Acting
Hideko Takamine
JA, EN cinema · 127 credits
Born
27 March 1924
Died
28 December 2010 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Also known as Hideko Hirayama · 다카미네 히데코 · Хидэко Такаминэ · هیدکو تاکامینه
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.
Known for
Filmography
忍ばずの女
1994
The Unconcealed Woman
Original Story, Writer
Oh, My Son!
as Yukie Kawase
Two Iida
as Kikue Sugawa
The Twilight Years
as Akiko (Nobutoshi's wife)
Devil's Temple
as Kaede
Moment of Terror
as Kuniko, the Mother
Yearning
as Reiko Morita
Could I But Live
as Noriko Nemoto
A Woman's Life
as Nobuko Shimizu
The Wiser Age
as Yoshiko, Ishikawa-ke no yome
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fumiko Hayashi
ぶらりぶらぶら物語
1962
My Hobo
as Komako Kuwata
Ballad of a Workman
as Torae Nonaka
Mother Country
Actor, Costume Supervisor
Immortal Love
as Sadako
The Other Woman
as Miho Nishigaki
Happiness of Us Alone
as Akiko Katayama
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Hinanmin no Onna
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Keiko Yashiro, Costume Design
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Kazuko Sakanishi, Yuichiro's wife
Stakeout
as Sadako Yokokawa
The Rickshaw Man
as Yoshiko Yoshioka
Untamed Woman
as Oshima
Danger Stalks Near
as Yuriko
Times of Joy and Sorrow
as Kiyoko Arisawa
Flowing
as Katsuyo
A Wife's Heart
as Kiyoko
Floating Clouds
as Yukiko Koda
The Tattered Wings
as Fuyuko Terada
House of Many Pleasures
as Machiko
The First Kiss
as Akiko Kaneda
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Ôishi Sensei
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
as Yasuko, Ryoichi's sister
The Garden of Women
as Yoshie Izushi
The Wild Geese
as Otama
Where Chimneys Are Seen
as Senko Azuma
Carmen's Innocent Love
as Carmen
Lightning
as Kiyoko
Dimple of Tokyo
as Kyoko Mine
A Ripple in a Morning
as Atsuko Takimoto
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
The Munekata Sisters
as Mariko Munekata
Snow-Flake
as Taeko
A Flower Blooms
as Machiko
365 Nights
as Ranko Komaki
365 Nights: Tokyo
as Teruko Ôe
The Devil of Edo
as Onatsu
A Descendant of Urashima Taro
as Akako Tatsuta
Those Who Make Tomorrow
as Takamine
Miss Hanako
as Chiyoko, Goro's sister
Hyoroku's Dream Tale
as Kaido-jo
World of Love
as Tomi Odagiri
Sky of Hope
as Hideko
Hideko the Bus Conductor
as Okoma, the bus conductress
Horse
as Ine Onoda
Schoolgirl Records
as Sachiko Kamata
The Monkey King
as Princess
Bellflower
as Yumiko
Hideko the Cheerleader
as Hideko Takashima
The Day Before
as Otsu
Composition Class
as Masako
Chocolate and Soldiers
as Shigeko
Rainbow Hill
as Yuri
Men vs. Women
as Little girl in theater
Passion
as Mitsuko's child
Tokyo Chorus
as Sono Choujo
Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter
as Momoyo Sone
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
as Yasuo (Son)
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
as Yasuo (son)
麗人
1930
Reijin
as Iwao
母
1929
Mother
as Haruko