The Chieko Story

The Chieko Story — Plot

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.

• Release date
• June 29, 1957
• Runtime
• 98 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Hisatora Kumagai

The Chieko Story — Cast

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

K

Ken Mitsuda Keiichi Yagi Eiko Miyoshi Kei