# 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.

## Career

Takahashi made his debut with Nikkatsu and acted in youth-oriented films. Takahashi made film debut with Kōgenji directed by Buichi Saitō in 1961. In 1963, he starred in the yakuza film The Symbol of a Man directed by Akinori Matsuo and won popularity. Under exclusive contract with Nikkatsu, his notable films are Fighting Elegy and Tattooed Life.
In 1971, Takahashi left Nikkatsu and became a freelance actor. In 1974, he starred in Kenji Misumi's last film The Last Samurai. On television, he became a star in such jidaigeki television dramas as Kunitori Monogatari and Momotarō-zamurai. 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.

## Family

His daughter is Maasa Takahashi, a professional presenter of Fuji Television.

## Selected filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1961 | Kōgenji | | Buichi Saitō | |
| 1962 | Ue o muite aruko | Ken Matsumoto | Toshio Masuda | |
| 1963 | Izu no Odoriko | Kawasaki | Katsumi Nishikawa | Lead role |
| 1963 | Aoi sanmyaku | Yasukichi Tominaga | Katsumi Nishikawa | |
| 1963 | The Symbol of a Man | | Akinori Matsuo | Lead role |
| 1964 | Our Blood Will Not Forgive | | Seijun Suzuki | Lead role |
| 1965 | Tattooed Life | | Seijyun Suzuki | Lead role |
| 1966 | Fighting Elegy | Kiroku Nanbu | Seijun Suzuki | Lead role |
| 1968 | The Sword Gamblers | Joekichi Hanada | Akinori Matsuo | |
| 1969 | Daimon Otokode Shinitai | Nonaka Tetsugorō | Akinori Matsuo | Lead role |
| 1969 | The Wild Sea | Katsuyuki Shinoda | Tokujirō Yamazaki | Lead role |
| 1970 | Men and War Part I | Shintaro Tsuge | Satsuo Yamamoto | |
| 1970 | Earth Ninja Chronicles: Duel in the Wind | | Keiichi Ozawa | Lead role |
| 1971 | Gyakuen Mitsusakazuki | Kikukawa | Takashi Nomura | Lead role |
| 1971 | Men and War Part II | Shintaro Tsuge | Satsuo Yamamoto | |
| 1973 | Miyamoto Musashi | Miyamoto Musashi | Tai Kato | Lead role |
| 1973 | Men and War Part III | Shintaro Tsuge | Satsuo Yamamoto | |
| 1974 | The Last Samurai | Toranosuke Sugi | Kenji Misumi | Lead role |
| 2011 | Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom | Zekrom (voice) | Kunihiko Yuyama | |
| 2017 | Napping Princess | Isshin Shijima (voice) | Kenji Kamiyama | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 1968 | Ryōma ga Yuku | Takechi Hanpeita | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1969–70 | Kurama Tengu | Kurama Tengu | NHK | Lead role |
| 1971 | Haru no Sakamichi | Sakazaki Naomori | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1973 | Kunitori Monogatari | Oda Nobunaga | NHK | Lead role, Taiga drama |
| 1974–75 | Amigasa Jūbei | Tsukimori Jūbei | Fuji TV | Lead role |
| 1976–81 | Momotarō-zamurai | Momotarō | NTV | Lead role |
| 1977 | Kashin | Kawai Tsugunosuke | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1982–85 | Tōyama no Kin-san | Kin-san | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 1987–95 | Sanbiki ga Kiru! | Yasaka Heishirō | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 1988–2002 | Hideki Takahashi's Captain Series | Keizō Sugisaki | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 1990 | Tobu ga Gotoku | Shimazu Hisamitsu | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1992–94 | Momotarō-zamurai (TV Asahi) | Momotarō | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 1994 | Oda Nobunaga | Oda Nobunaga | TV Tokyo | Lead role |
| 1998 | Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV Asahi) | Tokugawa Ieyasu and his double | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 2000–22 | Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery | Inspector Totsugawa | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 2001 | Hōjō Tokimune | Mōri Suemitsu | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 2005 | Yoshitsune | Fujiwara no Hidehira | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 2008 | Atsuhime | Shimazu Nariakira | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 2009 | Nene: Onna Taikōki | Tokugawa Ieyasu | TV Tokyo | Miniseries |
| 2009–11 | Clouds Over the Hill | Kodama Gentarō | NHK | |
| 2011 | The After-Dinner Mysteries | Seitarō Hōshō | Fuji TV | |
| 2014 | Hell Teacher Nūbē | Mugenkai Jikū | NTV | |
| 2014 | Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV Tokyo) | Shima Sakon | TV Tokyo | Lead role |
| 2015 | Hana Moyu | Ii Naosuke | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 2016 | Here Comes Asa! | Ōkuma Shigenobu | NHK | Asadora |
| 2018 | Legal V Ex-lawyer Shoko Takanashi | Masahiko Kyōgoku | TV Asahi | |

### Commercial films

He made commercials for Echigo Seika and Kansai Electric Power Company.