Chiemi Eri
Chiemi Eri ( Japanese 江 利 チ エ ミ , Eri Chiemi ; born January 11, 1937 in Tokyo (today: Taitō ), Tokyo Prefecture ; † February 13, 1982 ), real name: Chiemi Kubo ( 久保 智 恵 美 , Kubo Chiemi ), was a Japanese singer and actress .
Career
Chiemi Eri began her singing career at the age of 14 with her version of the popular song Tennessee Waltz . Her repertoire included traditional Japanese songs as well as American classics ( Jambalaya , Come on-a My House ). Similar to Eri's career as an actress was that of the Japanese singer Hibari Misora . Together with her and Izumi Yukimura , Eri founded a well-known vocal trio. Most of the numerous concerts that followed were accompanied by Nobuo Hara's jazz band. She released her famous album Sakaba nite ( 酒 場 に て ) in 1974.
The talented actress was one of Japan's best-known popular singers in the mid-20th century and appeared on numerous television shows from the early 1950s until just before her death. The singer and her music are almost unknown in Europe today and can best be researched on the Internet.
Private life
In 1959 she married Ken Takakura. The marriage was divorced in 1971. Chiemi Eri died in 1982 of suffocating from vomit.
Filmography (selection)
Chiemi Eri played as an actress in 51 Japanese films with leading roles in the following works:
- 1955: Janken musume ( ジ ャ ン ケ ン 娘 )
- 1956: Romansu musume ( ロ マ ン ス 娘 )
- 1957: Jazu musume tanjō ( ジ ャ ズ 娘 誕生 )
- 1957: Ōatari sanshoku musume ( 大 当 り 三 色 娘 )
- 1971: Kigeki omedetai yatsu ( 喜劇 お め で た い 奴 )
Web links
- Chiemi Eri in theInternet Movie Database(English)
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SURNAME | Eri, Chiemi |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 江 利 チ エ ミ (Japanese); 久保 智 恵 美 (Japanese, real name); Kubo Chiemi (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actress and singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo (city) , Tokyo Prefecture , Japan |
DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1982 |