Tadao Takashima

Tadao Takashima
Tadao Takashima in 1956
Born	(1930-07-27)27 July 1930 Kobe, Japan
Died	26 June 2019(2019-06-26) (aged 88)[1] Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor Jazz musician
Years active	1952–2019
Spouse	Hanayo Sumi ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	3; including Masahiro and Masanobu

Tadao Takashima (高島忠夫, Takashima Tadao) (27 July 1930 – 26 June 2019)[2] was a Japanese actor and jazz musician.[3] He appeared in more than 100 films,[4] 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.[5] He left the university before graduating when he joined the Shintoho studio, debuting as an actor in 1952.[5] 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.[6] Takashima also appeared in Son of Godzilla and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.[7]

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.[5][8] He also appeared on several television programs, including the quiz show Quiz! Do-re-mi-fa-don! and the cooking show Gochisosama.[5][9]

Personal life

In 1963, Takashima married Hanayo Sumi, a former member of Takarazuka Revue.[9][10] His first-born son was murdered in 1964 at the age of five months by the family maid.[4][11][12] He had two other sons, Masahiro Takashima and Masanobu Takashima, both of whom are actors.[9] In 1998, Takashima developed depression, from which he subsequently recovered.[9][13]

Takashima died of natural causes in his home in Tokyo on 26 June 2019 at age 88.[2][9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
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	Senkan Yamato^[jp]
1953	Seishun Jazu Musume	Tahara		[13]
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		[13]
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	King Kong vs. Godzilla	Osamu Sakurai		[6]
1962	Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962	Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki	Jûjirô Hazama		[13]
1963	Onna ni tsuyoku naru kufû no kazukazu	Gorô Miyake
1963	Love Me, Love Me	Inspector Ôki		[14]
1963	Hai hai sannin musume
1963	Nippon jitsuwa jidai
1963	Ichi ka bachi ka
1963	Atragon	Susumu Hatanaka		[13]
1964	Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: Sannin yoreba
1964	You Can Succeed, Too	Nakai		[13]
1964	Meiji taitei goichidaiki
1964	Danchi: Nanatsu no taizai	2nd & 7 Sin-Masao Hanai
1965	Frankenstein vs. Baragon	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	Son of Godzilla	Dr. Kusumi		[7]
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		[7]
1994	Onna-zakari	Heigoroh Asaoka

References

1. "Japanese Actor Tadao Takashima Dies at 88". Nippon.com. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
2. "高島忠夫さんが26日に死去 88歳 老衰のため" [Tadao Takashima dies on 26th and is 88 years old]. Livedoor News (in Japanese). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
3. Ryfle, Steve (April 1998). Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G". ECW Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-1550223484.
4. "高島忠夫さん、老衰で死去 ８８歳 政宏＆政伸兄弟の父". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
5. "Takashima Tadao". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
6. Galbraith IV, Stuart (22 November 2006). "Mothra vs. Godzilla / Godzilla vs. The Thing". DVD Talk. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
7. Galbraith IV, Stuart (31 January 2005). "Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla II". DVD Talk. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
8. Parker, Clark (24 September 2016). "Chiemi Eri as Eliza Doolittle: 'My Fair Lady' in Japan, 1963". TheTokyoFilesMedia.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
9. "Tadao Takashima, actor who starred in 'Botchan,' 'My Fair Lady,' dies at 88". The Japan Times. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
10. "Takashima Tadao - Official profile". Toho performing arts official site. Toho Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
11. "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". サイゾーウーマン (in Japanese). 30 March 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
12. "高島忠夫夫妻 長男殺害事件を語る". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 June 2019.
13. Miyano, Oki; Aiken, Keith (24 May 2007). "TV Movie Details Actor Tadao Takashima's Battle with Depression". SciFi Japan. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
14. Galbraith IV, Stuart (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-0810860049.

External links

• Official profile (in Japanese; archived from the original on 29 August 2018)
• Tadao Takashima at IMDb