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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Beyond the Green Hills (1963)

Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was against school regulations, Shinko was the first to take a bite out of the forbidden fruit. Expelled from her former school, she finds herself in an all-girls school ...  (more)

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

Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was against school regulations, Shinko was the first to take a bite out of the forbidden fruit. Expelled from her former school, she finds herself in an all-girls school ...  (more)

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

Gone in the Rain (1963)

Ayako (Sayuri Yoshinaga) is a free-willed college girl who shares a room with Takako and Kimie. They each have a clear vision of what they want from their career and love life. Soon, their room share takes a turn, when ideals begin to clash with reality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Reiko Sasamori  •  Hideki Takahashi  •  Yukiyo Toake

Ayako (Sayuri Yoshinaga) is a free-willed college girl who shares a room with Takako and Kimie. They each have a clear vision of what they want from their career and love life. Soon, their room share takes a turn, when ideals begin to clash with reality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nishikawa
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Reiko Sasamori  •  Hideki Takahashi  •  Yukiyo Toake

The Symbol of a Man (1963)

In 1936 under the war clouds over the Manchurian border, 60-year-old Oshima Shozaburo is concerned about the future of his only son, Ryuji, who has refused to follow in the footsteps of his gambler father and decided to become a doctor. Ryuji leaves home to work at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Akifumi Inoue  •  Nakajirō Tomita

In 1936 under the war clouds over the Manchurian border, 60-year-old Oshima Shozaburo is concerned about the future of his only son, Ryuji, who has refused to follow in the footsteps of his gambler father and decided to become a doctor. Ryuji leaves home to work at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Akifumi Inoue  •  Nakajirō Tomita

The Dragon Crest (1963)

A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Yukiko Todoroki  •  Akifumi Inoue

A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Yukiko Todoroki  •  Akifumi Inoue

The Fight of the Gamblers (1963)

Ryuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men, secludes himself in a temple to atone for his misdeeds. At home, when his mother, the boss of a construction gang, bids for and gets the job of building the Town Hall, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Yukiko Todoroki  •  Toshio Sugiyama

Ryuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men, secludes himself in a temple to atone for his misdeeds. At home, when his mother, the boss of a construction gang, bids for and gets the job of building the Town Hall, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Matsuo
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Yukiko Todoroki  •  Toshio Sugiyama

The Scarred Crest (1964)

A war veteran clashes with a mob boss in this crime saga. When Ryuji returns from the war, he finds himself torn by the death of an old friend - the son of crime kingpin Kiyomiya. A death Ryuji feels responsible for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Takizawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Yukiko Todoroki  •  Yōko Yamamoto

A war veteran clashes with a mob boss in this crime saga. When Ryuji returns from the war, he finds himself torn by the death of an old friend - the son of crime kingpin Kiyomiya. A death Ryuji feels responsible for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Takizawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Yukiko Todoroki  •  Yōko Yamamoto

The Flower and the Sword (1964)

A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project. By any means necessary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Takizawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Kokinji Katsura  •  Yuji Odaka

A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project. By any means necessary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Takizawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Kokinji Katsura  •  Yuji Odaka

The Man's Crest: I Shall Kill (1965)

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DIRECTION:  Motomu Ida
CAST:  Eiji Gō  •  Saburo Hiromatsu  •  Masako Izumi  •  Asao Koike

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DIRECTION:  Motomu Ida
CAST:  Eiji Gō  •  Saburo Hiromatsu  •  Masako Izumi  •  Asao Koike

Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man (1965)

Action-packed

The new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Takizawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Reiko Sasamori  •  Tatsuya Fuji

The new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Takizawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Masako Izumi  •  Reiko Sasamori  •  Tatsuya Fuji

Purple Hood: The Secret of The Gold (1982)

Wearing a mask to hide his identity, a deadly swordsman challenges a tyrant from the Ruling Council of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Both TANUMA Okitsugu of the ‘Roju’ (Ruling Council) and his son Okitomo, the Magistrate in charge of the gold mint, have been abusing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Shino Ikenami  •  Naomi Hase  •  Hideki Takahashi

Wearing a mask to hide his identity, a deadly swordsman challenges a tyrant from the Ruling Council of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Both TANUMA Okitsugu of the ‘Roju’ (Ruling Council) and his son Okitomo, the Magistrate in charge of the gold mint, have been abusing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Shino Ikenami  •  Naomi Hase  •  Hideki Takahashi

Assassination Orders (1984)

The ronin, Sako Kanbei has to rescue the beautiful Princess Tsubaki from danger while young samurai of the Numata Clan stand up against their corrupt Chief Retainer and evil clan mistress. Kanbei wants to develop his swordsmanship only for himself, he finds that he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Yoshiko Miyazaki  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Hideki Takahashi  •  Gō Ibuki

The ronin, Sako Kanbei has to rescue the beautiful Princess Tsubaki from danger while young samurai of the Numata Clan stand up against their corrupt Chief Retainer and evil clan mistress. Kanbei wants to develop his swordsmanship only for himself, he finds that he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Yoshiko Miyazaki  •  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Hideki Takahashi  •  Gō Ibuki

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger (1989)

Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Toru Nakamura  •  Noriko Sakai  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Sonny Chiba

Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Toru Nakamura  •  Noriko Sakai  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Sonny Chiba

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell (1989)

