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.
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1924-03-27
Place of birth
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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Cast
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
1951
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
7.96
Stakeout
1958
6.90
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
7.70
The Rickshaw Man
1958
7.23
The Devil of Edo
1947
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Flowing
1956
7.13
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
1965
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The Munekata Sisters
1950
6.98
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
7.10
Floating Clouds
1955
7.70
Carmen Comes Home
1951
6.20
Immortal Love
1961
7.50
The Wiser Age
1962
7.30
Untamed Woman
1957
7.30
Yearning
1964
8.10
Tokyo Chorus
1931
6.73
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
6.90
A Woman's Life
1963
7.10
The Wild Geese
1953
6.50
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
7.20
Devil's Temple
1969
6.40
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
6.00
Tojuro's Love
1938
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The Tattered Wings
1955
6.40
Until Victory Day
1945
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Carmen's Innocent Love
1952
5.80
Danger Stalks Near
1957
5.20
The Garden of Women
1954
6.60
Oh, My Son!
1979
5.20
The River Fuefuki
1960
7.50
My Daughter's Only Wish
1939
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The Other Woman
1961
6.30
Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957
9.00
Hideko the Bus Conductress
1941
7.00
A Gentle Breeze With Father
1940
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Moment of Terror
1966
6.30
Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter
1931
7.00
Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
1932
6.00
Two Iida
1976
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Miss Hanako
1943
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The Monkey King
1940
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Home Sweet Home
1951
6.80
The New Road: Akemi
1936
7.00
Horse
1941
5.80
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
6.40
Lightning
1952
7.20
Sasaki Kojiro
1951
5.00
Men vs. Women
1936
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A Wife's Heart
1956
6.80
Flying in the Air
1957
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The Woman’s Reflective Pool
1951
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A Descendant of Urashima Taro
1946
6.00
Happiness of Us Alone
1961
9.00
Ginza Cancan Girls
1949
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A Flower Blooms
1948
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My Hobo
1962
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Dimple of Tokyo
1952
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Composition Class
1938
6.90
Bellflower
1940
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365 Nights
1948
7.00
Ichiyo Higuchi
1939
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The First Kiss
1955
6.30
Ballad of a Workman
1962
5.70
Flirtation in Spring
1949
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Lord for a Night
1946
8.00
Onna keizu
1942
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The Man Who Waited
1942
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Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
7.00
Three Women of the North
1945
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The Twilight Years
1973
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Song of the Flower Basket
1937
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Those Who Make Tomorrow
1946
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Mother
1929
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Eyes of Children
1956
7.00
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
1976
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The Day Before
1939
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Snow-Flake
1950
8.00
Schoolgirl Records
1941
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A Ripple in a Morning
1952
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Senka o koete
1950
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Mother Country
1962
6.50
Four Marriages
1944
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Dancers of Awa
1941
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The Opium War
1943
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Reijin
1930
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The Layabout and Seabathing
1933
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Yoki na onna
1946
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Passion
1932
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Chocolate and Soldiers
1938
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The New Road: Ryota
1936
8.00
Hyoroku's Dream Tale
1943
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Sagohei the Three-footer
1944
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World of Love
1943
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Hideko the Cheerleader
1940
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The Kingdom of Spectacles
1937
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Musashibo Benkei
1942
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Invitation to Happiness
1947
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Rainbow Hill
1938
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Sky of Hope
1942
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Flower Picking Diary
1939
5.00
Beautiful Departure
1939
0.00
A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again
1937
0.00
Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei
1939
0.00