Tadao Takashima
{{Short description|Japanese actor and jazz musician (1930–2019)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Tadao Takashima
| image = Tadao Takashima.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Tadao Takashima in 1956
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|7|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kobe, Japan
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|6|26|1930|7|27|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2019062800839/japanese-actor-tadao-takashima-dies-at-88.html|title=Japanese Actor Tadao Takashima Dies at 88|date=28 June 2019|website=Nippon.com|access-date=28 June 2019}}
| death_place = Tokyo, Japan
| occupation = Actor
Jazz musician
| years_active = 1952–2019
| spouse = {{marriage|Hanayo Sumi|1963}}
| children = 3; including Masahiro and Masanobu
| website =
}}
{{nihongo|Tadao Takashima|高島忠夫|Takashima Tadao}} (27 July 1930 – 26 June 2019){{cite web|url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/16691016/|title=高島忠夫さんが26日に死去 88歳 老衰のため |date=28 June 2019|website=Livedoor News|access-date=28 June 2019|language=ja|trans-title=Tadao Takashima dies on 26th and is 88 years old}} was a Japanese actor and jazz musician.{{cite book|last=Ryfle|first=Steve|date=April 1998|title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"|url=https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/99|publisher=ECW Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/99 99]|isbn=978-1550223484|url-access=registration}} He appeared in more than 100 films,{{cite web |title=高島忠夫さん、老衰で死去 ８８歳 政宏＆政伸兄弟の父 |url=https://hochi.news/articles/20190628-OHT1T50068.html |website=スポーツ報知 |access-date=29 June 2019 |language=ja |date=28 June 2019}} including the Toho productions King Kong vs. Godzilla, Atragon, and Frankenstein vs. Baragon. He also performed in stage musicals such as My Fair Lady and appeared in several television shows.
Career
Takashima began participating in a jazz band while a student at Kwansei Gakuin University.{{cite web|title=Takashima Tadao|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%AB%98%E5%B3%B6%E5%BF%A0%E5%A4%AB-1087220|website=Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus|publisher=Kōdansha|access-date=11 February 2015|language=ja}} He left the university before graduating when he joined the Shintoho studio, debuting as an actor in 1952. He starred in the 1962 film King Kong vs. Godzilla alongside Yū Fujiki, and subsequently acted with Fujiki in several comedy films about salarymen, which were popular in Japan at that time.{{cite web|last=Galbraith IV|first=Stuart|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/25209/mothra-vs-godzilla-godzilla-vs-the-thing/|title=Mothra vs. Godzilla / Godzilla vs. The Thing|date=22 November 2006|website=DVD Talk|access-date=28 June 2019}} Takashima also appeared in Son of Godzilla and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.{{cite web|last=Galbraith IV|first=Stuart|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/14292/godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-ii/|title=Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla II|date=31 January 2005|website=DVD Talk|access-date=28 June 2019}}
He gained popularity as a romantic lead who could also sing, which led to roles in stage musicals, including the role of Professor Henry Higgins in a 1963 production of My Fair Lady.{{cite web|last=Parker|first=Clark|url=https://thetokyofilesmedia.wordpress.com/2016/09/24/chiemi-eri-as-eliza-doolittle-my-fair-lady-in-japan-1963/|title=Chiemi Eri as Eliza Doolittle: 'My Fair Lady' in Japan, 1963|date=24 September 2016|website=TheTokyoFilesMedia.com|access-date=28 June 2019}} He also appeared on several television programs, including the quiz show Quiz! Do-re-mi-fa-don! and the cooking show Gochisosama.{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/06/28/national/tadao-takashima-actor-starred-botchan-fair-lady-dies-88/|title=Tadao Takashima, actor who starred in 'Botchan,' 'My Fair Lady,' dies at 88|date=28 June 2019|work=The Japan Times|access-date=28 June 2019}}
Personal life
In 1963, Takashima married Hanayo Sumi, a former member of Takarazuka Revue.{{cite web|url=http://toho-ent.co.jp/actor/profile.php?id=1305|title=Takashima Tadao - Official profile|website=Toho performing arts official site|publisher=Toho Co., Ltd.|access-date=28 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829230936/http://toho-ent.co.jp/actor/profile.php?id=1305|archive-date=29 August 2018}} His first-born son was murdered in 1964 at the age of five months by the family maid.{{cite web|title=銀幕スターとの生活で膨らむ優越感……「高島家長男殺害」の少女｜サイゾーウーマン|url=https://www.cyzowoman.com/2013/03/post_8229_1.html|website=サイゾーウーマン|date=30 March 2013 |access-date=29 June 2019|language=ja}}{{cite web|title=高島忠夫夫妻 長男殺害事件を語る|url=https://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2013/06/18/0006087920.shtml|website=デイリースポーツ online|access-date=29 June 2019|language=ja}} He had two other sons, Masahiro Takashima and Masanobu Takashima, both of whom are actors. In 1998, Takashima developed depression, from which he subsequently recovered.{{cite web|last1=Miyano|first1=Oki|last2=Aiken|first2=Keith|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2007/05/24/tv-movie-details-actor-tadao-takashimas-battle-with-depression/|title=TV Movie Details Actor Tadao Takashima's Battle with Depression|date=24 May 2007|website=SciFi Japan|access-date=28 June 2019}}
