Tadao Takashima
Tadao Takashima in 1956
Born(1930-07-27)27 July 1930
Kobe, Japan
Died26 June 2019(2019-06-26) (aged 88)[1]
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Actor
Jazz musician
Years active1952–2019
Spouse
Hanayo Sumi
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(m. 1963)​
Children3; 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
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

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  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
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  6. ^ a b Galbraith IV, Stuart (22 November 2006). "Mothra vs. Godzilla / Godzilla vs. The Thing". DVD Talk. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d e "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.
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  14. ^ Galbraith IV, Stuart (May 16, 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-0810860049.

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