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.
Filmography
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The Unconcealed Woman (1994)

Oh, My Son! (1979)

Two Iida (1976)

The Twilight Years (1973)

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)

Moment of Terror (1966)

Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi (1965)

Yearning (1964)

A Woman's Life (1963)

My Hobo (1962)

A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)

Ballad of a Workman (1962)

Mother Country (1962)

The Wiser Age (1962)

The Other Woman (1961)

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

Happiness of Us Alone (1961)

Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

The Rickshaw Man (1958)

Stakeout (1958)

Danger Stalks Near (1957)

Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)

Flowing (1956)

The First Kiss (1955)

The Tattered Wings (1955)

Floating Clouds (1955)

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)

Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)

The Garden of Women (1954)

Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)

Lightning (1952)

Dimple of Tokyo (1952)

A Ripple in a Morning (1952)

Sasaki Kojiro (1951)

Carmen Comes Home (1951)

Home Sweet Home (1951)

The Woman’s Reflective Pool (1951)

Senka o koete (1950)

The Munekata Sisters (1950)

Snow-Flake (1950)

365 Nights (1948)

A Flower Blooms (1948)

Invitation to Happiness (1947)

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho (1947)

Lord for a Night (1946)

A Descendant of Urashima Taro (1946)

Yoki na onna (1946)

Three Women of the North (1945)

World of Love (1943)

Hyoroku's Dream Tale (1943)

Miss Hanako (1943)

The Opium War (1943)

Sky of Hope (1942)

Hideko the Bus Conductress (1941)

Schoolgirl Records (1941)

Horse (1941)

The Monkey King (1940)

Bellflower (1940)

Hideko the Cheerleader (1940)

Flower Picking Diary (1939)

My Daughter's Only Wish (1939)

Beautiful Departure (1939)

Composition Class (1938)

Tojuro's Love (1938)

Song of the Flower Basket (1937)

The New Road: Akemi (1936)

Men vs. Women (1936)

Passion (1932)

Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter (1931)

Tokyo Chorus (1931)

Mother (1929)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1924-03-27
Deathday2010-12-28 (86 years old)
Birth Name平山 秀子
Birth PlaceHakodate, Japan
RelationshipsZenzo Matsuyama (1955 - 2010)
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, Japan
Also Known AsHideko Hirayama, 다카미네 히데코, Хидэко Такаминэ
AwardsBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress, Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress, Japan Academy Film Prize
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