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Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Actor · Died December 28, 2010, aged 86 · Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

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.

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Born
March 27, 1924
Died
December 28, 2010 (aged 86)
From
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 127 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 37% in 30 days

What are Hideko Takamine's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Morality
24%
Survival
18%
Self
16%
Society
13%
Duty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 6
Ally
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
6
Warm
3
Bittersweet
2
Tense
2
Contemplative
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hideko Takamine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Hideko Takamine's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

127 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Unconcealed Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Original Story · Writer

  • Oh, My Son! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Yukie Kawase

  • Two Iida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Kikue Sugawa

  • Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Twilight Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Akiko (Nobutoshi's wife)

  • Devil's Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Kaede

  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Otsugi

  • Our Silent Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Moment of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Kuniko, the Mother

  • Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Ine

  • Could I But Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Noriko Nemoto

  • Yearning(1964)

    as Reiko Morita

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A Woman's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Nobuko Shimizu

  • My Hobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Komako Kuwata

  • A Wanderer's Notebook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Fumiko Hayashi

  • Ballad of a Workman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Torae Nonaka

  • Mother Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Costume Supervisor · Actor

  • The Wiser Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Yoshiko, Ishikawa-ke no yome

  • Immortal Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Sadako

  • The Other Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Miho Nishigaki

  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer(1961)

    as Hinanmin no Onna

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Happiness of Us Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Akiko Katayama

  • The River Fuefuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Okei

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Kazuko Sakanishi, Yuichiro's wife

  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs(1960)

    Costume Design · as Keiko Yashiro

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Rickshaw Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Yoshiko Yoshioka

  • Stakeout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Sadako Yokokawa

  • Danger Stalks Near (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Yuriko

  • Times of Joy and Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Kiyoko Arisawa

  • Untamed Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Oshima

  • Flying in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Flowing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Katsuyo

  • A Wife's Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kiyoko

  • Eyes of Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Three Women Around Yoshinaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The First Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Akiko Kaneda

  • The Tattered Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Fuyuko Terada

  • House of Many Pleasures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Machiko

  • Floating Clouds(1955)

    as Yukiko Koda

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Yasuko, Ryoichi's sister

  • Twenty-Four Eyes(1954)

    as Ôishi Sensei

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Garden of Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Yoshie Izushi

  • The Second Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Wild Geese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Otama

  • Where Chimneys Are Seen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Senko Azuma

  • Onna to iu shiro: Yuko no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Onna to iu shiro: Mari no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Carmen's Innocent Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Carmen

  • Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Kiyoko

  • Dimple of Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Kyoko Mine

  • A Ripple in a Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Atsuko Takimoto

  • Sasaki Kojiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Zoku Sasaki Kojiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Carmen Comes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Kin Aoyama aka Lily Carmen

  • Home Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Tomoko, Kosaku's daughter

  • The Woman’s Reflective Pool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Naeko Minamoto

  • Crossing the Flames of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • The Munekata Sisters(1950)

    as Mariko Munekata

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Snow-Flake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Taeko

  • Ginza Cancan Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Good-Bye! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Flirtation in Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Akiko Hojo

  • 365 Nights: Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Teruko Ôe

  • 365 Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Ranko Komaki

  • A Flower Blooms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Machiko

  • Invitation to Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • The Devil of Edo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Onatsu

  • A Thousand and One Nights with Toho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Lord for a Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Those Who Make Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Takamine

  • A Descendant of Urashima Taro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Akako Tatsuta

  • Yoki na onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Three Women of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • Until Victory Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • Four Marriages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Actor

  • Sagohei the Three-footer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Otae

  • World of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Tomi Odagiri

  • Hyoroku's Dream Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Kaido-jo

  • Miss Hanako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Chiyoko, Goro's sister

  • The Opium War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • Onna keizu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Taeko

  • The Man Who Waited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Sky of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Hideko

  • Musashibo Benkei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Hideko the Bus Conductor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Okoma, the bus conductress

  • Schoolgirl Records (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Sachiko Kamata

  • Dancers of Awa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Ine Onoda

  • The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • The Monkey King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Princess

  • Bellflower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Yumiko

  • A Gentle Breeze With Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • Hideko the Cheerleader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Hideko Takashima

  • Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Oharu

  • Flower Picking Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • The Day Before (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Otsu

  • Ichiyo Higuchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • My Daughter's Only Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Beautiful Departure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Chocolate to heitai(1938)

    as Shigeko

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Composition Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Masako

  • Tojuro's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Actor

  • Rainbow Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Yuri

  • Young Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Shirobara wa sakedo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • The Kingdom of Spectacles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Song of the Flower Basket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Hamako

  • The New Road: Ryota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • The New Road: Akemi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • Men vs. Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Little girl in theater

  • Mother of the East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Actor

  • The Layabout and Seabathing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Momoyo

  • Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mitsuko's child

  • Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Momoyo Sone

  • Tokyo Chorus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sono Choujo

  • Sisters: Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Sisters: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Yasuo (Son)

  • Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Yasuo (son)

  • Reijin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Iwao

  • Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Haruko

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 127 titles from 1929 to 1994; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

$52K worldwide

Highest rated

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)

Film career

19291994

Peak 1960 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1931Screen debut· Tokyo Chorus
  • 1951First top-billed film· Carmen Comes Home
  • 1960Career best· When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting126 of 127: 124 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score97thWriting1 of 127: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 127: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s32 · acting1940s35 · acting1950s34 · acting1960s20 · 20 acting · 2 crew1970s4 · acting1990s1 · crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 55% of 11 roles
3156

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Hideko Takamine's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 97th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 95th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 5 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most loved · actor

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 86/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Hideko Takamine work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hideko Takamine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mikio Naruse shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers