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Nijiko Kiyokawa

Acting Born Nov 24, 1912 Died May 24, 2002 Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan 240 credits
240
Total Credits
1934–2002
69 Years Career Span
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Key Co-Stars

Biography

Nijiko Kiyokawa was a Japanese actress born on November 24, 1912, in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She was known for her acting work in the film industry. Kiyokawa's stage name was 清川虹子. She appeared in numerous films and television shows, with a total of 258 known credits. Kiyokawa passed away on May 24, 2002, at the age of 89. Her acting career spanned many years, with notable films including Pom Poko and Das kleine Teehaus.

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Career

Career overview

Nijiko Kiyokawa was a Japanese actress born on November 24, 1912, in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She was known for her acting career, which spanned multiple films and television shows. Kiyokawa's known credits total 258, indicating a prolific career in the entertainment industry.

Kiyokawa's acting career included appearances in notable films such as Pom Poko, released in 1994, and Das kleine Teehaus, released in 1956. These films showcase her versatility as an actress and her ability to adapt to various roles and genres. Her acting career was marked by a range of performances in different types of productions.

Kiyokawa passed away on May 24, 2002, at the age of 89, in Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. Her legacy as a Japanese actress continues to be recognized through her known credits and notable film appearances.

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Known for

Jimi Hendrix The Uncut Story

as Moribe family matriarch
Film

Pom Poko

as Old Fireball / Oroku (voice)
Film

Free and Easy Special

1994
Film

The Ballad of Narayama

as Okane
Film

Fall Guy

as Yasu's Mother
Film

Vengeance Is Mine

as Hisano Asano

Hi no kuni ni

as 阿蘇の山奥に住む大富豪

Bamse - The World's Strongest Bear

as Otaka
Film

Roadside Stone

as Otoki

Perfect Match

2023
Film

Akitsu Hot Springs

as Bar Hostess
Film

The Harbor Lights

1961

Frequent co-stars

Taiji Tonoyama 3 shared titles
Chieko Naniwa 3 shared titles
Eijirō Tōno 3 shared titles
Chishū Ryū 2 shared titles
Chikage Awashima 2 shared titles
Shiro Okamoto 2 shared titles
Seiya Satō 2 shared titles
Morio Kazama 2 shared titles
Ken Ogata 2 shared titles
Shoichi Ozawa 2 shared titles

Career timeline

Through the Night
Gamera 3: Revenge of IrisHometown
Screwed
Going West: to the West
Oishinbo
Pom PokoFree and Easy Special
Tôhôkenbunroku
Journey of Honor
The Forest of the Little BearThe Great Department Store Robbery
The Ballad of Narayama
Fall Guy
Kanebo Human Special: Pediatric Ward - Her devoted love saved Taro's soul
Vengeance Is MineThe Nineteen-Year-Old's Map
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Hi no kuni ni
The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
Gokudo of Kamagasaki
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of DutyWoman His Prey
Silk Hat BossThe SwindlersA Yakuza Goes HomePrison TalesKigeki Gyanburu Hisshôhô
Women Can't Be BeatenYakuza Wanderer: Villainous LivelihoodRed Peony Gambler: Flower Cards GameRed Peony Gambler: Second Generation CeremonyWoman Boss: Chivalrous Fight
Red Peony GamblerReturn of the OutlawScoundrelMappira shain yūkyōden
Zoku izuko eContemporary Tales of Chivalry 4My Sweetheart
Dynamite Doctor ReturnsTokijiro: Lone YakuzaRampaging Dragon of the North
Roadside StoneA Story from EchigoThe Sound of WavesI'm a BodyguardWomen's Doctor
A Devil of a GentlemanTravels of Hibari and Chiemi 2To Your Majesty, The Emperor恋と出世に強くなれ！The Mysterious Cape
All RascalsPleasant CompanyDrunken SwordOur MarriageMama, I Need You!
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and KakuThe ShrikesThe Harbor LightsTravels of GonkuroFlower, Storm and Gangster
Sazae-san's BabyThe Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2Storming Squadron遙かなる母の顔The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
Room for LetThe Prickly Mouthed GeishaFox and RaccoonFarewell to SpringThe College Ruggers
Sazae's Engagement TripDoronko tengokuHanayome no teikōMonsoon Son Pt.2Monsoon Son

