Mieko Takamine
Biography
Mieko Takamine was a Japanese actress and singer born on December 2, 1918, in Tokyo, Japan, and she passed away on May 27, 1990, at the age of seventy-one. She was born as the eldest daughter of the famous chikuzen biwa player and teacher Chikufu Takamine. She made her acting debut in the 1936 film Kimi yo takarakani utae, which was produced by the Shochiku studios. She remained affiliated with Shochiku throughout her career, though she occasionally appeared in productions of other companies after the war. Her first released record as a singer was the theme song for the 1938 film Hotaru no hikari, allowing her to establish herself as a singing movie star. Her stage name was Takamine Mieko, and she is credited with 126 known credits for acting.
Career overview
Mieko Takamine was a Japanese actress and singer born on December 2, 1918, in Tokyo, Japan, and she passed away on May 27, 1990, at the age of 71. She was born as the eldest daughter of the famous chikuzen biwa player and teacher Chikufu Takamine. Throughout her career, she achieved a total of 126 known credits listed in her acting profile.
Takamine made her acting debut in the 1936 film Kimi yo takarakani utae, which was produced by the Shochiku studios. She remained affiliated with the Shochiku studios throughout her career, though she also occasionally appeared in productions of other companies following the war. In addition to her acting work, she established herself as a singing movie star. Her first released record as a singer was the theme song for the 1938 film Hotaru no hikari. Over the course of her career, she starred in films by Japan's most notable directors.
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127 titles- Flower Season (1990)
- Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) as Haruko Saito
- Memories of You (1988)
- Appassionata (1984)
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Itoko Ichiyanagi
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Matsuyo Tokiwa
- Oddball Nippon (1983)
- An Ocean to Cross (1980) as Yoroshime
- The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail (1980)
- The Shogun Assassins (1979)
- Ningen no Shōmei (1978)
- Queen Bee (1978) as Takako Higashikoji
- The Phoenix (1978) as Queen Himiko of Yamatai
- Aspiration (1977)
- The Inugami Family (1976) as Matsuko Inugami
- Love Is a Hunter (1976) as Motoko Sakurai
- Rebellion Reward (1973) as Yoshie
- Futari no Koibito (1969)
- The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
- Lover's Duet (1967)
- Let Us Love (1967)
- Pomegranate Time (1967) as Nobuko Sakamoto
- Aruhi watashi wa (1967)
- Family of Women (1967) as 石塚綾子
- Song of Farewell (1965) as Haruko Nomura
- Here Because of You (1964)
- Homecoming (1964) as 守屋節子
- 恋と出世に強くなれ！ (1963) as 牧野春代
- At the Side of the Bridge 3 (1963)
- Bright Sea (1963) as Yukiko Ishida
- The Incorrigible (1963)
- The Image of Mother (1963) as Ohama
- Love Under the Crucifix (1962) as Riki
- Red Bud and White Flower (1962)
- Naite waratta hanayome (1962)
- At the Side of the Bridge 2 (1962)
- San'nin musume kanpai! (1962)
- Kono ni uruwashi (1962)
- Yume de aritai (1962)
- A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)
- Marriageable Age (1961)
- Love's Family Tree (1961)
- Castle of Flames (1960)
- Tokyo Omnibus (1959)
- Points and Lines (1958) as Ryoko
- Man of Thirteen Eyes (1958)
- Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman (1958)
- A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (1957)
- Street of Ronin (1957)
- Elegy of the North (1957) as Akiko Katsuragi
- A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (1957) as Yoshie Kono
- Utau yajikita kogane dōchū (1957)
- The Wanderer (1957)
- The Lady Was Pawn (1956)
- Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl (1956) as Dancer Takai
- The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
- Summer in Eclipse (1956) as Setsuko
- A Samurai's Honor at Pawn (1956)
- Eyes of Children (1956)
- We Never Let You Go (1955)
- Ejima and Ikushima (1955) as 月光院
- Fantasy of Youth (1955)
- The Road to the Spring (1955) as Hatano Tsuneko
- Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot (1954)
- 一本刀土俵入 (1954)
- The Garden of Women (1954) as Mayumi Gojo
- Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion (1954)
- Wife (1953) as Mihoko Nakagawa
- Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu (1953)
- Dreaming People (1953)
- 憧れの星座 (1953)
- Omatsuri hanjiro (1953)
- Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu (1952)
- 治郎吉格子 (1952) as お仙
- Kare o korosu na (1952)
- Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
- Five Men of Edo (1951) as Okinu
- Elegy (1951)
- Minami kaze (1951)
- Freedom School (1951)
- Dancing Girl (1951) as Namiko
- Ah, Youth (1951)
- Rumba of Passion (1950)
- Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki (1950)
- Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki (1950)
- Escape from Prison (1950) as Kayo
- Omoide no borero (1950)
- When We Came Back (1950)
- The Actress and the Detective (1950)
- Jealousy (1949)
- A Woman's Fight (1949)
- Farewell Tango (1949) as Hanamura Emiko
- Dare ni koisen (1948)
- Hanayome senshu (1948)
- The Beauty of the Evening Sky (1948)
- Suiren fujin to bara musume (1948)
- Once More (1947) as Akiko
- Rira no hana wasureji (1947)
- Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu (1947)
- Onatsu Seijurō (1946)
- Waiting Woman (1946)
- Theater (1945)
- Victory Song (1945) as Nobue
- Ikeru isu (1945)
- A New Breeze (1945)
- Gekimetsu no uta (1945) as 桜井千鶴
- Air Raid of the Enemy Plane (1943) as Setsuko Ueno
- Dance of the Capital (1942)
- Moon of the Plateau (1942)
- South Wind 2 (1942)
- South Wind (1942)
- Let's Go in Good Spirits (1941)
- The 47 Ronin (1941) as Omino
- Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941) as Setsuko Toda
- The Flower is not False (1941)
- Nobuko (1940)
- Lovers' Duet (1939) as Eiko Takayama
- Warm Current (1939) as Keiko Shima
- The Masseurs and a Woman (1938) as Michiho Misawa
- Hotaru no hikari (1938)
- So Goes My Love (1938) as Toshiko, Shigeo's sisiter
- The Trio's Engagements (1937) as Reiko Kageyama
- Vermilion and Green (1937)
- The Golden Demon (1937) as Toshiko Minowa
- Renai muteki kantai (1937)
- The Lights of Asakusa (1937) as Reiko Kosugi
- Moon Over the Ruins (1937) as Omitsu
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Mieko Takamine best known for?
Mieko Takamine is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Shogun Assassins (1979), The Inugami Family (1976), Here Because of You (1964), Castle of Flames (1960).
When and where was Mieko Takamine born?
Mieko Takamine was born on December 2, 1918 in Tokyo, Japan. They passed away on May 27, 1990.
How many credits does Mieko Takamine have?
Mieko Takamine has accumulated over 127 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1937 to 1990.
What is Mieko Takamine's background in cinema and television?
Mieko Takamine was a Japanese actress and singer born on December 2, 1918, in Tokyo, Japan, and she passed away on May 27, 1990, at the age of seventy-one. She was born as the eldest daughter of the famous chikuzen biwa player and teacher Chikufu Takamine. She made her acting debut in the 1936 film Kimi yo takarakani u...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Castle of Flames (1960) — aged about 41
- Wife (1953) as Mihoko Nakagawa — aged about 34
- The Inugami Family (1976) as Matsuko Inugami — aged about 57
- Here Because of You (1964) — aged about 45
- The Shogun Assassins (1979) — aged about 60
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