Chōko Iida
Actor
Born Apr 15, 1897 · Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Active 1925–1972 · Awards: Medal with Purple Ribbon
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.
Filmography
Stray Dog (1949) — Kogetsu Hotel managerDrunken Angel (1948) — BâyaThe Only Son (1936) — Tsune NonomiyaA Story of Floating Weeds (1934) — OtsuneRecord of a Tenement Gentleman (1947) — TaneForever a Woman (1955) — HideThe Rickshaw Man (1958) — OtoraTokyo Chorus (1931) — Sensei no tusmaAn Inn in Tokyo (1935) — OtsuneBrothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941) — KiyoSummer Clouds (1958) — HidéEvery-Night Dreams (1933) — LandladyApart from You (1933)What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) — Chiyoko SugiyamaPassing Fancy (1933) — OtomeThree Faces (1955)Middle-Aged Man (1943)Flower Shop Curtain (1959)The Genealogy of Women (1934) — Ogen, mistressAll is Well (1955)Flirtation in Spring (1949)Las Vegas Free-For-All (1967)Treasure Mountain (1929) — Geisha's house landladyPhysical Beauty (1928) — Ritsuko, Takai's wife