Movie

The Chieko Story

1957 1h 38m Released

Drama

Adapted from a poem, which was composed by poet and sculptor Kotaro Takamura, Chieko-Sho is the story of the artist's wife Chieko. The poet meets a woman, who also as an artist illustrates, one day. They marry and have a good life spending many years together. One day, however, she loses her mind and has to be confined to a hospital. The poetry was some of star Hara Setsuko's favourite even before her involvement in the film.

Cast

So Yamamura Kotaro Takamura Setsuko Hara Chieko Takamura Hiroshi Tachikawa Mitsuo Bokuzen Hidari Gohei Kyoko Aoyama Akiko Natsuko Kahara Mieko