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Hideko Takamine

Acting

1.5 Popularity Mar 27, 1924 (86 years old) Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

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, wi...

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.

Filmography 117

1994
1994
The Unconcealed Woman Movie

Original Story

1979
Oh, My Son! Movie

as Yukie Kawase

1976
Two Iida Movie

as Kikue Sugawa

1973
The Twilight Years Movie

as Akiko (Nobutoshi's wife)

1969
Devil's Temple Movie

as Kaede

1967
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Movie

as Otsugi, Umpei's mother

1966
Moment of Terror Movie

as Kuniko, the Mother

1965
1964
Yearning Movie

as Reiko Morita

1963
A Woman's Life Movie

as Nobuko Shimizu

1962
My Hobo Movie

as Komako Kuwata

1962
A Wanderer's Notebook Movie

as Fumiko Hayashi

1962
Ballad of a Workman Movie

as Torae Nonaka

1962
1962
Mother Country Movie

Costume Supervisor

1962
The Wiser Age Movie

as Yoshiko, Ishikawa-ke no yome

1961
Immortal Love Movie

as Sadako

1961
The Other Woman Movie

as Miho Nishigaki

Photos 3

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday March 27, 1924 (86 years old)
Died December 28, 2010
Place of Birth Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Also Known As Hideko Hirayama, 다카미네 히데코, Хидэко Такаминэ and 1 more
Years Active 1929 - 1994
Popularity 1.5
Career Stats
117 Total Credits
112 Movie Roles
1 TV Roles
3 Photos