Portrait of Chieko
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From the film "Chieko Sho" (1967). Tamba Tetsuro and Iwashita Shima. | |
| Directed by | Noboru Nakamura |
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| Produced by | Masao Shirai |
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| Cinematography | Hiroshi Takemura |
| Edited by | Keiichi Uraoka |
| Music by | Masaru Satō |
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| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Portrait of Chieko (智恵子抄, Chieko-shō) 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.