Mieko Takamine
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1918-12-02
Day of Death
1990-05-27 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
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
Acting
(1990)
(1989)
Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Haruko Saito
(1988)
(1984)
(1980)
An Ocean to Cross
as Yoroshime
(1980)
(1979)
(1978)
Queen Bee
as Takako Higashikoji
(1978)
The Phoenix
as Queen Himiko of Yamatai
(1977)
(1976)
The Inugami Family
as Matsuko Inugami
(1973)
Rebellion Reward
as Yoshie
(1969)
(1968)
(1967)
Pomegranate Time
as Nobuko Sakamoto
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
(1965)
Song of Farewell
as Haruko Nomura
(1964)
Homecoming
as 守屋節子
(1964)
(1963)
Bright Sea
as Yukiko Ishida
(1963)
The Image of Mother
as Ohama
(1963)
(1962)
Love Under the Crucifix
as Riki
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
(1959)
(1958)
Points and Lines
as Ryoko
(1958)
(1957)
(1957)
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Yoshie Kono
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
Elegy of the North
as Akiko Katsuragi
(1957)
(1956)
(1956)
(1955)
Ejima and Ikushima
as 月光院
(1955)
(1954)
The Garden of Women
as Mayumi Gojo
(1954)
(1954)
(1954)
(1953)
Wife
as Mihoko Nakagawa
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1952)
(1952)
(1952)
治郎吉格子
as お仙
(1951)
Dancing Girl
as Namiko
(1951)
Five Men of Edo
as Okinu
(1951)
(1951)
(1951)
(1951)
(1951)
(1950)
(1950)
(1950)
(1950)
Escape from Prison
as Kayo
(1948)
(1947)
(1947)
(1947)
Once More
as Akiko
(1946)
(1945)
Victory Song
as Nobue
(1945)
(1945)
(1945)
(1945)
Gekimetsu no uta
as 桜井千鶴
(1943)
(1942)
(1942)
(1942)
(1942)
(1941)
The 47 Ronin
as Omino
(1941)
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
as Setsuko Toda
(1941)
(1941)
(1940)
(1939)
Warm Current
as Keiko Shima
(1939)
Lovers' Duet
as Eiko Takayama
(1938)
The Masseurs and a Woman
as Michiho Misawa
(1938)
(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)
(1937)
Moon Over the Ruins
as Omitsu
(1937)
The Golden Demon
as Toshiko Minowa
(1937)