Cast: Hideko Takamine

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Hideko Takamine. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Yearning

1964 · Movie · 98 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Yûzô Kayama · Mitsuko Kusabue · Yumi Shirakawa

Plot 19 year old girl loses husband in war. Bombing destroys his family's shop and the widow stays to rebuild it as the rest of the family flee and runs it...

8.0

604 votes

8.0

604 votes

A Woman's Life

1963 · Movie · 126 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Akira Takarada · Tsutomu Yamazaki · Keiko Awaji

Plot Nobuko is a woman who suffered her husband's death and had to raise her son by herself. She also has to face disappointment when her son decides to marry a...

7.8

144 votes

7.8

144 votes

As a Wife, As a Woman

1961 · Movie · 106 min. · Japan

7.8

80 votes

7.8

80 votes

The Munekata Sisters

1950 · Movie · 112 min. · Japan

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

Cast Hideko Takamine · Chishu Ryu · Tatsuo Saito · Sanae Takasugi

Plot Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to...

7.8

1K votes

7.8

1K votes

Floating Clouds

1955 · Movie · 123 min. · Japan

7.7

757 votes

7.7

757 votes

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962 · Movie · 124 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Akira Takarada · Daisuke Kato · Keiju Kobayashi

Plot Biopic about the Japanese writer Fumiko Hayashi who developed her career from scratch.

7.7

112 votes

7.7

112 votes

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960 · Movie · 111 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Masayuki Mori · Daisuke Kato · Tatsuya Nakadai

Plot A successful but aging madam of a Tokyo hostess bar realizes that she will soon have to retire.

7.7

882 votes

7.7

882 votes

The Rickshaw Man

1958 · Movie · 103 min. · Japan

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Hideko Takamine · Hiroshi Akutagawa · Choko Iida

Plot 1958: Venice Film Festiva: Golden Lion. Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy,...

7.5

726 votes

7.5

726 votes

Dr. Hanaoka's wife

1967 · Movie · 100 min. · Japan

7.4

44 votes

7.4

44 votes

Flowing

1956 · Movie · 117 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Kinuyo Tanaka · Isuzu Yamada · Hideko Takamine · Mariko Okada

Plot The narrative, as adapted from a book by Kodo Aya, concerns Rika (Kinuyo Tanaka), a widow whose dire financial circumstances force her to take a housemaid assignment in a failing...

7.4

162 votes

7.4

162 votes

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960 · Movie · 123 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Setsuko Hara · Hideko Takamine · Akira Takarada · Hiroshi Koizumi

Plot It concerns an aging mother who lives in Tokyo, her five grown children, and several of their spouses, nearly all of whom have money troubles. When one of the daughters...

7.4

98 votes

7.4

98 votes

A Woman's Place

1962 · Movie · 111 min. · Japan

7.4

47 votes

7.4

47 votes

Lightning

1952 · Movie · 87 min. · Japan

7.4

138 votes

7.4

138 votes

Immortal Love

1961 · Movie · 103 min. · Japan

Direction Keisuke Kinoshita

Cast Hideko Takamine · Tatsuya Nakadai · Keiji Sada · Nobuko Otowa

Plot Slow-paced but endowed with understanding, characters of some depth and complexity, and good direction, this slice-of-drama by Keisuke Kinoshita is taken from a bitter confection. The tale begins when Sadako...

7.3

196 votes

7.3

196 votes

Hit and Run

1966 · Movie · 100 min. · Japan

7.3

82 votes

7.3

82 votes

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954 · Movie · 149 min. · Japan

Direction Keisuke Kinoshita

Cast Hideki Goko · Hideko Takamine · Yukio Watanabe · Makoto Miyagawa

Plot Schoolteacher Hisako Oishi struggles to imbue her students with a positive view of the world and their place in it, despite the fact that she knows full well that most...

7.3

448 votes

7.3

448 votes

Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953 · Movie · 108 min. · Japan

7.2

41 votes

7.2

41 votes

A Wife's Heart

1956 · Movie · 101 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Toshirô Mifune · Keiju Kobayashi · Akemi Negishi

Plot A young married woman wants to raise enough money to open her own cafe. She gets a loan to fulfill her dream. The arrival of her husband's brother will disrupt...

7.2

89 votes

7.2

89 votes

Untamed Woman

1957 · Movie · 121 min. · Japan

7.1

49 votes

7.1

49 votes