For decades now, Chōko Iida has been a Japanese actress with a body of work built one job at a time. Among all the titles, 'Stray Dog' is the one that reached the widest audience. 'Drunken Angel' is close behind in visibility. She started at 28. The filmography runs to some 91 credits between film and television.
Chōko Iida
Actress
75 years (Apr 15, 1897 – Dec 26, 1972)Asakusa, JapanAsakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan
For decades now, Chōko Iida has been a Japanese actress with a body of work built one job at a time. Among all the titles, 'Stray Dog' is the one that reached the widest audience. 'Drunken Angel' is close behind in visibility. She started at 28. The filmography runs to some 91 credits between film and television.
1897-04-15 · Asakusa, JapanAsakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Chôko Iida (飯田 蝶子, 15 April 1897 - 26 December 1972) was a Japanese actress. Her real name was Shigehara Tefu. She played working class women and grandmothers, and appeared in more than 300 films. Her husband was cameraman Shigehara Hideo.lida Chōko, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.