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

  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

    When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

  • Immortal Love

    Immortal Love

  • The River Fuefuki

    The River Fuefuki

  • Floating Clouds

    Floating Clouds

  • Twenty-Four Eyes

    Twenty-Four Eyes

  • Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

  • Stakeout

    Stakeout

  • Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

  • Lightning

    Lightning

  • The Wild Geese

    The Wild Geese

  • Yearning

    Yearning

  • The Rickshaw Man

    The Rickshaw Man

  • The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

  • Where Chimneys Are Seen

    Where Chimneys Are Seen

  • Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

    Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

  • A Wanderer's Notebook

    A Wanderer's Notebook

  • The Tattered Wings

    The Tattered Wings

  • Sasaki Kojiro

    Sasaki Kojiro

  • Those Who Make Tomorrow

    Those Who Make Tomorrow

  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

  • Flowing

    Flowing

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother

    Daughters, Wives and a Mother

  • Untamed Woman

    Untamed Woman

  • The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

  • Two Iida

    Two Iida

  • Mother Country

    Mother Country

  • Happiness of Us Alone

    Happiness of Us Alone

  • Times of Joy and Sorrow

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

    Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

  • Danger Stalks Near

    Danger Stalks Near

  • Yoki na onna

    Yoki na onna

  • Oh, My Son!

    Oh, My Son!

  • A Descendant of Urashima Taro

    A Descendant of Urashima Taro

  • Flying in the Air

    Flying in the Air

  • A Wife's Heart

    A Wife's Heart

  • The Munekata Sisters

    The Munekata Sisters

  • The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow

    The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow

  • Flirtation in Spring

    Flirtation in Spring

  • Tokyo Chorus

    Tokyo Chorus

  • Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

    Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

  • 365 Nights

    365 Nights

  • Sky of Hope

    Sky of Hope

  • Three Women of the North

    Three Women of the North

  • Lord for a Night

    Lord for a Night

  • A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

    A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

  • Flower Picking Diary

    Flower Picking Diary

  • Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

    Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

  • Hideko the Bus Conductress

    Hideko the Bus Conductress

  • Onna keizu

    Onna keizu

  • Moment of Terror

    Moment of Terror

  • The Wiser Age

    The Wiser Age

  • A Ripple in a Morning

    A Ripple in a Morning

  • Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

    Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

  • Eyes of Children

    Eyes of Children

  • The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

    The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

  • Ballad of a Workman

    Ballad of a Workman

  • Ichiyo Higuchi

    Ichiyo Higuchi

  • The New Road: Akemi

    The New Road: Akemi

  • Hideko the Cheerleader

    Hideko the Cheerleader

  • A Flower Blooms

    A Flower Blooms

  • Horse

    Horse

  • The First Kiss

    The First Kiss

  • Four Marriages

    Four Marriages

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

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

  • The Opium War

    The Opium War

  • Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

    Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

  • Miss Hanako

    Miss Hanako

  • Song of the Flower Basket

    Song of the Flower Basket

  • The Man Who Waited

    The Man Who Waited

  • My Hobo

    My Hobo

  • Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

  • The Woman’s Reflective Pool

    The Woman’s Reflective Pool

  • Composition Class

    Composition Class

  • Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter

    Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter

  • Ginza Cancan Girls

    Ginza Cancan Girls

  • World of Love

    World of Love

  • Bellflower

    Bellflower

  • Men vs. Women

    Men vs. Women

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

  • Senka o koete

    Senka o koete

  • My Daughter's Only Wish

    My Daughter's Only Wish

  • Snow-Flake

    Snow-Flake

  • The Kingdom of Spectacles

    The Kingdom of Spectacles

  • The Monkey King

    The Monkey King

  • Beautiful Departure

    Beautiful Departure

  • The New Road: Ryota

    The New Road: Ryota

  • Dancers of Awa

    Dancers of Awa

  • Passion

    Passion

  • The Day Before

    The Day Before

  • The Devil of Edo

    The Devil of Edo

  • Devil's Temple

    Devil's Temple

  • The Layabout and Seabathing

    The Layabout and Seabathing

  • Reijin

    Reijin

  • Musashibo Benkei

    Musashibo Benkei

  • A Gentle Breeze With Father

    A Gentle Breeze With Father

  • Hyoroku's Dream Tale

    Hyoroku's Dream Tale

  • Three Women Around Yoshinaka

    Three Women Around Yoshinaka

  • Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei

    Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei

  • Chocolate and Soldiers

    Chocolate and Soldiers

  • Mother

    Mother

  • Tojuro's Love

    Tojuro's Love

  • Rainbow Hill

    Rainbow Hill

  • The Twilight Years

    The Twilight Years

  • Schoolgirl Records

    Schoolgirl Records

  • A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

    A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

  • Sagohei the Three-footer

    Sagohei the Three-footer

  • A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes

    A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes

  • Invitation to Happiness

    Invitation to Happiness

  • Sisters: Part 2

    Sisters: Part 2

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

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

  • Sisters: Part 1

    Sisters: Part 1

  • Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

    Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

  • Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

    Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

  • Dimple of Tokyo

    Dimple of Tokyo

  • Until Victory Day

    Until Victory Day

  • Mother of the East

    Mother of the East