
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)

Appassionata
1984

Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Haruko Saito

Queen Bee
1978
as Takako Higashikoji

Wife
1953
as Mihoko Nakagawa

The 47 Ronin
1941
as Omino

The Shogun Assassins
1979

The Inugami Family
1976
as Matsuko Inugami

The Sands of Kurobe
1968

Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Riki

Here Because of You
1964

Futari no Koibito
1969

The Phoenix
1978
as Queen Himiko of Yamatai

The Garden of Women
1954
as Mayumi Gojo

The Lights of Asakusa
1937
as Reiko Kosugi

Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 月光院

Five Men of Edo
1951
as Okinu

Points and Lines
1958
as Ryoko

Dance of the Capital
1942

Memories of You
1988

Bright Sea
1963
as Yukiko Ishida

Rebellion Reward
1973
as Yoshie

Once More
1947
as Akiko

Aspiration
1977

Elegy
1951

An Ocean to Cross
1980
as Yoroshime

The Masseurs and a Woman
1938
as Michiho Misawa

The Golden Demon
1937
as Toshiko Minowa

Tokyo Omnibus
1959

Castle of Flames
1960

Rira no hana wasureji
1947

Lover's Duet
1967

Homecoming
1964
as 守屋節子

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954

The Trio's Engagements
1937
as Reiko Kageyama

Flower Season
1990

A Good Man, A Good Day
1961

Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951

Street of Ronin
1957

Escape from Prison
1950
as Kayo

Red Bud and White Flower
1962

Rumba of Passion
1950

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957

Victory Song
1945
as Nobue

Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953

Dancing Girl
1951
as Namiko

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
as Setsuko Toda

At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963

So Goes My Love
1938
as Toshiko, Shigeo's sisiter

一本刀土俵入
1954

Song of Farewell
1965
as Haruko Nomura

Lovers' Duet
1939
as Eiko Takayama

Marriageable Age
1961

Omatsuri hanjiro
1953

憧れの星座
1953

Moon of the Plateau
1942

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952

Theater
1945

Warm Current
1939
as Keiko Shima

Family of Women
1967
as 石塚綾子

The Image of Mother
1963
as Ohama

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
1954

Pomegranate Time
1967
as Nobuko Sakamoto
Moon Over the Ruins
1937
as Omitsu

Omoide no borero
1950

治郎吉格子
1952
as お仙

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
as Yoshie Kono

San'nin musume kanpai!
1962
Waiting Woman
1946

Freedom School
1951

Aruhi watashi wa
1967

The Incorrigible
1963

Kare o korosu na
1952

Dreaming People
1953

South Wind 2
1942

Fantasy of Youth
1955

Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941

When We Came Back
1950

Minami kaze
1951

Eyes of Children
1956

恋と出世に強くなれ!
1963
as 牧野春代

At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962

Let Us Love
1967

Ah, Youth
1951

South Wind
1942

Vermilion and Green
1937

Hotaru no hikari
1938
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980

Gekimetsu no uta
1945
as 桜井千鶴

Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
1957

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
as Dancer Takai

Kono ni uruwashi
1962

Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman
1958

A Samurai's Honor at Pawn
1956

Naite waratta hanayome
1962

Love's Family Tree
1961

A New Breeze
1945
Renai muteki kantai
1937

Jealousy
1949

Elegy of the North
1957
as Akiko Katsuragi

Nobuko
1940
Ikeru isu
1945

The Wanderer
1957

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
1943
as Setsuko Ueno

The Beauty of the Evening Sky
1948

Yume de aritai
1962

The Road to the Spring
1955
as Hatano Tsuneko

The Lady Was Pawn
1956

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
1947

Summer in Eclipse
1956
as Setsuko

Love Is a Hunter
1976
as Motoko Sakurai

The Flower is not False
1941

Farewell Tango
1949
as Hanamura Emiko

A Woman's Fight
1949

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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- Appassionata (1984)
- Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) — as Haruko Saito
- Queen Bee (1978) — as Takako Higashikoji
- Wife (1953) — as Mihoko Nakagawa
- The 47 Ronin (1941) — as Omino
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