Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
3/6/1912
Place of Birth
Nakakawaguchi, Akita, Japan
Also Known As
Тиэко Такэхиса河上千恵子かわかみ ちえこ
Chieko Takehisa
Biography
Chieko Takehisa (March 6, 1912 – September 14, 2006) was a Japanese actress from Akita Prefecture. At 15, she dropped out of high school to join the movie industry. She then starred in many films and plays from the 1930s to the 1940s, becoming popular as an actress in "moga" (modern girl) roles.
In 1935, Takehisa met American journalist Clarke Kawakami at a Christmas party. They soon fell in love, but America's Japanese exclusion laws created great difficulty in securing a visa for Takehisa. In 1941, she finally arrived in the United States on a student visa, marrying Kawakami in August of th...
Known For
Those Who Make Tomorrow
as Kin Okamoto, Mother
Subterranean Heat
as Okayo
Horse
as Saku Onoda, Ine's mother
To Love and Swear
as Shiraishi's wife
The Monkey King
as Witch
Hikari to kage (Kōhen)
Unknown Role
The Bride from Japan
as Taro's mother
Kantaro of Ina
Unknown Role
Japanese Women's Textbook
as (Volume 1)
Learn from Experience, Part One
as Yurie
Hikari to kage (Zenpen)
Unknown Role
Tadano Bonji: Jinsei Benkyô
Unknown Role
Yoru no hato
as Okiyo
Learn from Experience, Part Two
as Yurie
Blizzard Ronin
Unknown Role
Kaze no ko
Unknown Role
Uta e! Taiyō
Unknown Role
Brother and Sister
Unknown Role