was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1967 and 1985.

Biography

Kiwako Taichi was born in Tokyo on 2 December 1943. She graduated

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and, after training in the

Haiyuza Theatre Company The is a Japanese theatre company based in Tokyo, Japan. Along with the Mingei Theatre Company and Bungakuza it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. Former Members *Eijirō Tōno *Koreya Senda *Eitaro Ozawa ...

, she joined Bungakuza in 1967. Appearing in such plays as ' and ', she was hailed as a potential successor to

Haruko Sugimura was a Japanese stage and film actress, best known for her appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Biography Sugimura was born in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. After the death of her parents, sh ...

. In 1970, she married actor

Taisaku Akino is a Japanese actor. In 1970, he married actress Kiwako Taichi. They later divorced. Selected filmography Films *''It's Tough Being a Man'' (1969) as Kawamata Noboru *'' Tora-san's Cherished Mother'' (1969) as Kawamata Noboru *''Tora-san's G ...

but divorced. She died in a car accident in Ito, Shizuoka on 13 October 1992 while working there with Bungakuza.

Partial filmography

Film

* ''Kawa jean blues'' (1961) * ''Beranme Chunori-san'' (1961) * ''Akuma no temari-uta'' (1961) - Satoko Nire * ''Minyo no tabi: Sakurajima Otemoyan'' (1962) * ''Tekka wakashu'' (1962) * ''Hibari no Hahakoi Guitar'' (1962) * ''Hana o kuu mushi'' (1967) - Nami Aoki * ''

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'' (1968) - Shige (Daughter-in-Law) * ''Dankon'' (1969) - Saori * ''Hitorikko'' (1969) * ''

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was Japan's submission to the 43rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Screen play by Shuji Terayama. Cast *Tatsuya Na ...

'' (1970) - Namiji * ''Shokkaku'' (1970) - Yae * ''

Yakuza Zessyō also known as Ode to the Yakuza is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura. Katsu and Masumura worked together for the first in 5 years. It is based on Jūgo Kuroiwa's novel ''Nishi Naruyama Hotel Gake no Hana''. The movie depicts a ...

'' (1970) - Kanae * ''

Live Today, Die Tomorrow! is a 1970 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It is based on the true story of spree killer Norio Nagayama. Plot Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate from Hokkaido, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit packer in a depa ...

'' (1970) - Friend * '' If You Were Young: Rage'' (1970) * ''Konto Gojugo-vai para Miko no zettai zetsumei'' (1971) - Momoyo Tashiro * ''Kaoyaku'' (1971) - Mayumi Takigawa * ''Ningen Hyoteki'' (1971) * ''Kokuhakuteki joyûron'' (1971) - Rie * ''Zatoichi in Desperation'' (1972) - Nishikigi * ''Akumyo: shima arashi'' (1974) - Oteru * ''

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'' (1974) - Ohide * ''Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi'' (1974) * ''Kigeki: onna no naki-dokoro'' (1975) * ''

Cross the Rubicon! , also known as ''Plundering the Source of Capital'' and ''Gambling Den Heist'', is a 1975 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Plot The film begins with a bank robbery using handguns and a handmade bomb. The bomb rolls off a counter ...

'' (1975) - Shizuko * ''

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset a.k.a. ''Torasan and the Painter'' and ''Tora-san's Sunset Glow'' is a 1976 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kiwako Taichi as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san's S ...

'' (1976) - Botan * ''Gokumon-to'' (1977) - Tomoe Kitô - Gihei's Wife * ''Shinjuku baka monogatari'' (1977) * ''Kôtei no inai hachigatsu'' (1978) - Ayako Nakagami * ''

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'' (1985) - Kimiko * ''Chichi'' (1988)

Television

* ''

Kunitori Monogatari is a 1973 Japanese television series. It is the eleventh NHK ''taiga'' drama. Plot The series is set in the Sengoku period. Based on Ryōtarō Shiba`s novel of the same name. The story chronicles the lives of Dosan Saito and Nobunaga Oda. Pro ...

'' (1973) - Nene * ''Zatoichi Series: The Kannon Statue That was Bound'' (縛られ観音ゆきずり旅, 1974)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taichi, Kiwako 1943 births 1992 deaths Japanese film actresses Road incident deaths in Japan People from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese actresses