Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa (浪花 千栄子) (November 19, 1907 – December 22, 1973) was a Japanese actress who was active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She is best known for playing geisha in several films, such as Kenji Mizoguchi's ''A Geisha'', and the Forest Spirit in Akira Kurosawa's ''Throne of Blood''. Her birth name was Kikuno Nanko. Provided by Wikipedia