
Atsuko Takahata
Acting
Biography
Atsuko Takahata (高畑 淳子, Takahata Atsuko, October 11, 1954) is a Japanese actress, voice actor, and talent, born in Zentsūji City, Kagawa Prefecture. She is a member of the Seinenza Theater Company.
Born: October 11, 1954
Place of Birth: Zentsuji, Kagawa, Japan
Known For

Guard Center 24
The Security Guard Center sets the stage for this drama that stars Mamoru Shinomiya, a newly-hired emergency responder. Together with his brilliant colleagues, all of whom have colorful personalities, they tackle one emergency after another with flying colors and restore the safety and security of their clients and the public.

Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors
Set in "Byplaywood" a large film studio surrounded by forest, far from the city. The story depicts 100 days of turmoil caused by the gathering of serial dramas and movies from various TV stations at once in this remote studio. It is a drama full of battles for ratings between studios, clashes between young, mid-career, and big names, and a heartwarming story of friendship and bonding. Also, the self-deprecation and parodies are enhanced by the fact that the actors play a role of themselves.

Kamen Rider: Run All Over the World
In the film, the Crisis Empire devise a plan to defeat Kohtaro Minami by reverting him back to his old form of Kamen Rider Black and sending out several revived monsters after him. However, Kamen Rider Black is assisted by another RX, who used a time warp to help his past self. The two are joined by RX's alternate forms of Robo Rider and Bio Rider and the four Kamen Riders combine their powers to defeat the revived monsters.

After the Rains and Dreams
Ame is in Junior high and lives with her father, who is a butterfly collector in search of the Troides Magellunus. One fateful day, he decided to take a trip to Taiwan in hopes of catching the elusive specimen. Unfortunately, something goes wrong…. and Ame is left with only memories of Father… Memories that seem to have allowed him to return… as a spirit guide for Ame.

Atsuhime
The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Princess Atsu, who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. She accedes to the highest rank in Ooku, the inner palace of the Edo castle where women related to the reigning shogun resided. Iesada dies soon after their marriage and Atsuhime assumes the name Tenshoin at the age of 23. She exerts herself for the Tokugawa clan and for the nation during the upheaval in the Meiji Restoration, headed by those from Satsuma.

The Great White Tower
Two surgeons with contrasting objectives are asked to work together in a city hospital. While one of them strives to achieve fame and power through his work, the other wants to save human lives.

Spring Has Come
Naoko Kishikawa is a 31 year-old single who works for the undergarment section at a departmental store. She lives with her parents and a younger sister. One day, she meets a Korean photographer, Lee Ji-won. Ji-won's presence gradually changes Naoko and her family.

Special Rescue Exceedraft
To protect innocents from ever-evolving crime, three souls burn brightly! This is the story of the Special Emergency Investigation Unit, striving for love and kindness in the Earth of tomorow!

The Marriage Counselor

Monster
Twenty-five years after a college student vanishes—leaving only the first joint of her finger behind—the case remains unsolved. Her twin brother, now a local police officer, is forced to team up with a transferred elite cop he doesn’t get along with. When a call leads them to search for a missing elderly man, they uncover clues that may finally unravel the long-buried truth.
Filmography
as Enjyaku
as Kayo Tadokoro
as Ai Shiraki
as Ohata Setsuko
as Okawa Hisako
as Downbeat Grandma (voice)
as Oseki
as [Rumiko's mother-in-law]
as Saitsu Shoko [Mai's grandmother]
as Setsue Konno
as Mitsuko
as Chikako Ohara
as Tae Obika
as Yasumi Natsumi
as Yoko Hashizume
as Tamiyo Kosaka
as Misawa Fujiko
as Suzue Ōsawa
as SAKURADA Miyuki
as Satoko Igarashi
as Sue Kishikawa
as Ichiko Nakaoka
as Chizuko Saijo
as Masako Itagaki
as Woman in elevator
as Misuzu Yasaka
as Naoko Fukamachi
as Li Zhu Mei
as Kaoru
as Midori Yasutake
as Fumiko Sakisaka
as Aoishi Mitsuo
as Keiko Sasamoto
as Lady Sagami (voice)
as Madame Barusamiko
as Madame Barusamiko
as Yoko Shimajiri
as Reiko Nishikori
as Junko Shiraki(白木 淳子)
as Bito Mutsuko
as Natsuko
as Yoko Inuyama
as Yumiko Sugiyama
as Sanae Takahara
as Mineko Oka
as Kimiko Kosugi
as Suzuhara Toko
as Yoko Sakaki
as Tamaki Kanoko
as Honjuin
as Kusano
as Matoba Haruko
as Tachibana Reiko
as Kagamino
as Sanae Ishida [Yuriko's mother]
as Akiyama Izumiko
as Masako Azuma
as Kaoru Arima
as Narrator / Takamiya [female form] (voice)
as Kanoe
as Debonair (voice)
as Togo Natsu
as Fumie Takeuchi
as Tamyuun
as Miyuki Fukano
as Maribaron
as Galactic Witch Gilza
as Sanae Yamishi (voice)
as Honda
as Maribaron