(27 July 1930 – 26 June 2019) was a Japanese actor and jazz musician. He appeared in more than 100 films, 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. He left the university before graduating when he joined the Shintoho studio, debuting as an actor in 1952. 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. Takashima also appeared in Son of Godzilla and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.

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. He also appeared on several television programs, including the quiz show Quiz! Do-re-mi-fa-don! and the cooking show Gochisosama.

Personal life In 1963, Takashima married Hanayo Sumi, a former member of Takarazuka Revue. His first-born son was murdered in 1964 at the age of five months by the family maid. He had two other sons, Masahiro Takashima and Masanobu Takashima, both of whom are actors. In 1998, Takashima developed depression, from which he subsequently recovered.

Takashima died of natural causes in his home in Tokyo on 26 June 2019 at age 88.

Filmography

+ Film Year Title Role Notes 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 1953 Seishun Jazu Musume Tahara 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 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 1962 Shin kitsune to tanuki 1962 Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki Jûjirô Hazama 1963 Onna ni tsuyoku naru kufû no kazukazu Gorô Miyake 1963 Love Me, Love Me Inspector Ôki 1963 Hai hai sannin musume 1963 Nippon jitsuwa jidai 1963 Ichi ka bachi ka 1963 Atragon Susumu Hatanaka 1964 Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: Sannin yoreba 1964 You Can Succeed, Too Nakai 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 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 1994 Onna-zakari Heigoroh Asaoka

References

External links Official profile (in Japanese; archived from the original on 29 August 2018)