Adapted from a poem, which was composed by poet and sculptor Kotaro Takamura, Chieko-Sho is the story of the artist's wife Chieko. The poet meets a woman, who also as an artist illustrates, one day. They marry and have a good life spending many years together. One day, however, she loses her mind and has to be confined to a hospital. The poetry was some of star Hara Setsuko's favourite even before her involvement in the film.
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Cast
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So Yamamura
Kotaro Takamura
Known for
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tokyo Story
Setsuko Hara
Chieko Takamura
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Mitsuo
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Bokuzen Hidari
Gohei
Known for
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
Kyoko Aoyama
Akiko
Known for
I Live in Fear
Natsuko Kahara
Mieko
Known for
The Bad Sleep Well
Floating Weeds
Ken Mitsuda
Keiichi Yagi
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
The Ballad of Narayama
Eiko Miyoshi
Kei
Known for
Stray Dog
Throne of Blood
Keiko Môri
Kyoko
Known for
Floating Clouds
Haruo Nakajima
Known for
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Matango
Chieko Nakakita
Sadako Kaga
Known for
Drunken Angel
One Wonderful Sunday
Matsue Ono
Yoshino
Known for
Rhapsody in August
Hisatora Kumagai Director · Toshio Yasumi Screenplay Jōji Ohara Cinematographer
First release June 29, 1957 · Produced in Japan · Original title 智恵子抄
Production
TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
智恵子抄
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 29, 1957
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No release date listed for United States.
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