Knows	Yukiko	70
129	2019	Weathering with You	Fumi Tachibana (voice)	80
130	2019	Tora-san, Wish You Were Here	Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister)	80
131	2020	461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son	Natsuko Suzumoto	45
132	2021	Arc	Rina	64
133	2022	Plan 75	Michi Tsunotani	67
134	2024	55th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro Returns		0
135	2025	TOKYO Taxi	Sumire Takano	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	Kōfuku Sōdan		0
2	1977	Older brother	Toko	0
3	1981	Mansaku no hana	伊吹絹代	0
4	1999	Suzuran	Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka	85
5	2002	The Summer Promise		0