Mieko Takamine
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
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1918-12-02
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
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Cast
Five Men of Edo
1951
5.00
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
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Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
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Yume de aritai
1962
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Red Bud and White Flower
1962
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A Samurai's Honor at Pawn
1956
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The Wanderer
1957
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Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
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The Beauty of the Evening Sky
1948
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Gekimetsu no uta
1945
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Homecoming
1964
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Kono ni uruwashi
1962
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When We Came Back
1950
0.00
The 47 Ronin
1941
6.88
Hotaru no hikari
1938
0.00
一本刀土俵入
1954
0.00
Flower Season
1990
0.00
Nobuko
1940
6.20
The Inugami Family
1976
6.90
Futari no Koibito
1969
0.00
Rebellion Reward
1973
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Pomegranate Time
1967
0.00
Theater
1945
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Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
1957
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Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
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The Garden of Women
1954
6.60
The Flower is not False
1941
4.50
Moon of the Plateau
1942
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South Wind
1942
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The Trio's Engagements
1937
7.00
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
6.89
San'nin musume kanpai!
1962
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Love's Family Tree
1961
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Elegy of the North
1957
6.00
治郎吉格子
1952
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Ejima and Ikushima
1955
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Rira no hana wasureji
1947
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Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
1947
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Castle of Flames
1960
7.20
Dancing Girl
1951
6.30
Aruhi watashi wa
1967
0.00
The Lights of Asakusa
1937
5.60
憧れの星座
1953
0.00
At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962
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Kare o korosu na
1952
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Once More
1947
6.20
Escape from Prison
1950
0.00
So Goes My Love
1938
7.00
Freedom School
1951
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Naite waratta hanayome
1962
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Wife
1953
7.00
Ikeru isu
1945
0.00
Queen Bee
1978
7.30
An Ocean to Cross
1980
0.00
新風
1945
0.00
South Wind 2
1942
0.00
Minami kaze
1951
0.00
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
6.20
Dreaming People
1953
0.00
The Phoenix
1978
5.60
Memories of You
1988
0.00
Appassionata
1984
5.00
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
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Here Because of You
1964
5.50
Points and Lines
1958
6.00
Street of Ronin
1957
6.20
Bright Sea
1963
0.00
The Masseurs and a Woman
1938
6.70
Victory Song
1945
5.20
Renai muteki kantai
1937
0.00
The Golden Demon
1937
6.00
Vermilion and Green
1937
5.30
Song of Farewell
1965
0.00
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
6.90
Fantasy of Youth
1955
0.00
Moon Over the Ruins
1937
5.00
Eyes of Children
1956
7.00
Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958
0.00
The Image of Mother
1963
0.00
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
0.00
Let Us Love
1967
0.00
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954
0.00
Marriageable Age
1961
0.00
Lovers' Duet
1939
5.00
Lover's Duet
1967
0.00
Aspiration
1977
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Warm Current
1939
4.00
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
1943
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Omoide no borero
1950
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Rumba of Passion
1950
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Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951
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The Incorrigible
1963
6.30
Elegy
1951
0.00
Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941
0.00
Waiting Woman
1946
0.00
Ah, Youth
1951
0.00
Dance of the Capital
1942
0.00
The Shogun Assassins
1979
4.86
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
0.00