Hideki Takahashi

Hideki Takahashi (born February 10, 1944 - ) is a Japanese actor, television host, and company executive. At age 17, Takahashi applied to Nikkatsu and became one of their popular stars in the 1960s. Before moving to television, he was well known as the lead actor of the Otoko no Monsho series, also known as "Symbol of a Man," Seijun Suzuki's Fighting Elegy (1966), and Men and War trilogy.

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Fighting Elegy (1966)

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Yūsuke Kawazu  •  Takeshi Katō  •  Isao Tamagawa

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Yūsuke Kawazu  •  Takeshi Katō  •  Isao Tamagawa

Keep Your Chin Up (1962)

Kawanishi Kyu and Tomoda Ryoji, two waifs, are inmates of a Reform School. One night, the boys succeed in a mass escape and split up. Kyu and Ryoji hear the sirens shrieking behind them and panic. Kyu pretends he has been hit by a small truck and Ryoji demands that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Kyū Sakamoto  •  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Tomoko Watanabe

Kawanishi Kyu and Tomoda Ryoji, two waifs, are inmates of a Reform School. One night, the boys succeed in a mass escape and split up. Kyu and Ryoji hear the sirens shrieking behind them and panic. Kyu pretends he has been hit by a small truck and Ryoji demands that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Kyū Sakamoto  •  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Tomoko Watanabe

Love Comes with Youth (1963)

During his idle journey on the Izu Peninsula, a university student, Kawasaki, encounters a group of traveling entertainers – including Kaoru (Sayuri Yoshinaga), one of the “odoriko”. Kawasaki is taken and cannot take his eyes off her. When he is invited to stay at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Hideki Takahashi

During his idle journey on the Izu Peninsula, a university student, Kawasaki, encounters a group of traveling entertainers – including Kaoru (Sayuri Yoshinaga), one of the “odoriko”. Kawasaki is taken and cannot take his eyes off her. When he is invited to stay at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Mitsuo Hamada  •  Hideki Takahashi

Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram (2011)

The Kingdom of the People of the Earth once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Earth. in the city of Eindoak. Satoshi, Iris, and Dent arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the legendary Pokémon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Ikue Otani  •  Nana Mizuki  •  Aoi Yuki

The Kingdom of the People of the Earth once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Earth. in the city of Eindoak. Satoshi, Iris, and Dent arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the legendary Pokémon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Ikue Otani  •  Nana Mizuki  •  Aoi Yuki

Three Seconds to Zero Hour (1967)

“I like shady dealings,” purrs undercover superspy Yabuki en route to infiltrating a sadistic, trigger-happy gang of international jewel thieves. Gone renegade from the shadowy espionage bureau that honed his killer instincts to a razor’s edge, the implacable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Motomu Ida
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Ryōji Hayama  •  Katsue Takaishi  •  Ruriko Itô

“I like shady dealings,” purrs undercover superspy Yabuki en route to infiltrating a sadistic, trigger-happy gang of international jewel thieves. Gone renegade from the shadowy espionage bureau that honed his killer instincts to a razor’s edge, the implacable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Motomu Ida
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Ryōji Hayama  •  Katsue Takaishi  •  Ruriko Itô

The Call of Blood (1964)

Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Hideki Takahashi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Chikako Hosokawa

Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Hideki Takahashi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Chikako Hosokawa

Tattooed Life (1965)

‘Tattooed Life' begins with a parasol wielding Yakuza assassin attacking a rickshaw. It almost looks like feudal Japan until somebody pulls a gun and we're reminded that it's the 20th century. Post-shooting, the assassin delivers his bounty to his brother (to pay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Akira Yamanouchi  •  Yuji Odaka

‘Tattooed Life' begins with a parasol wielding Yakuza assassin attacking a rickshaw. It almost looks like feudal Japan until somebody pulls a gun and we're reminded that it's the 20th century. Post-shooting, the assassin delivers his bounty to his brother (to pay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Akira Yamanouchi  •  Yuji Odaka

The Dragon and the Tiger (1966)

A young gambler returns from prison to find his gang scattered, and many gone over to his old rival. But their rivalry is not only a matter of gambling. For when he is about to marry the daughter of a police official, the rival again interferes and this time it is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Asao Koike  •  Mieko Nishio

A young gambler returns from prison to find his gang scattered, and many gone over to his old rival. But their rivalry is not only a matter of gambling. For when he is about to marry the daughter of a police official, the rival again interferes and this time it is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Asao Koike  •  Mieko Nishio

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)

Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family from 1935 through Japan's invasion of China. Based on the novels by Jumpei Gomikawa, who also penned The Human Condition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Osamu Takizawa  •  Shinsuke Ashida  •  Ruriko Asaoka

Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family from 1935 through Japan's invasion of China. Based on the novels by Jumpei Gomikawa, who also penned The Human Condition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Osamu Takizawa  •  Shinsuke Ashida  •  Ruriko Asaoka

