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 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
Memories of You
Memories of You
Appassionata
Appassionata
Oddball Nippon
Oddball Nippon
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
An Ocean to Cross
as Yoroshime
An Ocean to Cross
as Yoroshime
The Shogun Assassins
The Shogun Assassins
The Phoenix
as Queen Himiko of Yamatai
The Phoenix
as Queen Himiko of Yamatai
Queen Bee
as Takako Higashikoji
Queen Bee
as Takako Higashikoji
Aspiration
Aspiration
The Inugami Family
as Matsuko Inugami
The Inugami Family
as Matsuko Inugami
Love Is a Hunter
as Motoko Sakurai
Love Is a Hunter
as Motoko Sakurai
Rebellion Reward
as Yoshie
Rebellion Reward
as Yoshie
Futari no Koibito
Futari no Koibito
The Sands of Kurobe
The Sands of Kurobe
Aruhi watashi wa
Aruhi watashi wa
Lover's Duet
Lover's Duet
Pomegranate Time
as Nobuko Sakamoto
Pomegranate Time
as Nobuko Sakamoto
Family of Women
as 石塚綾子
Family of Women
as 石塚綾子
Let Us Love
Let Us Love
Song of Farewell
as Haruko Nomura
Song of Farewell
as Haruko Nomura
Homecoming
as 守屋節子
Homecoming
as 守屋節子
Here Because of You
Here Because of You
Bright Sea
as Yukiko Ishida
Bright Sea
as Yukiko Ishida
The Image of Mother
as Ohama
The Image of Mother
as Ohama
The Incorrigible
The Incorrigible
恋と出世に強くなれ！
as 牧野春代
恋と出世に強くなれ！
as 牧野春代
At the Side of the Bridge 3
At the Side of the Bridge 3
At the Side of the Bridge 2
At the Side of the Bridge 2
Red Bud and White Flower
Red Bud and White Flower
Love Under the Crucifix
as Riki
Love Under the Crucifix
as Riki
Kono ni uruwashi
Kono ni uruwashi
Yume de aritai
Yume de aritai
Love's Family Tree
Love's Family Tree
A Good Man, A Good Day
A Good Man, A Good Day
Marriageable Age
Marriageable Age
Castle of Flames
Castle of Flames
Points and Lines
as Ryoko
Points and Lines
as Ryoko
Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman
Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman
Elegy of the North
as Akiko Katsuragi
Elegy of the North
as Akiko Katsuragi
Street of Ronin
Street of Ronin
The Wanderer
The Wanderer
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Summer in Eclipse
as Setsuko
Summer in Eclipse
as Setsuko
A Samurai's Honor at Pawn
A Samurai's Honor at Pawn
Eyes of Children
Eyes of Children
We Never Let You Go
We Never Let You Go
Ejima and Ikushima
as 月光院
Ejima and Ikushima
as 月光院
治郎吉格子
as お仙
治郎吉格子
as お仙
Dancing Girl
as Namiko
Dancing Girl
as Namiko
Ah, Youth
Ah, Youth
Freedom School
Freedom School
Elegy
Elegy
Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki
Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki
When We Came Back
When We Came Back
Omoide no borero
Omoide no borero
Escape from Prison
as Kayo
Escape from Prison
as Kayo
Jealousy
Jealousy
Onatsu Seijurō
Onatsu Seijurō
Ikeru isu
Ikeru isu
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
as Setsuko Ueno
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
as Setsuko Ueno
Let's Go in Good Spirits
Let's Go in Good Spirits
Warm Current
as Keiko Shima
Warm Current
as Keiko Shima
Lovers' Duet
as Eiko Takayama
Lovers' Duet
as Eiko Takayama
The Masseurs and a Woman
as Michiho Misawa
The Masseurs and a Woman
as Michiho Misawa
Hotaru no hikari
Hotaru no hikari
The Lights of Asakusa
as Reiko Kosugi
The Lights of Asakusa
as Reiko Kosugi
Vermilion and Green
Vermilion and Green
Renai muteki kantai
Renai muteki kantai
Moon Over the Ruins
as Omitsu
Moon Over the Ruins
as Omitsu