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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 Japa…
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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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BODY OF WORK
Hideko Takamine's Filmography
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Oh, My Son!
as Yukie Kawase
Two Iida
as Kikue Sugawa
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
The Twilight Years
as Akiko (Nobutoshi's wife)
Devil's Temple
as Kaede
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
as Otsugi
Our Silent Love
Moment of Terror
as Kuniko, the Mother
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
as Ine
Could I But Live
as Noriko Nemoto
Yearning
as Reiko Morita
A Woman's Life
as Nobuko Shimizu
No Poster
My Hobo
as Komako Kuwata
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fumiko Hayashi
Ballad of a Workman
as Torae Nonaka
Mother Country
The Wiser Age
as Yoshiko, Ishikawa-ke no yome
Immortal Love
as Sadako
The Other Woman
as Miho Nishigaki
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Hinanmin no Onna
Happiness of Us Alone
as Akiko Katayama
The River Fuefuki
as Okei
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Kazuko Sakanishi, Yuichiro's wife
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Keiko Yashiro
The Rickshaw Man
as Yoshiko Yoshioka
Stakeout
as Sadako Yokokawa
Danger Stalks Near
as Yuriko
Times of Joy and Sorrow
as Kiyoko Arisawa
Untamed Woman
as Oshima
Flying in the Air
Flowing
as Katsuyo
A Wife's Heart
as Kiyoko
Eyes of Children
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
The First Kiss
as Akiko Kaneda
The Tattered Wings
as Fuyuko Terada
House of Many Pleasures
as Machiko
Floating Clouds
as Yukiko Koda
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
as Yasuko, Ryoichi's sister
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Ôishi Sensei
The Garden of Women
as Yoshie Izushi
The Second Kiss
The Wild Geese
as Otama
Where Chimneys Are Seen
as Senko Azuma
Onna to iu shiro: Yuko no maki
Onna to iu shiro: Mari no maki
Carmen's Innocent Love
as Carmen
Lightning
as Kiyoko
Dimple of Tokyo
as Kyoko Mine
A Ripple in a Morning
as Atsuko Takimoto
Sasaki Kojiro
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Carmen Comes Home
as Kin Aoyama aka Lily Carmen
Home Sweet Home
as Tomoko, Kosaku's daughter
The Woman’s Reflective Pool
as Naeko Minamoto
No Poster
Crossing the Flames of War
The Munekata Sisters
as Mariko Munekata
Snow-Flake
as Taeko
Ginza Cancan Girls
Good-Bye!
Flirtation in Spring
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
as Akiko Hojo
365 Nights: Tokyo
as Teruko Ôe
365 Nights
as Ranko Komaki
A Flower Blooms
as Machiko
Invitation to Happiness
The Devil of Edo
as Onatsu
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
Lord for a Night
Those Who Make Tomorrow
as Takamine
A Descendant of Urashima Taro
as Akako Tatsuta
No Poster
Yoki na onna
Three Women of the North
Until Victory Day
Four Marriages
Sagohei the Three-footer
as Otae
World of Love
as Tomi Odagiri
Hyoroku's Dream Tale
as Kaido-jo
Miss Hanako
as Chiyoko, Goro's sister
No Poster
The Opium War
No Poster
Onna keizu
as Taeko
The Man Who Waited
Sky of Hope
as Hideko
Musashibo Benkei
Hideko the Bus Conductor
as Okoma, the bus conductress
Schoolgirl Records
as Sachiko Kamata
Dancers of Awa
Horse
as Ine Onoda
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
The Monkey King
as Princess
Bellflower
as Yumiko
A Gentle Breeze With Father
Hideko the Cheerleader
as Hideko Takashima
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
as Oharu
Flower Picking Diary
The Day Before
as Otsu
No Poster
Ichiyo Higuchi
No Poster
Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei
No Poster
My Daughter's Only Wish
Beautiful Departure
Chocolate and Soldiers
as Shigeko
Composition Class
as Masako
Tojuro's Love
Rainbow Hill
as Yuri
Young Lady
Shirobara wa sakedo
No Poster
The Kingdom of Spectacles
A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again
A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes
A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again
Song of the Flower Basket
as Hamako
The New Road: Ryota
The New Road: Akemi
Men vs. Women
as Little girl in theater
No Poster
Mother of the East
The Layabout and Seabathing
Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
as Momoyo
Passion
as Mitsuko's child
Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter
as Momoyo Sone
Tokyo Chorus
as Sono Choujo
No Poster
Sisters: Part 2
No Poster
Sisters: Part 1
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
as Yasuo (son)
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
as Yasuo (Son)
No Poster
Reijin
as Iwao
No Poster
Mother
as Haruko