1912-03-06 Nakakawaguchi, Akita, Japan
Chieko Takehisa (March 6, 1912 – September 14, 2006) was a Japanese actress from Akita Prefecture. At 15, she dropped out of high school to join the movie industry. She then starred in many films and plays from the 1930s to the 1940s, becoming popular as an actress in "moga" (modern girl) roles. In 1935, Takehisa met American journalist Clarke Kawakami at a Christmas party. They soon fell in love, but America's Japanese exclusion laws created great difficulty in securing a visa for Takehisa. In 1941, she finally arrived in the United States on a student visa, marrying Kawakami in August of that year. After the Pearl Harbor attack, Takehisa returned to Japan, resuming her film career, and the two lost contact. In 1945, Kawakami learned that Takehisa had survived the war. Hoping to find her, he returned to Japan and joined General Douglas MacArthur's staff in charge of the U.S. occupation. There, he was reunited with Takehisa, who was astonished to see him. The couple would have three children in the following years, and Takehisa effectively retired from the film industry by the late 1940s. Takehisa moved to Hawaii in 1950 with her family, where she lived for the rest of her life.
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花嫁さんは世界一 | Taro's mother | 1959-11-22 |
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風の子 | 1949-02-22 | |
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明日を創る人々 | Kin Okamoto, Mother | 1946-05-02 |
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歌へ!太陽 | 1945-11-22 | |
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愛と誓ひ | Shiraishi's wife | 1945-07-26 |
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命の港 | 1944-06-08 | |
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伊那の勘太郎 | 1943-01-03 | |
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馬 | Saku Onoda, Ine's mother | 1941-03-11 |
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雲月の鈴蘭の妻 | 1940-03-06 | |
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光と影 前篇 | 1940-01-18 | |
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光と影 後篇 | 1940-01-18 | |
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エノケンの孫悟空 | Witch | 1940-11-06 |
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浪人吹雪 | 1939-01-11 | |
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エノケンの森の石松 | 1939-08-10 | |
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地熱 | Okayo | 1938-02-01 |
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禍福 前篇 | Yurie | 1937-10-01 |
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夜の鳩 | Okiyo | 1937-05-11 |
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南国太平記 | Fujiharu | 1937-08-11 |
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日本女性読本 | (Volume 1) | 1937-05-21 |
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禍福 後篇 | Yurie | 1937-12-18 |
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兄いもうと | 1936-06-21 | |
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坊っちゃん | Kosuzu, the geisha | 1935-03-14 |
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只野凡児 人生勉強 | 1934-01-05 |