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Chieko Matsui
Biography
Chieko Matsui (December 4, 1899 – April 2, 1929) was a Japanese actress of the silent era. The eldest daughter of a doctor, she left home in 1922 after her mother passed away and her father remarried. She became an actor at Shochiku Studios, performing in fifty-five movies between 1925 and 1929. In 1927, she became one of the first female screenwriters in Japan, writing screenplays for the films "Lake of Melancholy" and "Spring Rain." She starred in both as well. Matsui underwent surgery for kidney disease in 1928. She passed away in 1929, while recuperating in her home.
Top Filmography
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Umi mo yusha
1927 // MOVIE
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Junange
1926 // MOVIE
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The Age of Emotion
1928 // MOVIE
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The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple
1925 // MOVIE
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No Need for Your Opinion
1925 // MOVIE
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Troubled Days
1926 // MOVIE
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Townspeople
1926 // MOVIE
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Young Master
1926 // MOVIE
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Buried Youth
1926 // MOVIE
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The Basement
1927 // MOVIE
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Iron Virgin
1928 // MOVIE