Full Filmography

240 titles
  • Through the Night (2002)
  • Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) as Moribe family matriarch
  • Hometown (1999)
  • Screwed (1998) as Candy Seller
  • Going West: to the West (1997) as Kinue Kurata
  • Oishinbo (1996) as Masako Ido
  • Pom Poko (1994) as Old Fireball / Oroku (voice)
  • Free and Easy Special (1994)
  • Advertisement
  • Tôhôkenbunroku (1993)
  • Journey of Honor (1991) as Counselor
  • The Forest of the Little Bear (1987) as Gen Nomura
  • The Great Department Store Robbery (1987)
  • The Ballad of Narayama (1983) as Okane
  • Fall Guy (1982) as Yasu's Mother
  • Kanebo Human Special: Pediatric Ward - Her devoted love saved Taro's soul (1980)
  • Vengeance Is Mine (1979) as Hisano Asano
  • The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map (1979)
  • The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)
  • Hi no kuni ni (1976) as 阿蘇の山奥に住む大富豪
  • The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers (1974)
  • Gokudo of Kamagasaki (1973)
  • Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty (1972)
  • Woman His Prey (1972)
  • Silk Hat Boss (1970) as Kagura no Taka
  • The Swindlers (1970)
  • A Yakuza Goes Home (1970) as Minako Shimamura
  • Prison Tales (1970)
  • Kigeki Gyanburu Hisshôhô (1970)
  • Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa (1970)
  • Yawara no hoshi (1970)
  • Fugitive Scoundrel (1970)
  • Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel (1970) as Asahina Roku
  • Women Can't Be Beaten (1969)
  • Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood (1969)
  • Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (1969) as Otaka
  • Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony (1969)
  • Woman Boss: Chivalrous Fight (1969) as Sumi Muraoka
  • The Rough One (1969)
  • The Yakuza Awaits (1969)
  • Yakuza on Foot (1969) as Mineko
  • Gokudô Petenshi (1969)
  • Red Peony Gambler (1968)
  • Return of the Outlaw (1968)
  • Scoundrel (1968)
  • Mappira shain yūkyōden (1968)
  • Zoku izuko e (1967)
  • Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 (1967)
  • My Sweetheart (1967) as Sachi
  • Dynamite Doctor Returns (1966) as Tsuyako
  • Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (1966) as Oroku
  • Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966)
  • Roadside Stone (1964) as Otoki
  • A Story from Echigo (1964)
  • The Sound of Waves (1964) as Tomi Kubo
  • I'm a Bodyguard (1964)
  • Women's Doctor (1964)
  • How to Make Money (1964)
  • A Devil of a Gentleman (1963)
  • Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2 (1963) as Iwakaze
  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor (1963)
  • 恋と出世に強くなれ！ (1963) as テレビタレント
  • The Mysterious Cape (1963) as Otora
  • Okashina yatsu (1963) as Yasu Takamizu
  • Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor (1963)
  • The School Cap (1963)
  • All Rascals (1962)
  • Pleasant Company (1962)
  • Drunken Sword (1962)
  • Our Marriage (1962)
  • Mama, I Need You! (1962)
  • Akitsu Hot Springs (1962) as Bar Hostess
  • 次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々 (1962)
  • Good Rascals (1962) as Oken
  • Asu no hanayome (1962)
  • Hibari the Traveling Performer (1962)
  • Tekka Wakashū (1962)
  • Love in Ginza (1962)
  • The Dangoro Party in the Sky (1962)
  • The Ambitious Youth (1962)
  • Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru (1962)
  • Tōkyō sanosa musume (1962)
  • Utau myōjō seishun ga ippai (1962)
  • Secret Love (1962)
  • Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku (1961)
  • The Shrikes (1961)
  • The Harbor Lights (1961)
  • Travels of Gonkuro (1961)
  • Flower, Storm and Gangster (1961) as Masa
  • Enraptured (1961)
  • A Bold Life (1961) as Tatsuko Ishioka
  • 誰よりも金を愛す (1961)
  • Sazae-san Plays Cupid (1961)
  • 続々々番頭はんと丁稚どん チャンポン旅行 (1961)
  • 小さな花の物語 (1961)
  • City (1961)
  • 腕まくり七色娘 (1961)
  • The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Whirlwind (1961)
  • 京化粧 (1961)
  • Kusa wo karu musume (1961)
  • Sazae-san's Baby (1960)
  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (1960)
  • Storming Squadron (1960)
  • 遙かなる母の顔 (1960)
  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3 (1960)
  • Delinquent Angel (1960)
  • Sazae And Aunt Apron (1960)
  • The Grave Tells All (1960)
  • Chikuhō no kodomotachi (1960)
  • Ôana (1960)
  • Case of a Young Lord 8 (1960)
  • Room for Let (1959) as Yasu Shima
  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959) as Kiyoko Takeda
  • Fox and Raccoon (1959) as Widow Tama
  • Farewell to Spring (1959) as Takuya's mother
  • The College Ruggers (1959) as Fusako Ōmori
  • The Happy Family (1959)
  • Tokyo Omnibus (1959)
  • おヤエのママさん女中 (1959)
  • Sazae-san's Marriage (1959)
  • Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife (1959)
  • Sazae-san's Newlywed Family (1959)
  • Sazae's Engagement Trip (1958)
  • Doronko tengoku (1958)
  • Hanayome no teikō (1958) as Takeko Akiyama
  • Monsoon Son Pt.2 (1958)
  • Monsoon Son (1958)
  • The Undefeated Woman (1958)
  • 三代目 魚河岸の石松 (1958)
  • Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi (1958)
  • Hobo Village (1958)
  • One Step to Happiness (1958)
  • Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
  • City Boys, City Girls (1958)
  • The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
  • Flowers on the Trail (1957)
  • Turtledove (1957)
  • The Lower Depths (1957) as Otaki the Candy-Seller
  • The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957) as Miss Higa Jiga
  • Price of Beauty (1957) as Kayo Izumi
  • The Wanderer (1957)
  • Schooldays (1957) as Ōkubo Tsuneko
  • Scoundrel (1956)
  • Young Tree (1956) as Katsuko, Hiroko's Aunt
  • The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
  • All Sold Out (1956)
  • Blue Buds (1956) as Noriko’s mother
  • Triumphant Song of Youth (1956) as Kiyoko (Kintarō’s wife)
  • Matashirō Fighting Journey (1956)
  • Runaway Bride (1956)
  • Tenten Musume (1956)
  • Tomorrow's Happiness (1955) as Mother-in-law
  • Miss Teacher (1955)
  • Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume (1955) as Miyo (Mother)
  • Fantasy of Youth (1955)
  • Santōshain to onna hisho (1955)
  • Tactics of Love (1955)
  • 大江戸出世双六 (1955) as おかん
  • The juvenile (1955) as Mother
  • Every Wife Cannot Stand Still (1955) as Mrs. Yamada
  • The Magical Warrior (1955)
  • Meigetsu sataro gasa (1955)
  • Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) as Yorozuya
  • Road to Hawaii (1954)
  • Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion (1954)
  • The Bloody Cherry Blossom Magistrate (1954)
  • Husband Comes Home Every Suturday (1954)
  • お役者変化 (1954) as お栄
  • Enomoto's Heaven and Hell (1954)
  • Tanuki Battle of Awaodori Festival (1954)
  • A Geisha on Horseback (1954) as Kiyoka
  • Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3 (1954)
  • 珍説忠臣蔵 (1953) as Toda no Tsubone
  • 名探偵アジャパー氏 (1953)
  • Great Edo Song Festival (1953)
  • 親馬鹿花合戦 (1953)
  • Bravo! Five Men (1953)
  • Nonsense - Fireball Boy Thief (1953)
