Acting · Tokyo, Japan · Born December 2, 1918
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
MovieFlower Season
1990
MovieFour Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Haruko Saito
MovieMemories of You
1988
MovieAppassionata
1984
MovieOddball Nippon
1983
TVFuruya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
as Itoko Ichiyanagi
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
MovieAn Ocean to Cross
1980
as Yoroshime
MovieThe Shogun Assassins
1979
MovieThe Phoenix
1978
as Queen Himiko of Yamatai
MovieQueen Bee
1978
as Takako Higashikoji
TVNingen no Shōmei
1978
MovieAspiration
1977
MovieThe Inugami Family
1976
as Matsuko Inugami
MovieLove Is a Hunter
1976
as Motoko Sakurai
MovieRebellion Reward
1973
as Yoshie
MovieFutari no Koibito
1969
MovieThe Sands of Kurobe
1968
MovieAruhi watashi wa
1967
MovieLover's Duet
1967
MoviePomegranate Time
1967
as Nobuko Sakamoto
MovieFamily of Women
1967
as 石塚綾子
MovieLet Us Love
1967
MovieSong of Farewell
1965
as Haruko Nomura
MovieHomecoming
1964
as 守屋節子
MovieHere Because of You
1964
MovieBright Sea
1963
as Yukiko Ishida
MovieThe Image of Mother
1963
as Ohama
MovieThe Incorrigible
1963
Movie恋と出世に強くなれ！
1963
as 牧野春代
MovieAt the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
MovieNaite waratta hanayome
1962
MovieAt the Side of the Bridge 2
1962
MovieSan'nin musume kanpai!
1962
MovieRed Bud and White Flower
1962
MovieLove Under the Crucifix
1962
as Riki
MovieKono ni uruwashi
1962
MovieYume de aritai
1962
MovieLove's Family Tree
1961
MovieA Good Man, A Good Day
1961
MovieMarriageable Age
1961
MovieCastle of Flames
1960
MovieTokyo Omnibus
1959
MoviePoints and Lines
1958
as Ryoko
MovieMan of Thirteen Eyes
1958
MovieDenshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman
1958
MovieElegy of the North
1957
as Akiko Katsuragi
MovieA Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
as Yoshie Kono
MovieA Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
MovieStreet of Ronin
1957
MovieThe Wanderer
1957
MovieUtau yajikita kogane dōchū
1957
MovieThe Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
MovieSummer in Eclipse
1956
as Setsuko
MovieThe Lady Was Pawn
1956
MovieThree Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
as Dancer Takai
MovieA Samurai's Honor at Pawn
1956
MovieEyes of Children
1956
MovieWe Never Let You Go
1955
MovieEjima and Ikushima
1955
as 月光院
MovieFantasy of Youth
1955
MovieThe Road to the Spring
1955
as Hatano Tsuneko
MovieBored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
1954
MovieSazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954
Movie一本刀土俵入
1954
MovieThe Garden of Women
1954
as Mayumi Gojo
MovieOmatsuri hanjiro
1953
Movie憧れの星座
1953
MovieDreaming People
1953
MovieWife
1953
as Mihoko Nakagawa
MovieJinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
MovieJinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
MovieKare o korosu na
1952
Movie治郎吉格子
1952
as お仙
MovieWho Knows a Woman's Heart
1951
MovieFive Men of Edo
1951
as Okinu
MovieMinami kaze
1951
MovieDancing Girl
1951
as Namiko
MovieAh, Youth
1951
MovieFreedom School
1951
MovieElegy
1951
MovieRumba of Passion
1950
The Actress and the Detective
1950
MovieShinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki
1950
MovieShinju fujin: Shojo no maki
1950
MovieWhen We Came Back
1950
MovieOmoide no borero
1950
MovieEscape from Prison
1950
as Kayo
MovieFarewell Tango
1949
as Hanamura Emiko
MovieA Woman's Fight
1949
MovieJealousy
1949
MovieSuiren fujin to bara musume
1948
MovieDare ni koisen
1948
MovieThe Beauty of the Evening Sky
1948
MovieHanayome senshu
1948
MovieRira no hana wasureji
1947
MovieOnce More
1947
as Akiko
MovieKoyoi Tsuma to Narinu
1947
Onatsu Seijurō
1946
Waiting Woman
1946
MovieA New Breeze
1945
MovieTheater
1945
Ikeru isu
1945
MovieGekimetsu no uta
1945
as 桜井千鶴
MovieVictory Song
1945
as Nobue
MovieAir Raid of the Enemy Plane
1943
as Setsuko Ueno
MovieDance of the Capital
1942
MovieSouth Wind 2
1942
MovieSouth Wind
1942
MovieMoon of the Plateau
1942
MovieThe 47 Ronin
1941
as Omino
MovieLet's Go in Good Spirits
1941
MovieThe Flower is not False
1941
MovieBrothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
as Setsuko Toda
MovieNobuko
1940
MovieWarm Current
1939
as Keiko Shima
MovieLovers' Duet
1939
as Eiko Takayama
MovieThe Masseurs and a Woman
1938
as Michiho Misawa
MovieHotaru no hikari
1938
MovieSo Goes My Love
1938
as Toshiko, Shigeo's sisiter
MovieThe Lights of Asakusa
1937
as Reiko Kosugi
MovieThe Trio's Engagements
1937
as Reiko Kageyama
MovieThe Golden Demon
1937
as Toshiko Minowa
MovieVermilion and Green
1937
Renai muteki kantai
1937
Moon Over the Ruins
1937
as Omitsu
