Hideki Takahashi

Hideki Takahashi
Born	February 10, 1944 Chiba, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1961–present
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Spouse(s)	Akiko Kobayashi (1974–)
Children	Maasa Takahashi
Website	http://home.t01.itscom.net/aiueo/

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:

Film

• Aoi sanmyaku (1963) - Yasukichi Tominaga
• Fighting Elegy (1966) - Kiroku Nanbu
• Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom (2011) - Zekrom (voice)

Television

• NHK Taiga drama
  • Kunitori Monogatari (1973) - Oda Nobunaga
  • Tobu ga Gotoku (1990) - Shimazu Hisamitsu
  • Yoshitsune (2005) - Fujiwara no Hidehira
  • Atsuhime (2008) - Shimazu Nariakira
  • Hana Moyu (2015) - Ii Naosuke
• Kurama Tengu (1969) - Kurama Tengu
• Momotarō-zamurai (1976–81) - Momotarō
• Tōyama no Kin-san (1982–85) - Kin-san
• Sanbiki ga Kiru! (1987–95) - Yasaka Heishirō
• Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu (1998) - Tokugawa Ieyasu and his double
• Saka no Ue no Kumo (2009–11) - Kodama Gentarō
• Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de (2011) - Seitarō Hōshō
• Hell Teacher Nūbē (2014) - Mugenkai Jikū
• Asa ga Kita (2016) - Ōkuma Shigenobu

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