Takamine Hideko

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Hideko Takamine (高峰 秀子 Takamine Hideko, March 27, 1924 – December 28, 2010) was a Japanese actress and singer who began as a child actor and maintained her fame in a career that spanned nine decades. Her first role was in the Shochiku studio's 1929 film Mother (Haha), which brought her tremendous popularity as a child actor. Soon she was billed as Japan's Shirley Temple. Unlike many child stars, Takamine made a successful transition into more mature roles in her teen years. During World War II, she toured Japanese army camps as a singer. And immediately after the war, she sang for American occupation troops at a theater in Tokyo. "I was singing American songs like 'You Are My Sunshine,' " she said in the 1983 interview. "I didn't have time to think about whether I liked it or didn't like it. It was work. And backstage, I was getting flowers and chocolates and K-rations, so thanks to Americans I survived." User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Japanese Oldies

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Youth Song Yearbook - 1950's

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20th Century Best Popular Song History V1

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20th Century Best Popular Song

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Japanese Oldies (40s)

Seishun Uta Nenkan Senzen Hen 1940-1945 Disc 2

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Japan Traditional

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20th Century BEST Popular Song History VOL1

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Japanese 1950

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青春歌年鑑　50年代総集編

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Showa Kayo 昭和歌謡

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Japanese Oldies: 1940s

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