Chieko Nakakita: Chieko Nakakita. Actress: Lightning. A character actress who never quite got her due, despite roles in numerous high-profile movies from the 1940s onward. Although a vigorous participant in Toho's labor disputes of that early period, like so many others she never really left, in part because she had married studio producer Tomoyuki Tanaka. An excellent performer with a lively and genuine presence, Nakakita was never fated for great stardom, although...
Known For: Lightning (Ritsu), One Wonderful Sunday (Masako), Drunken Angel (Miyo), Oka wa hanazakari (Hisako Iwamoto)