, was a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 popular singer and actress.

Eri was born as Chiemi Kubo on January 11, 1937 in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

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. She started her singing career at the age of 14 with her version of "Tennessee Waltz." She sang American songs such as "Jambalaya

Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

"Jambalaya " is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in July 1952...

" & "Come on-a My House

Come on-a My House

"Come on-a My House" is a song performed by Rosemary Clooney on her album Come On-A My House, released on June 6, 1951. The song was written by Ross Bagdasarian and noted Armenian American writer William Saroyan in the summer of 1939 but did not become a hit until the release of Clooney's recording...

". Eri started her career as an actress similar to Misora Hibari. Eri, Misora and Izumi Yukimura

Izumi Yukimura

is a Japanese popular singer and actress.Yukimura made her debut with the song in 1953. Her style of singing varied from jazz to rock and roll. She became one of the three most popular female singers in the early postwar Japan, along with Chiemi Eri and Hibari Misora.On her 1974 album Super...

 formed a trio. In her concerts, she was supported by Nobuo Hara's jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 band.

Eri married Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

, born , is a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles.Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka...

 in 1959 but divorced in 1971. She released single in 1974. The song was later included by omnibus album "Enka

Enka

is a popular Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern enka, however, is a relatively recent musical form which arose in the context of such postwar expressions of modern Japanese nonmaterial nationalism as nihonjinron, while adopting a more...

 no Kokoro".

Early death

On the afternoon of February 13, 1982, Eri was found prone and not breathing on the bed of her Minato Ward apartment in Tokyo, by her manager. Her cause of death was listed as a stroke with asphyxiation due to vomit in the trachea. A further report indicated that while she had a cold and had already been drinking, a combination of whiskey mixed with milk, as well as cold medicine that she had heated up may have had a role in her death.

1950s

(1950s complete)

• 猛獣使いの少女 Mōjū tsukai no shōjo
  Moju tsukai no shojo
  is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kozo Saeki.- Plot :There are exhibitions of All American Circus.There is singing Chiemi Eri her songs in the film.- Cast :* Chiemi Eri* Jun Negami* Kazuko Fushimi* Joji Oka* Minoru Chiaki...
  
   (1952)
• 母子鶴 (1952)
• 新やじきた道中 (1952)
• 青春ジャズ娘 Seishun Jazz musume (青春ジャズ娘) (1953)
• 陽気な探偵 (1954)
• ハワイ珍道中 (1954)
• So Young, So Bright
  So Young, So Bright
  is a 1955 color Japanese film directed by Toshio Sugie. It is a musical film.Production design was made by Shinobu Muraki and the sound recordist was Masanobu Miyazaki.- Cast :* Hibari Misora* Chiemi Eri* Izumi Yukimura* Shinji Yamada...
  
  (ジャンケン娘 Janken musume) (1955)
• ジャズ娘乾杯 (1955)
• ジャンケン娘 (1955)
• 裏町のお転婆娘 (1956)
• チエミの初恋チャチャ娘 (1956)
• チエミの婦人靴 (1956)
• 大暴れチャチャ娘 (1956)
• 花笠太鼓 (1956)
• Romantic Daughters
  Romantic Daughters
  is a 1956 color Japanese film directed by Toshio Sugie. It is romance comedy film.Production designer was Shinobu Muraki, sound recordist was Shoichi Fujinawa and lighting technician was Mitsuo Kaneko.- Cast :* Hibari Misora* Chiemi Eri* Izumi Yukimura...
  
  (ロマンス娘 Romansu musume) (1956)
• サザエさん (1956)
• 恐怖の空中殺人 (1956)
• 歌う不夜城 (1957)
• Jazz musume tanjō
  Jazz musume tanjo
  is a 1957 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Masahisa Sunohara.- Cast :* Chiemi Eri* Yujiro Ishihara* Taiji Tonoyama* Isamu Kosugi* and others...
  
  (ジャズ娘誕生 Jazu musume tanjō) (1957)
• 続・サザエさん (1957)
• On Wings of Love
  On Wings of Love
  aka Big Hit Three Color Daughters is a 1957 black-and-white comedy and romance Japanese film directed by Toshio Sugie....
  
  (大当り三色娘 Ōatari sanshoku musume) (1957)
• 森繁の僕は美容師 (1957)
• 青春航路 (1957)
• サザエさんの青春 (1957)
• ロマンス祭 (1958)
• サザエさんの婚約旅行 (1958)
• サザエさんの結婚 (1959)
• サザエさんの新婚家庭 (1959)
• サザエさんの脱線奥様 (1959)

1970s -1980s

(1970s -1980s complete)

• 幕末 (1970)
• 喜劇　おめでたい奴 (1971)
• ちゃんばらグラフィティー　斬る！ (1981)
• 巣立ちのとき　教育は死なず (1981)

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