Biography

Chieko Takehisa

Acting

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 v…

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Career average

7.8/10

Birth date

03/06/1912

Place of birth

Nakakawaguchi, Akita, Japan

Date of death

09/14/2006

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