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name: "Toyo Takahashi"
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born: "15 July 1903"
died: "14 March 1981"
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# Toyo Takahashi

Actor. Born 15 July 1903 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 14 March 1981.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 July 1903, Tokyo, Japan
- **Died:** 14 March 1981
- **Active:** 1949–1953
- **Also known as:** 高橋トヨ, 高橋豊子, 高橋豊, 高橋とよ子, Toyoko Takahashi, 高橋とよ

## Biography

Toyo Takahashi (高橋とよ), also credited as 高橋豊子, 高橋豊 and 高橋とよ子, was a Japanese actress. She was born on 15 July 1903 in Tokyo and died on 14 March 1981.

She graduated from the acting school attached to the Imperial Theatre in 1920 and began her career in theatre, performing with groups including the Shin Tsukiji Gekidan and the Toho Gekidan. Her film debut came in 1935; she signed with Shochiku in 1946 and appeared in numerous supporting roles.

Takahashi is best known for her frequent appearances in films directed by Yasujirō Ozu, including *Late Spring* (1949) as Shige, *Early Summer* (1951) as Nobu Tamura, *Tokyo Story* (1953) as the woman next door, *Good Morning* (1959) as Shige Okubo, *Floating Weeds* (1959) as Aiko's mother, *Late Autumn* (1960) as Wakamatsu's owner, *An Autumn Afternoon* (1962) as Wakamatsu's owner, and *Equinox Flower* (1958) as Wakamatsu's owner. She also appeared in *Twenty-Four Eyes* (1954) as Kobayashi Sensei.

*Sources: ja.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Tokyo Story* (1953), Fi1m 92, as Woman Next Door — [page](https://film.one/film/tokyo-story.md)
- *Late Spring* (1949), Fi1m 92, as Shige — [page](https://film.one/film/late-spring.md)

## Also known for

- *An Autumn Afternoon* (1962), Wakamatsu's Owner
- *Good Morning* (1959), Shige Okubo
- *Early Summer* (1951), Nobu Tamura
- *Floating Weeds* (1959), Aiko's Mother
- *Late Autumn* (1960), Wakamatsu's Owner
- *Equinox Flower* (1958), Wakamatsu's Owner
- *Twenty-Four Eyes* (1954), Kobayashi Sensei

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