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Keiko Takahashi

Date of birth: 1955-01-22

Place of birth: Shibecha, Hokkaidō, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Keiko Sekine, 関根恵子, 高橋恵子, Keiko Takahashi

Keiko Takahashi

Biography

Born in Hokkaido, 1955. In 1970, she made her acting debut in "Kōkōsei Burusu" in her original stage name Keiko Sekine. Since then, she has appeared in numerous films over a 50 year career in television, film, stage and commercials. Her hit films include "Tattoo Ari" (1982), "Hana monogatari" (1989) and "Fumiko no Umi" (2007). She has received awards including the 3rd Asahi Performing Arts Award, the Akiyama Matsushiyo Award (2004), the 62nd Mainichi Film Competition, Supporting Actress Award (2008), and the 64th Mainichi Film Competition Tanaka Kinuyo Award (2010).

Movie Credits

Koto
2

Koto

2005-02-05

Set in the traditional city of Kyoto, Japan, this deeply poetic TV movie revolves around Chieko who

Uzumaki
2.9

Uzumaki

2000-02-11

The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.

Curse of the Seven flutes
0

Curse of the Seven flutes

1983-04-07

Genshiro is a famous Kenkaya of Edo. He turns up in incidents to get interfering fees but gets invol

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
0

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

1997-11-22

A drama about a father and his son centered around the Great Hanshin earthquake.

Love for Eternity
0

Love for Eternity

1971-05-05

Snow Country Elegy
0

Snow Country Elegy

1971-05-05

Newaza Gal: Straight From Behind
1.8

Newaza Gal: Straight From Behind

1987-04-15

A high school girl is the best in her judo club until a girl from a rival academy arrives and takes

Summer Blooms
3.2

Summer Blooms

2018-05-12

27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years a

Tattoo
2.6

Tattoo

1982-06-05

An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, pla

Tracing Jake
3.5

Tracing Jake

2004-02-07

Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in man

The Forbidden Fruit
0

The Forbidden Fruit

1970-12-15

Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
0

Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident

1995-09-02

Asian Blue focuses on Koreans brought to Japan to work in forced-labor brigades during World War II

Rise, Fair Sun
0

Rise, Fair Sun

1973-10-27

Though a farmer and his fellow villagers in this Japanese film resist the effort to turn the unspoil

War and Flowers
0

War and Flowers

1989-05-11

Japanese Drama film about the female experience during the war years.

Summer of Demon
2.5

Summer of Demon

1981-05-23

A former retainer to a noble family kills his wife's father when he tries to expose his past crimes.

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
3.5

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

2007-06-23

A freelance writer is given a bizarre assignment by the sexy editor of "Black Book Monthly": find a

Analog
3.1

Analog

2023-10-06

Satoru Mizushima is a designer, who prefers traditional things like handmade items and handwritten w

The Serialist
0

The Serialist

2013-06-15

Ippei Akabane (Takaya Kamikawa) is an unpopular novelist. He barely makes ends meet writing serials

Symphony in August: Shibuya 2002-2003
1.8

Symphony in August: Shibuya 2002-2003

2009-08-22

The Saigo no Kotoba book follows Kawashima's life after her mother's death, and her pursuit of her s

Be Sure to Share
3.3

Be Sure to Share

2009-06-01

Shiro's struggle with his father's cancer and impending death leads to a realization that he must co

Zen
3.5

Zen

2009-01-10

In the early 1200s, Dogen brought Chinese Zen philosophy to Japan, and established the Japanese Zen

Tokyo Rhapsody
0

Tokyo Rhapsody

2007-05-12

"Tokyo Rhapsody" consists of 11 short films all centered around the music genre known as "Kayokyoku"

I Can Hear the Duck Singing
0

I Can Hear the Duck Singing

1993-09-11

A man fed up with city life moves to a village in the mountains

It's Me It's Me
3.1

It's Me It's Me

2013-05-24

Hitoshi Nagano, who works at an electronics store, picks up a cellphone left behind by a customer an

A Story of Modern Chivalry
2.8

A Story of Modern Chivalry

1997-10-08

A hard-boiled man who lived in the world of the Yakuza, leaves everything behind in search of reveng

The Old Woman Skin
0

The Old Woman Skin

2023-06-21

Before going to Tokyo from her hometown of Mishima, Fukushima Prefecture, Kyoko stopped by at Tsuchi

