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Hideko Takamine
Actor, Additional Credits
Born March 27, 1924Died December 28, 2010 (86 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 1979 | My Son! My Son! · as Yukie Kawase |
| 1976 | |
| 1969 | Devil's Temple · as Kaede |
| 1967 | The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka · as Otsugi, Umpei's Mother |
| 1966 | Moment of Terror · as Kuniko, The Mother |
| 1964 | Yearning · as Reiko Morita |
| 1963 | A Woman's Life · as Nobuko Shimizu |
| 1962 | A Wanderer's Notebook · as Fumiko Hayashi |
| 1962 | Ballad of a Worker · as Torae Nonaka |
| 1962 | A Woman's Place · as Yoshiko, Ishikawa-Ke No Yome |
| 1961 | Immortal Love · as Sadako |
| 1961 | Poignant Story · as Miho Nishigaki |
| 1961 | The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer · as Hinanmin No Onna |
| 1961 | Happiness of Us Alone · as Akiko Katayama |
| 1960 | The River Fuefuki · as Okei |
| 1960 | Daughters, Wives and a Mother · as Sakanishi Kazuko, Shingo's Wife |
| 1960 | When a Woman Ascends the Stairs · as Keiko Yashiro |
| 1958 | The Rickshaw Man · as Yoshiko Yoshioka |
| 1958 | Stakeout · as Sadako Yokokawa |
| 1957 | Danger Stalks Near · as Yuriko |
| 1957 | Times of Joy and Sorrow · as Kiyoko Arisawa |
| 1957 | Untamed Woman · as Oshima |
| 1956 | Flowing · as Katsuyo |
| 1956 | A Wife's Heart · as Kiyoko |
| 1955 | The Tattered Wings · as Fuyuko Terada |
| 1955 | Floating Clouds · as Yukiko Koda |
| 1954 | Somewhere Under the Broad Sky · as Yasuko, Ryoichi's Sister |
| 1954 | Twenty-Four Eyes · as Ôishi Sensei |
| 1954 | The Garden of Women · as Yoshie Izushi |
| 1953 | Gan · as Otoma |
| 1953 | Where Chimneys Are Seen · as Senko Azuma |
| 1952 | Carmen Falls in Love · as Carmen |
| 1952 | Lightning · as Kiyoko |
| 1951 | Carmen Comes Home · as Kin Aoyama Aka Lily Carmen |
| 1950 | The Munekata Sisters · as Mariko Munekata |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | 365 Nights · as Ranko Komaki |
| 1946 | Those Who Make Tomorrow · as Takamine |
| 1945 | |
| 1941 | Hideko, the Bus Conductor · as Okoma, The Bus Conductress |
| 1941 | Uma · as Ine Onoda |
| 1938 | Composition Class · as Masako |
| 1935 | Haha no ai · as Harue |
| 1932 | Jônetsu - Ra pashion · as Mitsuko's Child |
| 1931 | Nanatsu no umi: Zenpen - Shojo-hen · as Momoyo Sone |
| 1931 | Tokyo Chorus · as Sono Choujo |