Mieko Takamine
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
Known For
Credits
- 1990 · Flower Season as
- 1989 · Four Days of Snow and Blood as Haruko Saito
- 1988 · Memories of You as
- 1984 · Appassionata as
- 1983 · 古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ as Itoko Ichiyanagi
- 1983 · 古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ as Matsuyo Tokiwa
- 1980 · The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail as
- 1980 · An Ocean to Cross as Yoroshime
- 1978 · The Phoenix as Queen Himiko of Yamatai
- 1978 · Queen Bee as Takako Higashikoji
- 1978 · Ningen no Shōmei as
- 1977 · Aspiration as
- 1976 · The Inugami Family as Matsuko Inugami
- 1973 · Rebellion Reward as Yoshie
- 1969 · Futari no Koibito as
- 1968 · The Sands of Kurobe as
- 1967 · Aruhi watashi wa as
- 1967 · Lover's Duet as
- 1967 · Pomegranate Time as Nobuko Sakamoto
- 1967 · Let Us Love as
- 1965 · Song of Farewell as Haruko Nomura
- 1964 · Homecoming as 守屋節子
- 1964 · Here Because of You as
- 1963 · Bright Sea as Yukiko Ishida
- 1963 · The Image of Mother as Ohama
- 1963 · The Incorrigible as
- 1962 · Naite waratta hanayome as
- 1962 · Ano hashi no hotori de dai 2-bu as
- 1962 · San'nin musume kanpai! as
- 1962 · Red Bud and White Flower as
- 1962 · Love Under the Crucifix as Riki
- 1962 · Kono ni uruwashi as
- 1962 · Yume de aritai as
- 1961 · Love's Family Tree as
- 1961 · A Good Man, A Good Day as
- 1961 · Marriageable Age as
- 1960 · Castle of Flames as
- 1959 · Tokyo Omnibus as
- 1958 · Points and Lines as Ryoko
- 1958 · Man of Thirteen Eyes as
- 1957 · Elegy of the North as Akiko Katsuragi
- 1957 · A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 as Yoshie Kono
- 1957 · A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 as
- 1957 · Street of Ronin as
- 1957 · The Wanderer as
- 1957 · Utau yajikita kogane dōchū as
- 1956 · A Samurai's Honor at Pawn as
- 1956 · Eyes of Children as
- 1955 · Ejima and Ikushima as 月光院
- 1955 · Fantasy of Youth as
- 1954 · 旗本退屈男 謎の怪人屋敷 as
- 1954 · Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot as
- 1954 · 一本刀土俵入 as
- 1954 · The Garden of Women as Mayumi Gojo
- 1953 · Omatsuri hanjiro as
- 1953 · 憧れの星座 as
- 1953 · Dreaming People as
- 1953 · Wife as Mihoko Nakagawa
- 1953 · Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu as
- 1952 · Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu as
- 1952 · 彼を殺すな as
- 1952 · 治郎吉格子 as お仙
- 1951 · Who Knows a Woman's Heart as
- 1951 · Five Men of Edo as Okinu
- 1951 · Minami kaze as
- 1951 · Dancing Girl as Namiko
- 1951 · Ah Youth as
- 1951 · Freedom School as
- 1951 · Elegy as
- 1950 · Rumba of Passion as
- 1950 · When We Came Back as
- 1950 · Omoide no borero as
- 1950 · Escape from Prison as Kayo
- 1948 · The Beauty of the Evening Sky as
- 1947 · Rira no hana wasureji as
- 1947 · Once More as Akiko
- 1947 · Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu as
- 1946 · Waiting Woman as
- 1945 · 新風 as
- 1945 · Theater as
- 1945 · Ikeru isu as
- 1945 · Gekimetsu no uta as 桜井千鶴
- 1945 · Victory Song as Nobue
- 1943 · Air Raid of the Enemy Plane as
- 1942 · Dance of the Capital as
- 1942 · South Wind 2 as
- 1942 · South Wind as
- 1942 · Moon of the Plateau as
- 1941 · The 47 Ronin as Omino
- 1941 · Let's Go in Good Spirits as
- 1941 · The Flower is not False as
- 1941 · Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family as Setsuko Toda
- 1940 · Nobuko as
- 1939 · Warm Current as Keiko Shima
- 1939 · Lovers' Duet as Eiko Takayama
- 1938 · The Masseurs and a Woman as Michiho Misawa
- 1938 · Hotaru no hikari as
- 1938 · So Goes My Love as Toshiko, Shigeo's sisiter
- 1937 · The Lights of Asakusa as Reiko Kosugi
- 1937 · The Trio's Engagements as Reiko Kageyama
- 1937 · The Golden Demon as Toshiko Minowa
- 1937 · Vermilion and Green as
- 1937 · Renai muteki kantai as
- 1937 · Moon Over the Ruins as Omitsu