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".
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- Born:
- Jun 29, 1941 In Kita, Tokyo, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 145
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Women of Tokyo 1961-03-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Noren to hanayome 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Noren to hanayome | Kazuko | 2026 |
| Movie | TOKYO Taxi | Sumire Takano | 2025-11-21 |
| Movie | 55th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro Returns | 2024-09-07 | |
| Movie | Plan 75 | Michi Tsunotani | 2022-06-17 |
| Movie | Arc | Rina | 2021-06-25 |
| Movie | 461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son | Natsuko Suzumoto | 2020-11-06 |
| Movie | Weathering with You | Fumi Tachibana (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
| Movie | Only the Cat Knows | Yukiko | 2019-05-10 |
| Movie | Tora-san, Wish You Were Here | Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister) | 2019-12-27 |
| Movie | The Little House | Taki Nunomiya | 2014-01-25 |
| Movie | Hameln | Ritsuko | 2013-09-06 |
| Movie | It All Began When I Met You | Kotoko | 2013-11-22 |
| Movie | Tokyo Newcomer | Old Woman | 2012-03-22 |
| Movie | Zatoichi: The Last | Mitsu | 2010-05-29 |
| Movie | Honokaa Boy | Bee | 2009-03-14 |
| Movie | Kabei: Our Mother | Hatsuko Nogami | 2008-01-26 |
| Movie | A Heartful of Love | Tomoe Kakuta | 2005-10-08 |
| Movie | Howl's Moving Castle | Sophie (voice) | 2004-09-09 |
| Movie | The Hidden Blade | Mrs. Katagiri | 2004-10-30 |
| Series | The Summer Promise | 2002-08-31 | |
| Movie | Tracing the Gray Summer | Sonia (voice) | 2001-08-18 |
| Series | Suzuran | Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka | 1999-04-05 |
| Movie | Jungle Emperor Leo | Lyre (voice) | 1997-08-01 |
| Movie | The Rainbow Seeker 2 | 1997-12-27 | |
| Movie | Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version | Sakura | 1997-11-22 |
| Movie | The Rainbow Seeker | 1996-12-28 | |
| Movie | Tora-san to the Rescue | Sakura | 1995-12-23 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Easy Advice | Sakura | 1994-12-23 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Matchmaker | Sakura | 1993-12-25 |
| Movie | Tora-san Makes Excuses | 1992-12-26 | |
| Movie | Tora-san Confesses | Sakura | 1991-12-23 |
| Movie | Tora-san Takes a Vacation | Sakura | 1990-12-22 |
| Movie | Thousand Cranes | 1989-06-24 | |
| Movie | Tora-san, My Uncle | Sakura | 1989-12-27 |
| Movie | Tora-san Goes to Vienna | Sakura | 1989-08-05 |
| Movie | Downtown Heroes | 1988-08-06 | |
| Movie | Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial | Sakura | 1988-12-24 |
| Movie | Tora-san Goes North | Sakura | 1987-08-15 |
| Movie | Tora-san Plays Daddy | Sakura | 1987-12-26 |
| Movie | Lost in the Wilderness | Kimiko, Naomi's wife | 1986-06-07 |
| Movie | Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies | 1986-08-02 | |
| Movie | Women Who Do Not Divorce | 1986-10-25 | |
| Movie | Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy | Sakura | 1986-12-20 |
| Movie | Tora-san, the Go-Between | Sakura | 1985-08-03 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Island Encounter | Sakura | 1985-12-28 |
| Movie | Marriage Counselor Tora-san | Sakura | 1984-08-04 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Forbidden Love | Sakura | 1984-12-28 |
| Movie | Tora-san Goes Religious? | Sakura | 1983-12-28 |
| Movie | Karate Cop 2 | 1983-07-02 | |
| Movie | Fiddler on the Roof | Hodel | 1983-01-17 |
| Movie | Unico in the Island of Magic | The West Wind (voice) | 1983-07-16 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Song of Love | Sakura | 1983-08-06 |
| Movie | Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san | Sakura | 1982-08-07 |
| Movie | Tora-san, the Expert | Sakura | 1982-12-28 |
| Movie | The Fantastic Adventures of Unico | The West Wind (voice) | 1981-03-14 |
| Series | Mansaku no hana | 伊吹絹代 | 1981-04-06 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Promise | Sakura | 1981-12-28 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Love in Osaka | Sakura | 1981-08-08 |
| Movie | Station | Michio Kiriko | 1981-11-07 |
| Movie | A Distant Cry from Spring | Tamiko Kazami | 1980-03-15 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Tropical Fever | Sakura | 1980-08-02 |
| Movie | Foster Daddy, Tora! | Sakura | 1980-12-27 |
| Movie | Twenty-Four Eyes | Hisako Ōishi (voice) | 1980-10-10 |
| Movie | Tora-san, the Matchmaker | Sakura | 1979-08-04 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Dream of Spring | Sakura | 1979-12-28 |
| Movie | Stage-Struck Tora-san | Sakura | 1978-08-05 |
