Hideko Takamine
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.
Acting
Movie
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Hinanmin no Onna
1961
Movie
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Keiko Yashiro
1960
Movie
Floating Clouds
as Yukiko Koda
1955
Movie
Twenty-Four Eyes
as Ôishi Sensei
1954
Movie
Yearning
as Reiko Morita
1964
Movie
Tokyo Chorus
as Sono Choujo
1931
Movie
The Rickshaw Man
as Yoshiko Yoshioka
1958
Movie
The Munekata Sisters
as Mariko Munekata
1950
Movie
Flowing
as Katsuyo
1956
Movie
Lightning
as Kiyoko
1952
Movie
Carmen Comes Home
as Kin Aoyama aka Lily Carmen
1951
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Movie
Immortal Love
as Sadako
1961
Movie
Stakeout
as Sadako Yokokawa
1958
Movie
A Woman's Life
as Nobuko Shimizu
1963
Movie
Carmen's Innocent Love
as Carmen
1952
Movie
Where Chimneys Are Seen
as Senko Azuma
1953
Movie
The River Fuefuki
as Okei
1960
Movie
Moment of Terror
as Kuniko, the Mother
1966
Movie
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
as Otsugi, Umpei's mother
1967
Movie
The Wild Geese
as Otama
1953
Movie
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fumiko Hayashi
1962
Movie
A Wife's Heart
as Kiyoko
1956
Movie
Untamed Woman
as Oshima
1957
