
Hideko Takamine
Known for Acting · 122 credits
- Born
- 1924-03-27
- Died
- 2010-12-28
- Place of birth
- Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as
- Hideko Hirayama · 다카미네 히데코 · Хидэко Такаминэ · هیدکو تاکامینه
Biography
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (121)

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Hinanmin no Onna

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Keiko Yashiro

Untamed Woman
1957
as Oshima

Floating Clouds
1955
as Yukiko Koda

The Rickshaw Man
1958
as Yoshiko Yoshioka

The Other Woman
1961
as Miho Nishigaki

The Garden of Women
1954
as Yoshie Izushi

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Kazuko Sakanishi, Yuichiro's wife

A Wife's Heart
1956
as Kiyoko

Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Ôishi Sensei

Yearning
1964
as Reiko Morita

Those Who Make Tomorrow
1946
as Takamine

Oh, My Son!
1979
as Yukie Kawase

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Otsugi, Umpei's mother

Flowing
1956
as Katsuyo

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
1931
as Yasuo (son)

Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956

The River Fuefuki
1960
as Okei

The Munekata Sisters
1950
as Mariko Munekata

A Woman's Life
1963
as Nobuko Shimizu

A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
as Fumiko Hayashi

Immortal Love
1961
as Sadako

Snow-Flake
1950
as Taeko

Sky of Hope
1942
as Hideko

The Wiser Age
1962
as Yoshiko, Ishikawa-ke no yome

Devil's Temple
1969
as Kaede

The Monkey King
1940
as Princess

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
as Yasuko, Ryoichi's sister

Carmen's Innocent Love
1952
as Carmen

Three Women of the North
1945
The Opium War
1943

Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
as Senko Azuma

Hideko the Bus Conductor
1941
as Okoma, the bus conductress

Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957
as Kiyoko Arisawa

Moment of Terror
1966
as Kuniko, the Mother

Horse
1941
as Ine Onoda

Two Iida
1976
as Kikue Sugawa

Happiness of Us Alone
1961
as Akiko Katayama

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
1931
as Yasuo (Son)

The New Road: Akemi
1936

The Tattered Wings
1955
as Fuyuko Terada

Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Kin Aoyama aka Lily Carmen

Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
1932
as Momoyo

Dimple of Tokyo
1952
as Kyoko Mine

Stakeout
1958
as Sadako Yokokawa

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939
as Oharu

A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again
1937

Sasaki Kojiro
1951

World of Love
1943
as Yamaneko

Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter
1931
as Momoyo Sone

The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
1948
as Akiko Hojo

Eyes of Children
1956

365 Nights
1948
as Ranko Komaki

A Descendant of Urashima Taro
1946
as Akako Tatsuta

Flower Picking Diary
1939

Lightning
1952
as Kiyoko
Onna keizu
1942
as Taeko

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941

Dancers of Awa
1941

Lord for a Night
1946

The First Kiss
1955
as Akiko Kaneda

Tokyo Chorus
1931
as Sono Choujo

Miss Hanako
1943
as Chiyoko, Goro's sister

Danger Stalks Near
1957
as Yuriko

Beautiful Departure
1939

Mother Country
1962

A Ripple in a Morning
1952
as Atsuko Takimoto

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947

365 Nights: Tokyo
1948
as Teruko Ôe

Flying in the Air
1957

The Layabout and Seabathing
1933

Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
1965
as Ine

Hyoroku's Dream Tale
1943
as Kaido-jo

A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again
1937

Composition Class
1938
as Masako
Ichiyo Higuchi
1939

Ballad of a Workman
1962
as Torae Nonaka

Tojuro's Love
1938

Passion
1932
as Mitsuko's child

House of Many Pleasures
1955
as Machiko

The Wild Geese
1953
as Otama

Invitation to Happiness
1947

Musashibo Benkei
1942

The Woman’s Reflective Pool
1951
as Naeko Minamoto

Rainbow Hill
1938
as Yuri

Ginza Cancan Girls
1949

The Man Who Waited
1942
Reijin
1930
as Iwao
My Hobo
1962
as Komako Kuwata
Until Victory Day
1945
Senka o koete
1950

The Twilight Years
1973
as Akiko (Nobutoshi's wife)

Sagohei the Three-footer
1944
as Otae

Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
1951

Chocolate and Soldiers
1938
as Shigeko
Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei
1939

The Devil of Edo
1947
as Onatsu

The New Road: Ryota
1936

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
1976

Bellflower
1940
as Yumiko

The Day Before
1939
as Otsu

A Flower Blooms
1948
as Machiko

Four Marriages
1944

Men vs. Women
1936
as Little girl in theater
My Daughter's Only Wish
1939

A Gentle Breeze With Father
1940

Hideko the Cheerleader
1940
as Hideko Takashima

A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes
1937
Mother
1929
as Haruko

Schoolgirl Records
1941
as Sachiko Kamata

Home Sweet Home
1951
as Tomoko, Kosaku's daughter
Yoki na onna
1946

Flirtation in Spring
1949
The Kingdom of Spectacles
1937

Song of the Flower Basket
1937
as Hamako
Goodbye
1949
Mother of the East
1934
Sisters: Part 1
1931

Young Lady
1937

Shirobara wa sakedo
1937
About Hideko Takamine
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 wa… With 122 credits spanning from 1929 to 1979, Hideko Takamine has appeared in 121 films and 1 TV show.
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- The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) — as Hinanmin no Onna
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) — as Keiko Yashiro
- Untamed Woman (1957) — as Oshima
- Floating Clouds (1955) — as Yukiko Koda
- The Rickshaw Man (1958) — as Yoshiko Yoshioka
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