Hideko Takamine

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Female

Birthday

1924-03-27

Day of death

2010-12-28 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Hideko Takamine

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

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Schoolgirl Records

    Schoolgirl Records

  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

  • Mother Country

    Mother Country

  • Oh, My Son!

    Oh, My Son!

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother

    Daughters, Wives and a Mother

  • Floating Clouds

    Floating Clouds

  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

    When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

  • Sisters: Part 2

    Sisters: Part 2

  • Tokyo Chorus

    Tokyo Chorus

  • A Wanderer's Notebook

    A Wanderer's Notebook

  • Sisters: Part 1

    Sisters: Part 1

  • Stakeout

    Stakeout

  • The Munekata Sisters

    The Munekata Sisters

  • Untamed Woman

    Untamed Woman

  • The River Fuefuki

    The River Fuefuki

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

  • Flowing

    Flowing

  • Twenty-Four Eyes

    Twenty-Four Eyes

  • The Rickshaw Man

    The Rickshaw Man

  • Yearning

    Yearning

  • Happiness of Us Alone

    Happiness of Us Alone

  • Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

  • Where Chimneys Are Seen

    Where Chimneys Are Seen

  • Lightning

    Lightning

  • A Wife's Heart

    A Wife's Heart

  • The Wiser Age

    The Wiser Age

  • Moment of Terror

    Moment of Terror

  • A Ripple in a Morning

    A Ripple in a Morning

  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

  • Immortal Love

    Immortal Love

  • Horse

    Horse

  • Three Women of the North

    Three Women of the North

  • Flying in the Air

    Flying in the Air

  • Those Who Make Tomorrow

    Those Who Make Tomorrow

  • The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

  • Snow-Flake

    Snow-Flake

  • Sasaki Kojiro

    Sasaki Kojiro

  • Sky of Hope

    Sky of Hope

  • Devil's Temple

    Devil's Temple

  • The Tattered Wings

    The Tattered Wings

  • A Descendant of Urashima Taro

    A Descendant of Urashima Taro

  • Dimple of Tokyo

    Dimple of Tokyo

  • Ballad of a Workman

    Ballad of a Workman

  • Three Women Around Yoshinaka

    Three Women Around Yoshinaka

  • The Opium War

    The Opium War

  • Senka o koete

    Senka o koete

  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

    Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

  • Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

    Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

  • Two Iida

    Two Iida

  • The Man Who Waited

    The Man Who Waited

  • A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

    A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

  • The First Kiss

    The First Kiss

  • Hyoroku's Dream Tale

    Hyoroku's Dream Tale

  • Hideko the Bus Conductress

    Hideko the Bus Conductress

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

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

  • Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

  • Dancers of Awa

    Dancers of Awa

  • Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

    Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

  • The Monkey King

    The Monkey King

  • Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

    Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

  • World of Love

    World of Love

  • The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

  • Danger Stalks Near

    Danger Stalks Near

  • Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

    Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

  • The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

    The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

  • Lord for a Night

    Lord for a Night

  • A Gentle Breeze With Father

    A Gentle Breeze With Father

  • Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter

    Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter

  • Invitation to Happiness

    Invitation to Happiness

  • 365 Nights

    365 Nights

  • The Wild Geese

    The Wild Geese

  • The Layabout and Seabathing

    The Layabout and Seabathing

  • Ichiyo Higuchi

    Ichiyo Higuchi

  • The New Road: Akemi

    The New Road: Akemi

  • Miss Hanako

    Miss Hanako

  • Mother

    Mother

  • Times of Joy and Sorrow

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

  • Composition Class

    Composition Class

  • Sagohei the Three-footer

    Sagohei the Three-footer

  • Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

    Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

  • The Day Before

    The Day Before

  • Men vs. Women

    Men vs. Women

  • The Twilight Years

    The Twilight Years

  • Onna keizu

    Onna keizu

  • Yoki na onna

    Yoki na onna

  • The Woman’s Reflective Pool

    The Woman’s Reflective Pool

  • Flirtation in Spring

    Flirtation in Spring

  • Tojuro's Love

    Tojuro's Love

  • Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

  • My Daughter's Only Wish

    My Daughter's Only Wish

  • Reijin

    Reijin

  • Eyes of Children

    Eyes of Children

  • Ginza Cancan Girls

    Ginza Cancan Girls

  • Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei

    Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei

  • Musashibo Benkei

    Musashibo Benkei

  • (Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

    (Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

  • A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes

    A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes

  • The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow

    The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow

  • My Hobo

    My Hobo

  • Rainbow Hill

    Rainbow Hill

  • Hideko the Cheerleader

    Hideko the Cheerleader

  • Chocolate and Soldiers

    Chocolate and Soldiers

  • Flower Picking Diary

    Flower Picking Diary

  • A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

    A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

  • Song of the Flower Basket

    Song of the Flower Basket

  • Bellflower

    Bellflower

  • A Flower Blooms

    A Flower Blooms

  • The New Road: Ryota

    The New Road: Ryota

  • Beautiful Departure

    Beautiful Departure

  • The Devil of Edo

    The Devil of Edo

  • Four Marriages

    Four Marriages

  • Until Victory Day

    Until Victory Day

  • Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

    Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

  • Passion

    Passion

  • Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

    Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

  • The Kingdom of Spectacles

    The Kingdom of Spectacles

  • Mother of the East

    Mother of the East