Chieko Baisho (倍賞 千恵子, Baishō Chieko, born June 29, 1941) is a Japanese actress and singer. In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" series from 1969 until 1995. In addition, she has acted in many films directed by Yōji Yamada since the 1960s. She won the award for best actress at the 5th Hochi Film Award for "A Distant Cry from Spring".
2026Till We Meet Again on the Starry HillMovie2025Tokyo TaxiMovieas Sumire Takano
202455th anniversary performance of Tora-San: Rakugo, Talk and Tora Jiro ReturnsMovie2022Plan 75Movieas Michi Tsunotani
2021ArcMovieas Rina
2020461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and SonMovieas Natsuko Suzumoto
2019Tora-san, Wish You Were HereMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）2019Weathering with YouMovieas Fumi Tachibana (voice)
2019Only the Cat KnowsMovieas Yukiko2014The Little HouseMovieas Taki Nunomiya
2013It All Began When I Met YouMovieas Kotoko
2013HamelnMovieas Ritsuko
2012Tokyo NewcomerMovieas Old Woman2010Zatoichi: The LastMovieas Mitsu
2009Honokaa BoyMovieas Bee2008Kabei: Our MotherMovieas Hatsuko Nogami
2005A Heartful of LoveMovieas Tomoe Kakuta2004The Hidden BladeMovieas Mrs. Katagiri2004Howl's Moving CastleMovieas Sophie (voice)
2001Tracing the Gray SummerMovieas Sonia (voice)
1999SuzuranTV showas Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka · 156 episodes
1997The Rainbow Seeker 2Movie
1997Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special VersionMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）1997Jungle Emperor LeoMovieas Lyre (voice)
1996The Rainbow SeekerMovie
1995Tora-san to the RescueMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1994Tora-san's Easy AdviceMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1993Tora-san's MatchmakerMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1992Tora-san Makes ExcusesMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1991Tora-san ConfessesMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1990Tora-san Takes a VacationMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1989Tora-san, My UncleMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1989Tora-san Goes to ViennaMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1989Thousand CranesMovie
1988Tora-san's Salad-Day MemorialMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1988Downtown HeroesMovie
1987Tora-san Plays DaddyMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1987Tora-san Goes NorthMovieas Sakura
1986Tora-san's Bluebird FantasyMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1986Women Who Do Not DivorceMovie
1986Final Take: The Golden Age of MoviesMovie
1986Lost in the WildernessMovieas Kimiko, Naomi's wife
1985Tora-san's Island EncounterMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1985Tora-san, the Go-BetweenMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1984Tora-san's Forbidden LoveMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1984Marriage Counselor Tora-sanMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1983Tora-san Goes Religious?Movieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1983Tora-san's Song of LoveMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）1983Unico in the Island of MagicMovieas The West Wind (voice)
1983Karate Cop 2Movie
1982Tora-san, the ExpertMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1982Hearts and Flowers for Tora-sanMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1981Tora-san's PromiseMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）1981StationMovieas Michio Kiriko
1981Tora-san's Love in OsakaMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1981Mansaku no hanaTV showas 伊吹絹代 · 156 episodes1981The Fantastic Adventures of UnicoMovieas The West Wind (voice)
1980Foster Daddy, Tora!Movieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1980Twenty-Four EyesMovieas Hisako Ōishi (voice)
1980Tora-san's Tropical FeverMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）1980A Distant Cry from SpringMovieas Tamiko Kazami
1979Tora-san's Dream of SpringMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1979Tora-san, the MatchmakerMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1978Talk of the Town Tora-sanMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1978Stage-Struck Tora-sanMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1977Tora-san Plays CupidMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1977Older brotherTV showas Toko · 13 episodes1977The Yellow HandkerchiefMovieas Mitsue Shima
