Hideki Takahashi (高橋英樹 Takahashi Hideki, 1944 – ) is a Japanese actor. Born in Kisarazu, Chiba near Tokyo, he attended Nihon University. He made his debut with Nikkatsu and acted in youth-oriented films. After becoming a star in television jidaigeki, he turned out hit after hit. His jidaigeki roles included Kurama Tengu, Momotarō-zamurai, Tōyama no Kin-san and Sanbiki ga Kiru!. He played Oda Nobunaga in the 1973 NHK Taiga dorama Kunitori Monogatari, and Shimazu Hisamitsu in another Taiga dorama, the 1990 Tobu ga Gotoku, as well as 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). 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Kisarazu (木更津市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. ... Tokyo ) , literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... Nihon University (日本大学; Nihon Daigaku abbreviated as 日大 Nichidai) is the largest university in Japan. ... Nikkatsu Corporation (日活株式会社) is a Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. ... Jidaigeki (時代劇) is a genre of film and television in Japan. ... Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga (織田 ä¿¡é•· , June 23, 1534 - June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... NHK (日本放送協会, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai), or the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japans public broadcaster. ... Taiga drama (大河ドラマ) is the name NHK gives to the annual, year-long historical fiction television series it broadcasts in Japan. ... Shimazu Hisamitsu (島津久光) (1817-87) was the daimyo and de facto ruler or regent of the Satsuma domain (now Kagoshima prefecture) in the years immediately preceding the Meiji Restoration of 1868. ... Fujiwara no Hidehira (藤原 秀衡; ? - 1187) was the third ruler of Northern Fujiwara in Mutsu Province, Japan, the grandson of Fujiwara no Kiyohira. ... Yoshitsune and Benkei Viewing Cherry Blossoms, by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, 1885 Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源 義経) (1159-1189) was a late Heian and early Kamakura period general of the Minamoto clan of Japan. ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); 徳川 家康 (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. ...

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 has done commercials for Echigo Seika and Kansai Electric Power Company. A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized (famous) in a society and commands a degree of public and media attention. ... Kansai Electric Power Co. ...

External links

• Official site in Japanese