Mieko Takamine
Known for Acting · 118 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 (116)
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Haruko Saito
The 47 Ronin
1941
as Omino
Queen Bee
1978
as Takako Higashikoji
The Inugami Family
1976
as Matsuko Inugami
Appassionata
1984
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
The Shogun Assassins
1979
The Phoenix
1978
as Queen Himiko of Yamatai
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Riki
Flower Season
1990
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
as Yoshie Kono
Red Bud and White Flower
1962
Pomegranate Time
1967
as Nobuko Sakamoto
Points and Lines
1958
as Ryoko
The Garden of Women
1954
as Mayumi Gojo
An Ocean to Cross
1980
as Yoroshime
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958
Song of Farewell
1965
as Haruko Nomura
Bright Sea
1963
as Yukiko Ishida
治郎吉格子
1952
as お仙
Wife
1953
as Mihoko Nakagawa
Dancing Girl
1951
as Namiko
Elegy
1951
Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
1957
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
1943
as Setsuko Ueno
Escape from Prison
1950
as Kayo
Memories of You
1988
Rebellion Reward
1973
as Yoshie
The Masseurs and a Woman
1938
as Michiho Misawa
Elegy of the North
1957
as Akiko Katsuragi
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
as Setsuko Toda
The Image of Mother
1963
as Ohama
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
Futari no Koibito
1969
Moon Over the Ruins
1937
as Omitsu
The Lights of Asakusa
1937
as Reiko Kosugi
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
Eyes of Children
1956
Kare o korosu na
1952
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
Homecoming
1964
as 守屋節子
The Incorrigible
1963
When We Came Back
1950
Lover's Duet
1967
Five Men of Edo
1951
as Okinu
The Trio's Engagements
1937
as Reiko Kageyama
Hotaru no hikari
1938
Rira no hana wasureji
1947
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
1954
Minami kaze
1951
San'nin musume kanpai!
1962
So Goes My Love
1938
as Toshiko, Shigeo's sisiter
South Wind
1942
Aruhi watashi wa
1967
Freedom School
1951
憧れの星座
1953
Love's Family Tree
1961
Dreaming People
1953
Fantasy of Youth
1955
Marriageable Age
1961
A New Breeze
1945
Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman
1958
Kono ni uruwashi
1962
Here Because of You
1964
Warm Current
1939
as Keiko Shima
At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962
A Samurai's Honor at Pawn
1956
South Wind 2
1942
一本刀土俵入
1954
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
Omoide no borero
1950
Gekimetsu no uta
1945
as 桜井千鶴
The Golden Demon
1937
as Toshiko Minowa
Waiting Woman
1946
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
1947
Summer in Eclipse
1956
as Setsuko
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
Victory Song
1945
as Nobue
Ikeru isu
1945
The Wanderer
1957
Yume de aritai
1962
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 月光院
Naite waratta hanayome
1962
Aspiration
1977
恋と出世に強くなれ！
1963
as 牧野春代
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Castle of Flames
1960
Dance of the Capital
1942
Jealousy
1949
Let Us Love
1967
Renai muteki kantai
1937
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
as Dancer Takai
Lovers' Duet
1939
as Eiko Takayama
Ah, Youth
1951
Street of Ronin
1957
Rumba of Passion
1950
The Beauty of the Evening Sky
1948
A Woman's Fight
1949
Nobuko
1940
Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941
女たちの庭
1967
as 石塚綾子
Moon of the Plateau
1942
Once More
1947
as Akiko
The Road to the Spring
1955
as Hatano Tsuneko
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951
The Flower is not False
1941
Vermilion and Green
1937
Theater
1945
The Lady Was Pawn
1956
Love Is a Hunter
1976
as Motoko Sakurai
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Farewell Tango
1949
as Hanamura Emiko
Oddball Nippon
1983
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 118 credits spanning from 1937 to 1990, Mieko Takamine has appeared in 116 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mieko Takamine Movies
- Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) — as Haruko Saito
- The 47 Ronin (1941) — as Omino
- Queen Bee (1978) — as Takako Higashikoji
- The Inugami Family (1976) — as Matsuko Inugami
- Appassionata (1984)
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