Cast

Chōko Iida

1897 – 1972

Active years (films on this site)

1931–1958

Genres

DramaComedyRomance

Schools and movements

Japanese Golden AgeEarly and Pioneering CinemaSurrealism and the Avant-Garde

Directors worked with

Yasujiro Ozu7 filmsYasujiro Shimazu1 filmTeinosuke Kinugasa1 filmTadashi Imai1 filmMMiyoji Ieki1 filmHiroshi Inagaki1 film

Biography

Iida Chōko 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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

National / local

• Medal with Purple Ribbon 1963

12 films on this site

1. Tokyo Chorus 1931 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
2. Passing Fancy 1933 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
3. A Story of Floating Weeds 1934 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
4. Our Neighbor Miss Yae 1934 · Yasujiro Shimazu · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
5. An Inn in Tokyo 1935 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
6. The Only Son 1936 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
7. What Did the Lady Forget? 1937 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
8. Aru yo no Tonosama 1946 · Teinosuke Kinugasa · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
9. Record of a Tenement Gentleman 1947 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
10. Darkness at Noon 1956 · Tadashi Imai · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
11. Stepbrothers 1957 · Miyoji Ieki · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
12. Rickshaw Man 1958 · Hiroshi Inagaki · IMDb 7.5 · Cast