Kiwako Taichi (太地 喜和子, Taichi Kiwako, 2 December 1943 – 13 October 1992) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1967 and 1985.
Kiwako Taichi | |
|---|---|
 Taichi in the film Kuroneko | |
| Born | 2 December 1943 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 13 October 1992 (aged 48) Shizuoka, Japan |
| Other names | Taeko Shimura |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–1985 |
Biography
editKiwako Taichi was born in Tokyo on 2 December 1943.[1] She graduated Shoin Junior and Senior High School[1] and, after training in the Haiyuza Theatre Company,[1] she joined Bungakuza in 1967.[1] Appearing in such plays as Yabuhara Kengyō and Gan no Tera, she was hailed as a potential successor to Haruko Sugimura.[1] In 1970, she married actorTaisaku Akino but divorced.[2]
She died in a car accident in Ito, Shizuoka on 13 October 1992 while working there with Bungakuza.[1][3]
Partial filmography
editFilm
edit- Kawa jean blues (1961)
- Beranme Nakanori-san (1961)
- Akuma no temari-uta (1961) - Satoko Nire
- Minyo no tabi: Sakurajima Otemoyan (1962)
- Tekka wakashu (1962)
- Hibari no Hahakoi Guitar (1962)
- Hana o kuu mushi (1967) - Nami Aoki
- Kuroneko (1968) - Shige (Daughter-in-Law)
- Dankon (1969) - Saori
- Hitorikko (1969)
- The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970) - Namiji
- Shokkaku (1970) - Yae
- Yakuza Zessyō (1970) - Kanae
- Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970) - Friend
- If You Were Young: Rage (1970)
- Konto Gojugo-go to Miko no zettai zetsumei (1971) - Momoyo Tashiro
- Kaoyaku (1971) - Mayumi Takigawa
- Ningen Hyoteki (1971)
- Kokuhakuteki joyûron (1971) - Rie
- Zatoichi in Desperation (1972) - Nishikigi
- Akumyo: shima arashi (1974) - Oteru
- The Last Samurai (1974) - Ohide
- Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi (1974)
- Kigeki: onna no naki-dokoro (1975)
- Cross the Rubicon! (1975) - Shizuko
- Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976) - Botan
- Gokumon-to (1977) - Tomoe Kitô - Gihei's Wife
- Shinjuku baka monogatari (1977)
- Kôtei no inai hachigatsu (1978) - Ayako Nakagami
- Fire Festival (1985) - Kimiko
- Chichi (1988)
Television
edit- Kunitori Monogatari (1973) - Nene
- Zatoichi Series: The Kannon Statue That was Bound (縛られ観音ゆきずり旅, 1974)
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c d e f Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus 2015.
- ^ "太地 喜和子 秋野太作". kotobank. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ Galbraith IV, Stuart. "Tora-san 17: Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (Region 3)". DVD Talk.com.
Works cited
edit- "Taichi Kiwako" 太地喜和子. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2020.