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
Known For
The Masseurs and a Woman
(1938)
Michiho Misawa
The 47 Ronin
(1941)
Omino
Full Filmography
Acting
The Golden Demon
(1937)
Toshiko Minowa
Renai muteki kantai
(1937)
Moon Over the Ruins
(1937)
Omitsu
The Lights of Asakusa
(1937)
Reiko Kosugi
The Trio's Engagements
(1937)
Reiko Kageyama
Vermilion and Green
(1937)
The Masseurs and a Woman
(1938)
Michiho Misawa
Hotaru no hikari
(1938)
So Goes My Love
(1938)
Toshiko, Shigeo's sisiter
Warm Current
(1939)
Keiko Shima
Lovers' Duet
(1939)
Eiko Takayama
Nobuko
(1940)
The Flower is not False
(1941)
Let's Go in Good Spirits
(1941)
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
(1941)
Setsuko Toda
The 47 Ronin
(1941)
Omino
Dance of the Capital
(1942)
South Wind 2
(1942)
South Wind
(1942)
Moon of the Plateau
(1942)
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
(1943)
新風
(1945)
Theater
(1945)
Victory Song
(1945)
Nobue
Ikeru isu
(1945)
Gekimetsu no uta
(1945)
桜井千鶴
Waiting Woman
(1946)
Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
(1947)
Rira no hana wasureji
(1947)
Once More
(1947)
Akiko
The Beauty of the Evening Sky
(1948)
Omoide no borero
(1950)
When We Came Back
(1950)
Escape from Prison
(1950)
Kayo
Rumba of Passion
(1950)
Dancing Girl
(1951)
Namiko
Elegy
(1951)
Ah Youth
(1951)
Minami kaze
(1951)
Freedom School
(1951)
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
(1951)
Five Men of Edo
(1951)
Okinu
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
(1952)
治郎吉格子
(1952)
お仙
彼を殺すな
(1952)
憧れの星座
(1953)
Omatsuri hanjiro
(1953)
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
(1953)
Wife
(1953)
Mihoko Nakagawa
Yume miru hitobito
(1953)
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
(1954)
一本刀土俵入
(1954)
旗本退屈男 謎の怪人屋敷
(1954)
The Garden of Women
(1954)
Mayumi Gojo
Fantasy of Youth
(1955)
Ejima and Ikushima
(1955)
月光院
Eyes of Children
(1956)
A Samurai's Honor at Pawn
(1956)
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
(1957)
Yoshie Kono
Elegy of the North
(1957)
Akiko Katsuragi
Street of Ronin
(1957)
Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
(1957)
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
(1957)
The Wanderer
(1957)
Man of Thirteen Eyes
(1958)
Points and Lines
(1958)
Ryoko
Tokyo Omnibus
(1959)
Castle of Flames
(1960)
A Good Man, A Good Day
(1961)
Marriageable Age
(1961)
Love's Family Tree
(1961)
Red Bud and White Flower
(1962)
Yume de aritai
(1962)
San'nin musume kanpai!
(1962)
Naite waratta hanayome
(1962)
Love Under the Crucifix
(1962)
Riki
Ano hashi no hotori de dai 2-bu
(1962)
Kono ni uruwashi
(1962)
The Incorrigible
(1963)
The Image of Mother
(1963)
Ohama
Bright Sea
(1963)
Yukiko Ishida
Homecoming
(1964)
守屋節子
Here Because of You
(1964)
Song of Farewell
(1965)
Haruko Nomura
Lover's Duet
(1967)
Let Us Love
(1967)
Pomegranate Time
(1967)
Nobuko Sakamoto
Aruhi watashi wa
(1967)
The Sands of Kurobe
(1968)
Futari no Koibito
(1969)
Rebellion Reward
(1973)
Yoshie
The Inugamis
(1976)
Matsuko Inugami
Aspiration
(1977)
Queen Bee
(1978)
Takako Higashikoji
The Phoenix
(1978)
Queen Himiko of Yamatai
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
(1980)
An Ocean to Cross
(1980)
Yoroshime
Appassionata
(1984)
Memories of You
(1988)
Four Days of Snow and Blood
(1989)
Haruko Saito
Flower Season
(1990)