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Hideko Takamine

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
122

Gender
Female

Birthday
March 27, 1924 (102 years old)

Place of Birth
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Hideko Takamine

Biography

Hideko Takamine (高峰 秀子, Takamine Hideko, March 27, 1924 – December 28, 2010) was a Japanese actress who began as a child actress and maintained her fame in a career that spanned 50 years. She is particularly known for her collaborations with directors Mikio Naruse and Keisuke Kinoshita, with Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) and Floating Clouds (1955) being among her most noted films.

Takamine was born in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, in 1924. At the age of four, following the death of her mother, she was placed in the care of her aunt in Tokyo. Her first role was in the Shochiku studio's 1929 film Mother (Haha), which brought her tremendous popularity as a child actor. She toured as a singer to entertain Japanese troops and, after the war, sang for American occupation troops in Tokyo.

In 1950, she left Shintoho and became a freelance actress. She was especially favoured as leading actress by Naruse, appearing in 17 of his films between 1941 and 1966, which are considered "some of her finest performances."

She married writer-director Zenzo Matsuyama in 1955, but continued her acting career, stating that she wanted to "create a new style of wife who has a job". After retiring as an actress in 1979, she published her autobiography and several essay collections. She died of lung cancer on 28 December 2010 at the age of 86.

Known For

Acting

1979Oh, My Son!as Yukie Kawase
1976Two Iidaas Kikue Sugawa
1976Love and Separation in Sri Lankaas
1973The Twilight Yearsas Akiko (Nobutoshi's wife)
1969Devil's Templeas Kaede
1967The Wife of Seishu Hanaokaas Otsugi, Umpei's mother
1966Moment of Terroras Kuniko, the Mother
1965Rokujō yukiyama tsumugias Ine
1964Yearningas Reiko Morita
1963A Woman's Lifeas Nobuko Shimizu
1962My Hoboas Komako Kuwata
1962A Wanderer's Notebookas Fumiko Hayashi
1962Ballad of a Workmanas Torae Nonaka
1962Mother Countryas
1962The Wiser Ageas Yoshiko, Ishikawa-ke no yome
1961Immortal Loveas Sadako
1961The Other Womanas Miho Nishigaki
1961The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayeras Hinanmin no Onna
1961Happiness of Us Aloneas Akiko Katayama
1960The River Fuefukias Okei
1960Daughters, Wives and a Motheras Kazuko Sakanishi, Yuichiro's wife
1960When a Woman Ascends the Stairsas Keiko Yashiro
1958The Rickshaw Manas Yoshiko Yoshioka
1958Stakeoutas Sadako Yokokawa
1957Danger Stalks Nearas Yuriko
1957Times of Joy and Sorrowas Kiyoko Arisawa
1957Untamed Womanas Oshima
1957Flying in the Airas
1956Flowingas Katsuyo
1956A Wife's Heartas Kiyoko
1956Eyes of Childrenas
1956Three Women Around Yoshinakaas
1955The First Kissas Akiko Kaneda
1955The Tattered Wingsas Fuyuko Terada
1955House of Many Pleasuresas Machiko
1955Floating Cloudsas Yukiko Koda
1954Somewhere Beneath the Wide Skyas Yasuko, Ryoichi's sister
1954Twenty-Four Eyesas Ôishi Sensei
1954The Garden of Womenas Yoshie Izushi
1953The Wild Geeseas Otama
1953Where Chimneys Are Seenas Senko Azuma
1952Carmen's Innocent Loveas Carmen
1952Lightningas Kiyoko
1952Dimple of Tokyoas Kyoko Mine
1952A Ripple in a Morningas Atsuko Takimoto
1951Sasaki Kojiroas
1951Zoku Sasaki Kojiroas
1951Home Sweet Homeas Tomoko, Kosaku's daughter
1951Carmen Comes Homeas Kin Aoyama aka Lily Carmen
1951The Woman’s Reflective Poolas Naeko Minamoto
1950Senka o koeteas
1950The Munekata Sistersas Mariko Munekata
1950Snow-Flakeas Taeko
1949Ginza Cancan Girlsas
1949Good-Bye!as
1949Flirtation in Springas
1948The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbowas Akiko Hojo
1948365 Nights: Tokyoas Teruko Ôe
1948365 Nightsas Ranko Komaki
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
1948A Flower Bloomsas Machiko
1947Invitation to Happinessas
1947The Devil of Edoas Onatsu
1947A Thousand and One Nights with Tohoas
1946Lord for a Nightas
1946Those Who Make Tomorrowas Takamine
1946A Descendant of Urashima Taroas Akako Tatsuta
1946Yoki na onnaas
1945Three Women of the Northas
1945Until Victory Dayas
1944Four Marriagesas
1944Sagohei the Three-footeras Otae
1943World of Loveas Tomi Odagiri
1943Hyoroku's Dream Taleas Kaido-jo
1943Miss Hanakoas Chiyoko, Goro's sister
1943The Opium Waras
1942Onna keizuas Taeko
1942The Man Who Waitedas
1942Sky of Hopeas Hideko
1942Musashibo Benkeias
1941Hideko the Bus Conductoras Okoma, the bus conductress
1941Schoolgirl Recordsas Sachiko Kamata
1941Dancers of Awaas
1941Horseas Ine Onoda
1941The Man Who Disappeared Yesterdayas
1940The Monkey Kingas Princess
1940Bellfloweras Yumiko
1940A Gentle Breeze With Fatheras
1940Hideko the Cheerleaderas Hideko Takashima
1939Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no makias Oharu
1939Flower Picking Diaryas
1939The Day Beforeas Otsu
1939Ichiyo Higuchias
1939Roppa no Hōjiro Senseias
1939My Daughter's Only Wishas
1939Beautiful Departureas
1938Chocolate and Soldiersas Shigeko
1938Composition Classas Masako
1938Tojuro's Loveas
1938Rainbow Hillas Yuri
1937Young Ladyas
1937Shirobara wa sakedoas
1937The Kingdom of Spectaclesas
1937A Husband's Chastity: Fall Againas
1937A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Againas
1937A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comesas
1937Song of the Flower Basketas Hamako
1936The New Road: Ryotaas
1936The New Road: Akemias
1936Men vs. Womenas Little girl in theater
1934Mother of the Eastas
1933The Layabout and Seabathingas
1932Seven Seas: Chastity Chapteras Momoyo
1932Passionas Mitsuko's child
1931Seven Seas: Virginity Chapteras Momoyo Sone
1931Tokyo Chorusas Sono Choujo
1931Sisters: Part 1as
1931Sisters: Part 2as
1931Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1as Yasuo (Son)
1931Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2as Yasuo (son)
1930Reijinas Iwao
1929Motheras Haruko

Production

1994The Unconcealed Woman...Writer
1994The Unconcealed Woman...Original Story
1962Mother Country...Costume Supervisor
1960When a Woman Ascends the Stairs...Costume Design