Hideo Takamatsu (高松 英郎, Hideo Takamatsu; 24 October 1929 – 26 February 2007) was a Japanese actor from Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture. Takamatsu appeared in more than 120 films between 1948 and 2007.
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In 1951, he signed his contract with Daiei film company. Two years later, Takamatsu made his film debut with Ikare Sanppie, playing the role of lover of the main character played by Ayako Wakao.
He was highly praised for his performance in such films as Giants and Toys, The Black Report and The Graceful Brute and became a well-reputed supporting actor. In 1962, he left Daiei and became a freelance actor. He won TV Guide Best Performer Award for his role in the Asadora series Kumo no jūtan in 1976. In 1988, Takamatsu played the role of General Takashi Hishikari in The Last Emperor directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
Takamatsu died of myocardial infarction on February 26, in 2007.
Selected filmography
Television dramas
Jyudō Ichokusen (1969) as Kuruma Shusaku
Ten to Chi to (1969) as Kanazu Shinbei
Daichūshingura (1971) as Kakui Rinzō
Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973) as Tenjin no Koroku
Genroku Taiheiki (1975) as Horiuchi Genzaemon
Kumo no jūtan (1976) as Tone Yu
Naruto Hichō as Tendō Ikkaku
Fumō Chitai (1979) as Satoi Tatsuya
Onihei Hankachō (1980) as Sashima Tadasuke
Kage no Gundan IV (1985) (ep.16) as Inoue Koshu
Taiyō ni Hoero! (1985) (ep.648) as Konishi
Mito Kōmon (1989-1996) as Yamanobe Hyōgō
Onihei Hankachō (1992) (ep.17) as Suzuka no Matabei
Hideyoshi (1996) as Hayashi Sado no Kami
Horibe Yasubei (2007) as Horibe Yahei