Chieko Baisho (倍賞 千恵子, Baishō Chieko, born June 29, 1941) is a Japanese actress and singer.[1][2]

Chieko Baisho
倍賞 千恵子
Chieko Baisho at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2019
Born (1941-06-29) June 29, 1941 (age 83)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, voice actress
Years active1961–present
SpouseReijiro Koroku [jp] Reijirō Koroku (Q4678162)
Websitebaisho-chieko.com

In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series from 1969 until 1995.[2] 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.[3]

Voice acting

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She sometimes performs as a voice actress, such as "Sophie" in Howl's Moving Castle in 2004. Although different voice actresses usually played young and old Sophie in the foreign dubs of the film, Baisho performed both roles alone, as well as the film's theme song.[2]

Singing career

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She has had a career as a singer since her debut with the song "Shitamachi no Taiyō" in 1962, for which she won the "newcomer award" of the Japan Record Award.[1][2] Her 1965 single, "Sayonara wa dance atoni", a cha-cha ballad, later had its melody inspire the 1992 song Moonlight Densetsu, the theme song of the first four seasons for the anime adaption of Sailor Moon. A cover by Mariko Takahashi would later appear in another Ghibli film, Only Yesterday.[4]

Personal

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She is the older sister of Mitsuko Baisho, who is also an actress.[5]

She is married to the Japanese composer Reijiro Koroku [Wikidata].[6]

Selected filmography

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Chieko Baisho in 1962
Year Film Role Director(s) Notes Ref
1965 Kiri no Hata Yoji Yamada
1968 I, the Executioner Haruko Tai Kato
1969–2019 Otoko wa Tsurai yo series Sakura Suwa Yoji Yamada
1970 Where Spring Comes Late Tamiko Kazami Yoji Yamada Lead role
1977 The Yellow Handkerchief Mitsue Shima Yoji Yamada
1980 A Distant Cry from Spring Tamiko Kazami Yoji Yamada
1981 Station Kiriko Michio Yasuo Furuhata
Mobile Suit Gundam - Movie I Kamaria Ray (voice) Ryōji Fujiwara
Unico West Wind (voice) Toshio Hirata
Osamu Tezuka
1986 Final Take Yuki Yoji Yamada
1988 Hope and Pain Tamiko Shima Yoji Yamada
1997 Jungle Emperor Leo Lyre (voice) Yoshio Takeuchi
2004 Howl's Moving Castle Sophie (voice) Hayao Miyazaki
The Hidden Blade Mrs. Katagiri Yoji Yamada
2008 Kabei: Our Mother Adult Hatsuko Yoji Yamada
2010 Zatoichi: The Last Mitsu Junji Sakamoto
2013 Tokyo Newcomer Kimie Igarashi Qingmin Jiang
It All Began When I Met You Kotoko Oshima Katsuhide Motoki
2014 The Little House Yoji Yamada
2019 Dad, Chibi is Gone [jp] Yukiko Takei[7] Shōtarō Kobayashi [jp]
Weathering with You Fumi Tachibana (voice) Makoto Shinkai
2020 461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son [jp] Natsuko Suzumoto Atsushi Kaneshige [jp]
2021 Arc(film) [jp] elderly Rina[8] Kei Ishikawa(director) [jp] [9]
2022 Plan 75 Michi Chie Hayakawa Lead role [10]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b プロフィール [Profile] (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus. "Baisho Chieko" (in Japanese).
  3. ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  4. ^ "Sayonara wa Dance no Ato ni – Sailormusic.net".
  5. ^ "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plusの解説" [Digital dictionary of Japanese people] (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2013. 倍賞千恵子の妹。[Translation: (about Mitsuko Baisho) "She is the younger sister of Chieko Baisho."]
  6. ^ "釧路新聞〜釧路と根室地域のニュースをお届けするウェブサイト!〜". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  7. ^ "初恋 お父さん、チビがいなくなりました". Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  8. ^ "ケン・リュウのSF短篇小説を、石川慶監督が芳根京子主演で映画化 映画『Arc アーク』Blu-ray&DVDを2月25日に発売". 22 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  9. ^ "芳根京子が石川慶の監督作「Arc」で不老不死に、寺島しのぶや岡田将生ら共演". Natalie. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "PLAN75". eiga.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "田中絹代賞とは". Tanaka Kinuyo Memorial Association. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
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