Chieko Sōma

Acting

Chieko Sōma

Born 1922-12-24 · Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan

Acting credits

Goblin Courier poster
6.0

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.

Goblin Courier

1949

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets poster
5.0

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets

1956

No artwork available
NR

A pure love story between a former member of the imperial family who has been demoted to commoner status and a young girl.

First Love Story

1947

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NR

A film adaptation of Nobuko Yoshiya’s popular novel.

Tsuma mo koisu

1950

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NR

During the Warring States period, immediately after Hideyoshi Hashiba defeated Mitsuhide Akechi at the Battle of Yamazaki, in the village of Ogurisu in Yamashiro Province, which was located near the battlefield, a group of children were scavenging for swords, and among them was the rogue Chōbei. Since Mitsuhide’s body was missing, Hideyoshi offered a bounty for his head while simultaneously confiscating horses and rice from the villagers.

Chobei the Rogue

1949

All Sold Out poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

All Sold Out

1956

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NR

A tale of melancholy centered on a couple of engineers at a power plant in the north and a pure romance with a female engineer.

Avalanche

1952

Enoshima Elegy poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Enoshima Elegy

1951

Bōya monogatari poster
NR

In Ginza Hachō, where violence and lust swirl, sparks fly from iron fists and passion against a backdrop of song and dance.

Bōya monogatari

1951

Shin ono ga tsumi poster
NR

20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).

Shin ono ga tsumi

1956

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Wakôdo no uta

1951

The Tale of Genji poster
6.0

Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his heart is broken by Awaji does Genji realizes how much pain he himself has caused.

The Tale of Genji

1951

Messenger from the Moon poster
NR

It was a sanatorium in the highlands. Patients such as Totsuka, Hirota, and Hashida were battling their illnesses under the devoted care of Michiko, a nurse so beautiful and noble that she was nicknamed “The Messenger from the Moon.” When Totsuka learned that Hirota, who was about to be discharged, secretly loved Michiko, he devised a plan and arranged for them to spend some time alone in a birch grove. Hirota and Michiko made a firm vow for their future, but around that time, an unexpected visitor arrived at Hirota’s hospital room.

Messenger from the Moon

1949

Arashi no naka no shimai poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Arashi no naka no shimai

1949

Devil's Gold poster
10.0

The protagonist descends from the mountains with a huge amount of panned gold dust. Upon learning of his wealth, all sorts of people, driven by greed and a desire to get their hands on his money, immediately begin to gravitate toward him.

Devil's Gold

1950

The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog poster
NR

A dispute over the estate of a wealthy family’s patriarch erupts between the son’s widow and her child on one side, and the villain’s niece and brothers on the other. When the villains’ carefully crafted facade is exposed, a monk who sides with the widow puts on the performance of a lifetime. A heartwarming pastoral comedy rich in human warmth.

The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog

1946

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NR

The innocent devotion of a woman eagerly awaiting her lover’s return from the war touches people’s hearts.

Kimi ka to omohite

1946

Guren bosatsu poster
NR

Set against the backdrop of the Great Fire of Edo, this story depicts the conflict between the town fire brigades and the daimyo’s fire brigades.

Guren bosatsu

1949

Sarutobi Sasuke: Senjō ke goku no hi matsuri poster
NR

Set against the backdrop of the Warring States period, this thrilling period drama follows the "Demon of Iga," a bloodthirsty and resolute Koga-ryu ninja Sarutobi Sasuke.

Sarutobi Sasuke: Senjō ke goku no hi matsuri

1950

Dare ni koisen poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dare ni koisen

1948

Cheerful Detective poster
NR

After graduating from detective school, Achao and Entaro received their certificates and launched a private detective agency. One night, while investigating Otoyo, the wife of a soba shop owner, the two went to the basement of a theater and unexpectedly stumbled upon the murder of model Ranko Nemoto. Using the earring she was wearing as a clue, they began their investigation.

Cheerful Detective

1954

The Ghosts of Yotsuya poster
6.3

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the kabuki classic: Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan (1826) written by Tsuruya Nanboku and is one of the most famous ghost stories throughout Japan.

The Ghosts of Yotsuya

1956

Four Asakusa Sisters poster
NR

Love stories of four sisters from a small restaurant in Asakusa.

Four Asakusa Sisters

1952

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Unmei no koyomi

1948