Biography
Mieko Takamine (高峰三枝子, Takamine Mieko) (2 December 1918 – 27 May 1990) was a Japanese actress and singer.
Mieko Takamine was born the eldest daughter of famous chikuzen biwa player and teacher Chikufu Takamine. She gave her acting debut in the 1936 film Kimi yo takarakani utae, produced by the Shochiku studios, to which she would remain affiliated throughout her career, although she would also occasionally appear in productions of other companies after the war. Her first released record as a singer was the theme song for the film Hotaru no hikari (1938), and she soon established herself as a "singing movie star".
Takamine starred in films of Japan's most notable directors, including Hiroshi Shimizu, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Keisuke Kinoshita.
In 1976, Takamine won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 19th Blue Ribbon Awards for her role in The Inugamis (1976). In 1985, she was awarded the Medal of Purple Ribbon and a special Mainichi Film Award for her longtime achievements as a performer
Filmography
all 97
Movies 96
TV Shows 1
Flower Season (1990)
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
Memories of You (1988)
Appassionata (1984)
古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ (1983)
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail (1980)
An Ocean to Cross (1980)
The Phoenix (1978)
Queen Bee (1978)
Aspiration (1977)
The Inugamis (1976)
Rebellion Reward (1973)
Futari no Koibito (1969)
Aruhi watashi wa (1967)
Lover's Duet (1967)
Pomegranate Time (1967)
Let Us Love (1967)
Song of Farewell (1965)
Homecoming (1964)
Here Because of You (1964)
Bright Sea (1963)
The Image of Mother (1963)
The Incorrigible (1963)
Naite waratta hanayome (1962)
Ano hashi no hotori de dai 2-bu (1962)
San'nin musume kanpai! (1962)
Red Bud and White Flower (1962)
Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
Kono ni uruwashi (1962)
Yume de aritai (1962)
Love's Family Tree (1961)
A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)
Marriageable Age (1961)
Castle of Flames (1960)
Tokyo Omnibus (1959)
Points and Lines (1958)
Man of Thirteen Eyes (1958)
Elegy of the North (1957)
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (1957)
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (1957)
Street of Ronin (1957)
The Wanderer (1957)
Utau yajikita kogane dōchū (1957)
A Samurai's Honor at Pawn (1956)
Eyes of Children (1956)
Ejima and Ikushima (1955)
Fantasy of Youth (1955)
旗本退屈男 謎の怪人屋敷 (1954)
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot (1954)
一本刀土俵入 (1954)
The Garden of Women (1954)
Omatsuri hanjiro (1953)
憧れの星座 (1953)
夢見る人々 (1953)
Wife (1953)
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu (1953)
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu (1952)
彼を殺すな (1952)
治郎吉格子 (1952)
Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
Five Men of Edo (1951)
Dancing Girl (1951)
Ah Youth (1951)
Freedom School (1951)
Elegy (1951)
Rumba of Passion (1950)
When We Came Back (1950)
Omoide no borero (1950)
Escape from Prison (1950)
The Beauty of the Evening Sky (1948)
Rira no hana wasureji (1947)
Once More (1947)
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu (1947)
Waiting Woman (1946)
Theater (1945)
Gekimetsu no uta (1945)
Victory Song (1945)
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane (1943)
Dance of the Capital (1942)
South Wind (1942)
Moon of the Plateau (1942)
The 47 Ronin (1941)
Let's Go in Good Spirits (1941)
The Flower is not False (1941)
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
Nobuko (1940)
Warm Current (1939)
Lovers' Duet (1939)
The Masseurs and a Woman (1938)
Hotaru no hikari (1938)
So Goes My Love (1938)
The Lights of Asakusa (1937)
The Trio's Engagements (1937)
The Golden Demon (1937)
Vermilion and Green (1937)
Renai muteki kantai (1937)
Moon Over the Ruins (1937)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1918-12-02
Deathday1990-05-27 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceMinato-ku, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsTakamine Mieko, 高峰三枝子, Миэко Такаминэ
AwardsBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Medal with Purple Ribbon
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