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Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article lida Chōko, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Shin Yotsuya Ghost Story

Shin Yotsuya Ghost Story

1932

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

1969

Three Faces

Three Faces

1955

Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

1948

Itsudemo yume o

Itsudemo yume o

1963

Dotanba

Dotanba

1956

The Rickshaw Man

The Rickshaw Man

1958

Love's Cheerleader

Love's Cheerleader

1952

The Crimson Sky

The Crimson Sky

1962

A Story of Floating Weeds

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934

Sanshiro of Ginza

Sanshiro of Ginza

1950

The Stand in Hakone

The Stand in Hakone

1952

Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama

Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama

1962

Middle-Aged Man

Middle-Aged Man

1943

The Only Son

The Only Son

1936

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947

Apart from You

Apart from You

1933

Nobuko

Nobuko

1940

Arashi no naka no shojo

Arashi no naka no shojo

1932

Wind and waves of the South

Wind and waves of the South

1961

An Inn in Tokyo

An Inn in Tokyo

1935

What Did the Lady Forget?

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937

Every-Night Dreams

Every-Night Dreams

1933

Tokyo Chorus

Tokyo Chorus

1931

Yami wo saku kuchibue

Yami wo saku kuchibue

1960

Useless Button

Useless Button

1926

The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

1953

Passing Fancy

Passing Fancy

1933

Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds

1958

A Mother Should Be Loved

A Mother Should Be Loved

1934

Flower Shop Curtain

Flower Shop Curtain

1959

The Body

The Body

1962

Utsukushiki Rinjin

Utsukushiki Rinjin

1940

Divorce

Divorce

1952

Your Favourite

Your Favourite

1969

Sailor

Sailor

1944

Pig and Goldfish

Pig and Goldfish

1962

Woman in the Mist

Woman in the Mist

1936

The Genealogy of Women

The Genealogy of Women

1934

Housewife Camellia

Housewife Camellia

1936

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

1949

Mother is Strong

Mother is Strong

1939

Flower

Flower

1941

Moon of the Plateau

Moon of the Plateau

1942

The Trio's Engagements

The Trio's Engagements

1937

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

1949

Forever a Woman

Forever a Woman

1955

Two Lanterns

Two Lanterns

1933

Kagebōshi

Kagebōshi

1950

Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san

Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san

1950

Young Guy at Sea

Young Guy at Sea

1965

情艶一代女

情艶一代女

1951

Gamblers' Luck

Gamblers' Luck

1966

I Graduated, But...

I Graduated, But...

