Mieko Takamine
Actor
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
Filmography
The Inugami Family
as Matsuko Inugami 1976
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
as Setsuko Toda 1941
The Masseurs and a Woman
as Michiho Misawa 1938
Love Under the Crucifix
as Riki 1962
Dancing Girl
as Namiko 1951
Wife
as Mihoko Nakagawa 1953
The Garden of Women
as Mayumi Gojo 1954
The Shogun Assassins
1979
Elegy of the North
as Akiko Katsuragi 1957
The Phoenix
as Queen Himiko of Yamatai 1978
Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Haruko Saito 1989
Queen Bee
as Takako Higashikoji 1978
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
Here Because of You
1964
The Lights of Asakusa
as Reiko Kosugi 1937
The Golden Demon
as Toshiko Minowa 1937