Hideko Takamine: Hideko Takamine. Actress: Floating Clouds. Along with Hara Setsuko and Tanaka Kinuyo, Takamine Hideko remains one of Japan's most admired and prolific film actresses. Born as Hirayama Hideko in Hakodate, Hokkaido in northern Japan in 1924, she became a child actress for Shochiku Studio at age five appearing in the film Haha. She would go on to work with directors like Kinoshita, Ozu, and arguably most notably Naruse Mikio. Mid-career...
Known For: Floating Clouds (Yukiko Koda), The Garden of Women (Yoshie Izushi), Somewhere Under the Broad Sky (Yasuko, Ryôichi's sister), Twenty-Four Eyes (Ôishi Sensei)