  • Big Hit Pachinko Girl (1952)
  • Nonsense Detective Story: The Phantom Woman (1952)
  • Coward at Ganryu Island (1952)
  • Tokyo Sweetheart (1952) as Tsuruko
  • 娘十八びっくり天国 (1952)
  • Dimple of Tokyo (1952) as Yae Kawakami
  • Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1 (1952)
  • 大当り黄金狂時代　 (1952)
  • The Jumping Magistrate (1952)
  • Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers! (1952)
  • Bikkuri Sanjuushi (1952)
  • 勘太郎月夜唄 (1952)
  • Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2 (1952)
  • Journey to the West 2: The Great Rampage of Son Goku (1952)
  • New Journey of Yaji and Kita (1952)
  • Nodo jiman sanbagarasu (1951)
  • A Mother's Love (1950)
  • Guntō nanban-sen (1950)
  • Blue Sky Angel (1950)
  • When We Came Back (1950)
  • Ghost Cat of Nabeshima (1949)
  • Good-Bye! (1949)
  • Mr. Shosuke Ohara (1949) as Margaret Nakata
  • Enoken’s Boxing Generation (1949)
  • Endless Passion (1949) as Ishikari
  • Jakoman and Tetsu (1949)
  • Akireta musumetachi (1949)
  • Odoroki ikka (1949)
  • Nodojiman-kyō jidai (1949)
  • Kekkon Sanjûshi (1949) as Female President Ms. Komura
  • Enoken's Home Run King (1948)
  • Living Image (1948)
  • The Brick Factory Girl (1946) as Osaku
  • The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday (1941)
  • Dancers of Awa (1941)
  • Travelling Actors (1940) as Omitsu
  • Keshô yuki (1940)
  • 明朗五人男 (1940)
  • Roppa's Honeymoon (1940)
  • Harmonica Boy (1940)
  • Song of the White Orchid (1939)
  • Ichiyo Higuchi (1939)
  • Iron Brothers (1939)
  • My Daughter's Only Wish (1939)
  • The Old Man of the Propeller (1939)
  • Nightingale (1938) as The Mother
  • Composition Class (1938) as Mother
  • The Giant (1938)
  • Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip (1938)
  • The Kingdom of Spectacles (1937)
  • Saga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger and Wolf (1937)
  • Learn from Experience, Part Two (1937)
  • Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn (1937)
  • Karayuki-san (1937)
  • Japanese Women's Textbook (1937) as (Volume 3)
  • Morning's Tree-Lined Street (1936) as Fusako
  • Enoken's Donguri Tonbei (1936)
  • Hikoroku Laughs a lot (1936)
  • I Am a Cat (1936)
  • Akireta renchû (1936)
  • Five Men in a Circus (1935) as Okiyo
  • Tadano Bonji: Jinsei Benkyô (1934)
  • The Foster Mother

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What movies or TV shows is Nijiko Kiyokawa best known for?

Nijiko Kiyokawa is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Jimi Hendrix The Uncut Story (2004), Pom Poko (1994), Free and Easy Special (1994), The Ballad of Narayama (1983).

When and where was Nijiko Kiyokawa born?

Nijiko Kiyokawa was born on November 24, 1912 in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. They passed away on May 24, 2002.

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Nijiko Kiyokawa has accumulated over 240 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1934 to 2002.

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Nijiko Kiyokawa was a Japanese actress born on November 24, 1912, in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She was known for her acting work in the film industry. Kiyokawa's stage name was 清川虹子. She appeared in numerous films and television shows, with a total of 258 known credits. Kiyokawa passed away on May 24, 2002, at ...

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240credits
239films
1TV series
1934–2002active years

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