Hideko Takamine
Born March 27, 1924 (Age: 102)
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Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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.
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.
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Filmography
Two Iida
1976
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as Kikue Sugawa
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Age: 52
The Twilight Years
1973
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as Akiko (Nobutoshi's wife)
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Age: 48
Devil's Temple
1969
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as Kaede
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Age: 45
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
1965
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as Ine
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Age: 41
Yearning
1964
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as Reiko Morita
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Age: 39
A Woman's Life
1963
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as Nobuko Shimizu
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Age: 39
No Image
My Hobo
1962
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as Komako Kuwata
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Age: 38
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
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as Fumiko Hayashi
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Age: 38
Ballad of a Workman
1962
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as Torae Nonaka
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Age: 38
Mother Country
1962
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as
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Age: 38
The Wiser Age
1962
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as Yoshiko, Ishikawa-ke no yome
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Age: 37
Immortal Love
1961
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as Sadako
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Age: 37
The Other Woman
1961
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as Miho Nishigaki
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Age: 37
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
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as Hinanmin no Onna
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Age: 36
Happiness of Us Alone
1961
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as Akiko Katayama
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Age: 36
The River Fuefuki
1960
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as Okei
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Age: 36
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
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as Kazuko Sakanishi, Yuichiro's wife
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Age: 36
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
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as Keiko Yashiro
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Age: 35
The Rickshaw Man
1958
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as Yoshiko Yoshioka
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Age: 34
Stakeout
1958
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as Sadako Yokokawa
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Age: 33
Flowing
1956
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as Katsuyo
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Age: 32
A Wife's Heart
1956
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as Kiyoko
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Age: 32
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
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as
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Age: 31
Eyes of Children
1956
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as
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Age: 31
The First Kiss
1955
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as Akiko Kaneda
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Age: 31
The Tattered Wings
1955
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as Fuyuko Terada
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Age: 31
House of Many Pleasures
1955
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as Machiko
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Age: 31
Floating Clouds
1955
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as Yukiko Koda
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Age: 30
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
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as Yasuko, Ryoichi's sister
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Age: 30
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
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as Ôishi Sensei
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Age: 30
The Garden of Women
1954
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as Yoshie Izushi
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Age: 29
The Wild Geese
1953
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as Otama
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Age: 29
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
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as Senko Azuma
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Age: 28
No Image
Senka o koete
1950
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as
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Age: 26
The Munekata Sisters
1950
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as Mariko Munekata
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Age: 26
Snow-Flake
1950
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as Taeko
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Age: 26
Three Women of the North
1945
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as
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Age: 21
No Image
Until Victory Day
1945
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as
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Age: 20
No Image
Onna keizu
1942
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as Taeko
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Age: 18
The Man Who Waited
1942
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as
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Age: 18
Sky of Hope
1942
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as Hideko
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Age: 17
Musashibo Benkei
1942
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as
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Age: 17
Hideko the Bus Conductor
1941
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as Okoma, the bus conductress
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Age: 17
Schoolgirl Records
1941
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as Sachiko Kamata
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Age: 17
Dancers of Awa
1941
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as
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Age: 17
Horse
1941
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as Ine Onoda
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Age: 16
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941
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as
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Age: 16
Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
1932
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as Momoyo
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Age: 7
Passion
1932
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as Mitsuko's child
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Age: 7
Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter
1931
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as Momoyo Sone
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Age: 7
Tokyo Chorus
1931
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as Sono Choujo
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Age: 7
No Image
Sisters: Part 2
1931
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as
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Age: 7
No Image
Sisters: Part 1
1931
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as
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Age: 7
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
1931
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as Yasuo (son)
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Age: 7
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
1931
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as Yasuo (Son)
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Age: 7
No Image
Reijin
1930
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as Iwao
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Age: 6