Chieko Itō (伊藤 智恵子, Itō Chieko; née Kitagawa, born December 14, 1933), known professionally as Chie Kitagawa (北川 智繪, Kitagawa Chie), is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. She is also the founder of the Wagei-Sha Storytelling School.
She is also very well known for voice acting roles such as Taeko's Grandmother in Only Yesterday, Mombi in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Tsuru Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back, Mini-Dora in Dorami-chan: Mini Dora SOS!!!, Okanagan in Shadow Hearts: From the New World, Kiyo Shimizu in Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories, Matsu in Ranma ½, and Hedwig the Sea Witch in Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid.
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Biography
Kitagawa was born on December 14, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan.
She has been affiliated with Kiraboshi.
In film credit names and other places, variations of her name such as "Chie Kitagawa" (北川智絵) and "Chie Kitagawa" (北川知絵) were used. She also formerly performed under the stage name "Chieko Kitagawa" (北川 智恵子).
Kitagawa graduated from Kumagaya High School and joined the Japan Academy of Arts.
She has previously been affiliated with Gekidan Aoi Mi no Kai, Talent Agent, Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, Dojinsha Production, and Grue.
She currently serves as the director of Wageisha, an organization dedicated to the art of storytelling.
Personality
Kitagawa specializes in performing child character roles and old lady character roles.
Her personal hobbies are reading and gardening.
Her favorite color is green.
Her daughter is Mami Kōzuki and her stepson is Tatsuhiko Ito.
Successors
The following individuals have taken over Kitagawa's voice acting roles after she stepped down.
Filmography
Television animation
Kaminari Boy Pikkari-bee (1967): Grandma
Adventure on the Gaboten Island (1967): Kyuuri
Princess Knight (1967): Plastic
Animal 1 (1968): Saburō Azuma
The Monster Kid (1968): Additional voice
Star of the Giants (1968): Masahiro Samon
Attack No. 1 (1969): Keiko Kudo, Shizuka (second voice), Yamamoto (second voice)
Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (1969): Maid
Chingo Muchabei (1971): Additional voice
Akado Suzunosuke (1972): Additional voice
Onbu Obake (1972): Gon
The Gutsy Frog (1972): Additional voice
Jungle Kurobe (1973): Additional voice
Majokko Megu-chan (1974): Additional voice
My Neighbor Tamageta-kun (1974): Additional voice
Laura, the Prairie Girl (1975): Suzie
First Human Giatrus (1975): Additional voice
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976): Emilio (First voice)
Manga Hana no Kakarichō (1976): Employees
Video games
Doraemon 2: SOS! Otogi no Kuni (1997): Witch
Shadow Hearts: From the New World (2005): Okanagan
Crayon Shin-Chan Obaka Daininden (2010): Tsuru Nohara
Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories (2018): Kiyo Shimizu
Dubbing
Addams Family Reunion (1998): Grandmama Addams (Alice Ghostley)
Alligator (1980): Madeline Kendall (Patti Jerome) (Fuji TV version)
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991): Tree Devil (Lao Lao) (Lau Siu-ming)
Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) (Nippon Television version)
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987): Mrs. Lois Feldman (Billie Bird) (TBS version)
Columbo (1968): Soul Crusader Tailor
Goronta Theater (from Okaasan to Issho) (1976): Cham Cham
King Arthur (1970s)