Chōko Iida

Born: 1897-04-15

Birthplace: Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Chôko Iida (飯田 蝶子, 15 April 1897 - 26 December 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 Shigehara Hideo.

Description above from the Wikipedia article lida Chōko, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Stray Dog
Drunken Angel
Forever a Woman
The Rickshaw Man
Sanshiro Sugata
A Wanderer's Notebook
The Only Son
What Did the Lady Forget?
The Body
Las Vegas Free-For-All

Top Movie Credits

Stray Dog Kogetsu Hotel manager
The Only Son Tsune Nonomiya