Takashima died of natural causes in his home in Tokyo on 26 June 2019 at age 88.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes ! class=unsortable| {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| 1952
| Choito neesan omoide yanagi | Shinichi | | |
| 1952
| Asakusa yonin shimai | | | |
| 1953
| Onna to iu shiro - Mari no maki | | | |
| 1953
| Onna to iu shiro - Yuko no maki | | | |
| 1953
| Ai no sakyû | | | |
| 1953
| Ajapa tengoku | | | |
| 1953
| {{ill|Senkan Yamato|jp|戦艦大和 (映画)|vertical-align=sup}} | | | |
| 1953
| Seishun Jazu Musume | Tahara | |
| 1953
| Waga koi no lila no kokage ni | | | |
| 1954
| Musume jûroku jazz matsuri | | | |
| 1954
| Jazz on Parade 1954 nen: Tokyo Cinderella musume | | | |
| 1955
| Santashain no onna hisho | | | |
| 1956
| Hokkai no hanran | First Officer Mori | | |
| 1956
| Morishige no Shinkonryoko | | | |
| 1956
| Daigaku no buyuden | | | |
| 1956
| Daigaku no kengo keiraku no abarenbo | | | |
| 1956
| Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers | Masao Hayashi | |
| 1956
| Gunshin Yamamoto gensui to Rengô kantai | | | |
| 1957
| Oshaberi shacho | | | |
| 1957
| Nichibei Hanayome Hanamuko Irekae Torikae Gassen | Daikichi Matsukawa | | |
| 1957
| Meiji tennô to nichiro daisenso | Nogi Yasusuke | | |
| 1957
| Hibari ga oka no taiketsu | Yûkichi Hanayama | | |
| 1957
| Sen'un Ajia no joô | | | |
| 1958
| Joôbachi no ikari | Singer | | |
| 1959
| Kakkun chô tokkyû | Shintoyo Eiga Star | | |
| 1959
| Teisô no Arashi | Minoru Yagihashi | | |
| 1959
| Bôryoku musume | | | |
| 1959
| Jûdai no magari kado | | | |
| 1960
| Chikateikoku no shikeishitsu | | | |
| 1960
| Arashi o yobu gakudan | Jun Mitani | | |
| 1960
| Chinpindô shujin | | | |
| 1960
| Bakusho itohan nikki | | | |
| 1960
| Kyôsaitô sôsai ni eikô are | Haruhiko Wakayama | | |
| 1960
| Kamitsuita wakadan'na | | | |
| 1960
| Taiyô o dake | Takahiko Chiba | | |
| 1960
| Oneechan ni makashitoki | Matsuzaemon Matsuno | | |
| 1960
| Gametsui yatsu | Kanta, Shika's son | | |
| 1960
| Utamatsuri romansu dochu | | | |
| 1960
| Oneechan wa tsuiteru ze | Hikoichi Ôtsu | | |
| 1960
| Sazae-san to epuron obasan | | | |
| 1961
| Shusse kôsu ni shinro o tore | | | |
| 1961
| Fuku no kami: Sazae-san ikka | | | |
| 1961
| Wakarete ikiru toki mo | Kengo Inami | | |
| 1961
| Onna kazoku | | | |
| 1961
| Kaei | | | |
| 1961
| Ganba | | | |
| 1961
| Awamori-kun nishi-e iku | | | |
| 1962
| Osamu Sakurai | |
| 1962
| Shin kitsune to tanuki | | | |
| 1962
| Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki | Jûjirô Hazama | |
| 1963
| Onna ni tsuyoku naru kufû no kazukazu | Gorô Miyake | | |
| 1963
| Love Me, Love Me | Inspector Ôki | |
| 1963
| Hai hai sannin musume | | | |
| 1963
| Nippon jitsuwa jidai | | | |
| 1963
| Ichi ka bachi ka | | | |
| 1963
| Atragon | Susumu Hatanaka | |
| 1964
| Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: Sannin yoreba | | | |
| 1964
| You Can Succeed, Too | Nakai | |
| 1964
| Meiji taitei goichidaiki | | | |
| 1964
| Danchi: Nanatsu no taizai | 2nd & 7 Sin-Masao Hanai | | |
| 1965
| Dr. Yuzo Kawaji | | |
| 1965
| Baka to Hasami | | | |
| 1966
| Ja ja umanarashi | | | |
| 1966
| Jinchoge | Minegishi | | |
| 1966
| Neko no kyujitsu | | | |
| 1967
| Take-chan shacho: Seishun wa ryu no mono da! | | | |
| 1967
| Take-chan shacho: Seishun de tsukkare! | | | |
| 1967
| Dr. Kusumi | |
| 1968
| Kamo to negi | Maruki | | |
| 1968
| Andersen monogatari | | | |
| 1969
| Mito Kômon man'yûki | Kakunojô Atsumi | | |
| 1971
| Rikugun rakugohei | | | |
| 1988
| Kanashi iro yanen | Sumio | | |
| 1993
| Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II | Chief Hosono | |
| 1994
| Onna-zakari | Heigoroh Asaoka | | |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180829230936/http://toho-ent.co.jp/actor/profile.php?id=1305 Official profile] (in Japanese; archived from [http://toho-ent.co.jp/actor/profile.php?id=1305 the original] on 29 August 2018)
- {{IMDb name|847396}}
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Category:Male actors from Kobe
Category:Kwansei Gakuin University alumni
Category:Japanese male film actors
Category:Japanese male television actors
Category:20th-century Japanese male actors
Category:20th-century Japanese musicians
Category:Japanese television presenters