Dice and Swords (1968)

The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is being rebuilt from the ground up. Odera crime syndicate saw this as an opportunity to expand its territory. The Odera boss arranges marriage between his daughter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Yūjirō Ishihara  •  Hideki Takahashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Ryōji Hayama

The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is being rebuilt from the ground up. Odera crime syndicate saw this as an opportunity to expand its territory. The Odera boss arranges marriage between his daughter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Yūjirō Ishihara  •  Hideki Takahashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Ryōji Hayama

Men and War III: The Final Chapter (1973)

Final part of epic drama about war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family through the Sino-Japanese War through the Soviet Union's sudden attack upon Japanese troops at the end of the war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Osamu Takizawa  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Kinya Kitaoji

Final part of epic drama about war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family through the Sino-Japanese War through the Soviet Union's sudden attack upon Japanese troops at the end of the war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Osamu Takizawa  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Kinya Kitaoji

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)

Keisuke Godai, head of the upstart Godai family conglomerate, plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Osamu Takizawa  •  Shinsuke Ashida  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka

Keisuke Godai, head of the upstart Godai family conglomerate, plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Osamu Takizawa  •  Shinsuke Ashida  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka

Oyari Haishaku (2013)

Kotoji Akame (Naoto Takenaka) is a shabby, middle aged low-ranking samurai of small stature. One day, in a drinking contest, he misses sending his lord off as he leaves Edo for Kuju. Released from service for this blunder, Akame becomes a wandering samurai. He goes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Shimizu
CAST:  Naoto Takenaka  •  Naohito Fujiki  •  Ryoko Kuninaka  •  Yuuki Tsujimoto

Kotoji Akame (Naoto Takenaka) is a shabby, middle aged low-ranking samurai of small stature. One day, in a drinking contest, he misses sending his lord off as he leaves Edo for Kuju. Released from service for this blunder, Akame becomes a wandering samurai. He goes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Shimizu
CAST:  Naoto Takenaka  •  Naohito Fujiki  •  Ryoko Kuninaka  •  Yuuki Tsujimoto

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2012 (2012)

This show is based on the jidaigeki TV series “Hissatsu Shigotonin,” which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. Shigotonin is a group of hired assassins to bring justice to those who were able to escape the long arm of the law. Noriyuki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Ishihara
CAST:  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Koki Tanaka  •  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Emi Wakui

This show is based on the jidaigeki TV series “Hissatsu Shigotonin,” which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. Shigotonin is a group of hired assassins to bring justice to those who were able to escape the long arm of the law. Noriyuki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Ishihara
CAST:  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Koki Tanaka  •  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Emi Wakui

Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom (2011)

The Kingdom of the People of the Earth once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Earth. in the city of Eindoak. Satoshi, Iris, and Dent arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the legendary Pokémon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Ikue Otani  •  Nana Mizuki  •  Aoi Yuki

The Kingdom of the People of the Earth once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Earth. in the city of Eindoak. Satoshi, Iris, and Dent arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the legendary Pokémon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Ikue Otani  •  Nana Mizuki  •  Aoi Yuki

Ancien and the Magic Tablet (2017)

This is the story that always appears in the dreams of Kokone, who eventually becomes a high school student. What is the secret hidden in the fairy tale that Kokoneheard as a young boy? And then, what is this secret entrusted to his father Momotaro's mind? This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Arata Furuta  •  Rie Kugimiya  •  Hideki Takahashi

This is the story that always appears in the dreams of Kokone, who eventually becomes a high school student. What is the secret hidden in the fairy tale that Kokoneheard as a young boy? And then, what is this secret entrusted to his father Momotaro's mind? This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Arata Furuta  •  Rie Kugimiya  •  Hideki Takahashi

Napping Princess (2017)

Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widowed father, a mysterious and talented mechanic, falls asleep often, anywhere, anytime, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Shinnosuke Mitsushima  •  Arata Furuta

Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widowed father, a mysterious and talented mechanic, falls asleep often, anywhere, anytime, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Shinnosuke Mitsushima  •  Arata Furuta

The President's Son (1962)

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DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Sanae Nakahara  •  Ken Yamauchi

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DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Sanae Nakahara  •  Ken Yamauchi

The Man From the Sea (1962)

Japanese action film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Daizaburo Hirata  •  Asao Koike

Japanese action film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Daizaburo Hirata  •  Asao Koike

The Young and Bad (1962)

Not too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his business had failed, his granddaughter had committed suicide. There was nothing in his life anymore that he could look forward to. Sochiro was ready to put an to it end to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Ken Yamauchi  •  Mayumi Shimizu

Not too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his business had failed, his granddaughter had committed suicide. There was nothing in his life anymore that he could look forward to. Sochiro was ready to put an to it end to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Ken Yamauchi  •  Mayumi Shimizu
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