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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>
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<DIV>William M. Drew</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 12/29/2011 1:43:15 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
faithbach@yahoo.co.jp 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>
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<DIV>Faith Bach<BR>--- On <B>Thu, 2011/12/29, ReelDrew@aol.com
<I><ReelDrew@aol.com></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>