Choko Iida

Choko Iida (1947)

Chōko Iida ( Japanese 飯 田 蝶 子 ; born April 17, 1897 in Asakusa , Tokyo ; died December 26, 1972 ) was a Japanese film actress . She is known for her roles as an old woman from the people and as an older aunt, has appeared in a total of 325 films. She was married to the cameraman Hideo Shigehara ( 茂 原 英雄 ; 1905-1967).

Live and act

Iida Chōko was born in Asakusa, Tōkyō. After leaving high school without a degree, she worked at the Matsuzakaya department store. But she soon joined the Nakamura Matsugoro Film Company. In 1922 she moved to the Shōchiku film company, where her acting skills were perceived by a Shōchiku director.

She made her debut in 1923 in "Die dying Wife". Then she appeared in “The Wallet” ( が ま ぐ ち , Gamaguchi ; 1924) and in “Useless Opinion” ( 御 意見 御 無用 , Goiken muyō ) in collaboration with Jun Arai ( 新 井 淳 ; 1890-1943). After her wedding to Shigehara, she played the leading role in a number of films by Gosho Heinosuke ( 五 所 平 之 助 ; 1902–1981), including "The Tortoise" (お か め, Okame ; 1927), "The Bath in the Flowing World" ( 浮世 風 呂 , Ukiyo-buro ; 1929) and “Because I was born a woman” ( 女 と 生 ま れ た か ら に ゃ , Onna to umareta kara nya ; 1934).

Iida later starred with Takeshi Sakamoto ( 坂 本 武 ; 1899–1974) in "Eine Laune" ( Dekigokoro ), "Drift-grass story" ( Ukigusa Monogatari ), "A hostel in Tōkyō" and in other films in a successful series of the director Yasujirō Ozu .

Iida received the Japanese Medal of Honor in 1963 and the Order of the Sacred Treasure 4th class in 1967 . She died of lung cancer in 1972 at the age of 75.

Filmography (small selection)

(Films under Ozu are marked with a *)

• The Dying Wife ( 死 に 行 く 妻 , Shi ni iku tsuma ), 1923, her first film appearance
• A beautiful body ( 肉体 美 , Nikutaibi ), 1928 *
• Treasure Mountain ( 宝 の 山 , Takara no yama ), 1929 *
• Days of Youth ( 学生 ロ マ ン ス 若 き 日 , Gakusei romansu Wakaki hi ), 1929 *
• I did my doctorate, but ... ( 大学 は 出 た け れ ど , Daigaku wa deta keredo ), 1929 *
• The Tokyo Choir ( 東京 の 合唱 , Tōkyō no gasshō ), 1931 *
• Lady and Mustache ( 淑女 と 髯 , Shukujo to hige ), 1931 *
• Where are your childhood dreams now? ( 青春 の 夢 い ま い づ こ , Seishun no yume ima izuko ), 1932 *
• Until we meet again ( ま た 逢 ふ 日 ま で , Mata au hi made ), 1932 *
• A mood ( 出来 ご こ ろ , Dekigokoro ), 1933 *
• A mother should be loved ( 母 を 恋 は ず や , Haha o kowazuya ), 1934 *
• A story about aquatic plants ( 浮 草 物語 , Ukigusa monogatari ), 1934 *
• An innocent maid ( 箱 入 娘 , Hakoiri musume ), 1935 *
• A hostel in Tokyo ( 東京 の 宿 , Tōkyō no yado ), 1935 *
• College is a beautiful place ( 大学 よ い と こ , Daigaku yoitoko ), 1936 *
• The only son ( 一 人 息 子 , Hitori musuko ), 1936 *
• What did the lady forget? ( 淑女 は 何 を 忘 れ た か , Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka ), 1937 *
• The Toda siblings ( 戸 田家 の 兄妹 , Toda-ke no kyōdai ), 1941 *
• Report of the gentleman from a simple house ( 長 屋 紳士 録 , Nagaya shinshi roku ), 1947 *
• Angel of the Lost ( 醉 い ど れ 天使 , Yoidore tenshi ), 1948
• This is my heaven! Young leader ( 俺 の 空 だ ぜ！ 若 大将 , Ore no sora daze! Waka taishō ), 1970
• Tamegoro ( や る ぞ み て お れ 為 五郎 , Yaruzomite ore Tamegorō ), 1971, her last film that could not be completed

watch TV

Iida has also appeared in numerous television series.

literature

• Shochiku (Ed.): Iida Choko . In: Ozu Yasujiro - Shin hakken. Kodansha, 2002. ISBN 978-4-06-256680-3 .

Web links

• List of films
• Chōko Iida in the Internet Movie Database (English)