| Movie | Talk of the Town Tora-san | Sakura | 1978-12-27 |
| Movie | Tora-san Meets His Lordship | Sakura | 1977-08-06 |
| Movie | The Yellow Handkerchief | Mitsue Shima | 1977-09-30 |
| Series | Older brother | Toko | 1977-10-07 |
| Movie | Tora-san Plays Cupid | Sakura | 1977-12-24 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset | Sakura | 1976-07-23 |
| Movie | The Village | Hideko Kono | 1976-04-12 |
| Movie | Two Iida | Michi Aizawa | 1976-11-06 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Pure Love | Sakura | 1976-12-25 |
| Movie | Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again | Sakura | 1975-08-19 |
| Movie | Tora-san, the Intellectual | Sakura | 1975-12-27 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Lovesick | Sakura | 1974-08-10 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Lullaby | Sakura | 1974-12-28 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Forget Me Not | Sakura | 1973-01-04 |
| Series | 顔で笑って | Hideko Hanada | 1973-10-05 |
| Movie | Tora-san Loves an Artist | Sakura | 1973-12-25 |
| Movie | My Voiceless Friends | Unknown | 1972-04-29 |
| Series | Kōfuku Sōdan | Unknown | 1972-06-06 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Dear Old Home | Sakura | 1972-08-05 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Dream-Come-True | Sakura | 1972-12-29 |
| Movie | Home from the Sea | Tamiko Ishizaki | 1972-10-28 |
| Movie | Kaiun ryokō | Unknown | 1971-03-03 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Shattered Romance | Sakura | 1971-01-15 |
| Movie | Tora-san, the Good Samaritan | Sakura | 1971-04-28 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Love Call | Sakura | 1971-12-29 |
| Movie | Tora-san, His Tender Love | Sakura | 1970-01-15 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Grand Scheme | Sakura | 1970-02-26 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Runaway | Sakura | 1970-08-26 |
| Movie | Where Spring Comes Late | Tamiko | 1970-10-24 |
| Movie | Oh, My Comrade! | Unknown | 1970-09-19 |
| Movie | Topsy-Turvy Journey | 1969-08-09 | |
| Movie | Vagabond Schemer | Tsuruyo | 1969-03-15 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Cherished Mother | Sakura | 1969-11-14 |
| Movie | It's Tough Being a Man | Sakura | 1969-08-27 |
| Movie | Yosakoi Journey | 1969-11-15 | |
| Movie | I, the Executioner | Haruko | 1968-04-13 |
| Movie | The Million Dollar Pursuit | Miss | 1968-01-04 |
| Movie | In Broad Daylight | Yoshiko Koshiishi | 1968-10-26 |
| Movie | 大安旅行 | 新庄晴子 | 1968-12-28 |
| Movie | Song of Love | Haruko Tachibana | 1967-04-29 |
| Movie | The Greatest Challenge of All | 1967-08-05 | |
| Movie | Let's Have A Dream | Aiko | 1967-01-02 |
| Movie | Lover's Duet | Eiko Takayama | 1967-09-30 |
| Movie | Lightning | Unknown | 1967-11-11 |
| Movie | Warm Current | Gin Ishiwata | 1966-04-29 |
| Movie | The Sun of Love and Tears | Kazumi Kitamura | 1966-07-30 |
| Movie | Gamblers' Luck | 1966-03-19 | |
| Movie | The River Yokobori | Taka | 1966-09-15 |
| Movie | The Lovable Tramp | Aiko Kazami | 1966-11-12 |
| Movie | Our Wonderful Years | Fumiko | 1966-09-30 |
| Movie | The Soundless Cry | 1965-01-30 | |
| Movie | Che, Che, Che with Love | 1965-01-03 | |
| Movie | A Trap | Kiriko Yanagida | 1965-05-28 |
| Movie | Dislikes | 1964-03-01 | |
| Movie | Our Happiness Alone | Yoshiko Sakawa | 1964-03-29 |
| Movie | Samurai from Nowhere | Chigusa | 1964-05-20 |
| Movie | Hoshikuzu no Machi | Unknown | 1963-02-09 |
| Movie | Sing, Young People | Yuko Nakajima | 1963-01-06 |
| Movie | Shichinin no keiji | Miyoko Sekiguchi | 1963-01-27 |
| Movie | The Sunshine Girl | 1963-04-18 | |
| Movie | The Image of Mother | Oshino | 1963-12-24 |
| Movie | The Night We Danced | 1963-12-14 | |
| Movie | San'nin musume kanpai! | 1962-07-18 | |
| Movie | Ai to kanashimi to | 1962-07-29 | |
| Movie | Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama | 1962-04-15 | |
| Movie | Dolls floating down the river | Fumiko | 1962-03-03 |
| Movie | Drunkard's Paradise | 1962-02-04 | |
| Movie | Glory on the Summit | 1962-07-29 | |
| Movie | Our Marriage | Saeko Hibino | 1962-03-18 |
| Movie | Ballad of a Workman | Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend | 1962-08-12 |
| Movie | Get Married, Mother | Yukiyo Aoki | 1962-09-01 |
| Movie | Naite waratta hanayome | 1962-12-19 | |
| Movie | Hadashi no hanayome | 1962-10-24 | |
| Movie | Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru | 1962-11-18 | |
| Movie | Kāsan nagaiki shite ne | Unknown | 1962-10-13 |
| Movie | Mama, I Need You! | 1962-10-13 | |
| Movie | Women of Tokyo | Kiyomi Nishihara | 1961-03-01 |
| Movie | Furimuita hanayome | Harue | 1961-09-16 |
| Movie | As the Clouds Scatter | 1961-07-09 |