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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Movies 108
TV Shows 1
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Oh, My Son! (1979)
Two Iida (1976)
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)
The Twilight Years (1973)
Devil's Temple (1969)
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)
Immortal Love (1961)
The Other Woman (1961)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
Happiness of Us Alone (1961)
The River Fuefuki (1960)
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)
Untamed Woman (1957)
Flying in the Air (1957)
Flowing (1956)
A Wife's Heart (1956)
Three Women Around Yoshinaka (1956)
Eyes of Children (1956)
The First Kiss (1955)
The Tattered Wings (1955)
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home (1955)
Floating Clouds (1955)
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
The Garden of Women (1954)
The Wild Geese (1953)
Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
Lightning (1952)
Dimple of Tokyo (1952)
A Ripple in a Morning (1952)
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
Home Sweet Home (1951)
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
The Woman’s Reflective Pool (1951)
Sasaki Kojiro (1950)
Senka o koete (1950)
The Munekata Sisters (1950)
Snow-Flake (1950)
Ginza Cancan Girls (1949)
Flirtation in Spring (1949)
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow (1948)
365 Nights (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Invitation to Happiness (1947)
The Devil of Edo (1947)
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho (1947)
Lord for a Night (1946)
Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946)
A Descendant of Urashima Taro (1946)
Yoki na onna (1946)
Three Women of the North (1945)
Until Victory Day (1945)
Four Marriages (1944)
Sagohei the Three-footer (1944)
World of Love (1943)
Hyoroku's Dream Tale (1943)
Miss Hanako (1943)
The Opium War (1943)
Onna keizu (1942)
The Man Who Waited (1942)
Sky of Hope (1942)
Musashibo Benkei (1942)
Hideko the Bus Conductor (1941)
Schoolgirl Records (1941)
Dancers of Awa (1941)
Horse (1941)
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday (1941)
The Monkey King (1940)
A Gentle Breeze With Father (1940)
Hideko the Cheerleader (1940)
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki (1939)
Flower Picking Diary (1939)
The Day Before (1939)
Ichiyo Higuchi (1939)
My Daughter's Only Wish (1939)
Beautiful Departure (1939)
Chocolate and Soldiers (1938)
Composition Class (1938)
Tojuro's Love (1938)
Rainbow Hill (1938)
The Kingdom of Spectacles (1937)
A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again (1937)
Song of the Flower Basket (1937)
The New Road: Ryota (1936)
The New Road: Akemi (1936)
Men vs. Women (1936)
That Night's Woman (1934)
Yotamono to kaisuiyoku (1933)
Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter (1932)
Passion (1932)
Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter (1931)
Tokyo Chorus (1931)
Reijin (1930)
Mother (1929)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1924-03-27
Deathday2010-12-28 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceHakodate, Japan
RelationshipsZenzo Matsuyama (1955-01-01 - 2010-01-01)
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsHideko Hirayama, 高峰秀子, 다카미네 히데코, Хидэко Такаминэ
AwardsBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress, Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress, Japan Academy Film Prize
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