Chieko Baishō

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Chieko Baishō (2019)

Chieko Baishō ( Japanese 倍 賞 千 恵 子 Baishō Chieko ; born June 29, 1941 in Kita , Tokyo ) is a Japanese actress , singer and voice actress . She gained fame through her appearances in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo films and her dubbing role of Sophie in Howl's Moving Castle .

Life

Chieko Baishō made her film debut in 1961 at the age of 20 in Kumo ga chigireru toki . Four years later she gained national fame through her role as Torajirō Kuruma in Yōji Yamada's film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo on the side of Kiyoshi Atsumi . Chieko Baishō was seen in all 49 films in the series until 1997. In 2019, after 22 years with Okaeri Tora-san, a 50th film in the series was released, in which she returned to this role.

In 1980, Chieko Baishō was awarded a Hochi Film Award for her role as Tamiko Kazami in the drama A Distant Scream in Spring , followed by the Prize of the Mainichi Eiga Concours in 1981. Her later roles included that of Mrs. Katagiri in The Hidden Blade from 2004. She is still active as an actress and has received several awards for her achievements in the film industry.

In addition to her acting career, Chieko Baishō is also active as a singer and dubbing actress. In 2004 she played the roles of young and old Sophie in Hayao Miyazaki's Moving Castle and also took part as a singer on the film's soundtrack. In the 2019 animated film Weathering With You , Chieko Baishō can be heard in the role of Tomi Tachibana .

Chieko Baishō is married to the composer Reijiro Koroku. Her sister Mitsuko Baishō , who is five years her junior, is also an actress.

Awards

  • 1971: Kinema Junpo Award for best actress in Where Spring Comes Later and Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boukyou hen (Otoko wa Tsurai yo film series)
  • 1971: Mainichi Eiga Concours award for best actress in Where Spring Comes Later and Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boukyou hen
  • 1976: Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress for All Love - No Marriage!
  • 1980: Hochi Film Award for best leading actress for A Distant Scream in Spring
  • 1981: Award of the Mainichi Eiga Concours as best actress for A Distant Scream in Spring
  • 1982: Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress for Eki
  • 1982: Award of the Mainichi Eiga Concours as best actress for Eki
  • 1983: Special Award of the Japanese Academy Award
  • 1987: Tanaka Kinuyo Prize of the Mainichi Eiga Concours
  • 2005: Tokyo Anime Award for Best Voice Actress for Howl's Moving Castle
  • 2005: Medal of Honor of Japan on the Purple Ribbon
  • 2013: Order of the Rising Sun 4th grade

Filmography (selection)

Chieko Baishō (1962)
  • 1961: Kumo ga chigireru toki
  • 1965–2019: Otoko wa Tsurai yo (film series, 50 films)
  • 1970: Where Spring Comes Later (Kazoku)
  • 1977: Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi
  • 1980: A Distant Scream in Spring (Haruka naru yama no yobigoe)
  • 1981: Eki
  • 1988: Hope and Pain (Dauntaun hirozu)
  • 1997: Janguru taitei (animation film, dubbing voice)
  • 2004: Howl's Moving Castle ( Hauru no Ugoku Shiro ; animation film, dubbing voice)
  • 2004: The Hidden Blade (Kakushi Ken: Oni no Tsume)
  • 2010: Zatôichi: The Last
  • 2013: Subete wa kimi ni aetakara
  • 2014: Chiisai ouchi
  • 2019: Weathering With You - The Girl Who Touched the Sun ( Tenki no Ko ; animated film, dubbing voice)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nick Valdez: Weathering With You Ranks Amongst the Internet's Top Ten Most-Discussed Films of 2019. In: comicbook.com. December 17, 2019, accessed January 4, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Baishō, Chieko
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 倍 賞 千 恵 子 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese actress, singer and voice actress
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Kita , Tokyo , Japan