G-men of Japan 5: Skyscraper Wolves
0

G-men of Japan 5: Skyscraper Wolves

1960-07-20

G-men of Japan fifth installment. A young detective, questioning a double suicide involving his pol

Red Ball
0.5

Red Ball

2015-08-28

Shuji Tokita (Eiji Okuda) is a film director and a professor at a university. He goes through a diff

The Imperial Japanese Empire
2.5

The Imperial Japanese Empire

1982-08-07

Story of three people, a barber, a Christian and a graduate of the Tokyo Military Academy during the

Burst City
3

Burst City

1982-04-09

Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their

Door
3

Door

1988-05-14

Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her son Takut

Kandagawa
0

Kandagawa

1974-04-06

Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a

Main Line to Terror
3

Main Line to Terror

1975-09-06

Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart a

Games
3

Games

1971-09-04

A 16-year-old girl works in a factory to pay her late father’s debt. When she makes up her mind to b

Just for You
0

Just for You

1970-12-25

Yumi Ishikawa (Mari Atsumi) is nineteen and a popular geisha. Orphaned when a child, Yumi she was ra

The Driverless Hearse
0

The Driverless Hearse

1998-10-17

Love Letter
4

Love Letter

1985-10-05

A drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced leukem

Love Letter
1.9

Love Letter

1981-08-07

Yuko is in love with an old poet who happens to be also a married man. She waits patiently for him a

High School Affair
0

High School Affair

1970-08-22

The Awakening
0

The Awakening

1971-10-10

Child Bride
0

Child Bride

1970-11-12

Wolf: Running Is Sex
0.8

Wolf: Running Is Sex

1982-11-20

A serial rapist's violent daily routine is disrupted when a disaffected young woman who shares his p

The Man with Two Hearts
0

The Man with Two Hearts

1996-05-11

The Gate of Youth
4.5

The Gate of Youth

1975-02-15

Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens

Lake of Illusions
0.7

Lake of Illusions

1982-09-11

A free-spirited girl living in a Japanese province spends her time working in a brothel and running

Eclair
0

Eclair

2011-05-21

A film about an orphan kid in Japan in 1943

Golf Before Dawn
0

Golf Before Dawn

1987-12-19

Comedy film.

Door II: Tokyo Diary
3

Door II: Tokyo Diary

1991-04-25

Ai is a call girl that makes good money for what she does but there’s always at risk no matter how g

Kamihate Store
3.1

Kamihate Store

2012-11-10

A woman run a store in a tiny seaside hamlet near the cliffs where people come to commit suicide.

The Story of Jiro
0

The Story of Jiro

1987-07-04

Adaptation of the classic masterpiece about the relationship between parents and their children.

Seraphim Night
0

Seraphim Night

1996-02-03

Directed by Banmei Takahashi of "New Love in Tokyo." A drama centered around identity, with a half K

Hoshi wo tsugu mono
0

Hoshi wo tsugu mono

1990-02-03

An old man falls into a coma and dreams about his childhood during WWII.

Asshii-tachi no machi
0

Asshii-tachi no machi

1981-03-28

不倫 この愛が裁けますか
0

不倫 この愛が裁けますか

1984-07-12

Junko's only son dies in an accident. Junko is exhausted by despair and grief, and her husband, who

テレサ・テン物語~私の家は山の向こう
0

テレサ・テン物語~私の家は山の向こう

2007-06-02

The Terrorist’s Parasol
0

The Terrorist’s Parasol

1996-11-15

When an explosion occurs, alcoholic bartender Kikuchi, who was wanted for a bombing 20 years ago, is

I Am Kirishima
0

I Am Kirishima

2025-07-04

On January 25th, 2024, Hiroshi Uchida, a 70-year-old man with terminal cancer made a deathbed confes

Greatest Game Ever
0

Greatest Game Ever

1975-07-12

Part of the Young Guy [若大将] series.

Fumiko no umi
0

Fumiko no umi

2007-10-13

A blind girl of around ten years old is not having a pleasant upbringing. She is poor, neglected, sh

〜A calendar to heaven〜
0

〜A calendar to heaven〜

2005-05-20

What would you do on the last day of your life? A nurse knows she's dying of cancer, but she hides t

Greatest Game Ever Part II
0

Greatest Game Ever Part II

1976-05-29

Shōzō, heir to a tonkatsu shop and ice hockey star, faces a series of challenges when his team’s fun