Chieko Baisho (倍賞 千恵子, Baishō Chieko, born June 29, 1941) is a Japanese actress and singer.
In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" series from 1969 until 1995. In addition, she has acted in many films directed by Yōji Yamada since the 1960s. She won the award for best actress at the 5th Hochi Film Award for "A Distant Cry from Spring".
Movies
The Yellow Handkerchief
Mitsue Shima
Kabei: Our Mother
Hatsuko Nogami
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Sakura
The Hidden Blade
Mrs. Katagiri
A Distant Cry from Spring
Tamiko Kazami
The Village
Hideko Kono
Samurai from Nowhere
Chigusa
I, the Executioner
Haruko
Station
Michio Kiriko
Tora-san's Matchmaker
Sakura
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Sakura
Tora-san Loves an Artist
Sakura
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Sakura
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Sakura
Home from the Sea
Tamiko Ishizaki
Tora-san Goes Religious?
Sakura
Tora-san, His Tender Love
Sakura
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Sakura
Tora-san's Runaway
Sakura
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Sakura
Our Marriage
Saeko Hibino
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Sakura
Tora-san's Love Call
Sakura
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
Sakura
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
Sakura
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
Sakura
Where Spring Comes Late
Tamiko
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
Sakura
Tora-san's Lovesick
Sakura
Tora-san's Lullaby
Sakura
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
Sakura
Tora-san, the Intellectual
Sakura
It All Began When I Met You
Kotoko
Tora-san's Pure Love
Sakura
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Sakura
Drunkard's Paradise
The Little House
Taki Nunomiya
Tora-san Plays Cupid
Sakura
A Heartful of Love
Tomoe Kakuta
Tora-san, My Uncle
Sakura
The Rainbow Seeker
Tora-san Makes Excuses
Hameln
Ritsuko
Stage-Struck Tora-san
Sakura
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
Sakura
Tokyo Newcomer
Old Woman
Talk of the Town Tora-san
Sakura
It's Tough Being a Man
Sakura
A Trap
Kiriko Yanagida
Lost in the Wilderness
Kimiko, Naomi's wife
Our Wonderful Years
Fumiko
Furimuita hanayome
Harue
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
Sakura
Sing, Young People
Yuko Nakajima
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
Sakura
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
Sakura
Tora-san's Promise
Sakura
Tora-san, the Go-Between
Sakura
Foster Daddy, Tora!
Sakura
Tora-san Confesses
Sakura
Tora-san, the Expert
Sakura
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Sakura
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
Sakura
Tora-san's Song of Love
Sakura
Tora-san's Easy Advice
Sakura
Tora-san Plays Daddy
Sakura
Tora-san's Island Encounter
Sakura
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
Sakura
Tora-san to the Rescue
Sakura
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
Sakura
Ballad of a Workman
Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
As the Clouds Scatter
The Sunshine Girl
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Our Happiness Alone
Yoshiko Sakawa
The Lovable Tramp
Aiko Kazami
Honokaa Boy
Bee
Karate Cop 2
The Image of Mother
Oshino
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Sakura
Che, Che, Che with Love
Hadashi no hanayome
Glory on the Summit
Gamblers' Luck
Women Who Do Not Divorce
The Night We Danced
Only the Cat Knows
Yukiko
Lover's Duet
Eiko Takayama
Twenty-Four Eyes
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister)
Weathering with You
Fumi Tachibana (voice)
Howl's Moving Castle
Sophie (voice)
Zatoichi: The Last
Mitsu
Let's Have A Dream
Aiko
Song of Love
Haruko Tachibana
Vagabond Schemer
Tsuruyo
Greatest Challenge of All
The Million Dollar Pursuit
Miss
Shichinin no keiji
Miyoko Sekiguchi
My Voiceless Friends
Get Married, Mother
Yukiyo Aoki
461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son
Natsuko Suzumoto
Tora-san Goes North
Sakura
Warm Current
Gin Ishiwata
Arc
Rina
The Soundless Cry
The River Yokobori
Taka
Jungle Emperor Leo
Lyre (voice)
Hope and Pain
Plan 75
Michi Tsunotani
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
The West Wind (voice)
Unico in the Island of Magic
The West Wind (voice)
Women of Tokyo
Kiyomi Nishihara
Yosakoi Journey
Thousand Cranes
Topsy-Turvy Journey
Hoshikuzu no Machi
In Broad Daylight
Yoshiko Koshiishi
Dolls floating down the river
Fumiko
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
The Sun of Love and Tears
Kazumi Kitamura
Tracing the Gray Summer
Sonia (voice)
San'nin musume kanpai!
Ai to kanashimi to
Oh, My Comrade!
Fiddler on the Roof
Hodel
Two Iida
Michi Aizawa
Kāsan nagaiki shite ne
Naite waratta hanayome
大安旅行
新庄晴子
Dislikes
Shows
The Summer Promise
Suzuran
Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka
Older brother
Toko
Mansaku no hana
伊吹絹代
Kōfuku Sōdan