Chōko Iida
Biography
Chōko Iida was a Japanese actress. Her stage name was 飯田蝶子. Born on April 15, 1897, in Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan, she is known for her acting credits. Iida appeared in more than 300 films and over 214 known credits. She played working class women and grandmothers. Her husband was cameraman Shigehara Hideo. Iida passed away on December 26, 1972, at the age of 75.
Career overview
Chōko Iida was a Japanese actress. She was known for her portrayal of working class women and grandmothers in film. Her acting career spanned numerous movie roles, with a total of 214 credits to her name.
Throughout her career, Iida appeared in a large number of films. The exact number is not specified, but it is mentioned that she appeared in more than 300 films. This extensive body of work showcases her dedication to her craft and her ability to adapt to various roles.
Iida's acting career was marked by her consistent presence in Japanese cinema. Her stage name, Chōko Iida, is a reflection of her professional identity as an actress. The details of her personal life, such as her real name and family relationships, are not provided in the available information.
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- やるぞみておれ為五郎 (1971)
- 時間ですよ (1970) as たき
- Bravo, Young Guy (1970)
- Okinawa (1970)
- Get Your Sky, Young Guy (1970)
- Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man (1969) as Kurokawa
- Young Guy Graduates (1969)
- Young Guy on Mt. Cook (1969)
- Your Favourite (1969)
- The Million Dollar Pursuit (1968)
- Young Guy in Rio (1968)
- Las Vegas Free-For-All (1967)
- Let's Go! Young Guy (1967) as Riki Tanuma
- Circuit-A-Go-Go (1967)
- Young Guy in the South Pacific (1967) as Riki Tanuma
- Come Marry Me (1966)
- Gamblers' Luck (1966)
- A Company President's Life Story (1966) as Odanaka Masako (Owariya Chairwoman)
- It Started In The Alps (1966) as Yuichi's Grandmother
- Campus A Go-Go (1965) as Riki Tanuma
- Sanshiro Sugata (1965) as Old Lady
- Young Guy at Sea (1965) as 田沼りき
- Hot Spring Doctress (1964) as Otami
- The Donkey Comes on a Tank (1964)
- Japan's No. 1 Braggart (1964) as Hitoshi's Grandmother
- Young Guy in Hawaii (1963) as 田沼りき
- Itsudemo yume o (1963)
- The Hill is Full of Flowers (1963) as Okuni
- A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
- The Body (1962)
- Nippon no obaachan (1962) as Hana
- Pride of the Campus (1962) as Riki Tanuma
- College Champ (1962) as Riki Tanuma
- Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962)
- Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama (1962)
- The Crimson Sky (1962)
- Pig and Goldfish (1962)
- Sir Galahad in Campus (1961) as Riki Tanuma
- The Other Woman (1961) as Miho no sobo
- Playboy President (1961) as Elderly Woman on Train
- The Wind and Waves (1961)
- Wind and waves of the South (1961) as Riki
- Lovers of Ginza (1961)
- Kyūsenman no akarui hitomi (1961)
- Yami wo saku kuchibue (1960)
- New Third Class Executive: Husband Education (1960) as Shirō's Mother
- Echo Mountain (1959)
- Diary of Forsaken Love (1959)
- Sea-Boy and Mountain-Boy (1959)
- The Maid Oyae Meets A Ghost (1959)
- Fox and Raccoon (1959) as Sugi
- おヤエの女中の大将 (1959)
- Flower Shop Curtain (1959)
- The Rickshaw Man (1958) as Otora
- Summer Clouds (1958) as Hidé
- Holiday in Japan (1958)
- Maria of the Ant Village (1958)
- The Naked Sun (1958)
- A Bridge for Two Alone (1958)
- Detective Duel (1958)
- Hana no yukyo-den (1958)
- The Undefeated Woman (1958)
- Tabi sugata nezumi kozō (1958)
- The Beauty Expert (1957)
- The Eleventh Hour (1957) as Kane Ishigaki
- Stepbrothers (1957) as Masu
- Yellow Crow (1957)
- On Wings of Love (1957) as Grandmother
- This Is Home (1956)
- Hana no unga (1956)
- Darkness at Noon (1956) as Tsuna Uemura
- Twice on a Certain Night (1956)
- The Ghosts of Yotsuya (1956) as Omaki
- Typhoon Furor (1956)
- Tonari no yome (1956)
- Dotanba (1956)
- Forever a Woman (1955) as Hide
- His Highness Surabaya (1955) as Grandmother Okin
- Policeman's Diary (1955) as Tatsu, the mother
- The Motherless (1955)
- Rikidozan: Man of Fury (1955)
- Growing Up (1955)
- All is Well (1955)
- Three Faces (1955)
- The Samurai of Edo (1955)
- Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)
- The Cock Crows Twice (1954)
- The Valley Between Love and Death (1954)
- Ditch (1954)
- Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido (1954)
- The Second Kiss (1954)
- The Wild Geese (1953) as Osan
- Divorce (1952) as Kikuyo
- Tokyo Sweetheart (1952) as Matsuyo
- The Stand in Hakone (1952)
- Four Asakusa Sisters (1952)
- Fighting Yasubei (1952)
