Mieko Takamine
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1918-12-02
- Died
- 1990-05-27
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Takamine Mieko · Миэко Такаминэ · 高峰三枝子 · Mieko Takamine
Biography
Mieko Takamine (高峰三枝子, Takamine Mieko) (2 December 1918 – 27 May 1990) was a Japanese actress and singer.
Mieko Takamine was born the eldest daughter of famous chikuzen biwa player and teacher Chikufu Takamine. She gave her acting debut in the 1936 film Kimi yo takarakani utae, produced by the Shochiku studios, to which she would remain affiliated throughout her career, although she would also occasionally appear in productions of other companies after the war. Her first released record as a singer was the theme song for the film Hotaru no hikari (1938), and she soon established herself as a "singing movie star".
Takamine starred in films of Japan's most notable directors, including Hiroshi Shimizu, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Keisuke Kinoshita.
In 1976, Takamine won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 19th Blue Ribbon Awards for her role in The Inugamis (1976). In 1985, she was awarded the Medal of Purple Ribbon and a special Mainichi Film Award for her longtime achievements as a performer
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (124)
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Here Because of You
1964
Dare ni koisen
1948
Wife
1953
as Mihoko Nakagawa
Castle of Flames
1960
Rumba of Passion
1950
Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951
Vermilion and Green
1937
Moon of the Plateau
1942
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954
Dance of the Capital
1942
Once More
1947
as Akiko
Aspiration
1977
Onatsu Seijurō
1946
The Inugami Family
1976
as Matsuko Inugami
Jealousy
1949
Theater
1945
Lovers' Duet
1939
as Eiko Takayama
The Shogun Assassins
1979
We Never Let You Go
1955
Nobuko
1940
Victory Song
1945
as Nobue
The Lady Was Pawn
1956
Five Men of Edo
1951
as Okinu
Hanayome senshu
1948
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
The Golden Demon
1937
as Toshiko Minowa
Love Is a Hunter
1976
as Motoko Sakurai
The 47 Ronin
1941
as Omino
Oddball Nippon
1983
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
as Dancer Takai
Points and Lines
1958
as Ryoko
一本刀土俵入
1954
Appassionata
1984
Street of Ronin
1957
The Masseurs and a Woman
1938
as Michiho Misawa
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
as Setsuko Toda
Queen Bee
1978
as Takako Higashikoji
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Haruko Saito
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 月光院
The Trio's Engagements
1937
as Reiko Kageyama
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Riki
The Road to the Spring
1955
as Hatano Tsuneko
The Phoenix
1978
as Queen Himiko of Yamatai
Memories of You
1988
Renai muteki kantai
1937
Rebellion Reward
1973
as Yoshie
The Lights of Asakusa
1937
as Reiko Kosugi
An Ocean to Cross
1980
as Yoroshime
Song of Farewell
1965
as Haruko Nomura
Warm Current
1939
as Keiko Shima
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
1954
Elegy
1951
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
Naite waratta hanayome
1962
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
Dancing Girl
1951
as Namiko
Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958
Elegy of the North
1957
as Akiko Katsuragi
Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki
1950
Dreaming People
1953
Rira no hana wasureji
1947
The Garden of Women
1954
as Mayumi Gojo
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
Pomegranate Time
1967
as Nobuko Sakamoto
Homecoming
1964
as 守屋節子
Love's Family Tree
1961
Fantasy of Youth
1955
Marriageable Age
1961
Hotaru no hikari
1938
Bright Sea
1963
as Yukiko Ishida
South Wind 2
1942
Minami kaze
1951
Moon Over the Ruins
1937
as Omitsu
San'nin musume kanpai!
1962
Waiting Woman
1946
Futari no Koibito
1969
恋と出世に強くなれ！
1963
as 牧野春代
Let Us Love
1967
Ikeru isu
1945
Summer in Eclipse
1956
as Setsuko
Aruhi watashi wa
1967
Lover's Duet
1967
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
Kono ni uruwashi
1962
A New Breeze
1945
Red Bud and White Flower
1962
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
as Yoshie Kono
Suiren fujin to bara musume
1948
The Beauty of the Evening Sky
1948
At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962
The Incorrigible
1963
憧れの星座
1953
Freedom School
1951
Family of Women
1967
as 石塚綾子
Farewell Tango
1949
as Hanamura Emiko
The Wanderer
1957
The Image of Mother
1963
as Ohama
Ah, Youth
1951
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
1943
as Setsuko Ueno
A Samurai's Honor at Pawn
1956
So Goes My Love
1938
as Toshiko, Shigeo's sisiter
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
A Woman's Fight
1949
Omoide no borero
1950
Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki
1950
South Wind
1942
When We Came Back
1950
治郎吉格子
1952
as お仙
Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
1957
Yume de aritai
1962
Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman
1958
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
Flower Season
1990
Kare o korosu na
1952
The Flower is not False
1941
Escape from Prison
1950
as Kayo
About Mieko Takamine
Mieko Takamine (高峰三枝子, Takamine Mieko) (2 December 1918 – 27 May 1990) was a Japanese actress and singer. Mieko Takamine was born the eldest daughter of famous chikuzen biwa player and teacher Chikufu Takamine. She gave her acting debut in the 1936 film Kimi yo takarakani utae, produced by the Shochiku studios, to which she would remain affiliated throughout her career, although she would also occasionally appear in productions of other companies after the war. Her first released record as a singer was the theme song for the film Hotaru no hik… With 126 credits spanning from 1937 to 1990, Mieko Takamine has appeared in 124 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mieko Takamine Movies
- A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (1957)
- Here Because of You (1964)
- Dare ni koisen (1948)
- Wife (1953) — as Mihoko Nakagawa
- Castle of Flames (1960)
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