Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Date of Birth:

Mar 27, 1924

Place of Birth:

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, 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:

The Man Who Waited The Man Who Waited

1942

Three Women Around Yoshinaka Three Women Around Yoshinaka

1956

Onna keizu Onna keizu

1942

Lord for a Night Lord for a Night

1946

Flirtation in Spring Flirtation in Spring

1949

Three Women of the North Three Women of the North

1945

The Twilight Years The Twilight Years

1973

Mother Mother

1929

Eyes of Children Eyes of Children

1956

Those Who Make Tomorrow Those Who Make Tomorrow

1946

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

1941

Song of the Flower Basket Song of the Flower Basket

1937

Ballad of a Workman Ballad of a Workman

1962

The First Kiss The First Kiss

1955

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

1961

Ginza Cancan Girls Ginza Cancan Girls

1949

Happiness of Us Alone Happiness of Us Alone

1961

A Descendant of Urashima Taro A Descendant of Urashima Taro

1946

The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow

1948

A Flower Blooms A Flower Blooms

1948

My Hobo My Hobo

1962

365 Nights 365 Nights

1948

Ichiyo Higuchi Ichiyo Higuchi

1939

Bellflower Bellflower

1940

Composition Class Composition Class

1938

Dimple of Tokyo Dimple of Tokyo

1952

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

1976

The Day Before The Day Before

1939

World of Love World of Love

1943

Hideko the Cheerleader Hideko the Cheerleader

1940

Sagohei the Three-footer Sagohei the Three-footer

1944

Hyoroku's Dream Tale Hyoroku's Dream Tale

1943

The New Road: Ryota The New Road: Ryota

1936

The Kingdom of Spectacles The Kingdom of Spectacles

1937

Musashibo Benkei Musashibo Benkei

1942

Flower Picking Diary Flower Picking Diary

1939

Beautiful Departure Beautiful Departure

1939

Sky of Hope Sky of Hope

1942

Rainbow Hill Rainbow Hill

1938

Invitation to Happiness Invitation to Happiness

1947

Chocolate and Soldiers Chocolate and Soldiers

1938

Passion Passion

1932

Senka o koete Senka o koete

1950

Mother Country Mother Country

1962

A Ripple in a Morning A Ripple in a Morning

1952

Schoolgirl Records Schoolgirl Records

1941

Snow-Flake Snow-Flake

1950

Four Marriages Four Marriages

1944

Dancers of Awa Dancers of Awa

1941

Yoki na onna Yoki na onna

1946

The Layabout and Seabathing The Layabout and Seabathing

1933

Reijin Reijin

1930

The Opium War The Opium War

1943

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home (Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

1955

The Woman’s Reflective Pool The Woman’s Reflective Pool

1951

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

1967

A Woman's Life A Woman's Life

1963

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

1939

Tokyo Chorus Tokyo Chorus

1931

Yearning Yearning

1964

The Wild Geese The Wild Geese

1953

A Wanderer's Notebook A Wanderer's Notebook

1962

The Tattered Wings The Tattered Wings

1955

Until Victory Day Until Victory Day

1945

Tojuro's Love Tojuro's Love

1938

Devil's Temple Devil's Temple

1969

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

1954

Untamed Woman Untamed Woman

1957

The Wiser Age The Wiser Age

1962

The Rickshaw Man The Rickshaw Man

1958

The Devil of Edo The Devil of Edo

1947

Twenty-Four Eyes Twenty-Four Eyes

1954

Stakeout Stakeout

1958

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960

Flowing Flowing

1956

Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

1965

Carmen Comes Home Carmen Comes Home

1951

Immortal Love Immortal Love

1961

Floating Clouds Floating Clouds

1955

Daughters, Wives and a Mother Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960

The Munekata Sisters The Munekata Sisters

1950

Carmen's Innocent Love Carmen's Innocent Love

1952

Danger Stalks Near Danger Stalks Near

1957

Home Sweet Home Home Sweet Home

1951

The New Road: Akemi The New Road: Akemi

1936

The Monkey King The Monkey King

1940

Miss Hanako Miss Hanako

1943

Two Iida Two Iida

1976

Horse Horse

1941

Where Chimneys Are Seen Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953

A Wife's Heart A Wife's Heart

1956

Flying in the Air Flying in the Air

1957

Men vs. Women Men vs. Women

1936

Sasaki Kojiro Sasaki Kojiro

1951

Lightning Lightning

1952

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

1947

Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

1932

A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again

1937

My Daughter's Only Wish My Daughter's Only Wish

1939

The River Fuefuki The River Fuefuki

1960

Oh, My Son! Oh, My Son!

1979

The Garden of Women The Garden of Women

1954

The Other Woman The Other Woman

1961

Times of Joy and Sorrow Times of Joy and Sorrow

1957

Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter

1931

Moment of Terror Moment of Terror

1966

A Gentle Breeze With Father A Gentle Breeze With Father

1940

Hideko the Bus Conductress Hideko the Bus Conductress

1941

Zoku Sasaki Kojiro Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

1951

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