- Love's Cheerleader (1952) as Kiyo Yamamoto
- Wakôdo no uta (1951) as Kiyo
- Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
- Still I Live On (1951) as Akiyama grandmother
- Over That Hill (1951)
- 情艶一代女 (1951) as おしん
- Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka (1950) as Teisaku's mother
- Beyond the Hills (1950)
- Guntō nanban-sen (1950)
- A Mother's Love (1950)
- Peko-chan and Densuke (1950)
- Sanshiro of Ginza (1950) as Seeds
- Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu (1950)
- Kagebōshi (1950) as お蝶
- Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san (1950)
- Asakusa no hada (1950)
- Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
- Stray Dog (1949) as Kogetsu Hotel manager
- Flirtation in Spring (1949)
- Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 (1949) as Okura
- Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 (1949) as Kohei's Mother
- Mr. Shosuke Ohara (1949) as Oseki, old maid
- Akireta musumetachi (1949)
- Wagakoyue ni (1949)
- Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume (1949)
- Jigoku no fue (1949)
- Drunken Angel (1948) as Bâya
- Komadori fujin (1948)
- Hanayome senshu (1948)
- The Fifth Witness (1948)
- Sen-hime goten (1948)
- Ghosts Die at Dawn (1948) as Yûko Kôriyama
- Suiren fujin to bara musume (1948)
- Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume (1948)
- Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947) as Tane
- Spring Awakens (1947) as Tama Takemura
- Lord for a Night (1946)
- The Young Women of Izu (1945)
- Jubilation Street (1944) as Wife of bathhouse owner
- Sinking the Unsinkable (1944)
- Sailor (1944)
- Middle-Aged Man (1943)
- Air Raid of the Enemy Plane (1943) as Otaka
- A Certain Woman (1942)
- Moon of the Plateau (1942)
- South Wind 2 (1942)
- Notes of an Itinerant Performer (1941) as Landlady
- Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941) as Kiyo
- Flower (1941)
- Nobuko (1940) as Okei
- Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru (1940)
- Utsukushiki Rinjin (1940)
- Mother is Strong (1939)
- Goodbye to the Front (1937)
- The Trio's Engagements (1937) as Woman at tobacco shop
- What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) as Chiyoko Sugiyama
- Moon Over the Ruins (1937) as Miura's mother
- Family Meeting (1936) as Oyuki
- The Only Son (1936) as Tsune Nonomiya
- Housewife Camellia (1936)
- Men vs. Women (1936)
- College Is a Nice Place (1936) as Wife of the b.h. owner
- Woman in the Mist (1936) as Otoku, Seiichi's mother
- An Innocent Maid (1935) as Otsune
- An Inn in Tokyo (1935) as Otsune
- Burden of Life (1935) as Okane
- Okoto and Sasuke (1935) as Okimi
- With a Single Sword Bale (1934)
- A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) as Otsune
- Honeymoon (1934)
- A Mother Should Be Loved (1934) as Maid
- Our Neighbor, Miss Yae (1934) as Hamako
- Mother of the East (1934) as Mrs. Kurata (Housekeeper)
- The Genealogy of Women (1934) as Ogen, mistress
- The Bride Talks in Her Sleep (1933) as Neighbor
- Passing Fancy (1933) as Otome
- Apart from You (1933)
- The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933) as Geisha
- Every-Night Dreams (1933) as Landlady
- Love (1933)
- Happy Times (1933)
- Daphne (1933) as Lodging House Wife
- The Cheerleading Captain's Love (1933)
- Before the Wedding (1933) as Masuko
- Two Lanterns (1933)
- Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932) as Saiki's mother
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (1932) as Nui, Fuwa's wife
- Until the Day We Meet Again (1932) as Maid
- First Steps Ashore (1932) as Mistress of hotel
- Shin Yotsuya Ghost Story (1932)
- Arashi no naka no shojo (1932)
- My Brother's a Fool (1932)
- The Sun Rises from the East (1932)
- Tengoku ni musubu koi (1932)
- Tokyo Chorus (1931) as Sensei no tusma
- The Lady and the Beard (1931) as Hiroko's Mother
- Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 (1931) as Bar Madam
- Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1 (1931) as Bar Madame
- Youth, Why Do You Cry? (1930) as Keiko Tachibana
- Treasure Mountain (1929) as Geisha's house landlady
- I Graduated, But... (1929) as Landlady
- Days of Youth (1929) as Aunty
- Echigo Lion (1929)
- The Father and His Son (1929)
- Scenes of Love (1929) as The teacher
- Physical Beauty (1928) as Ritsuko, Takai's wife
- If Only She... (1928)
- A Wife Quits (1928) as Yasuko
- Sword of Penitence (1927)
- Oh! Carefree, Aren't You? (1926)
- Her (1926)
- Young Master (1926) as Maid
- Torrent (1926)
- Useless Button (1926)
- Townspeople (1926)
- No Need for Your Opinion (1925) as Wife
- Brave Love (1925)