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  • BIRTH 27/03/1924
  • DEATH 28/12/2010
  • Country Japan
  • MOVIES 19

高峰秀子

Hideko Takamine (高峰 秀子, Takamine Hideko, March 27, 1924 – December 28, 2010) was a Japanese actress who began as a child actress and maintained her fame in a career that spanned 50 years. She is particularly known for her collaborations with directors Mikio Naruse and Keisuke Kinoshita, with Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) and Floating Clouds (1955) being among her most noted films.

Takamine was born in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, in 1924. At the age of four, following the death of her mother, she was placed in the care of her aunt in Tokyo. Her first role was in the Shochiku studio's 1929 film Mother (Haha), which brought her tremendous popularity as a child actor. She toured as a singer to entertain Japanese troops and, after the war, sang for American occupation troops in Tokyo.

In 1950, she left Shintoho and became a freelance actress. She was especially favoured as leading actress by Naruse, appearing in 17 of his films between 1941 and 1966, which are considered "some of her finest performances."

She married writer-director Zenzo Matsuyama in 1955, but continued her acting career, stating that she wanted to "create a new style of wife who has a job". After retiring as an actress in 1979, she published her autobiography and several essay collections. She died of lung cancer on 28 December 2010 at the age of 86.

高峰秀子

Movies (19)

人間の條件 完結篇
人間の條件 完結篇
Hinanmin no Onna
乱れる
乱れる
Reiko Morita
衝動殺人 息子よ
衝動殺人 息子よ
Yukie Kawase
花籠の歌
花籠の歌
Hamako
綴方教室
綴方教室
Masako
無法松の一生
無法松の一生
Yoshiko Yoshioka
明日を創る人々
明日を創る人々
Takamine
細雪
細雪
Taeko
放浪記
放浪記
Fumiko Hayashi
宗方姉妹
宗方姉妹
Mariko Munekata
我が家は樂し
我が家は樂し
Tomoko, Kosaku's daughter
女が階段を上る時
女が階段を上る時
Keiko Yashiro
浮雲
浮雲
Yukiko Koda
二十四の瞳
二十四の瞳
Ôishi Sensei
娘・妻・母
娘・妻・母
Sakanishi Kazuko, Shingo's wife
Ine Onoda
北の三人
北の三人
Nagareru
Nagareru
Katsuyo
稲妻
稲妻
Kiyoko