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

  • Immortal Love

    Immortal Love

  • Bellflower

    Bellflower

  • Chocolate and Soldiers

    Chocolate and Soldiers

  • The Wild Geese

    The Wild Geese

  • A Wanderer's Notebook

    A Wanderer's Notebook

  • Schoolgirl Records

    Schoolgirl Records

  • Hideko the Cheerleader

    Hideko the Cheerleader

  • Danger Stalks Near

    Danger Stalks Near

  • The Kingdom of Spectacles

    The Kingdom of Spectacles

  • Sagohei the Three-footer

    Sagohei the Three-footer

  • The Layabout and Seabathing

    The Layabout and Seabathing

  • Ballad of a Workman

    Ballad of a Workman

  • Rainbow Hill

    Rainbow Hill

  • A Gentle Breeze With Father

    A Gentle Breeze With Father

  • Flirtation in Spring

    Flirtation in Spring

  • The Monkey King

    The Monkey King

  • The Woman’s Reflective Pool

    The Woman’s Reflective Pool

  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

    When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

  • Dancers of Awa

    Dancers of Awa

  • The River Fuefuki

    The River Fuefuki

  • The Twilight Years

    The Twilight Years

  • Musashibo Benkei

    Musashibo Benkei

  • Four Marriages

    Four Marriages

  • Flower Picking Diary

    Flower Picking Diary

  • Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

  • My Daughter's Only Wish

    My Daughter's Only Wish

  • Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

  • Yoki na onna

    Yoki na onna

  • Those Who Make Tomorrow

    Those Who Make Tomorrow

  • Ginza Cancan Girls

    Ginza Cancan Girls

  • Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

    Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

  • Twenty-Four Eyes

    Twenty-Four Eyes

  • Reijin

    Reijin

  • The New Road: Ryota

    The New Road: Ryota

  • Three Women of the North

    Three Women of the North

  • Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei

    Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei

  • The New Road: Akemi

    The New Road: Akemi

  • Hideko the Bus Conductress

    Hideko the Bus Conductress

  • Mother

    Mother

  • Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

    Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

  • Tokyo Chorus

    Tokyo Chorus

  • The Opium War

    The Opium War

  • Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

    Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

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

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

  • Miss Hanako

    Miss Hanako

  • Song of the Flower Basket

    Song of the Flower Basket

  • Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

    Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

  • Yearning

    Yearning

  • Mother Country

    Mother Country

  • Tojuro's Love

    Tojuro's Love

  • A Descendant of Urashima Taro

    A Descendant of Urashima Taro

  • Beautiful Departure

    Beautiful Departure

  • Oh, My Son!

    Oh, My Son!

  • A Flower Blooms

    A Flower Blooms

  • Two Iida

    Two Iida

  • Dimple of Tokyo

    Dimple of Tokyo

  • Eyes of Children

    Eyes of Children

  • A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes

    A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes

  • Happiness of Us Alone

    Happiness of Us Alone

  • Lightning

    Lightning

  • The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

  • Times of Joy and Sorrow

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

  • Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

    Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

  • Floating Clouds

    Floating Clouds

  • Flowing

    Flowing

  • Men vs. Women

    Men vs. Women

  • Where Chimneys Are Seen

    Where Chimneys Are Seen

  • Moment of Terror

    Moment of Terror

  • The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

    The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

  • Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter

    Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter

  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

  • A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

    A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

  • The Day Before

    The Day Before

  • The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow

    The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow

  • Ichiyo Higuchi

    Ichiyo Higuchi

  • Snow-Flake

    Snow-Flake

  • The Wiser Age

    The Wiser Age

  • My Hobo

    My Hobo

  • Hyoroku's Dream Tale

    Hyoroku's Dream Tale

  • World of Love

    World of Love

  • The Munekata Sisters

    The Munekata Sisters

  • A Ripple in a Morning

    A Ripple in a Morning

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

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

  • Stakeout

    Stakeout

  • A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

    A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

  • Three Women Around Yoshinaka

    Three Women Around Yoshinaka

  • The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

  • The Tattered Wings

    The Tattered Wings

  • The Devil of Edo

    The Devil of Edo

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

  • Untamed Woman

    Untamed Woman

  • Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

  • Sasaki Kojiro

    Sasaki Kojiro

  • Horse

    Horse

  • 365 Nights

    365 Nights

  • Devil's Temple

    Devil's Temple

  • Lord for a Night

    Lord for a Night

  • Flying in the Air

    Flying in the Air

  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

  • Onna keizu

    Onna keizu

  • Composition Class

    Composition Class

  • Senka o koete

    Senka o koete

  • The First Kiss

    The First Kiss

  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

    Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

  • The Rickshaw Man

    The Rickshaw Man

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother

    Daughters, Wives and a Mother

  • Invitation to Happiness

    Invitation to Happiness

  • The Man Who Waited

    The Man Who Waited

  • Sky of Hope

    Sky of Hope

  • A Wife's Heart

    A Wife's Heart

  • The Human Condition

    The Human Condition

  • Sisters: Part 1

    Sisters: Part 1

  • Sisters: Part 2

    Sisters: Part 2

  • Passion

    Passion

  • Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

    Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

  • Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

    Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

  • Until Victory Day

    Until Victory Day