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

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. He was highly praised for his performance in such films as ''

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'', ''The Black Report'' and ''

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'' 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 * ''

'' (1958) as Aida Ryuji * ''

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'' (1958) as Tatsumi Yokichi * ''Lord Nobunaga's Early Days'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1960) as Prosecutor * ''

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'' (1961) as Kasai * ''Black Test Car'' (1962) as Onoda Toru * ''

'' (1962) as Katori Ichirō * ''The Black Report'' (1963) * ''Yakuza (893) gurentai'' (1966) * ''Shinka 101: Koroshi no Yojimbo'' (1966) * ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (1969) as Kanazu Shinbei * ''

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'' (1971) as Kakui Rinzō * ''

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'' (1973) as Tenjin no Koroku * '' Genroku Taiheiki'' (1975) as Horiuchi Genzaemon * ''Kumo no jūtan'' (1976) as Tone Yu * ''

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'' 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 * ''

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'' (1996) as Hayashi Sado no Kami * ''Horibe Yasubei'' (2007) as Horibe Yahei

References

External links

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Hideo Takamatsu at NHK
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