was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1923 to 1961.
Career
Takagi joined the acting school at
Nikkatsu
is a Japanese film studio located in Bunkyō. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Motion Pictures".
Shareholders are Nippon Television Holdings (35%) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (28.4%). ...
in 1920 but made his mark first at
Makino Film Productions as a
samurai film action star known for his speed and ability to do stunts.
He started his own company, Takagi Shinpei Productions, in 1927 and directed one of his own films.
He later moved from one company to the next before settling down as a supporting actor in the postwar years. He is most known outside Japan for playing the bandit chief in
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese filmmaker who List of works by Akira Kurosawa, directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the History of film, history of cinema ...
's ''
Seven Samurai
is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai action film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. Taking place in 1586 in the Sengoku period of Japanese history, it follows the story of a villag ...
''.
Filmography
References
External links
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Allcinema database entry
1902 births
1967 deaths
Japanese male film actors
Actors from Nagano Prefecture
20th-century Japanese male actors
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