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Hideki Takahashi
Takahashi in 1962
Born	(1944-02-10) February 10, 1944 (age 80) Chiba, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1961–present
Spouse	Akiko Kobayashi ​(m. 1974)​
Children	Maasa Takahashi
Website	https://grapecom.jp/talent_writer/takahashi-hideki/

Hideki Takahashi (高橋 英樹, Takahashi Hideki, born February 10, 1944) is a Japanese actor. Born in Kisarazu, Chiba near Tokyo, he attended Ichikawa Gakuen and later Nihon University.

Career

Takahashi made his debut with Nikkatsu and acted in youth-oriented films. Takahashi made film debut with Kōgenji directed by Buichi Saitō in 1961. In 1963, he starred in the yakuza film The Symbol of a Man directed by Akinori Matsuo and won popularity. Under exclusive contract with Nikkatsu, his notable films are Fighting Elegy and Tattooed Life.

In 1971, Takahashi left Nikkatsu and became a freelance actor. In 1974, he starred in Kenji Misumi's last film The Last Samurai. On television, he became a star in such jidaigeki television dramas as Kunitori Monogatari and Momotarō-zamurai. Modern roles are also in his repertoire. Among these is Detective Totsukawa in the Nishimura Kyōtarō Travel Mystery series. Takahashi is also active as a personality in quiz shows, exemplified by Quiz Nihonjin no Shitsumon (NHK, 1993–2003). He was a judge for Iron Chef.

Family

His daughter is Maasa Takahashi, a professional presenter of Fuji Television.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Commercial films

He made commercials for Echigo Seika and Kansai Electric Power Company.

References

1. ^ "インタビュー〈日曜日のヒーロー〉第406回 高橋英樹". Nikkan Sports. 2004-03-21. Archived from the original on 2004-06-03. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
2. "高橋英樹プロフィール". 高橋英樹オフィシャルサイト. Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
3. "高橋英樹プロフィール". viptime. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
4. "高橋英樹". Oricon. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
5. ^ "高橋英樹 経歴". 映画DB. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
6. ^ "高橋英樹". NHK. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
7. "青い山脈". Nikkatsu. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
8. "戦争と人間". eiga.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
9. "戦争と人間 第二部・愛と悲しみの山河". eiga.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
10. "戦争と人間 完結篇". eiga.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
11. "義経". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 December 2024.

External links

• Official website in Japanese
• Hideki Takahashi at IMDb

• 1944 births
• Living people
• People from Kisarazu
• Japanese male film actors
• Japanese male television actors
• Actors from Chiba Prefecture
• Nihon University alumni
• Taiga drama lead actors
• 20th-century Japanese male actors
• 21st-century Japanese male actors