Chôko Iida: Chôko Iida. Actress: Record of a Tenement Gentleman. Chouko Iida was born in 1897, in the old downtown of Tokyo, Asakusa.After dropping out of high school and working as a clerk at the Matsuzakaya Department Store, she joined the Nakamura Matsugoro Acting Company. In 1922, Iida entered Shochiku Kamata Productions. Her acting was soon recognized by a director at Shouchiku and she went on to debut in Shinyuku Tsuma (The...
Known For: Record of a Tenement Gentleman (Otane), A Story of Floating Weeds (Otsune, Ka-yan), The Only Son (Tsune Nonomiya (O-Tsune)), Stray Dog (Kogetsu Hotel menageress)