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".
The Yellow Handkerchief
Kabei: Our Mother
The Hidden Blade
In Broad Daylight
Dolls floating down the river
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
The Soundless Cry
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
The Sun of Love and Tears
The River Yokobori
A Distant Cry from Spring
Jungle Emperor Leo
The Village
Samurai from Nowhere
I, the Executioner
Station
Downtown Heroes
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Tora-san Loves an Artist
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Plan 75
Home from the Sea
Tracing the Gray Summer
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
Tora-san Goes Religious?
Tora-san, His Tender Love
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Tora-san's Runaway
Our Marriage
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
Unico in the Island of Magic
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
Tora-san's Love Call
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
San'nin musume kanpai!
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
Where Spring Comes Late