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Kiwako Taichi

Acting Born Dec 2, 1943 Died Oct 13, 1992 Tokyo, Japan 40 credits

Biography

Kiwako Taichi was a Japanese actress known for acting. Her stage name was written in Japanese characters as 太地喜和子, and she was also known by the single-character alternative name 太. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, on December 2, 1943. During her career, she accumulated forty-one known credits in film and television. She passed away on October 13, 1992, at the age of forty-eight.

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Career

Career overview

Kiwako Taichi was a Japanese actress born in Tokyo, Japan on December 2, 1943. Known professionally by her stage name, she worked primarily in the field of acting, accumulating a total of forty-one known credits across movies and television shows throughout her career.

Her life and career spanned several decades before her passing. She died on October 13, 1992, at the age of forty-eight in her home country.

As a prominent figure in the Japanese entertainment industry, her professional output is documented within theatrical and broadcast mediums, reflecting a substantial body of work in acting prior to her death in 1992.

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Known for

Film

Island of Hell

as Tomoe

Natalia del Mar

as Botan
Film

Zatoichi in Desperation

as Nishikigi
Film

Kuroneko

as Shige

Frequent co-stars

Hideji Ōtaki 2 shared titles
Koji Ishizaka 1 shared title
Yōko Tsukasa 1 shared title
Reiko Ōhara 1 shared title
Mitsuko Kusabue 1 shared title
Yuko Asano 1 shared title
Ryoko Sakaguchi 1 shared title
Takeshi Katō 1 shared title
Tatsuo Matsumura 1 shared title
Tsunehiko Kamijô 1 shared title

Career timeline

Father
Fire Festival
Messengers to Satsuma
August Without EmperorSea of Wonders
Island of HellShinjuku baka monogatari
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Gambling Den Heist
The Last SamuraiAkumyo: Notorious DragonKigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoroFlower and Dragon
Zatoichi in Desperation
KaoyakuConfessions Among ActressesThe Instant Services BureauJapan's No. 1 Shocked ManHuman Target
Strange AffinityIf You Were Young: RageLive Today, Die Tomorrow!An Ode to Yakuza
Bullet WoundOnly Child
Kuroneko
Burning Nature
Pleasant CompanyShimmering SwordSong of KagoshimaThe Phantom GoblinHibari the Traveling Performer
Devil's Nursery RhymeOfficer Morgan and a Man of MysteryFeisty Edo Girl Nakanori-sanFutaridake no taiyō
National Kid

Full filmography

  • Father (1988)
  • Fire Festival (1985) as Kimiko
  • Messengers to Satsuma (1982)
  • August Without Emperor (1978) as Saeko Nakagami
  • Sea of Wonders (1978)
  • Island of Hell (1977) as Tomoe
  • Shinjuku baka monogatari (1977)
  • Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976) as Botan
  • Gambling Den Heist (1975) as Shizuko
  • The Last Samurai (1974) as Ohide
  • Akumyo: Notorious Dragon (1974)
  • Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi (1974)
  • Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro (1973) as Tome Nemoto
  • Flower and Dragon (1973)
  • Zatoichi in Desperation (1972) as Nishikigi
  • Kaoyaku (1971) as Mayumi Takigawa
  • Confessions Among Actresses (1971) as Rie
  • The Instant Services Bureau (1971)
  • Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man (1971)
  • Human Target (1971) as Okatsu
  • Strange Affinity (1970) as Yae
  • If You Were Young: Rage (1970)
  • Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)
  • An Ode to Yakuza (1970) as Kanae Honda
  • Bullet Wound (1969)
  • Only Child (1969)
  • Kuroneko (1968) as Shige
  • Burning Nature (1967)
  • Pleasant Company (1962)
  • Shimmering Sword (1962)
  • Song of Kagoshima (1962) as Otane
  • The Phantom Goblin (1962)
  • Hibari the Traveling Performer (1962)
  • Tekka Wakashū (1962)
  • Devil's Nursery Rhyme (1961) as Satoko Nire
  • Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery (1961) as Typist
  • Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san (1961)
  • Futaridake no taiyō (1961)
  • National Kid (1960) as Taeko Shimura/Naoko Obata
  • Kigeki: onna no nakidokoro