Hideki Takahashi
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.
Filmography
He made his debut with Nikkatsu and acted in youth-oriented films. He became a star in television jidaigeki. His jidaigeki roles included:
He played Oda Nobunaga in the 1973 NHK Taiga dorama Kunitori Monogatari, and Shimazu Hisamitsu in another Taiga dorama, the 1990 Tobu ga Gotoku. He played Mori Suemitsu in Hōjō Tokimune (2001) and Fujiwara no Hidehira in Yoshitsune (2005). He played Tokugawa Ieyasu and his double in Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu (1998).
Other roles
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.
Commercial Films
He made commercials for Echigo Seika and Kansai Electric Power Company.
Family
His daughter is Maasa Takahashi, a professional presenter of Fuji Television.
External links
- Official website in Japanese
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