Hideko Takamine
Acting
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
Acting122
movieOh, My Son!
1979
Yukie Kawase
movieTwo Iida
1976
Kikue Sugawa
movieThe Twilight Years
1973
Akiko (Nobutoshi's wife)
movieThe Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
Otsugi, Umpei's mother
movieMoment of Terror
1966
Kuniko, the Mother
movieYearning
1964
Reiko Morita
movieA Woman's Life
1963
Nobuko Shimizu
My Hobo
1962
Komako Kuwata
movieA Wanderer's Notebook
1962
Fumiko Hayashi
movieBallad of a Workman
1962
Torae Nonaka
movieThe Wiser Age
1962
Yoshiko, Ishikawa-ke no yome
movieImmortal Love
1961
Sadako
movieThe Other Woman
1961
Miho Nishigaki
movieThe Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
Hinanmin no Onna
movieHappiness of Us Alone
1961
Akiko Katayama
movieDaughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
Kazuko Sakanishi, Yuichiro's wife
movieWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
Keiko Yashiro
movieThe Rickshaw Man
1958
Yoshiko Yoshioka
movieStakeout
1958
Sadako Yokokawa
movieTimes of Joy and Sorrow
1957
Kiyoko Arisawa
movieUntamed Woman
1957
Oshima
movieFlowing
1956
Katsuyo
movieA Wife's Heart
1956
Kiyoko
movieThe First Kiss
1955
Akiko Kaneda
movieThe Tattered Wings
1955
Fuyuko Terada
movieFloating Clouds
1955
Yukiko Koda
movieSomewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
Yasuko, Ryoichi's sister
movieTwenty-Four Eyes
1954
Ôishi Sensei
movieThe Garden of Women
1954
Yoshie Izushi
movieWhere Chimneys Are Seen
1953
Senko Azuma
movieLightning
1952
Kiyoko
movieDimple of Tokyo
1952
Kyoko Mine
movieA Ripple in a Morning
1952
Atsuko Takimoto
movieCarmen Comes Home
1951
Kin Aoyama aka Lily Carmen
movieHome Sweet Home
1951
Tomoko, Kosaku's daughter
movieThe Woman’s Reflective Pool
1951
Naeko Minamoto
movieThe Munekata Sisters
1950
Mariko Munekata
movieSnow-Flake
1950
Taeko
movie365 Nights: Tokyo
1948
Teruko Ôe
movie365 Nights
1948
Ranko Komaki
movieA Flower Blooms
1948
Machiko
movieThose Who Make Tomorrow
1946
Takamine
movieA Descendant of Urashima Taro
1946
Akako Tatsuta
movieWorld of Love
1943
Tomi Odagiri
movieHyoroku's Dream Tale
1943
Kaido-jo
movieMiss Hanako
1943
Chiyoko, Goro's sister
movieSky of Hope
1942
Hideko
movieHideko the Bus Conductor
1941
Okoma, the bus conductress
movieSchoolgirl Records
1941
Sachiko Kamata
movieHorse
1941
Ine Onoda
movieThe Monkey King
1940
Princess
movieBellflower
1940
Yumiko
movieHideko the Cheerleader
1940
Hideko Takashima
movieMen vs. Women
1936
Little girl in theater
moviePassion
1932
Mitsuko's child
movieSeven Seas: Virginity Chapter
1931
Momoyo Sone
movieTokyo Chorus
1931
Sono Choujo
movieLove, Be with Humanity: Part 1
1931
Yasuo (Son)
movieLove, Be with Humanity: Part 2
1931
Yasuo (son)
Mother
1929
Haruko
Costume & Make-Up2
movieMother Country
1962
Costume Supervisor
movieWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
Costume Design
Writing1
The Unconcealed Woman
1994
Writer, Original Story