is a Japanese actress. Prior to marrying director Banmei Takahashi in 1982, she went by her maiden name . She debuted in the 1970 film High School Student Blues. Her second film, おさな妻, earned her the Golden Arrow Award for Newcomer of the Year. In 1981 she appeared in the Nikkatsu Roman Porno film Love Letter, a fictionalized account of the life of poet Mitsuharu Kaneko, which Nikkatsu hoped would appeal to both male and female audiences. In 1982 she was the female lead in her husband Banmei Takahashi's launch into mainstream film, Tattoo Ari. In 2008, she won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Fumiko no Umi. She was given Mainichi's Tanaka Kinuyo Award in 2010. Filmography Film High School Student Blues (1970) Osanazuma (1970) Just for You (1970) The Forbidden Fruit (1970) Games(1971) Rise, Fair Sun (1973) as Haruko Mainline to Terror (1975) as Tomoko Kimihara The Gate of Youth (1975) as Hate Hiiragi Gambare Wakadaishō Love Letter (1981) Tattoo Ari (1982) as Michiyo Dai Nippon Teikoku (1982) as Miyo Arai Lake of Illusions (1982) Wolf (1982) Love Letter (1985) Jiro's Story (1987) Door (1988) Otokotachi no kaita e) (1996) Gendai ninkyoden (1997) Magnitude (1997) Uzumaki (2000) Drug (2001) Legendary Crocodile Jake and His Fellows (2004) Fumiko no Umi (2007) Be Sure to Share (2009) Akai Tama (2015) Summer Blooms (2018) Television Taiyō ni Hoero! (1972–74) as Nobuko Uchida (Shinko) Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) Nobunaga: King of Zipangu (1992), Rui Aoi (2001), Orin Seibu Keisatsu Special (2004) References External links Official site Keiko Takahashi at Japanese Movie Database 1955 births Living people Japanese actresses Pink film actors People from Hokkaido