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Mieko Takamine
Tokyo, Japan
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 play…
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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
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1990
Flower Season
Movie
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1989
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Movie Haruko Saito
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1988
Memories of You
Movie
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1984
Appassionata
Movie
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1983
Oddball Nippon
Movie
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1983
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
TV show Itoko Ichiyanagi
- 1980
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1980
An Ocean to Cross
Movie Yoroshime
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1979
The Shogun Assassins
Movie
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1978
The Phoenix
Movie Queen Himiko of Yamatai
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1978
Queen Bee
Movie Takako Higashikoji
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1978
Ningen no Shōmei
TV show
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1977
Aspiration
Movie
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1976
The Inugami Family
Movie Matsuko Inugami
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1976
Love Is a Hunter
Movie Motoko Sakurai
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1973
Rebellion Reward
Movie Yoshie
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1969
Futari no Koibito
Movie
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1968
The Sands of Kurobe
Movie
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1967
Aruhi watashi wa
Movie
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1967
Lover's Duet
Movie
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1967
Pomegranate Time
Movie Nobuko Sakamoto
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1967
Family of Women
Movie 石塚綾子
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1967
Let Us Love
Movie
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1965
Song of Farewell
Movie Haruko Nomura
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1964
Nagisa o kakeru onna
Movie
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1964
Homecoming
Movie 守屋節子
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1964
Here Because of You
Movie
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1963
Bright Sea
Movie Yukiko Ishida
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1963
The Image of Mother
Movie Ohama
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1963
The Incorrigible
Movie
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1963
恋と出世に強くなれ！
Movie 牧野春代
- 1963
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1962
Naite waratta hanayome
Movie
- 1962
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1962
San'nin musume kanpai!
Movie
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1962
Red Bud and White Flower
Movie
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1962
Love Under the Crucifix
Movie Riki
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1962
Kono ni uruwashi
Movie
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1962
Yume de aritai
Movie
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1961
Love's Family Tree
Movie