1929

Fighting Yasubei

Fighting Yasubei

1952

All is Well

All is Well

1955

It Started In The Alps

It Started In The Alps

1966

Sea-Boy and Mountain-Boy

Sea-Boy and Mountain-Boy

1959

Young Guy in the South Pacific

Young Guy in the South Pacific

1967

Bravo, Young Guy

Bravo, Young Guy

1970

Okinawa

Okinawa

1970

Shin kitsune to tanuki

Shin kitsune to tanuki

1962

Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido

Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido

1954

The Million Dollar Pursuit

The Million Dollar Pursuit

1968

The Lady and the Beard

The Lady and the Beard

1931

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

1932

Okoto and Sasuke

Okoto and Sasuke

1935

The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1932

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949

A Certain Woman

A Certain Woman

1942

Hana no yukyo-den

Hana no yukyo-den

1958

A Wanderer's Notebook

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962

The Dancing Girl of Izu

The Dancing Girl of Izu

1933

The Bride Talks in Her Sleep

The Bride Talks in Her Sleep

1933

Notes of an Itinerant Performer

Notes of an Itinerant Performer

1941

Burden of Life

Burden of Life

1935

Spring Awakens

Spring Awakens

1947

South Wind 2

South Wind 2

1942

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

1949

Until the Day We Meet Again

Until the Day We Meet Again

1932

おヤエの女中と幽霊

おヤエの女中と幽霊

1959

Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

1955

A Mother's Love

A Mother's Love

1950

Beyond the Hills

Beyond the Hills

1950

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

1950

The Ghosts of Yotsuya

The Ghosts of Yotsuya

1956

The Motherless

The Motherless

1955

Tonari no yome

Tonari no yome

1956

Ghosts Die at Dawn

Ghosts Die at Dawn

1948

Sinking the Unsinkable

Sinking the Unsinkable

1944

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

1961

Detective Duel

Detective Duel

1958

Yellow Crow

Yellow Crow

1957

Ditch

Ditch

1954

Flirtation in Spring

Flirtation in Spring

1949

Jubilation Street

Jubilation Street

1944

Akireta musumetachi

Akireta musumetachi

1949

First Steps Ashore

First Steps Ashore

1932

Las Vegas Free-For-All

Las Vegas Free-For-All

1967

Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru

Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru

1940

Men vs. Women

Men vs. Women

1936

The Cock Crows Twice

The Cock Crows Twice

1954

Moon Over the Ruins

Moon Over the Ruins

1937

Darkness at Noon

Darkness at Noon

1956

Sir Galahad in Campus

Sir Galahad in Campus

1961

Pride of the Campus

Pride of the Campus

1962

Happy Times

Happy Times

1933

Campus A Go-Go

Campus A Go-Go

1965

Goodbye to the Front

Goodbye to the Front

1937

The Naked Sun

The Naked Sun

1958

Tokyo Sweetheart

Tokyo Sweetheart

1952

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

1934

Diary of Forsaken Love

Diary of Forsaken Love

1959

Growing Up

Growing Up

1955

An Innocent Maid

An Innocent Maid

1935

Treasure Mountain

Treasure Mountain

1929

Physical Beauty

Physical Beauty

1928

Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan

1962

Wakôdo no uta

Wakôdo no uta

1951

Hot Spring Doctress

Hot Spring Doctress

1964

Let's Go! Young Guy

Let's Go! Young Guy

1967

The Beauty Expert

The Beauty Expert

1957

College Champ

College Champ

1962

Maria of the Ant Village

Maria of the Ant Village

1958

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941

Family Meeting

Family Meeting

1936

A Bridge for Two Alone

A Bridge for Two Alone

1958

Echo Mountain

Echo Mountain

1959

Come Marry Me

Come Marry Me

1966

Izu no musumetachi

Izu no musumetachi

1945

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

1957

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

The Donkey Comes on a Tank

1964

Days of Youth

Days of Youth

1929

Ishimatsu of the Forest

Ishimatsu of the Forest

1949

Sword of Penitence

Sword of Penitence

1927

On Wings of Love

On Wings of Love

1957

College Is a Nice Place

College Is a Nice Place

1936

Still I Live On

Still I Live On

1951

Twice on a Certain Night

Twice on a Certain Night

1956

Stepbrothers

Stepbrothers

1957

The Sandal Keeper

The Sandal Keeper

1964

Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata

1965

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

1951

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

1955

Young Guy in Hawaii

Young Guy in Hawaii

1963

Typhoon

Typhoon

1956

Lord for a Night

Lord for a Night

1946

Love

Love

1933

With a Single Sword Bale

With a Single Sword Bale

1934

The Hill is Full of Flowers

The Hill is Full of Flowers

1963

Peko-chan and Densuke

Peko-chan and Densuke

1950

Lovers of Ginza

Lovers of Ginza

1961

The Samurai of Edo

The Samurai of Edo

1955

Rikidozan: Man of Fury

Rikidozan: Man of Fury

1955

Circuit-A-Go-Go

Circuit-A-Go-Go

1967

Get Your Sky, Young Guy

Get Your Sky, Young Guy

1970

Young Guy on Mt. Cook

Young Guy on Mt. Cook

1969

Young Guy Graduates

Young Guy Graduates

1969

Young Guy in Rio

Young Guy in Rio

1968

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

1950

Tabi sugata nezumi kozō

Tabi sugata nezumi kozō

1958

Guntō nanban-sen

Guntō nanban-sen

1950

Over That Hill

Over That Hill

1951

Kyūsenman no akarui hitomi

Kyūsenman no akarui hitomi

1961

The Undefeated Woman

The Undefeated Woman

1958

The Wind and Waves

The Wind and Waves

1961

Holiday in Japan

Holiday in Japan

1958

Tengoku ni musubu koi

Tengoku ni musubu koi

1932

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

1943

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

1960

Playboy President

Playboy President

1961

Four Asakusa Sisters

Four Asakusa Sisters

1952

A Company President's Life Story

A Company President's Life Story

1966

やるぞみておれ為五郎

やるぞみておれ為五郎

1971

Fox and Raccoon

Fox and Raccoon

1959

Scenes of Love

Scenes of Love

1929

Brave Love

Brave Love

1925

No Need for Your Opinion

No Need for Your Opinion

1925

Townspeople

Townspeople

1926

Oh! Carefree, Aren't You?

Oh! Carefree, Aren't You?

1926

Young Master

Young Master

1926

おヤエの女中の大将

おヤエの女中の大将

1959

Torrent

Torrent

1926

Her

Her

1926

If Only She...

If Only She...

1928

A Wife Quits

A Wife Quits

1928

Echigo Lion

Echigo Lion

1929

The Father and His Son

The Father and His Son

1929

Youth, Why Do You Cry?

Youth, Why Do You Cry?

1930

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

1931

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

1931

My Brother's a Fool

My Brother's a Fool

1932

The Sun Rises from the East

The Sun Rises from the East

1932

The Cheerleading Captain's Love

The Cheerleading Captain's Love

1933

Before the Wedding

Before the Wedding

1933

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume

1948

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume

1949

Daphne

Daphne

1933

Mother of the East

Mother of the East

1934

Honeymoon

Honeymoon

1934

The Valley Between Love and Death

The Valley Between Love and Death

1954

His Highness Surabaya

His Highness Surabaya

1955