Chieko Baisho

Japanese actress and singer

Chieko Baisho (倍賞 千恵子, Baishō Chieko, born on June 29, 1941) is a Japanese actress and singer.[1][2]

She sang many pupular songs, mostly in her younger days. She is also known for her roles as Sakura in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series from 1969 until 1995. She acted in many movies directed by Yōji Yamada. She won the award for best actress at the 5th Hochi Film Award for A Distant Cry from Spring.[3]

Hit songs

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Her hit song were as follows.[4]

  • さよならはダンスの後に
  • 下町の太陽
  • おはなはんの歌
  • 忘れな草をあなたに
  • オホーツクの舟唄
  1. プロフィール [Profile] (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus. "Baisho Chieko" (in Japanese).
  3. 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  4. "人物禄|NHKアーカイブス". www.nhk.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-02.