was a Japanese actor from Nankoku,

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. Takamatsu appeared in more than 120 films between 1948 and 2007.

Profile

In 1951, he signed his contract with

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film company. Two years later, Takamatsu made his film debut with ''Ikare Sanppie'', playing the role of lover of the main character played by Ayako Wakao. He was highly praised for his performance in such films as '' Giants and Toys'', ''The Black Report'' and '' The Graceful Brute'' and became a well-reputed supporting actor. In 1962, he left Daiei and became a freelance actor. He won TV Guide Best Performer Award for his role in the

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series ''Kumo no jūtan'' in 1976. In 1988, Takamatsu played the role of General Takashi Hishikari in ''

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'' directed by

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. Takamatsu died of myocardial infarction on February 26, in 2007.

Selected filmography

Films

* ''

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'' (1955) as Engineer * '' Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki'' (1956) as Akamatsu Daijirō * '' Giants and Toys'' (1958) as Aida Ryuji * '' The Snowy Heron'' (1958) as Tatsumi Yokichi * ''Lord Nobunaga's Early Days'' (1959) * '' A False Student'' (1960) as Prosecutor * '' A Wife Confesses'' (1961) as Kasai * '' Black Test Car'' (1962) as Onoda Toru * '' The Graceful Brute'' (1962) as Katori Ichirō * ''The Black Report'' (1963) * ''Yakuza (893) gurentai'' (1966) * ''Shinka 101: Koroshi no Yojimbo'' (1966) * '' Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron'' (1978) as Yamada Tobei * ''

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'' (1980) as Lord Toda Buntaro * '' Eijanaika'' (1981) as Koide Yamato no Kami * ''

'' (1987) as General Takashi Hishikari * ''226/Four Days of Snow and Blood'' (1989) * '' Shaso'' (1989) as Okabe Kensuke * '' Daikaijū Tōkyō ni arawaru''(1998) as Osawa Hikojirō * ''

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'' (2003) as Haruo Tsuda

Television dramas

* ''Jyudō Ichokusen'' (1969) as Kuruma Shusaku * '' Ten to Chi to'' (1969) as Kanazu Shinbei * ''

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'' (1971) as Kakui Rinzō * '' Hissatsu Shiokinin'' (1973) as Tenjin no Koroku * '' Genroku Taiheiki'' (1975) as Horiuchi Genzaemon * ''Kumo no jūtan'' (1976) as Tone Yu * '' Naruto Hichō'' as Tendō Ikkaku * ''

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'' (1979) as Satoi Tatsuya * ''

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'' (1980) as Sashima Tadasuke * '' Kage no Gundan IV'' (1985) (ep.16) as Inoue Koshu * ''

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'' (1985) (ep.648) as Konishi * ''

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'' (1989-1996) as Yamanobe Hyōgō * ''

'' (1992) (ep.17) as Suzuka no Matabei * '' Hideyoshi'' (1996) as Hayashi Sado no Kami * ''Horibe Yasubei'' (2007) as Horibe Yahei

References

External links

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Hideo Takamatsu at NHK
Japanese male film actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 1929 births 2007 deaths Actors from Kōchi Prefecture {{Japan-film-actor-stub