Hideki Takahashi | |
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Born | Chiba, Japan | February 10, 1944
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1961–present |
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Spouse |
Akiko Kobayashi (m. 1974) |
Children | Maasa Takahashi |
Website | https://grapecom.jp/talent_writer/takahashi-hideki/ |
Hideki Takahashi (高橋 英樹, Takahashi Hideki, born February 10, 1944) is a Japanese actor. Born in Kisarazu, Chiba near Tokyo, he attended Ichikawa Gakuen and later Nihon University.[1][2]
Takahashi made his debut with Nikkatsu and acted in youth-oriented films. Takahashi made film debut with Kōgenji[3] directed by Buichi Saitō in 1961. In 1963, he starred in the yakuza film The Symbol of a Man directed by Akinori Matsuo and won popularity.[4] Under exclusive contract with Nikkatsu, his notable films are Fighting Elegy and Tattooed Life.
In 1971, Takahashi left Nikkatsu and became a freelance actor.[5] In 1974, he starred in Kenji Misumi's last film The Last Samurai.[5] On television, he became a star in such jidaigeki television dramas as Kunitori Monogatari and Momotarō-zamurai.[1] Modern roles are also in his repertoire. Among these is Detective Totsukawa in the Nishimura Kyōtarō Travel Mystery series. Takahashi is also active as a personality in quiz shows, exemplified by Quiz Nihonjin no Shitsumon (NHK, 1993–2003). He was a judge for Iron Chef.
His daughter is Maasa Takahashi, a professional presenter of Fuji Television.
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1961 | Kōgenji | Buichi Saitō | [6] | ||
1962 | Ue o muite aruko | Ken Matsumoto | Toshio Masuda | ||
1963 | Izu no Odoriko | Kawasaki | Katsumi Nishikawa | Lead role | |
1963 | Aoi sanmyaku | Yasukichi Tominaga | Katsumi Nishikawa | [7] | |
1963 | The Symbol of a Man | Akinori Matsuo | Lead role | ||
1964 | Our Blood Will Not Forgive | Seijun Suzuki | Lead role | ||
1965 | Tattooed Life | Seijyun Suzuki | Lead role | ||
1966 | Fighting Elegy | Kiroku Nanbu | Seijun Suzuki | Lead role | |
1968 | The Sword Gamblers | Joekichi Hanada | Akinori Matsuo | ||
1969 | Daimon Otokode Shinitai | Nonaka Tetsugorō | Akinori Matsuo | Lead role | |
1969 | The Wild Sea | Katsuyuki Shinoda | Tokujirō Yamazaki | Lead role | |
1970 | Men and War Part I | Shintaro Tsuge | Satsuo Yamamoto | [8] | |
1970 | Earth Ninja Chronicles: Duel in the Wind | Keiichi Ozawa | Lead role | ||
1971 | Gyakuen Mitsusakazuki | Kikukawa | Takashi Nomura | Lead role | |
1971 | Men and War Part II | Shintaro Tsuge | Satsuo Yamamoto | [9] | |
1973 | Miyamoto Musashi | Miyamoto Musashi | Tai Kato | Lead role | |
1973 | Men and War Part III | Shintaro Tsuge | Satsuo Yamamoto | [10] | |
1974 | The Last Samurai | Toranosuke Sugi | Kenji Misumi | Lead role | |
2011 | Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom | Zekrom (voice) | Kunihiko Yuyama | ||
2017 | Napping Princess | Isshin Shijima (voice) | Kenji Kamiyama |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1968 | Ryōma ga Yuku | Takechi Hanpeita | NHK | Taiga drama | [6] |
1969–70 | Kurama Tengu | Kurama Tengu | NHK | Lead role | |
1971 | Haru no Sakamichi | Sakazaki Naomori | NHK | Taiga drama | [6] |
1973 | Kunitori Monogatari | Oda Nobunaga | NHK | Lead role, Taiga drama | [6] |
1974–75 | Amigasa Jūbei | Tsukimori Jūbei | Fuji TV | Lead role | |
1976–81 | Momotarō-zamurai | Momotarō | NTV | Lead role | |
1977 | Kashin | Kawai Tsugunosuke | NHK | Taiga drama | [6] |
1982–85 | Tōyama no Kin-san | Kin-san | TV Asahi | Lead role | |
1987–95 | Sanbiki ga Kiru! | Yasaka Heishirō | TV Asahi | Lead role | [6] |
1988–2002 | Hideki Takahashi's Captain Series | Keizō Sugisaki | TV Asahi | Lead role | |
1990 | Tobu ga Gotoku | Shimazu Hisamitsu | NHK | Taiga drama | [6] |
1992–94 | Momotarō-zamurai (TV Asahi) | Momotarō | TV Asahi | Lead role | |
1994 | Oda Nobunaga | Oda Nobunaga | TV Tokyo | Lead role | |
1998 | Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV Asahi) | Tokugawa Ieyasu and his double | TV Asahi | Lead role | |
2000–22 | Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery | Inspector Totsugawa | TV Asahi | Lead role | |
2001 | Hōjō Tokimune | Mōri Suemitsu | NHK | Taiga drama | |
2005 | Yoshitsune | Fujiwara no Hidehira | NHK | Taiga drama | |
2008 | Atsuhime | Shimazu Nariakira | NHK | Taiga drama | [6] |
2009 | Nene: Onna Taikōki | Tokugawa Ieyasu | TV Tokyo | Miniseries | |
2009–11 | Saka no Ue no Kumo | Kodama Gentarō | NHK | [6] | |
2011 | The After-Dinner Mysteries | Seitarō Hōshō | Fuji TV | ||
2014 | Hell Teacher Nūbē | Mugenkai Jikū | NTV | ||
Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV Tokyo) | Shima Sakon | TV Tokyo | Lead role | ||
2015 | Hana Moyu | Ii Naosuke | NHK | Taiga drama | |
2016 | Here Comes Asa! | Ōkuma Shigenobu | NHK | Asadora | |
2018 | Legal V Ex-lawyer Shoko Takanashi | Masahiko Kyōgoku | TV Asahi |
He made commercials for Echigo Seika and Kansai Electric Power Company.