Thursday, December 30, 2010

Hideko Takamine (1924 - 2010)

This week, the world lost one of its all-time greatest actresses...
Hideko Takamine


"I hated climbing those steps more then anything, but once I'm up, I can take whatever happens." ~ Hideko Takamine's Keiko from When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960, Mikio Naruse)

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