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<DIV>Dear Roland Domenig,</DIV>
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<DIV> Many, many thanks for this extremely valuable information! I will
post it on my site with full credit it to you.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Best regards,</DIV>
<DIV> William M. Drew</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 12/29/2011 6:23:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
roland.domenig@univie.ac.at writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">William, this might help a little:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Chiba Sachiko was born on
Februar 16, 1911, in Hiroshima as daughter of a landowner. Her
birth</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">-</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">name was Chiba Tsuruko. From early on she received
training in Western as well as Japanese music. She became a disciple
of</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> the blind koto player and
composer Miyagi Michio, a founder of the so-called Shin-Nihon-Ongaku (New
Japanese Music) movement, and worked as a musical performer. In 1931/32 she
joined the ensemble of the shakuhachi player Yoshida Seifû, a co-founder of
the Shin-Nihon-Ongaku movement, on aconcert tour to the United States. On
recommendation of the manager of the opera singer Fujiwara Yoshie, whom she
had met during the concert tour in the United States, she was cast for the
film </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Sakebu
Ajia</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> (1933), a propaganda movie
commemorating the first anniversary of the foundation of Manchukuo directed by
Uchida Tomu with Fujiwara Yoshie in thelead role. The film was produced by
Shineigasha, a production company founded in late 1932 by Murata Minoru,
Uchida Tomu, Itô Daisuke and others who had left Nikkatsu after quarrels with
studio executives. The sound of the film was recorded by P.C.L., which - after
a failed deal with Nikkatsu - was compelled to start producing films on its
own in order to avoid losses. Due to the rather strict contracts of the film
companies, which bound actors exclusively to astudio, P.C.L. could not employ
established film stars, but had to resort to stage actors or new talents.
Since she had left a good impression in </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Sakebu Ajia</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> P.C.L. signed on Chiba Sachiko, who eventually became
P.C.L’s leading actress. Chiba’s musicality certainly contributed to her rise
to fame starting with P.C.L.’s first production </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Horoyoi jinsei</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> (dir. Kimura Sotoji, 1933). In 1935 she starred in
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Joyû to
shijin</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">, the second P.C.L. film of
Naruse Mikio. Her next film with Naruse, </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Tsuma yo bara no yô ni</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> (1935), was voted best film of the year by the
critics jury of the </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Kinema
Junpô</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> magazine and was one of the
first Japanese films released in the Unites States (in 1937 under the title
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Kimiko</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">). She starred in several more films of Naruse, whom
in January 1937 she eventually married (they got divorced in 1940). After the
hugely successful two-part film adaptation of Yoshiya Nobuko’s
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Otto no
teisô</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">,
19﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽ her retirement. Chiba Sachiko died on ne Hideko. der the title
Kimiko) </SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">(dir. Yamamoto Kajirô, 1937)
for which she also recorded the theme song, she took a maternity leave. When
she returnedP.C.L. had meanwhile merged into Tôhô. She scored big commercial
successes with </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Katei
nikki</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> (2 parts, dir. Yamamoto
Satsuo, 1938) and </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Onna no
kyôshitsu</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> (2 parts, dir. Abe Yutaka,
1939), both again based on novels by Yoshiya Nobuko, but increasingly she
found herself cast in supporting roles while the lead roles went to other
actresses. She went on to make films until 1942, but was overshadowed by new
stars such as Hara Setsuko and Takamine Hideko. She therefore abandoned cinema
and for a brief time continued as stage actress. But this didn’t last long,
presumably also because of the increasingly difficult situation in the final
years of the war. After the war Chiba Sachiko became a quite successful
businesswoman. In 1946, with the help of Yuki Teiichi, one of Japan’s leading
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">haute
cuisine</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> chefs and founder of the
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">kaiseki</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> restaurant chain Kitchô, she opened a traditional
Japanese restaurant in Shibuya (at first it catered mostly to members of the
American occupation forces and for a period was renamed “Pacific Royal’s
Club”). In 1956 she went to the United States and worked as advisor for a
Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. In 1965 she finally became
managing director of the Western confectionery “Français” in Tokyo, a post she
held until her retirement. Chiba Sachiko died on October 22, 1993, after a
stroke at the age of 82.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Roland
Domenig</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">University of
Vienna</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></P><!--EndFragment--></DIV>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Von: </SPAN><<A title=mailto:ReelDrew@aol.com
href="mailto:ReelDrew@aol.com">ReelDrew@aol.com</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Antworten an: </SPAN>Kine Japan <<A
title=mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Datum: </SPAN>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:14:01
-0500<BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">An: </SPAN>Kine Japan <<A
title=mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Betreff: </SPAN>Re: looking for Sachiko Chiba
information<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Unfortunately, I can't just run out and buy the book you mentioned. I'm
working on a deadline. I'm not asking for exhaustive details on Sachiko
Chiba--just the most elementary facts which you can find on a prominent
actress of her generation in almost any major film-producing country in the
world. If this were a famous 1930s actress in the Egyptian, Indian and Chinese
cinemas of those years, for example, all I would have to do is Google her name
and find the most basic facts (and probably a lot more) in English as these
other great cinemas of the East have far more of an Internet presence than
that of Japan, it seems. I had earlier posted here asking if Sachiko Chiba was
still alive, and, if not, when she passed away. At that time, even that
information was not readily available at a standard source like the IMDB.
After a member of KineJapan kindly supplied me (and the public in general)
with that information, I note that the IMDB subsequently picked up on that and
now carries the date of her passing. So again, I would like to know if she
began her career in the theatre, if she appeared in any silent films at the
start of her career, and if she continued on in some other branch of show
business after leaving the screen or did she pursue some other occupation in
later years.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>William M. Drew</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 12/29/2011 1:43:15 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, <A
title=mailto:faithbach@yahoo.co.jp
href="mailto:faithbach@yahoo.co.jp">faithbach@yahoo.co.jp</A> writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Mr Drew,</DIV>
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<DIV>You can easily find the answers to these and many other questions
about Chiba Sachiko on pp. 148-151 of Vol. II of <EM>Nihon Eiga Jinmei
Jiten (Illustrated Who's Who of Japanese Cinema: Actresses</EM>
[sic]<EM>), </EM>ed/pub. by Kinema Jumposha in 1995 and still
available for sale and in libraries.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Faith Bach<BR>--- On <B>Thu, 2011/12/29, <A
title=mailto:ReelDrew@aol.com
href="mailto:ReelDrew@aol.com">ReelDrew@aol.com</A> <I><<A
title=mailto:ReelDrew@aol.com
href="mailto:ReelDrew@aol.com">ReelDrew@aol.com</A>></I></B>
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>For what may be the final post of the year on a website I have,
I've been planning to pay a (very belated) tribute to outstanding
film actresses born in 1911. However, in searching for basic
information on Sachiko Chiba on the Internet, including Google book
search, I seem to have run into a barrier. Can anyone give me data
on any of the following: what was Sachiko Chiba's background? Did
she work as an actress in the theatre prior to her entry into films
in 1933? Were any of her early screen appearances in silent films?
Why did she stop making films after her last screen appearance in
1944, two years after her divorce from Mikio Naruse? What did she do
after she stopped making films? Did she work in the theatre or on
radio and TV? Or did she have some other occupation outside of show
business? Did she remarry? Assuming as I am that she was retired in
her last years, does anyone know here for approximately how
long?</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm hoping I can get at least some answers to these questions
from the very knowledgeable people here regarding Sachiko
Chiba.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>William M.
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