Mieko Takamine
Known for Acting · 118 credits
- Born
- 1918-12-02
- Died
- 1990-05-27
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Takamine Mieko · Миэко Такаминэ · 高峰三枝子 · 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
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (116)
Queen Bee
1978
as Takako Higashikoji
Appassionata
1984
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
The 47 Ronin
1941
as Omino
Wife
1953
as Mihoko Nakagawa
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Haruko Saito
The Garden of Women
1954
as Mayumi Gojo
The Inugami Family
1976
as Matsuko Inugami
The Shogun Assassins
1979
The Phoenix
1978
as Queen Himiko of Yamatai
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 月光院
The Golden Demon
1937
as Toshiko Minowa
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Riki
Here Because of You
1964
Street of Ronin
1957
Five Men of Edo
1951
as Okinu
The Lights of Asakusa
1937
as Reiko Kosugi
Red Bud and White Flower
1962
The Masseurs and a Woman
1938
as Michiho Misawa
Aspiration
1977
Futari no Koibito
1969
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
Elegy
1951
Song of Farewell
1965
as Haruko Nomura
Bright Sea
1963
as Yukiko Ishida
An Ocean to Cross
1980
as Yoroshime
Points and Lines
1958
as Ryoko
Flower Season
1990
Castle of Flames
1960
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
as Setsuko Toda
Kare o korosu na
1952
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
The Image of Mother
1963
as Ohama
Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941
一本刀土俵入
1954
Rebellion Reward
1973
as Yoshie
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
Pomegranate Time
1967
as Nobuko Sakamoto
Lovers' Duet
1939
as Eiko Takayama
Dancing Girl
1951
as Namiko
Homecoming
1964
as 守屋節子
Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
Omoide no borero
1950
Memories of You
1988
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954
Freedom School
1951
Marriageable Age
1961
Once More
1947
as Akiko
Victory Song
1945
as Nobue
治郎吉格子
1952
as お仙
Fantasy of Youth
1955
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
as Dancer Takai
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Escape from Prison
1950
as Kayo
Aruhi watashi wa
1967
Rumba of Passion
1950
So Goes My Love
1938
as Toshiko, Shigeo's sisiter
Rira no hana wasureji
1947
The Trio's Engagements
1937
as Reiko Kageyama
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
恋と出世に強くなれ！
1963
as 牧野春代
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951
Dreaming People
1953
Warm Current
1939
as Keiko Shima
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
1943
as Setsuko Ueno
At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962
Moon Over the Ruins
1937
as Omitsu
Lover's Duet
1967
Love's Family Tree
1961
Gekimetsu no uta
1945
as 桜井千鶴
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
as Yoshie Kono
Dance of the Capital
1942
Eyes of Children
1956
When We Came Back
1950
Renai muteki kantai
1937
憧れの星座
1953
San'nin musume kanpai!
1962
South Wind 2
1942
The Incorrigible
1963
Hotaru no hikari
1938
Moon of the Plateau
1942
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
Theater
1945
Let Us Love
1967
Kono ni uruwashi
1962
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
1954
Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
1957
Nobuko
1940
Vermilion and Green
1937
Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman
1958
Family of Women
1967
as 石塚綾子
South Wind
1942
A New Breeze
1945
Ikeru isu
1945
Minami kaze
1951
Elegy of the North
1957
as Akiko Katsuragi
Ah, Youth
1951
Waiting Woman
1946
Jealousy
1949
A Samurai's Honor at Pawn
1956
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
1947
Naite waratta hanayome
1962
The Wanderer
1957
Yume de aritai
1962
The Beauty of the Evening Sky
1948
Summer in Eclipse
1956
as Setsuko
The Road to the Spring
1955
as Hatano Tsuneko
The Lady Was Pawn
1956
A Woman's Fight
1949
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Love Is a Hunter
1976
as Motoko Sakurai
Farewell Tango
1949
as Hanamura Emiko
The Flower is not False
1941
Oddball Nippon
1983
About 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 hik… With 118 credits spanning from 1937 to 1990, Mieko Takamine has appeared in 116 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mieko Takamine Movies
- Queen Bee (1978) — as Takako Higashikoji
- Appassionata (1984)
- The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
- The 47 Ronin (1941) — as Omino
- Wife (1953) — as Mihoko Nakagawa
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