Actor
· Acting
Chieko Baisho
Born 1941-06-29
📍 Kita, Tokyo, Japan
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".
Filmography 152
Tokyo Taxi
as Sumire Takano
2025
55th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro Returns
2024
Plan 75
as Michi Tsunotani
2022
Arc
as Rina
2021
461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son
as Natsuko Suzumoto
2020
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
as Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's Sister)
2019
Weathering with You
as Fumi Tachibana (voice)
2019
Only the Cat Knows
as Yukiko
2019
The Little House
as Taki Nunomiya
2014
It All Began When I Met You
as Kotoko
2013
Hameln
as Ritsuko
2013
Tokyo Newcomer
as Old Woman
2012
Zatoichi: The Last
as Mitsu
2010
Honokaa Boy
as Bee
2009
Kabei: Our Mother
as Hatsuko Nogami
2008
A Heartful of Love
as Tomoe Kakuta
2005
The Hidden Blade
as Mrs. Katagiri
2004
Howl's Moving Castle
as Sophie (voice)
2004
Tracing the Gray Summer
as Sonia (voice)
2001
Suzuran
as Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka
1999
The Rainbow Seeker 2
1997
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
as Sakura
1997
Jungle Emperor Leo
as Lyre (voice)
1997
The Rainbow Seeker
1996
Tora-san to the Rescue
as Sakura
1995
Tora-san's Easy Advice
as Sakura
1994
Tora-san's Matchmaker
as Sakura
1993
Tora-san Makes Excuses
as Sakura
1992
Tora-san Confesses
as Sakura
1991
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
as Sakura
1990
Tora-san, My Uncle
as Sakura
1989
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as Sakura
1989
Thousand Cranes
1989
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Sakura
1988
Downtown Heroes
1988
Tora-san Plays Daddy
as Sakura
1987
Tora-san Goes North
as Sakura
1987
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
as Sakura
1986
Women Who Do Not Divorce
1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
Lost in the Wilderness
as Kimiko, Naomi's wife
1986
Tora-san's Island Encounter
as Sakura
1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between
as Sakura
1985
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
as Sakura
1984
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
as Sakura
1984
Tora-san Goes Religious?
as Sakura
1983
Tora-san's Song of Love
as Sakura
1983
Unico in the Island of Magic
as The West Wind (voice)
1983
Karate Cop 2
1983
Tora-san, the Expert
as Sakura
1982
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
as Sakura
1982
Tora-san's Promise
as Sakura
1981
Station
as Michio Kiriko
1981
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
as Sakura
1981
Mansaku no hana
as 伊吹絹代
1981
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
as The West Wind (voice)
1981
Foster Daddy, Tora!
as Sakura
1980
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Hisako Ōishi (voice)
1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
as Sakura
1980
A Distant Cry from Spring
as Tamiko Kazami
1980
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
as Sakura
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as Sakura
1979
Talk of the Town Tora-san
as Sakura
1978
Stage-Struck Tora-san
as Sakura
1978
Tora-san Plays Cupid
as Sakura
1977
Older brother
as Toko
1977
The Yellow Handkerchief
as Mitsue Shima
1977
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
as Sakura
1977
Tora-san's Pure Love
as Sakura
1976
Two Iida
as Michi Aizawa
1976
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
as Sakura
1976
Tora-san, the Intellectual
as Sakura
1975
The Village
as Hideko Kono
1975
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
as Sakura
1975
Tora-san's Lullaby
as Sakura
1974
Tora-san's Lovesick
as Sakura
1974
Center of Tokyo
as Okoto
1974
Tora-san Loves an Artist
as Sakura
1973
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
as Sakura
1973
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
as Sakura
1972
Home from the Sea
as Tamiko Ishizaki
1972
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
as Sakura
1972
Kōfuku Sōdan
1972
My Voiceless Friends
1972
Kigeki yūwaku ryokō
1972
Tora-san's Love Call
as Sakura
1971
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
as Sakura
1971
Kaiun ryokō
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as Sakura
1971
Where Spring Comes Late
as Tamiko
1970
Oh, My Comrade!
1970
Tora-san's Runaway
as Sakura
1970
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
as Sakura
1970
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as Sakura
1970
Yosakoi Journey
1969
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Sakura
1969
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
as Sakura
1969
Topsy-Turvy Journey
1969
Kekkon shimasu
1969
Vagabond Schemer
as Tsuruyo
1969
大安旅行
as 新庄晴子
1968
喜劇・大安旅行
1968
In Broad Daylight
as Yoshiko Koshiishi
1968
I, the Executioner
as Haruko
1968
The Million Dollar Pursuit
as Miss
1968
Lightning
1967
Lover's Duet
as Eiko Takayama
1967
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
女たちの庭
as 康子
1967
Song of Love
as Haruko Tachibana
1967
Barren Love
as Kieko Kikuchi
1967
Let's Have A Dream
as Aiko
1967
Inochi hateru hi made
1966
The Lovable Tramp
as Aiko Kazami
1966
Our Wonderful Years
as Fumiko
1966
The River Yokobori
as Taka
1966
The Sun of Love and Tears
as Kazumi Kitamura
1966
Warm Current
as Gin Ishiwata
1966
Gamblers' Luck
1966
A Trap
as Kiriko Yanagida
1965
Zettai tasū
1965
The Soundless Cry
1965
Che, Che, Che with Love
1965
海抜0米
as 峠百合子
1964
Our Happiness Alone
as Yoshiko Sakawa
1964
Dislikes
1964
Samurai from Nowhere
as Chigusa
1964
The Image of Mother
as Oshino
1963
The Night We Danced
1963
The Sunshine Girl
1963
Hoshikuzu no Machi
1963
Shichinin no keiji
as Miyoko Sekiguchi
1963
Sing, Young People!
as Yuko Nakajima
1963
Naite waratta hanayome
1962
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
Hadashi no hanayome
1962
Mama, I Need You!
1962
Get Married, Mother
as Yukiyo Aoki
1962
Ballad of a Workman
as Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
1962
Ai to kanashimi to
1962
Glory on the Summit
1962
San'nin musume kanpai!
1962
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962
Our Marriage
as Saeko Hibino
1962
Dolls floating down the river
as Fumiko
1962
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
喜劇 金の実る樹に恋が咲く
as 三津子
1961
Sanctuary
1961
白い南風
1961
As the Clouds Scatter
1961
Women of Tokyo
as Kiyomi Nishihara
1961
Noren to hanayome
as Kazuko