1977Tora-san Meets His LordshipMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1976Tora-san's Pure LoveMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1976Two IidaMovieas Michi Aizawa
1976Tora-san's Sunrise and SunsetMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1975Tora-san, the IntellectualMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1975The VillageMovieas Hideko Kono
1975Tora-san Meets the Songstress AgainMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1974Tora-san's LullabyMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1974Tora-san's LovesickMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1974Center of TokyoMovieas Okoto
1973Tora-san Loves an ArtistMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1973Tora-san's Forget Me NotMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1972Tora-san's Dream-Come-TrueMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1972Home from the SeaMovieas Tamiko Ishizaki
1972Tora-san's Dear Old HomeMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1972Kōfuku SōdanTV showTheme Song Performance · 2 episodes
1972My Voiceless FriendsMovie
1972Kigeki yūwaku ryokōMovie
1971Tora-san's Love CallMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1971Tora-san, the Good SamaritanMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1971Kaiun ryokōMovie
1971Tora-san's Shattered RomanceMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）1970Where Spring Comes LateMovieas Tamiko
1970Oh, My Comrade!Movie
1970Tora-san's RunawayMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1970Tora-san's Grand SchemeMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1970Tora-san, His Tender LoveMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1969Yosakoi JourneyMovie1969Tora-san's Cherished MotherMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）1969Tora-san, Our Lovable TrampMovieas 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1969Topsy-Turvy JourneyMovie
1969Kekkon shimasuMovie
1969Vagabond SchemerMovieas Tsuruyo
1968大安旅行Movieas 新庄晴子
1968喜劇・大安旅行Movie
1968In Broad DaylightMovieas Yoshiko Koshiishi1968I, the ExecutionerMovieas Haruko
1968The Million Dollar PursuitMovieas Miss
1967LightningMovie
1967Lover's DuetMovieas Eiko Takayama
1967The Greatest Challenge of AllMovie
1967Family of WomenMovieas 康子
1967Song of LoveMovieas Haruko Tachibana
1967Barren LoveMovieas Kieko Kikuchi
1967Let's Have A DreamMovieas Aiko
1966Inochi hateru hi madeMovie
1966The Lovable TrampMovieas Aiko Kazami
1966Our Wonderful YearsMovieas Fumiko
1966The River YokoboriMovieas Taka
1966The Sun of Love and TearsMovieas Kazumi Kitamura
1966Warm CurrentMovieas Gin Ishiwata
1966Gamblers' LuckMovie
1966Hi No TaikoMovie
1965DanshunMovieas Setsuko Nagashima1965A TrapMovieas Kiriko Yanagida
1965Zettai tasūMovie
1965The Soundless CryMovie
1965Ane to imôtoMovieas Setsuko
1965Che, Che, Che with LoveMovie
1964My LoverMovieas Sugiko Tsutsui
1964Imo samurai: Kani uemonMovie
1964Kaibatsu 0 meterMovieas 峠百合子
1964Hadaka ikkanMovie
1964Hana no maiko-hanMovie
1964Our Happiness AloneMovieas Yoshiko Sakawa
1964DislikesMovie1964Samurai from NowhereMovieas Chigusa
1963The Image of MotherMovieas Oshino
1963The Night We DancedMovie
1963Kagami no naka no razōMovie
1963Niji o tsukamu odorikoMovie
1963Maiko-hanMovie
1963Futari de mune o hareMovie
1963The Sunshine GirlMovie
1963Wakai yatsuMovie
1963Hoshikuzu no MachiMovie
1963Shichinin no keijiMovieas Miyoko Sekiguchi
1963Sing, Young People!Movieas Yuko Nakajima
1962Naite waratta hanayomeMovie
1962Aitsu bakari ga naze moteruMovie
1962Hadashi no hanayomeMovie
1962Mama, I Need You!Movie
1962Get Married, MotherMovieas Yukiyo Aoki
1962Ballad of a WorkmanMovieas Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
1962Glory on the SummitMovie
1962Ai to kanashimi toMovie
1962San'nin musume kanpai!Movie
1962Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no NakamaMovie
1962Our MarriageMovieas Saeko Hibino
1962Dolls floating down the riverMovieas Fumiko
1962Drunkard's ParadiseMovie
1961Noren to hanayomeMovieas Kazuko
1961Kigeki: Kane no naru ki ni koi ga sakuMovieas 三津子
1961Mama o uchi ga moeteru noMovie
1961SanctuaryMovie
1961Shiroi minamikazeMovie
1961As the Clouds ScatterMovieas Kaeko Kawaguchi
1961Mizu tamariMovie
1961Women of TokyoMovieas Kiyomi Nishihara