Mieko Takamine
- Acting
- December 2, 1918 · Tokyo, Japan
- May 27, 1990
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
Filmography
- Flower Season
- Four Days of Snow and Blood · Haruko Saito
- Memories of You
- Appassionata
- Oddball Nippon
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series · Itoko Ichiyanagi, Matsuyo Tokiwa
- The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
- An Ocean to Cross · Yoroshime
- The Shogun Assassins
- The Phoenix · Queen Himiko of Yamatai
- Queen Bee · Takako Higashikoji
- Ningen no Shōmei
- Aspiration
- The Inugami Family · Matsuko Inugami
- Love Is a Hunter · Motoko Sakurai
- Rebellion Reward · Yoshie
- Futari no Koibito
- The Sands of Kurobe
- Aruhi watashi wa
- Lover's Duet
- Pomegranate Time · Nobuko Sakamoto
- Family of Women · 石塚綾子
- Let Us Love
- Song of Farewell · Haruko Nomura
- Nagisa o kakeru onna
- Homecoming · 守屋節子
- Here Because of You
- Bright Sea · Yukiko Ishida
- The Image of Mother · Ohama
- The Incorrigible
- 恋と出世に強くなれ！ · 牧野春代
- At the Side of the Bridge 3
- Naite waratta hanayome
- At the Side of the Bridge 2
- San'nin musume kanpai!
- Red Bud and White Flower
- Love Under the Crucifix · Riki
- Kono ni uruwashi
- Yume de aritai
- Love's Family Tree
- A Good Man, A Good Day
- Marriageable Age
- Castle of Flames
- Tokyo Omnibus
- Points and Lines · Ryoko
- Man of Thirteen Eyes
- Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman
- Elegy of the North · Akiko Katsuragi
- A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 · Yoshie Kono
- A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
- Street of Ronin
- The Wanderer
- Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
- The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
- Summer in Eclipse · Setsuko
- The Lady Was Pawn
- Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl · Dancer Takai
- A Samurai's Honor at Pawn
- Eyes of Children
- We Never Let You Go
- Ejima and Ikushima · 月光院
- Fantasy of Youth
- Jakō yashiki
- The Road to the Spring · Hatano Tsuneko
- Ginji of the Seven Faces
- Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
- Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
- 一本刀土俵入
- Hana no nagadosu
- The Garden of Women · Mayumi Gojo
- Omatsuri hanjiro
- 憧れの星座
- Dreaming People
- Wife · Mihoko Nakagawa
- Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
- Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
- Kare o korosu na
- 治郎吉格子 · お仙
- Who Knows a Woman's Heart
- Five Men of Edo · Okinu