The tale of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro has come full circle with the greatest sword actor of all time, Wakayama Tomisaburo now playing Lone Wolf's mortal enemy, the evil Lord Yagyu Retsudo, who masterminded Ogami's fall from grace. Brilliant sword actor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo

The tale of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro has come full circle with the greatest sword actor of all time, Wakayama Tomisaburo now playing Lone Wolf's mortal enemy, the evil Lord Yagyu Retsudo, who masterminded Ogami's fall from grace. Brilliant sword actor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo

Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke (1990)

Takahashi Hideki stars as Muyonosuke, the one-eyed ronin who makes his living as a bounty hunter who is on a never-ending quest to find the man who murdered his father. The usually aloof Muyonosuke, who never would pause to help the common man winds up befriending ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Makiguchi
CAST:  Yukiji Asaoka  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Kentarō Shimizu  •  Hideki Takahashi

Takahashi Hideki stars as Muyonosuke, the one-eyed ronin who makes his living as a bounty hunter who is on a never-ending quest to find the man who murdered his father. The usually aloof Muyonosuke, who never would pause to help the common man winds up befriending ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Makiguchi
CAST:  Yukiji Asaoka  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Kentarō Shimizu  •  Hideki Takahashi

Minamoto Yoshitsune (1990)

One evening, when the monk Saito Musashibo Benkei was luring for his sword number 1000 at Gojo bridge, Shanao (later Yoshitsune), a young man of small and fragile stature passed by. He wore a nice sword and played the flute.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Yoko Shimada  •  Rino Katase

One evening, when the monk Saito Musashibo Benkei was luring for his sword number 1000 at Gojo bridge, Shanao (later Yoshitsune), a young man of small and fragile stature passed by. He wore a nice sword and played the flute.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Yoko Shimada  •  Rino Katase

Momotarō Zamurai III (1994)

Momotaro carries this sword into battle against injustice in shogunate Japan. Aided by ninja he must now wage a furious battle against the terrible “Ran” clan, villains in league with Ohara Ukon, a bitter samurai nursing a grudge against the shogunate. Together the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Yoshie Ichige  •  Koasa Shunpūtei  •  Takuzō Kawatani

Momotaro carries this sword into battle against injustice in shogunate Japan. Aided by ninja he must now wage a furious battle against the terrible “Ran” clan, villains in league with Ohara Ukon, a bitter samurai nursing a grudge against the shogunate. Together the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Yoshie Ichige  •  Koasa Shunpūtei  •  Takuzō Kawatani

Magistrate Mayuzumi (1995)

During the latter days of the Tokugawa Era, the tensions rise between the 'royalists' and those struggling to uphold the Shogunate. The most modern 'Gatling Gun' has been stolen from its warehouse in Edo Castle by burglars targeting the very Shogun himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taiji Inoue
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Yûki Meguro  •  Nagisa Katahira  •  Tetsurō Sagawa

During the latter days of the Tokugawa Era, the tensions rise between the 'royalists' and those struggling to uphold the Shogunate. The most modern 'Gatling Gun' has been stolen from its warehouse in Edo Castle by burglars targeting the very Shogun himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taiji Inoue
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Yûki Meguro  •  Nagisa Katahira  •  Tetsurō Sagawa

Murderous Intent in the Pacific (1998)

A ferry captain named Sugisaki (Takahashi Hideki) and his first officer, Kojima (Funakoshi Eiichiro), participate in a photoshoot conducted by camerawoman Yamaka Shiori (Ohama Tomoko) of the ferry. The ferry reaches Miyazaki and Sugisaki and Kojima go to the hotel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Nomura
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Tomoko Otakara  •  Aya Nakamura  •  Gen Kimura

A ferry captain named Sugisaki (Takahashi Hideki) and his first officer, Kojima (Funakoshi Eiichiro), participate in a photoshoot conducted by camerawoman Yamaka Shiori (Ohama Tomoko) of the ferry. The ferry reaches Miyazaki and Sugisaki and Kojima go to the hotel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Nomura
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Tomoko Otakara  •  Aya Nakamura  •  Gen Kimura

Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen (2000)

This film is the memoirs of Takasugi Shinsaku about the life of his great teacher Yoshida Shoin. Yoshida Shōin (吉田 松陰, 1830-1859) was one of the most distinguished intellectuals in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted to developing many Ishin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Hashinosuke Nakamura  •  Mansai Nomura  •  Yuki Amami  •  Hiroshi Abe

This film is the memoirs of Takasugi Shinsaku about the life of his great teacher Yoshida Shoin. Yoshida Shōin (吉田 松陰, 1830-1859) was one of the most distinguished intellectuals in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted to developing many Ishin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Hashinosuke Nakamura  •  Mansai Nomura  •  Yuki Amami  •  Hiroshi Abe

Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery - Soya Honsen Murder Incident (2001)

While returning from a business trip to Hokkaido, Detective Kamei of the MPD greets a middle-aged traveler in the waiting room of Minami-Wakkanai Station but is ignored by him. On the limited express to Asahikawa, the same man happens to entrust Kamei with a floppy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Hiroko Nakajima  •  Shigemitsu Ogi  •  Tarō Ishida

While returning from a business trip to Hokkaido, Detective Kamei of the MPD greets a middle-aged traveler in the waiting room of Minami-Wakkanai Station but is ignored by him. On the limited express to Asahikawa, the same man happens to entrust Kamei with a floppy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Hiroko Nakajima  •  Shigemitsu Ogi  •  Tarō Ishida
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