Takiko Mizunoe

Takiko Mizunoe
Takiko Mizunoe in 1935
Born	Umeko Miura (1915-02-20)20 February 1915 Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Died	16 November 2009(2009-11-16) (aged 94)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	actress, film producer, presenter

Takiko Mizunoe (水の江 瀧子, Mizunoe Takiko^?), born Umeko Miura (三浦 ウメ子, Miura Umeko^?, 20 February 1915 – 16 November 2009) was a Japanese actress, film producer, and radio and TV presenter. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaido, and began her career by acting in Shochiku's musical theatre troupe. Later she became Japan’s first female film producer, working with the actors Yujiro Ishihara and Masumi Okada and the director Koreyoshi Kurahara at Nikkatsu during the studio’s golden age. Films she produced include Season of the Sun and Crazed Fruit. She also twice hosted the New Year’s Eve music show Kōhaku Uta Gassen.