Chōko Iida

Iida Chōko (Japanese: 飯田 蝶子; April 15, 1897 – December 26, 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 .

Biography

Early life Iida was born on April 15, 1897, in what is now Asakusa, Tokyo. Though her father was a minor official with the Ministry of Communications, the family didn't have much money, so Iida was sent to live with her maternal grandmother at 2 years old. Iida was the oldest of 5 children, but because of their poverty the children became malnourished and developed nyctalopia. After studying at a private elementary school, Iida entered the Ueno Koto Jogakko with her grandmother's help, and worked at an outdoor exhibition at night to help with the family's finances. She eventually found that she enjoyed working more than school. She stopped attending school for two months until the seasonal exhibition closed in autumn. She worked in several positions there, including in the sewing department and as a clerk. In 1926 Iida was officially promoted to upper management with . Iida married Hideo Shigehara, a camera operator, in 1927. As the film world moved from silent movies to "talkies", Iida began studying rakugo. Her first sound film was Chushingura in 1932. thumb Post-war and death Iida's first film after the war ended in 1945 was Heinosuke Gosho's Izu no Musumetachi. This film was also Iida's last film with Shochiku, and she left them to become a freelancer.

Black market woman Stray Dog

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka A Mother's Love

Rikon Kikuyo

Dobu Tami

Keisatsu Nikki Tatsu Takekurabe Otoki The Eternal Breasts

Mahiru no ankoku Uemura Tsuna Romantic Daughters Woman at the department store

Yellow Crow Stepbrothers Masu

Rickshaw Man Otora (innkeeper)

As a Wife, As a Woman

Wakadaisho series Tanuma Riki

A Wanderer's Notebook Owner of the candy shop