looking for Sachiko Chiba information

[ReelDrew at aol.com]

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.
 
William M. Drew
 
In a message dated 12/29/2011 1:43:15 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
faithbach at yahoo.co.jp writes:
 
Dear Mr Drew,
 
You can easily find the answers to these and many other questions  about 
Chiba Sachiko on pp. 148-151 of Vol. II of Nihon Eiga Jinmei  Jiten 
(Illustrated Who's Who of Japanese Cinema: Actresses  [sic]), ed/pub. by Kinema 
Jumposha in 1995 and still  available for sale and in libraries.
 
Faith Bach
--- On Thu, 2011/12/29, ReelDrew at aol.com  <ReelDrew at aol.com> wrote:





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?
 
I'm hoping I can get at least some answers to these questions  from the 
very knowledgeable people here regarding Sachiko Chiba.
 
William M.  Drew



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