Chieko Takehisa

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Chieko Takehisa (March 6, 1912 – September 14, 2006) was a Japanese actress from Akita Prefecture. At 15, she dropped out of high school to join the movie industry. She then starred in many films and plays from the 1930s to the 1940s, becoming popular as an actress in "moga" (modern girl) roles. In 1935, Takehisa met American journalist Clarke Kawakami at a Christmas party. They soon fell in love, but America's Japanese exclusion laws created great difficulty in securing a visa for Takehisa. In 1941, she finally arrived in the United States on a student visa, marrying Kawakami in August of th…

  • Acting
  • Born 6 March 1912
  • Died 14 September 2006 (age 94)
  • Nakakawaguchi, Akita, Japan
  • 26 credits

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Most-watched Chieko Takehisa films currently: Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946), Horse (1941), The Monkey King (1940), Japanese Women's Textbook (1937), The Bride from Japan (1959).

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