Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Known for

Acting

Born

April 15, 1897

Birthplace

Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan

Died

December 26, 1972 (aged 75)

Biography

Chôko Iida (飯田 蝶子, 15 April 1897 - 26 December 1972) was a Japanese actress. Her real name was Shigehara Tefu. She played working class women and grandmothers, and appeared in more than 300 films. Her husband was cameraman Shigehara Hideo.

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Best known work

Stray Dog
Stray Dog
1949
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel
1948
The Only Son
The Only Son
1936
A Story of Floating Weeds
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
Tokyo Chorus
Tokyo Chorus
1931
The Rickshaw Man
The Rickshaw Man
1958
What Did the Lady Forget?
What Did the Lady Forget?
1937
Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman
1955
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941

Filmography

  1. 1971

    やるぞみておれ為五郎
  2. 1970

  3. 1970

  4. 1970

  5. 1970

    時間ですよTV

    as たき (65 episodes)

  6. 1969

  7. 1969

  8. 1969

  9. 1969

  10. 1968

  11. 1968

  12. 1967

  13. 1967

  14. 1967

  15. 1967

    Let's Go! Young Guy

    as Riki Tanuma

  16. 1966

  17. 1966

    It Started In The Alps

    as Yuichi's Grandmother

  18. 1966

  19. 1966

    A Company President's Life Story

    as Odanaka Masako (Owariya Chairwoman)

  20. 1965

    Campus A Go-Go

    as Riki Tanuma

  21. 1965

    Young Guy at Sea

    as 田沼りき

  22. 1965

    Sanshiro Sugata

    as Old Lady

  23. 1964

  24. 1964

    Japan's No. 1 Braggart

    as Hitoshi's Grandmother

  25. 1964

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