Portrait of Chieko

is a 1967 Japanese drama film directed by Noboru Nakamura. It is based both on the 1941 poetry collection Chieko-shō by Japanese poet and sculptor Kōtarō Takamura, dedicated to his wife Chieko (1886–1938), and on the 1957 novel Shōsetsu Chieko-shō by Haruo Satō. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Cast Shima Iwashita as Chieko Takamura Tetsurō Tanba as Kōtarō Takamura Jin Nakayama as Toyochika Takamura Yōko Minamida as Kazuko Tsubaki Eiji Okada as Tsubaki Mikijirō Hira as Ishii Kaori Shima as Fumiko Takamaru Sasaki as Takamura Kōun Tetsuo Ishidate as Tarō Kinuko Obata as Osato Sawada Yoshi Katō as Sōkichi Naganuma Poems read by Hiroshi Akutagawa Reception In a contemporary review, "Whit." of Variety described Portrait of Chieko as an "Exquisitely beautiful Japanese film", noting that Shima Iwashita "delivers a finely restrained performance of Oscar proportions, catching every nuance of character with consummate acting skill". The review went on to praise the cinematography by Hiroshi Takemura, Tatsuo Homada's art direction and Masaru Satō's score. Other adaptations Takamura's poems had already been adapted for film in 1957. The film, also titled Chieko-shō, had been directed by Hisatora Kumagai and starred Sō Yamamura and Setsuko Hara.