Hideko Takamine
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Hideko Takamine was a Japanese actress who began as a child actress and maintained her fame in a career that spanned 50 years. She is particularly known for her collaborations with directors Mikio Nar
Hideko Takamine in the late 1940s
Takamine and singer Taro Shoji in 1934
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
Takamine in 1954
Zenzo Matsuyama
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Zenzō Matsuyama was a Japanese screenwriter and film director. He was born in Kobe and grew up in Yokohama. After leaving school, he began training to become a doctor but dropped out of medical school
Hideko Takamine
…to do was to be as natural as women we see in the news, but adding a touch of drama so that I would be even more real." She married writer-director Zenzo Matsuyama in 1955, but continued her acting career, stating that she wanted to "create a new style of wife who has a job". After retiring as an actress in 1979…
The wedding of Matsuyama and Takamine