Hideko Takamine

Personal Info

Birthday

March 27, 1924

Day of Death

2010-12-28

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Also Known As

Hideko Hirayama

다카미네 히데코

Хидэко Такаминэ

هیدکو تاکامینه

Hideko Takamine

Biography

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.