Personal Info
Тиэко Такэхиса
河上千恵子
かわかみ ちえこ
Chieko Kawakami
Chieko Takehisa
Acting
Biography
Chieko Takehisa (March 6, 1912 – September 14, 2006) was a Japanese actress from Akita Prefecture. At 15, she dropped out of high school to join the movie industry. She then starred in many films and plays from the 1930s to the 1940s, becoming popular as an actress in "moga" (modern girl) roles.
In 1935, Takehisa met American journalist Clarke Kawakami at a Christmas party. They soon fell in love, but America's Japanese exclusion laws created great difficulty in securing a visa for Takehisa. In 1941, she finally arrived in the United States on a student visa, marrying Kawakami in August of th…
Filmography
Movies
The Bride from Japan
as Taro's mother
Kaze no ko
Those Who Make Tomorrow
as Kin Okamoto, Mother
Uta e! Taiyō
To Love and Swear
as Shiraishi's wife
Harbor of Life
Kantaro of Ina
Horse
as Saku Onoda, Ine's mother
The Monkey King
as Witch
Hikari to kage (Zenpen)